Artists – Photographers
Januário Garcia Jr (1943-2021)
Januário Garcia Jr. hailed from Minas Gerais, a Brazilian state renowned for its significant population of Afrodescendentes, or Black Brazilians....
John Johnson (1879-1953) and Earl McWiliams (?-?)
John Johnson, who is described as Lincoln, Nebraska’s long-forgotten photographer, was well known for his photography of the African American...
Reverend Henry Clay Anderson (1911-1998)
Reverend Henry Clay Anderson was a pastor, teacher, veteran, and photographer, best known for capturing the lives of the black...
Carrie Mae Weems (1953- )
Carrie Mae Weems is an internationally renowned artist, best known for her work in photography. Weems has also used fabric,...
Prentice Herman Polk (1898-1985)
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” Prentice Herman Polk, acclaimed photographer, was born November 25, 1898 in Bessemer, Alabama, to Jacob Prentice...
Camille Billops (1933-2019)
Camille J. Billops, artist, filmmaker, archivist, and professor, was born on August 12, 1933, in Los Angeles. Her parents were...
Tony Gleaton (1948-2015)
Leo Antony “Tony” Gleaton was an African American photographer, scholar, and artist who is best known for his photographic images...
King Daniel Ganaway (1882- 1944)
King Daniel Ganaway, a 39-year-old butler on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois rose to fame in 1921 by winning...
Emmanuel Francis Joseph (1900–1979)
“Image Ownership: Oakland Public Library & African American Museum” Emmanuel Francis (E.F.) Joseph was the first professional African American photographer...
