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Roy DeCarava

(American, 1919–2009)

untitled by roy decarava

Roy DeCarava

Untitled, ca. 1950

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untitled (man smoking cigar on trashcan) by roy decarava

Roy DeCarava

Untitled (Man Smoking Cigar on Trashcan), 1978

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‘kids god bless,’ from belafonte, new york19 (boy with woman’s hand on shoulder) by roy decarava

Roy DeCarava

‘Kids God Bless,’ From Belafonte, New York19 (Boy With Woman’s Hand on Shoulder), 1952

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Biography

Timeline

1919
born in Harlem, New York
1934 - 1938
attended Textile High School, New York
1938 - 1940
attended The Cooper Union School of Art, New York
1940 - 1942
attended Harlem Community Arts Center, New York
1944 - 1945
attended George Washington Carver Art School, New York
2009
died in New York, New York

Exhibitions

2019
Roy DeCarava Selected Exhibitions in 2019:
Roy DeCarava: The Work of Art, The Underground Museum, Los Angeles (solo exhibition)
2017 - 2019
Roy DeCarava Selected Exhibitions in 2017-2019:
Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power, Tate Modern, London [itinerary: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas; Brooklyn Museum, New York] [catalogue]
2015
Roy DeCarava Selected Exhibitions in 2015:
America Is Hard to See, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

Public Collections

Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
National Gallery of Canada, Ontario
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon
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