Credit: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives.
My work exploring the intersections among family, memory, and labor history has been featured at various museums and cultural centers such as the American Labor Museum, the Old Colony History Museum, Lawrence Heritage State Park & Visitor Center, the Guilford Native American Art Gallery, the Humanities Center at the University of Pittsburgh, and Harvard Law School Library.
“Extra! Extra! Read All About It: A Tale of True Crime”
This exhibit, curated by Lesley Schoenfeld and displayed at Harvard Law School Library’s Historical & Special Collections, featured several photographs and copy I prepared based on my research of family life during the Sacco and Vanzetti trial.
“A Neglected Legacy: Reclaiming a Radical Past”
Featuring ten photographs housed at the Library of Congress’ special collections on the Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information (FSA/OWI), taken by Marjory Collins in January 1943, this exhibit tells the story of assimilation—of one Italian immigrant family’s transformation from prominent 1920’s labor radicals into becoming fully-fledged Americans during WWII. Additional images from various labor and family archives provide further context for the suppression of their labor activism over the years.
“Someplace Like Pembroke: Work Histories of the Lumbee”
Pembroke, North Carolina is home to the Lumbee Tribe, and their work experiences offer a unique perspective in understanding Southeastern working-class history and culture. This twenty-panel cultural exhibit, originating out of a two year service-learning project, features worker portraits of Lumbee elders that illustrate the ways in which community, cultural history, family life, and economic developments have shaped their lives.
Michele Fazio, Ph.D. 