Roy DeCarava | |
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| Born | Roy Rudolph DeCarava December 9, 1919 Harlem Hospital |
| Died | October 27, 2009 (aged 89) |
| Known for | fine-art photography |
| Notable work | The Sound I Saw, The Sweet Flypaper of Life |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship, National Medal of Arts |
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. Over a career that spanned nearly six decades, DeCarava came to be known as a founder in the field of black and white fine art photography, advocating for an approach to the medium based on the core value of an individual, subjective creative sensibility, which was separate and distinct from the "social documentary" style of many predecessors.[1]
- ^ Kennedy, Randy (October 28, 2009). "Roy DeCarava, Harlem Insider Who Photographed Ordinary Life, Dies at 89". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 11, 2015.