Ya made it to Friday Obots! And its a 3-day weekend to boot! Woo-hoooo! Today's featured photographer: Roy DeCarava Roy DeCarava was born in New York City in 1919 in the Harlem district to a single mother who was an immigrant from Jamaia. As a child he drew avidly, using the sidewalks as canvases for his chalk drawing of cowboys and Indians. When he left school he … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African-American Photographers
African-American Photographers
Thursday Open Thread: African-American Photographers
The week is almost over Obots! Hang in there! Today we look at some of the lesser known African-American Photographers featured in the Smithsonian Exhibition: Reflections in Black - Smithsonia African American Phototpgrahy Art and Activism (presented at the Oakland Museum of California) Jonathan Eubanks (active 1960s-90s), Black Panther Party member, … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African-American Photographers
Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Photographers
Happy Hump Day! Today's featured African-American Photographer: Moneta Sleet Jr. From the time he was sent to Montgomery, Ala., in 1955 to cover an unlikely boycott organized by a young minister named Martin Luther King Jr. until long after he captured what became the signature moment of Dr. King's funeral in Atlanta in 1968, Mr. Sleet was a gentle, ubiquitous presence in … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Photographers
Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Photographers
Good Morning! We continue to take a look at renowned African-American Photographers. GORDON PARKS Gordon Parks was one of the seminal figures of twentieth century photography. A humanitarian with deep commitment to social justice, he left behind a body of work that documents many of the most important aspects of American culture from the early 1940s up until his death in … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Photographers
Monday Open Thread: African-American Photographers
Good Morning Obots! Hope you have a great week! This week we are featuring the works of renowned African-American Photographers. Today's honoree: James Van Der Zee In 1923 a young African-American couple dressed in their Sunday best stepped into a small photography studio on Harlem's 135th Street. Inside, an eager black man with wide-set eyes took a long look at them. He … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African-American Photographers