Frank Jump
Frank Jump | |
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| Born | 1960 (age 64–65) |
| Occupation | Urban photographer |
| Notable work | Fading Ads of New York City |
| Website | https://www.frankjump.com/ |
Frank Jump (born 1960) is an American urban photographer and author. He is best known for his work Fading Ads of New York City, which documents ghost signs in New York City.
Fading Ads of New York City
Jump's most famous work is the book Fading Ads of New York City, a collection of 84 of his photographs of what he calls "fading ads," vintage fading advertisements on the sides of New York City buildings published by History Press in 2011.[1] He began the series of photographs in 1997 for a documentary photography class with Mel Rosenthal at SUNY/Empire State College, after photographing a Harlem ghost sign for Omega Oil, an old cure-all tonic.[2] His work was originally exhibited at the New York Historical Society in 1998, which helped him launch a book deal with History Press.[3] He has also published some of the photographs on his blog.[4] The photographs are shot on Kodachrome film, and interspersed with personal essays written by Jump and other experts drawing connections between the fading ads, the passage of time, mortality, and his own experiences living with HIV through the AIDS crisis.[5] In the foreword to Fading Ads, Dr. Andrew Irving, a visual anthropologist at the University of Manchester, discusses Jump's work as urban archaeology which helps illuminate how New York City evolved over time, and draws connections with the AIDS crisis.[6] The book inspired a series published by Arcadia Press documenting fading ads in other major American cities.[7] The Leonard Lopate show on WNYC interviewed Jump and called him an "acclaimed photographer."[8]
Personal life
Jump married his long-term partner Vincenzo Aiosa in February 2004 in Toronto Canada. In 1998, Jump received his interdisciplinary B.A. in Music, Theatre and Film at Empire State College.[9] Jump's first Masters in Education (MEd) was received at Brooklyn College in 2003 through the New York City Teaching Fellows and his second Masters in Instructional Technology (MEd) was received at Touro College in 2005. He was a founding member of the AIDS activist group ACT UP and was interviewed for the ACT UP Oral History Project.[10] Jump is a retired technology teacher from a NYC public school in Flatbush, Brooklyn.[3] He was diagnosed as HIV positive in 1986.[2] He was featured in a PFLAG publicity campaign alongside his niece, Rosario Dawson.[9]
References
- ^ Berson, Sarah (2012-02-17). "Looking Up to Look Back: The Fading Ads of New York". MetroFocus. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ a b "Fading Ads of New York City | WFUV". wfuv.org. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ a b Hirshon, Nicholas (2011-12-26). "New book 'Fading Ads of New York City' chronicles ghost signs as street art". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Fading Ad Campaign". www.frankjump.com. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Review: Fading Ads of New York City, by Frank Jump – Just another WordPress site". 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ Jump, Frank (2011). Fading Ads of New York City. Fading Ads. Andrew Irving, Wm Stage, Kathleen Hulser. Mount Pleasant: Arcadia Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-1-62584-144-5.
- ^ "Fading Ads Series - Stories of the Old Ads on Buildings". Arcadia Publishing. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Fading Ads of New York City | The Leonard Lopate Show". WNYC. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ a b Robinson, Heather (2006-02-27). "Lessons in Life". Heather Robinson. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "033 Frank Jump". ACT UP Oral History Project. Retrieved 2024-12-02.