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Immerse yourself in the stunning black and white photography of Roy DeCarava. Explore his unique perspective and powerful storytelling through his iconic images.

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Hands of Harlem: Roy DeCarava’s search for beauty – in pictures

The photographer believed Black people were not portrayed in a ‘serious and artistic way’ and set out to change that with his painterly photographs

Roy DeCarava’s Poetics of Blackness

Hilton Als on how the artist Roy DeCarava explored the ways in which race can define a person’s style and essence.

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Roy DeCarava

Durham WASP

John Coltrane [1963] by Roy DeCarava

Roy DeCarava’s Intimate Photos of Black Americans, from Billie Holiday to a Loving Father

Over six decades, DeCarava took to the streets of cities like New York City and Washington, DC to cast Black American lives in ways that went beyond documentary or stereotype.

Roy DeCarava. Edna Smith, Bassist. 1950 | MoMA

Roy DeCarava. Edna Smith, Bassist. 1950. Gelatin silver print. 18 5/8 × 12 9/16" (47.3 × 31.9 cm). Gift of the artist. 311.1959. © Estate of Roy DeCarava. Photography

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Duke Ellington - Roy DeCarava

Barry Jenkins and Kahlil Joseph Reimagine Roy DeCarava’s Admiring Vision of Harlem

Director Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk and video artist Kahlil Joseph's "Fly Paper" transmute the aesthetics and storytelling of photographer Roy DeCarava's 1950s portraits of Harlem.

Roy DeCarava | Haynes, Jones, and Benjamin, 1956

(c) The Estate of Roy DeCarava, 2015. All Rights Reserved.

Roy DeCarava. Sun and Shade. 1952 | MoMA

Roy DeCarava. Sun and Shade. 1952. Gelatin silver print. 13 9/16 × 9 3/16" (34.4 × 23.3 cm). Gift of the artist. 89.1959. © Estate of Roy DeCarava. Photography

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Roy decarava

Hands of Harlem: Roy DeCarava’s search for beauty – in pictures

The photographer believed Black people were not portrayed in a ‘serious and artistic way’ and set out to change that with his painterly photographs

Roy DeCarava’s Poetics of Blackness

Hilton Als on how the artist Roy DeCarava explored the ways in which race can define a person’s style and essence.

Roy Decarava

Roy DeCarava

Durham WASP

John Coltrane [1963] by Roy DeCarava

Roy DeCarava’s Intimate Photos of Black Americans, from Billie Holiday to a Loving Father

Over six decades, DeCarava took to the streets of cities like New York City and Washington, DC to cast Black American lives in ways that went beyond documentary or stereotype.

Roy DeCarava. Edna Smith, Bassist. 1950 | MoMA

Roy DeCarava. Edna Smith, Bassist. 1950. Gelatin silver print. 18 5/8 × 12 9/16" (47.3 × 31.9 cm). Gift of the artist. 311.1959. © Estate of Roy DeCarava. Photography

Roy Decarava Photography

Duke Ellington - Roy DeCarava

Barry Jenkins and Kahlil Joseph Reimagine Roy DeCarava’s Admiring Vision of Harlem

Director Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk and video artist Kahlil Joseph's "Fly Paper" transmute the aesthetics and storytelling of photographer Roy DeCarava's 1950s portraits of Harlem.

Roy DeCarava | Haynes, Jones, and Benjamin, 1956

(c) The Estate of Roy DeCarava, 2015. All Rights Reserved.

Roy DeCarava. Sun and Shade. 1952 | MoMA

Roy DeCarava. Sun and Shade. 1952. Gelatin silver print. 13 9/16 × 9 3/16" (34.4 × 23.3 cm). Gift of the artist. 89.1959. © Estate of Roy DeCarava. Photography