Roy DeCarava: Photographs.

DECARAVA, Roy.

$150.00

Item Number: 146963

Carmel, CA: The Friends of Photography, 1981.

First edition of this piece of human artistry. Square quarto, original full linen, illustrated with 82 laser-scanner reproductions of DeCarava’s exceptional work. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Introduction by Sherry Turner DeCarava.

One of the 20th century's most important photographers, Roy DeCarava practiced photography for almost six decades, spearheading the genre of black and white fine art photography with his affection for the individual creative process. DeCarava's work draws focus to the real lives of black Americans without a serious documentary-style politicization of the experience. While these portraits oftentime model the mundane aspects of daily life, they capture exactly what it means to be human in modern society.