Haberstich, David
Fellowship Advisor National Museum of American History staffHaberstich, David
Fellowship Advisor National Museum of American History staffHistory of photographic art and technology; conservation of photographs; history of twentieth-century art, especially Dada, Futurism, and Surrealism; history of documentary photography; history of Smithsonian photographic collections.
Background And Education
Education And Training
- M.L.A. Masters in Liberal Arts, Johns Hopkins University
- B.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Haberstich, David E. 2014. "Chair's Corner: SAA Annual Meeting, VM Midwinter Meeting, and More." Views: Newsletter of the Visual Materials Section, 28, (1) 1–2. 2014
- Haberstich, David. 2007. "The Family Album of Joseph Vitone." Zhongguo-sheyingjia = PhotoChina, 1, (2) 82–87. 2007
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Blog Posting
- Haberstich, David E. 2020. "Holiday Imagery, Scanned and Unscanned." Smithsonian Collections Blog Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. Dec 21, 2020. https://si-siris.blogspot.com/2020/12/. 2024
- Haberstich, David Eduard. 2022. "Women, Cameras, and Images." SI Collections Blog Mar 21, 2022. https://si-siris.blogspot.com/2022/03/women-cameras-and-images.html. 2022
- Haberstich, David E. 2021. "Dawn V. Rogala's Circus Photographs: A Smithsonian Collaboration." Smithsonian Collections Blog Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. Oct 18, 2021. https://si-siris.blogspot.com/2021/10/dawn-v-rogalas-circus-photographs.html. 2021
- Haberstich, David E. 2021. "Scurlock Photographs, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the NMAH Archives Center, Part 1." Smithsonian Collections Blog Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. Feb 22, 2021. https://si-siris.blogspot.com/2021/02/. 2021
- Haberstich, David E. 2021. "Scurlock Photographs, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the NMAH Archives Center, Part 2." Smithsonian Collections Blog Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. Mar 1, 2021. https://si-siris.blogspot.com/2021/03/scurlock-photographs-corcoran-gallery.html. 2021
- Haberstich, David. 2018. "NMAH Tuesday Colloquia: From Research Products to Research Resources." Smithsonian Collections Blog http://si-siris.blogspot.com/2018/06/nmah-tuesday-colloquia-from-research.html. 2018
- Haberstich, David. 2017. "Gene Moore's Tiffany Window Displays in the Spotlight." Smithsonian Collections Blog Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. Dec 4, 2017. http://si-siris.blogspot.com/2017/12/gene-moores-tiffany-window-displays-in.html. 2017
- Haberstich, David E. and Hertzberg, Richard. 2016. ""Every Minute Counts": The Legacy of Katherine Joseph, 13 Sept. 2016." Smithsonian Collections Blog 2016
- Haberstich, David E. 2014. "Baby, It's Cold Outside." Smithsonian Collections Blog 2014
- Haberstich, David E. 2014. "Celebrity Endorsements: Commerce, Credibility, and Cataloguing." Smithsonian Collections Blog: Highlighting the hidden treasures from over 2 million collections Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. Mar 7, 2014. http://si-siris.blogspot.com/2014/03/celebrity-endorsements-commerce.html. 2014
- Haberstich, David E. 2014. "Resourceful Researcher." Smithsonian Collections Blog: Highlighting the hidden treasures from over 2 million collections Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution CollectionsSearchCenter. May 28, 2014. http://si-siris.blogspot.com/2014/05/resourceful-researcher.html. 2014
- Haberstich, David E. 2013. "A Working Holiday in Puerto Rico." Smithsonian Collections Blog: Highlighting the hidden treasures from over 2 million collections Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. May 8, 2013. http://si-siris.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-working-holiday-in-puerto-rico.html. 2013
- Haberstich, David E. 2013. "African American Entertainers in Segregated America." Smithsonian Collections Blog: Highlighting the hidden treasures from over 2 million collections Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. Jul 5, 2013. http://si-siris.blogspot.com/2013/07/african-american-entertainers.html. 2013
