Harlem, 117th Street (Primary Title)
Shawn W. Walker, American, born 1940 (Artist)
Among the founding members of the Kamoinge Workshop, Walker served as one of the photo editors for The Black Photographers Annual. He studied with Roy DeCarava, and by the early 1970s, his images had been published in Essence, among other magazines. In this photograph, the dark bars and light wall form a dynamic, abstract composition held in tension with the presence of a human figure—a small child, who nearly fades into his surroundings. The image was reproduced in The Black Photographers Annual.
Aldine S. Hartman Endowment Fund
A Commitment to the Community: The Black Photographers Annual, Volume I, VMFA, February 16, 2017 – October 1, 2017
Identity Shifts, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, April 26 – July 27, 2014
Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop, VMFA, February 1 - June 14, 2020; Whitney Museum of American Art, November 20, 2020 - March 28, 2021; Cincinnati Art Museum, February - May, 2022; J. Paul Getty Museum, July-October, 2022
Identity Shifts, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, April 26 – July 27, 2014
Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop, VMFA, February 1 - June 14, 2020; Whitney Museum of American Art, November 20, 2020 - March 28, 2021; Cincinnati Art Museum, February - May, 2022; J. Paul Getty Museum, July-October, 2022
© Shawn Walker
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