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By African-American photographer Arthur P. Bedou (1882-1966), Sisters of the Holy Family, Classroom Portrait, 1922, gelatin silver print. #photography #blackphotograper #blackphotographers #vintagephotography #BlackHistory

From “Called to the Camera: Black American Studio Photographers: New exhibition traces evolution of Black studio photography,” by New Orleans Museum of Art Staff, 64 Parishes, February 28, 2023 : ‘Writing in The Crisis in 1923, W. E. B. Du Bois urged more young Black Americans to pursue photography as a career, citing a desire for beautiful images, the potential for a “good income,” and the chance to perform “excellent social service.” Du Bois even dropped the names of a few of his favorite photographers: Addison Scurlock of Washington, DC, Cornelius M. Battey of Tuskegee, Alabama, and Arthur P. Bedou of New Orleans. In spotlighting those three, Du Bois called attention to the most successful of their era—photographers who produced gorgeously lit and delicately finished portraits, beautifully toned prints that affirmed who the sitters believed themselves to be. These photographers sold portraits that were in keeping with the most popular trends in photography at the time, and regularly ventured out of their studios to make other kinds of dynamic photographs for social groups, churches, organizations, and other Black-owned businesses. Du Bois named three of the best, but in truth, they were only a few of the growing number of Black photographers working in portrait studios across the country, upwards of six hundred individuals at the time of Du Bois’s essay.’

High-Profile Artist Rashid Johnson Photographs Jay-Z for GQ Magazine https://petapixel.com/2026/03/26/high-profile-artist-rashid-johnson-photographs-jay-z-for-gq-magazine/ #magazinephotography #blackphotographers #rashidjohnson #Culture #News #jayz #gq

@loveshutterbug, Black Royalty, shared the text and images below.

Back when my daughter, Charlotte Adventure, was about 3 years old, I did a photo series of my daughter portraying important Black [Women] through history.

For a toddler, she ATE THIS UP! Here she is as the great #SojournerTruth, #MadamCJWalker, and #RosaParks

#blackwomen #92percent #blackhistory #blackartists #blackphotographers #blackmastodon

@loveshutterbug, Black Royalty, shared the text and images below.

Back when my daughter, Charlotte Adventure, was about 3 years old, I did a photo series of my daughter portraying important Black [Women] through history.

For a toddler, she ATE THIS UP! Here she is as the great #SojournerTruth, #MadamCJWalker, and #RosaParks

#blackwomen #92percent #blackhistory #blackartists #blackphotographers #blackmastodon

@loveshutterbug, Black Royalty, shared the text and images below.

Back when my daughter, Charlotte Adventure, was about 3 years old, I did a photo series of my daughter portraying important Black [Women] through history.

For a toddler, she ATE THIS UP! Here she is as the great #SojournerTruth, #MadamCJWalker, and #RosaParks

#blackwomen #92percent #blackhistory #blackartists #blackphotographers #blackmastodon

@loveshutterbug, Black Royalty, shared the text and images below.

Back when my daughter, Charlotte Adventure, was about 3 years old, I did a photo series of my daughter portraying important Black [Women] through history.

For a toddler, she ATE THIS UP! Here she is as the great #SojournerTruth, #MadamCJWalker, and #RosaParks

#blackwomen #92percent #blackhistory #blackartists #blackphotographers #blackmastodon

Today’s art history post features photography history: “Christmas Morning,” 1933, photo by James Van Der Zee (1886-1983), hand painted gelatin silver print. #photography #darkroomphotography #studiophotography #PhotographyHistory #Christmas #blackphotographer #blackphotographers #blackhistory

From Thelma Golden, Aperture Magazine, Summer, 2016: “VanDerZee pictured families, couples, social clubs, and church groups in moments of communal joy and beauty. His subjects were acutely aware of the brutal segregation and economic inequality of the world of that era, yet stood in proud opposition to it-providing a visual framework for imagining a different future. Eighty-three years later, Christmas Morning continues to resonate.

The photographs of VanDerZee and his contemporaries comprise a compelling visual document of black pride and self-determination at a particular moment in history, yet in the present moment they remain a potent symbol of the transformative power of photographic representation.”

