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Roy Rudolph DeCarava (December 9, 1919 – October 27, 2009) was an American artist. DeCarava received early critical acclaim for his photography, initially engaging and imaging the lives of African Americans and jazz musicians in the communities where he lived and worked.
- Guggenheim Fellowship, National Medal of Arts
- fine-art photography
- Roy Rudolph DeCarava, December 9, 1919, Harlem Hospital
- The Sound I Saw, The Sweet Flypaper of Life
Learn about Roy DeCarava, the first African American photographer to win a Guggenheim fellowship and a pioneer of poetic and political photography. Explore his works, exhibitions, publications, and influences at MoMA.
Roy DeCarava (born December 9, 1919, New York, New York, U.S.—died October 27, 2009, New York City) was an American photographer whose images of African Americans chronicle subjects such as daily life in Harlem, the civil rights movement, and jazz musicians.
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Oct 24, 2019 · A black painter, to be an artist, had to join the white world or not function – Roy DeCarava. The Sound I Saw pays tribute to DeCarava’s lifelong love of jazz, with a combination of his own...
Oct 29, 2009 · Roy DeCarava, the child of a single mother in Harlem who turned that neighborhood into his canvas, becoming one of the most important photographers of his generation by chronicling the lives of...
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Mar 11, 2021 · Poet Fred Moten explores how Roy DeCarava captures the play of sun and shade in his 1952 photograph of two boys in Harlem. He analyzes how DeCarava reveals the complexity and beauty of blackness, the absence of color, and the sound of movement in his images.
Learn about Roy DeCarava, a pioneering African American photographer who created black-and-white images of modern life with formal and humanistic qualities. Explore his exhibitions, awards, and publications, and view his artworks on the David Zwirner website.
