Stetson Kennedy

Stetson Kennedy was an American historian, human rights defender, writer, journalist and folklorist (1916–2011). He was born at Jacksonville.

Also recorded as William Stetson Kennedy.

Stetson Kennedy in brief

Born
1916
Died
2011
Known for
historian, human rights defender, writer, journalist and folklorist
Place of birth
Jacksonville
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Catalogued works

5 works under this name are catalogued by The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1928 to 1929.

Profile of an Unknown Lady, Attributed to Desiderio da Settignano, dated c. 1928, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1964.310. Head of Young Saint John, Attributed to Donatello, dated c. 1928, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1964.309. Leg and Hoof of a Bronze Horse Found at the Same Time as the Charioteer at Delphi, dated c. 1928, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1964.308. Hands From a Relief of the Pietà in the Tabernacle by Desiderio da Settignano, dated c. 1929, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1964.307. Angel's head from the frieze of the Tabernacle by Desiderio da Settignano, dated c. 1929, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1964.312.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Stetson Kennedy, White Men Challenging Racism, 2003. Beluthahatchee Blues: An Interview with Stetson Kennedy, Radicalism in the South since Reconstruction, 2006. William Stetson Kennedy (1916–2011), Journal of American Folklore, 2012. Tearing Up the Master’s Narrative: Stetson Kennedy and Oral History, The Oral History Review, 2014. Stetson Kennedy, <i>Southern Exposure</i>, The Journal of Negro History, 1947.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Southern Exosure (1945) — Internet Archive. southern exposure (1946) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 12 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1916Stetson Kennedy born at Jacksonville.
  2. 1928Profile of an Unknown Lady, Attributed to Desiderio da Settignano (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  3. 1928Head of Young Saint John, Attributed to Donatello (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  4. 1928Leg and Hoof of a Bronze Horse Found at the Same Time as the Charioteer at Delphi (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  5. 1929Hands From a Relief of the Pietà in the Tabernacle by Desiderio da Settignano (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  6. 1929Angel's head from the frieze of the Tabernacle by Desiderio da Settignano (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  7. 1945Southern Exosure digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1946southern exposure digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 2011Stetson Kennedy died at Jacksonville.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Stetson Kennedy”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1327520: Stetson Kennedy

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