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Pija Ko An Sumulong, Lawrence Kõn Eṃṃakūt Tok Eo An RiMajõḷ Ro Ilo Springdale, Arkansas, Jen Ḷāmoren Eo Aer/ Lawrence Sumulong Photographs of the Marshallese Diaspora in Springdale, Arkansas

 Collection
Identifier: MC 2557

Content Description

Ilo collection in ewõr 86 pija in armij in Ṃajōḷ ro jen jukjuk in pád eo ilo Springdale, Arkansas. Pija kein rekar kõṃṃan ilo 2016 eo bõtab rekar print i ilo 2021 eo. Pija kein eṃõj jaini, edition eo jinointata in archival pigment print ilo 25”x 37” pepa kõṃṃan jen kilin im idren binana. Pija/print kein rekar kõṃṃani jen digital negative jen LTI/Lightside Photographic Services eo ilo Manhattan, New York City.

Ñan kakkobabaḷok, collection in ewõr pija ak digital image file in print ko ie, im bareinwõt laajrak in kõṃeḷeḷe in pija kein ilo pdf. Pija kein ilo file kein rej studio print ko eliktata, kōmman ilo Candle and Grip./

The collection consists of 86 photographic prints documenting the Marshallese community in Springdale, Arkansas. Images were all taken in 2016 but printed in 2021. Photographs are signed, first edition archival pigment prints on 25" x 37" banana fibre paper. Prints were made from digital negatives by LTI / Lightside Photographic Services in Manhattan, New York City.

In addition, the collection includes digital image files of prints, as well as a pdf caption list. Digital image files are studio captures of final prints made at Candle and Grip.

Dates

  • 2016-2021

Creator

Language of Materials

Jerbal Kein Rej Itok Ilo Ukook In Kajin Pálle/Iñlij./ Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Jouj im kúrḷok (479) 575-8444 ak komaroñ bar email e ḷok specoll@uark.edu ruo week ṃokta jen aṃ etal, bwe kwon jeḷā elañe renaaj pād ilo tõre eo kwonaj tõkáák ḷok./ Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Bwe kwon maroñ loe print in pija kein, aikuj in wōr juon tebõḷ kileplep ñan aṃ lali; ñe kwoj kõṃṃan am appointment, jouj im lale bwe en pád pija (print) kein ilo iien eo kwoj etal./ Access to the photographic prints requires use of a large table; when booking your appointment, please confirm it will be available at the time of your visit.

Conditions Governing Use

Ewõr mo ko ñan kõjerbal collection in. Rej keboji ñan ekkatak kaki im ñan jerbal in ekkatak (research) ko. Elañe kwojjab aikuji ñan wùn kein ruo kõṇoṇo kaki, innem kwoj aikuj in wõr am melim ṃokta jen ibben artist eo an collection in. Artist eo wõt ej kabwijõr maroñ ko ikijien pija ak print kein./ Use Restrictions Apply: Collection materials are available for educational and research purposes. Use of the collection for non-educational or non-research purposes is prohibited without the prior written permission of the artist. The artist maintains copyright to all collection materials.

Emo leto-letak ikõtaan library ko./ No Interlibrary Loan.

Ewōr kakien ko an Federal kõn Copyright ilo Collection in./ Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical / Historical

Lawrence Sumulong (1987-) ej juon ri-pija, juon likao in Filipine im America, eo im ej jukjuk im amṇak ilo Brooklyn, New York.

Project ko an rej ikijien kõṃṃan an ekkatak, ebbõk meḷeḷe, im jeje bwebwenato kõn armij, im mour ko an ro rej eṃṃakút jen ḷáṃoren ko aer ñan bar jet laḷ, einwõt armij in Majõḷ ro ilo Springdale, Arkansas (Ijjab pád mol aet ijjab pád ainemman, 2016) im jukjuk in pád eo an Karen ilo Akron, Ohio (Juon Proposed State, 2019-2022), im bareinwõt project ko jet einwõt Philippines-focused project ko einwõt ilo Burying the Lead (2015), eo im ej kwaḷok kõn armij ro raar joor jen Typhoon Haiyan, ro im rej kio jokwe ilo Leyte Provincial Jail; Trapo (2016), etale im lale political poster ko an Philippines; Manila Gothic (2017), jeje im ebbõk meḷeḷeḷe ko kõn menin kaamijak ko ikijien ṃaṇṃaṇ armij ilo bukwon eo ejeḷok mo ko ie, ak kien ko ie; im Dead to Rights (2019), eo im epád ie kõmmeḷeḷe im bwebwenato in túreep kein an ekar kõṃṃani iuṃin yiio kein 10 ilo an etal-itok jen/ñan Manila.

