- Cooper Union
- Black-and-White Photography
- Silver Gelatin Prints
- Harlem Renaissance Documentation
Roy DeCarava developed a profoundly influential photographic language around Black life in Harlem, jazz and domestic intimacy. His dark tonal range and quiet compositions resist the expectations of conventional documentary photography.
Photography
Gallery Representation
Major Works
- 1949Graduation
- 1963Mississippi Freedom Marcher, Washington, D.C.
- 1952Man Coming Up Subway Stairs
- 1956Dancers
- 1953Hallway
- 1960John Coltrane
- 1952Billie Holiday
- 1950s/2001The Sound I Saw
- 1949Boy on Bike
- 1950sHarlem, Man in Window
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
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