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War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning.

Pittsburgh: The Story of an American City. Smith, one of the most talented photographers of his generation, had already produced stunning portfolios chronicling subjects like the Battle of Okinawa, the work of a country doctor in rural Colorado, and Albert Schweitzer’s practice in west Africa, and expected the Pittsburgh project would take a few weeks. He ended up spending three years on the project. And rather than producing the agreed upon hundred photos, he delivered more than seventeen th...

Reviews - January 14, 2021 In 2016, on the occasion of an exhibition of the photographs of Louis Draper at Steven Kasher Gallery, Hyperallergic critic John Yau asked, “Does the Museum of Modern Art Even Know about This Great Photographer?” Apparently, they didn’t. Although Draper, who had died in 2002, was a prominent Black photographer and one-time president of the Kamoinge Workshop, there was little evidence that New York’s august Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) had paid much attention....

While some museums are closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Apollo’s usual weekly pick of exhibitions will include shows at institutions that are currently open as well as digital projects providing virtual access to art and culture. The Philadelphia Museum of Art reopened, along with five other institutions in the city, on 8 January, offering another chance to see this broad-ranging display of artworks, posters and archival materials relating to the provision of medical care over the last ce...

  >> Siddhartha Mitter, The New York Times  Published: 03 Jan 2021 11:32 AM BdST Updated: 03 Jan 2021 11:32 AM BdST Shawn Walker was up on 125th Street in Harlem with Louis Draper and Ray Francis, hanging out and taking pictures. It was the summer of 1964, and the friends, in their 20s, were members of a fledgling photography collective called the Kamoinge Workshop. That’s when celebrated photographer Roy DeCarava walked up. The workshop’s mentor at the time, DeCarava was on assignment th...

‘Take Beautiful Pictures of Our People’ Born in 1960s Harlem, the Kamoinge collective was influential in Black photography but ignored by the mainstream until recently. This exhibition should change that. Anthony Barboza photographed “Kamoinge Members” in 1973. Back row, from left: Albert R. Fennar, Ray Francis, Herbert Randall, C. Daniel Dawson, Beuford Smith, Herb Robinson, Adger Cowans and Anthony Barboza. Front row, from left: Herman Howard, Ming Smith, James Mannas Jr., Louis...

Behind the Cover: Chip Thomas Photo: Nilaya Sabnis JETSONORAMA is a photographer, public artist, activist, and physician who has been working between Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon on the Navajo (Diné) Nation since 1987. He coordinates the Painted Desert Project, a community building project that manifests as a constellation of murals across the Navajo Nation, aimed at reflecting the love and appreciation of the rich history shared by the Navajo people. Chip is a member of the Justseeds ...

and you dont get that easily. c-span: you said the magic two words: robert capa. >> guest: right. c-span: who was he? >> guest: robert capa was perhaps the most famous war photographer of all time. many people have now seen a new movie called "saving private ryan," which is based on the landing on omaha beach on d-day, june 6th, 1944. and i was the editor of bob capas pictures of the real thing. he was my colleague at life magazine. c-span: it wasnt his real name. >> guest: no, his rea...

good morning. breaking news. a big stretch of the east coast still being battered by the remnants of ida. torrential rains, high winds, widespread flooding, and now at least five deaths blamed on the storm. we are live up and down the atlant seaboard. "going rogue." former alaska governor sarah palin on the attack and settling old scores. this morning, the startling revelations she makes in her new memoir about life inside john mccains presidential campaign and why she might ask levi...

by any measure, youll love them. look for bigger biscuits, cinnamon rolls and crescents from pillsbury. look at you! how are you? youre so pretty. excuse me. back this morning with more of "today" on this friday morning. guess what, everybody? its friday the 13th, 2009. yes, it is. its a very blustery day here in the northeast, but there are a lot of happy faces waving at families back home on the plaza. were so happy that theyre all starting their day with us. im ann curry out here ...