First-of-Its-Kind Exhibition Explores Photography’s Role in the Black Arts Movement https://petapixel.com/2025/11/30/first-of-its-kind-exhibition-explores-photographys-role-in-the-black-arts-movement/ #nationalgalleryofart #CivilRightsMovement #blackphotographers #exhibition #Culture

Renee Cox (born October 16, 1960) is a Jamaican-American artist, photographer, lecturer, political activist and curator.

Background
Cox has "dedicated her career to deconstructing stereotypes and to reconfiguring the black woman's body, using her nude form as a subject."

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#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackmastodon #blackcaribbean #blackartists #blackphotographers #blacklecturers #blactivists #blackcurators

Renee Cox (born October 16, 1960) is a Jamaican-American artist, photographer, lecturer, political activist and curator.

Background
Cox has "dedicated her career to deconstructing stereotypes and to reconfiguring the black woman's body, using her nude form as a subject."

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#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackmastodon #blackcaribbean #blackartists #blackphotographers #blacklecturers #blactivists #blackcurators

Renee Cox (born October 16, 1960) is a Jamaican-American artist, photographer, lecturer, political activist and curator.

Background
Cox has "dedicated her career to deconstructing stereotypes and to reconfiguring the black woman's body, using her nude form as a subject."

(1/24)

#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackmastodon #blackcaribbean #blackartists #blackphotographers #blacklecturers #blactivists #blackcurators

Renee Cox (born October 16, 1960) is a Jamaican-American artist, photographer, lecturer, political activist and curator.

Background
Cox has "dedicated her career to deconstructing stereotypes and to reconfiguring the black woman's body, using her nude form as a subject."

(1/24)

#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackmastodon #blackcaribbean #blackartists #blackphotographers #blacklecturers #blactivists #blackcurators

Renee Cox (born October 16, 1960) is a Jamaican-American artist, photographer, lecturer, political activist and curator.

Background
Cox has "dedicated her career to deconstructing stereotypes and to reconfiguring the black woman's body, using her nude form as a subject."

(1/24)

#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackmastodon #blackcaribbean #blackartists #blackphotographers #blacklecturers #blactivists #blackcurators

Maud Sulter (19 September 1960 – 27 February 2008)

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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackhistory #blackfineartists #blackartists #blackphotographers #blackwriters #blackeducators #blackfeminists #blackculturalhistorians #blackhistorians #blackcurators #blackmastodon

Maud Sulter (19 September 1960 – 27 February 2008)

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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackhistory #blackfineartists #blackartists #blackphotographers #blackwriters #blackeducators #blackfeminists #blackculturalhistorians #blackhistorians #blackcurators #blackmastodon

Maud Sulter (19 September 1960 – 27 February 2008)

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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackhistory #blackfineartists #blackartists #blackphotographers #blackwriters #blackeducators #blackfeminists #blackculturalhistorians #blackhistorians #blackcurators #blackmastodon

Maud Sulter (19 September 1960 – 27 February 2008)

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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackhistory #blackfineartists #blackartists #blackphotographers #blackwriters #blackeducators #blackfeminists #blackculturalhistorians #blackhistorians #blackcurators #blackmastodon

Maud Sulter (19 September 1960 – 27 February 2008)

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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackhistory #blackfineartists #blackartists #blackphotographers #blackwriters #blackeducators #blackfeminists #blackculturalhistorians #blackhistorians #blackcurators #blackmastodon

Cornelius Marion Battey (August 26, 1873 – March 14, 1927)

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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackphotographers #blackhistory

Brenda Patricia Agard (20 August 1961 – 29 October 2012) was a Black-[british] photographer, artist, poet and storyteller

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#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackbritish #blackphotographers #blackartists #blackpoets #blackstorytellers #blackmastodon

Al Smith of Seattle documented the lives of Black Seattleites for much of the 20th century, He didn't show his work until the 1980s. " 1986, Smith began volunteering at MOHAI, developing some of the museum’s negatives in a darkroom.

After a few months, he revealed to MOHAI photography curator Howard Giske that he was something of a photographer himself. He shared a few photos and Giske immediately realized the significance of Smith’s work."
#BlackHistory #BlackPhotographers
https://blackartslegacies.cascadepbs.org/articles/al-smith