{"product_id":"if-emmett-till-lived-a-creative-monument","title":"If Emmett Till Lived: A Creative Monument","description":"\u003cp class=\"book-detail__title\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf Emmett Till Lived: A Creative Monument \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"book-detail__tagline\"\u003eMeditating on the legacies of racial injustice in America: a photographic reimagining of Emmett Till’s life had it not been cut short.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"book-detail__author\"\u003eEdited by Sarah Lewis. Text by Lonnie G. Bunch III, Vinson Cunningham, Sherrilyn Ifill, Paul Farber, Sarah Lewis, Siddhartha Mitter, Jeneé Osterheldt, Patrick Weems. Additional contributions by Dr. Marvel Parker and Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., along with Chelsea Clinton, Rhea L. Combs, Ava DuVernay, Alicia Garza, John Legend, Brent Leggs, Franklin Leonard, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, RaMell Ross, Amy Sherald, Hank Willis Thomas, and Deborah Willis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-detail__author\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book honors the life, death and legacy of Emmett Till through a kaleidoscope of 20th and 21st century photography. Both a reckoning with the past and a probing investigation into the current state of American life,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf Emmett Till Lived\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epresents a fictionalized narrative of the life Emmett Till might have lived had he returned home in 1955, rather than being murdered at the age of 14 while visiting family in Mississippi, a victim of the racial terror of Jim Crow rule. Curated by writer and scholar Sarah Lewis, the nearly 200 photographs from dozens of artists are drawn from the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Photography. Her selection of works recalls small but not insignificant moments in Till’s childhood as well as larger themes from his life’s unfulfilled promise. Collectively, Lewis’ selections present a poetic and profound photographic account of quotidian moments from a childhood and adulthood unrealized. These photographs speak to the absence of images of Till’s life beyond the age of 14. In filling that void, the exhibition more broadly addresses the lasting impact of racialized violence in the United States across generations, ultimately offering a framework for considering how freedom is secured on American ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotographers include: Dawoud Bey, Keith Carter, Teju Cole, Bruce Davidson, An-My Lê, Danny Lyon, Sally Mann, Diana Matar, Gordon Parks, Walter Rosenblum, Carrie Mae Weems, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned by Miko McGinty, Miko McGinty Inc., and p\u003c\/span\u003eublished in collaboration by DelMonico Books, D.A.P., Vision \u0026amp; Justice, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProceeds from the publication will be donated to the Wheeler Parker Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Museum of Contemporary Photography","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46976724009159,"sku":null,"price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0181\/4435\/files\/Screenshot2026-07-30214112.png?v=1786386645","url":"https:\/\/shop.mocp.org\/products\/if-emmett-till-lived-a-creative-monument","provider":"Museum of Contemporary Photography","version":"1.0","type":"link"}