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Talk at Comfort Station, Logan Square, Chicago (Aug 28, 2015) as part of The Vernacular Photography Festival, curated by Ron Slattery

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"It seems that everyday I learn something new about Vanessa Daou. How many singers are equally astute as a curator of visual arts, of photography? This is a very complex woman—a cultural icon, with layers she peels away in her own time. I have met Vanessa once in person, when she delivered a talk in Chicago on anonymous photography. Her talk was brilliant, one of the best I have ever heard in the field."

— John Foster

John Foster and his wife, Teenuh, have been longtime collectors of self-taught art and vernacular photography. Their collection of anonymous, found snapshots has toured the country for five years and has been featured in Harper’s, Newsweek Online and others.

John Foster @ Design Observer: http://designobserver.com/profile/johnfoster/275