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Roy DeCarava

Roy DeCarava (1919–2009) was an American photographer and university teacher.

Also recorded as Roy De Carava; Roy Rudolph DeCarava; Rudolph DeaCarava; Rudolph DeCarava.

Roy DeCarava in brief

Born
1919
Died
2009
Known for
photographer and university teacher
Contents

Overview

Born in 1919, died at Manhattan in 2009.

In detail

Roy DeCarava studied at Cooper Union. the recorded working language is English.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Brooklyn. Residence is recorded at Bedford–Stuyvesant. Employment is recorded with Hunter College. Membership is recorded of Kamoinge.

Work by Roy DeCarava is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and National Gallery of Canada.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship and National Medal of Arts.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Roy DeCarava”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2475981: Roy DeCarava

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