Sumulong ekar bõk juon an B.A. tiikri kōn creative writing jen Grinnell College. Jerbal kein an rej ekkã aer pád im waḷok ilo The Washington Post, Fisheye Magazine, im The New York Times im bareinwõt emõj aer kwaḷoki ak exhibit kaki ilo Gwangju Biennale im Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service eo. /

Lawrence Sumulong (1987-) is a Filipino American photographer currently based in Brooklyn, New York.

His projects include documentation of immigrant communities such as the Marshallese in Springdale, Arkansas (No longer can I stay; it's true., 2016) and the Karen community in Akron, Ohio (A Proposed State, 2019-2022), as well as Philippines-focused projects such as Burying the Lead (2015), which focused on Typhoon Haiyan refugees living in Leyte Provincial Jail; Trapo (2016), exploring Filipino political posters; Manila Gothic (2017), documenting the trauma of extrajudicial killings in the titular city; and Dead to Rights (2019), which tracks the 10 year personal journey back and forth to Manila.

Sumulong earned a B.A. in creative writing from Grinnell College. His work has been featured in publications such as The Washington Post, Fisheye Magazine, and The New York Times as well as exhibited at the Gwangju Biennale and by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.

Extent

13.33 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

42.9 Gigabytes (173 files)

Arrangement

Pija (Print) ko rej karõki ilo iien en rej tõkááktok, ilo aer bwiṇi ekkar ñan nōmba ko aer (numerical order) ilo kein ekkwaḷok pija eo (image identifier) eo an ripija eo./ Prints are arranged as received, in numerical order of the artist's image identifiers.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Special Collection ekar wiaik Pija Ko An Lawrence Sumulong Kōn Eṃṃakūt Tok Eo An Armij In Majōl Jen Ḷāmoran Eo Aer, Ilo June 2, 2021 eo jen ripija eo make. Pija kein rekar keboji ñan Special Collections ṃōjiṇ wōt aer waiki, im rekar ilok ñan er ilo November 10, 2021 eo. Ewõr jidrik jáán ekar ilok jen University of Arkansas Libraries Diversity Fund eo im Arkansas Honors College eo ñan jibañ ḷok wõnáán pija kein./ The Lawrence Sumulong Photographs of the Marshallese Diaspora were purchased by Special Collections from the artist on June 2, 2021. The prints were produced for Special Collections following purchase, and were received November 10, 2021. Additional funding to support this purchase was contributed by the University of Arkansas Libraries Diversity Fund and by the University of Arkansas Honors College.

Processing Information

Ijjino ibben Katrina Windon im Huong Nguyen, dredrelok ilo April 2022. Kõmeḷeḷe ko ilo jerbal kein rej jen caption ko jen artist eo make; taitõl in pija kein rej itok jen caption ko jen artist eo./ Processed by Katrina Windon and Huong Nguyen; completed in April 2022. Item scope and content notes are direct quotations of the artist's captions; item titles of prints are excerpted from the artist's captions.

Sosylina K Maddison, jen KABS Marshallese Translation & Interpretation Services LLC, ekar ukōt Menin Ekkatak (Finding Aid) kein jen Iñlij ñan ukook in Ṃajōḷ ilo 2023 eo. / Finding aid translated into Marshallese by Sosylina K. Maddison, the owner of KABS Marshallese Translation & Interpretation Services LLC, in 2023.

Creator

Source

Title
Pija Ko An Sumulong, Lawrence Kõn Eṃṃakūt Tok Eo An RiMajõḷ Ro Ilo Springdale, Arkansas, Jen Ḷāmoren Eo Aer/ Lawrence Sumulong Photographs of the Marshallese Diaspora in Springdale, Arkansas
Status
Completed
Author
Katrina Windon
Date
April 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid in emõj jeiki ilo kajin Iñlij/pálle. / Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Department Repository

Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444