A man of Dutch ancestry, who dates the history of his family in America to 1653, is researching his family history.  He happens upon a name, Charles Osterhout, and then "The Osterhouts"-- a photo by a lion of the Harlem Renaissance: James Van Der Zee.  These Osterhouts are Black.  He’s White. What?  Who?  Wow!

This week on The Janus Adams Show, "Who Did the Shirt on the Line Belong To?"-- an adventure into family, photography, and a history of America we rarely hear -- with our guest, conceptual artist, writer, family ancestry researcher, bearer of amazing surprises: Mike Osterhout

For this special #COVID19 #StayingHome edition of the show, the sound is a little off, but the message is clear: Everyone has a story to tell, but some are more complex, interesting, and profound, than others.

Mentioned on the show:

• Harry Bradshaw Matthews: U.S. Colored Troops Institute for Local & Family History
  
• Roland Barthes, Camera Lucida
  
• The Janus Adams Show, "Who Was Austin Steward and Why Should We Care?"
  
• Janus Adams, Glory Days: 365 Inspired Moments in African American History
  

More about Mike Osterhout:

• "About Themselves - A Portrait of the Creative Conscience - Mike Osterhout "
  
• "Mike Osterhout and The Church of the Little Green Man": A film by Roderick Angle 

WHO DID THE SHIRT ON THE LINE BELONG TO?

Guest: Mike Osterhout

TAGS: James Van Der Zee, Donna Van Der Zee, Harlem Renaissance, Photography,  Mike Osterhout, Charles Osterhout, Austin Steward, Harry Bradshaw Matthews, USCT Institute, Roderick Angle, Slavery, Roland Barthes, Creative Practice,  Community, Creative Spaces,  Film, Living, Sculpture, WJFF, Catskills, Dutch West India Trading Company

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