Congressional Gathering (Primary Title)

Louis Draper, American, 1935 - 2002 (Artist)

Archives
1959
American
Photographs
Works On Paper
Gelatin silver print
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in. (35.4 × 28.1 cm)
Image: 13 × 9 5/16 in. (33.02 × 23.65 cm)
Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
2015.278
Not on view
Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment
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
©artist or artist’s estate

Photographer Louis Draper
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Chiefly known as as a New York photographer, Louis Draper was first a Richmonder. His sister, Nell Draper Winston, talks about her brother’s ability to capture the character of everyday people.

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