african american photographers

Acclaimed photographer, filmmaker, composer, and author Gordon Parks reflects on his life achievements and the social and political events he has witnessed.

"A biography of James Van Der Zee, innovative and celebrated African American photographer of the Harlem Renaissance. Includes an afterword, photos, and author's sources"--Provided by publisher.

Showcases the work of ninety-four contemporary African-American photographers working in the post-World War II era.

Documents the history of the Goodridge studio, the most successful African-American photography establishment in the United States in the last half of the nineteenth century.

Chronicles the rich lives of the African-American citizens of Columbia, South Carolina, as well as other towns and cities during the 1920s and 1930s.

James Van Der Zee is among the best artists to have ever come out of America. Learn about his photographs, his life, and his impact.

The story of a groundbreaking artist who chronicled an important era in Harlem and showed the beauty and pride of its people.

Tells how with a single photograph a self-taught African American photographer captured the attention of America. Includes a brief biography of African American photographer, writer, and director, Gordon Parks.

Reconstructs the life of African-American photographer Robert Gilbert through an examination of over two thousand antique glass plate negatives found in an old Massachusetts estate, believed to have been taken by Gilbert when he worked as an assistant to famed nineteenth-century ornithologist William Brewster.