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This is the first major exhibition about the Kamoinge Workshop, a collective of Black photographers formed in New York in 1963. Members of the group produced powerful images, sensitively registering Black life in the mid-20th century. The exhibition explores Kamoinge’s photographic artistry in the 1960s and 1970s, celebrating the group’s collaborative ethos, commitment to community, and centering of Black experiences.
Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop is organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and curated by Dr. Sarah Eckhardt, associate curator of modern and contemporary art, VMFA.
Exhibition and community programming generously supported by Megan and Peter Chernin. With additional support from Alan N. Berro; Willard Huyck and Teleia Montgomery; Vicki Reynolds Pepper and Murray Pepper; and an anonymous donor.
This exhibition is presented in English and Spanish. It is one of a series that will test ways to make the presentations in our galleries more welcoming and accessible.
Esta exhibición se presenta en inglés y en español. Es parte de una serie de exhibiciones bilingües que pondrá a prueba varias formas de hacer el contenido que presentamos en nuestras galerías más acogedor y accesible.
SELECTED WORKS
Kamoinge Members, 1973, printed 2019, Anthony Barboza. Inkjet print. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Eric and Jeanette Lipman Fund. © Anthony Barboza
Pensacola, Florida, 1966, Anthony Barboza. Gelatin silver print. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund. © Anthony Barboza
Salt Pile, 1971, Albert Fennar. Gelatin silver print. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Gift of Mrs. Alfred du Pont, by exchange. © Miya Fennar and The Albert R. Fennar Archive
Two Bass Hit, Lower East Side, 1972, Beuford Smith. Gelatin silver print. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment. © Beuford Smith/Césaire
Fannie Lou Hamer, 1971, Louis Draper. Gelatin silver print. Getty Museum. © Louis H. Draper Preservation Trust, courtesy Bruce Silverstein Gallery
America Seen through Stars and Stripes, New York City, New York, about 1976, Ming Smith. Gelatin silver print. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund. © Ming Smith
Women in the Field, Cuba, 1968, Shawn Walker. Gelatin silver print. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment. © Shawn Walker
Explore The Exhibition
Discover more about the photography produced within the Kamoinge Workshop.
Events
Publication
Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop
Focusing on the collective's first twenty years, this catalogue includes more than 140 photographs by fourteen of the early members.
Timeless: Photographs by Kamoinge
This is the first comprehensive book of the work of Kamoinge's 30 members, from the founding of the Kamoinge Workshop in 1963 to 2014.
MOBILE APP
Learn more about how the Kamoinge collective formed and the storytelling behind their powerful images.
Available in English and Spanish.
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Video
Interviews with Kamoinge Artists
Interviewed by video during the pandemic, Kamoinge artists reflect on their experience with the group and the ongoing significance of their work together.
Video includes subtitles/closed captions in English and Spanish.
Footage courtesy of the artists and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Adapted by the J. Paul Getty Museum