- Haberstich, David E. 2013. "Alixa Naff and her Arab-American Collection." Smithsonian Collections Blog: Highlighting the hidden treasures from over 2 million collections Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. Aug 1, 2013. http://si-siris.blogspot.com/2013/08/alixa-naff-and-her-arab-american.html. 2013
- Haberstich, David E. 2013. "Dawn of the Century." Smithsonian Collections Blog: Highlighting the hidden treasures from over 2 million collections Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. Sep 5, 2013. http://si-siris.blogspot.com/2013/09/dawn-of-century.html. 2013
- Haberstich, David E. 2013. "Proto-Surrealism and Fantasy in Early Advertising Art." Smithsonian Collections Blog: Highlighting the hidden treasures from over 2 million collections Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. Oct 25, 2013. http://si-siris.blogspot.com/2013/10/proto-surrealism-and-fantasy-in-early.html. 2013
- Haberstich, David E. 2013. "Upgrading Image Links." Smithsonian Collections Blog: Highlighting the hidden treasures from over 2 million collections Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. Dec 13, 2013. http://si-siris.blogspot.com/2013/12/upgrading-image-links.html. 2013
- Haberstich, David E. 2012. "Mother's Day Reconsidered: Two Mothers and Their Careers." Smithsonian Collections Blog Smithsonian Institution. http://si-siris.blogspot.com/2012/05/mothers-day-reconsidered-two-mothers.html. 2012
- Haberstich, David E. 2011. "Brass Band Nation." Smithsonian Collections Blog Smithsonian Institution. http://si-siris.blogspot.com/2011/09/brass-band-nation.html. 2011
- Haberstich, David E. 2011. "Cajun Music and a Flying Dutchman." Smithsonian Collections Blog Smithsonian Institution. http://si-siris.blogspot.com/2011/08/cajun-music-and-flying-dutchman.html. 2011
- Haberstich, David E. 2011. "Gift of the Artist: Photographers as Donors." Smithsonian Collections Blog Smithsonian Institution. http://si-siris.blogspot.com/2011/12/gift-of-artist-photographers-as-donors.html. 2011
- Haberstich, David E. 2011. "Songs and Images." Smithsonian Collections Blog Smithsonian Institution. http://si-siris.blogspot.com/2011/01/songs-and-images.html. 2011
- Haberstich, David E. 2011. "The Colorful Career of Donald Sultner-Welles." Smithsonian Collections Blog Smithsonian Institution. http://si-siris.blogspot.com/2011/07/colorful-career-of-donald-sultner.html. 2011
- Haberstich, David E. 2010. "Vanishing Architectural Treasures and Preserving Photographic Documentation." Smithsonian Collections Blog Smithsonian Institution. http://si-siris.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-07-12T10%3A45%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=7. 2010
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Chapter
- Haberstich, David. 2012. "Photography Changes What We Long to See." In Photography Changes Everything. Heiferman, Marvin, editor. 34–36. New York: Aperture Foundation / Smithsonian. 2012
- Wells, Donna and Haberstich, David E. 2009. "The Scurlock Studio: A Biography." In Picturing the Promise: The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington. Gardullo, Paul and Delaney, Michelle Anne, editors. 196–212. Washington (D.C.): National Museum of African American History and Culture. 2009
- Haberstich, David E. 2008. "Automatic Photobooths in Context(s)." In American Photobooth. Goranin, Nakki, editor. 9–13. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. 2008
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Review
- Haberstich, David. 2020. [Book review] "Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop, by Sarah L. Eckhardt." caa.reviews, https://doi.org/10.3202/caa.reviews.2020.63. 2024
Editor Of
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Book
- Haberstich, David, Perich, Shannon Thomas, and Rogala, Dawn V., editors. 2019. When the circus came to town! an American tradition in photographs. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Scholarly Press. 2019
Activities
Teaching Overview
- Taught the history of photography at the University of Delaware, the University of Maryland (College Park), the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Contact
Location
- National Museum of American History Department
