Profile: Ming Smith (1973-)
Ming Smith is an American photographer. She was the first African-American female photographer whose work was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
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Profile: Clarissa T. Sligh (1939-)
Clarissa T. Sligh is an African-American book artist and photographer based in Asheville, North Carolina. At age 15, she was the lead plaintiff in a school desegregation case in Virginia. In 1988, she became a co-founder of Coast-to-Coast: A Women of Color National Artists’ Project, which focused on promoting works completed by women of color. Continue reading Profile: Clarissa T. Sligh (1939-)
Profile: Moneta J. Sleet Jr (1926-1996)
Moneta J. Sleet Jr. was an American press photographer best known for his work as a staff photographer for Ebony magazine. In 1969 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for his photograph of Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s widow, at her husband’s funeral. Sleet was the first African-American man to win the Pulitzer, and the first African American to win the award for journalism. He died of cancer in 1996 at the age of 70. Continue reading Profile: Moneta J. Sleet Jr (1926-1996)
Profile: Coreen Simpson (1942-)
Coreen Simpson is a noted African-American photographer and jewelry designer, whose work has an African-American theme Continue reading Profile: Coreen Simpson (1942-)
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