Beuford Smith
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Exhibition : « Black lives » by Beuford Smith
Press release - Beuford Smith (American, b. 1941) is one of the great social documentary photographers that emerged from the 1960s. Founder of Cesaire Photo Agency and cofounder of the Black Photographer's Annual, Smith has enjoyed a diverse and celebrated career in image-making.
Smith was a founding member, and later served as president, of the group Kamoinge. In explaining this unprecedented organization, Smith said, "Kamoinge exists, as a forum of African-American photographers, to view and critique each other's work in an honest and understanding atmosphere, to nurture and challenge each other in order to attain the highest creative level. The name comes from the Kikuyu language of Kenya, and means a group of people acting together. Its aim is to seek out the truth inherent in our cultural roots, to c...
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Press release - Beuford Smith (American, b. 1941) is one of the great social documentary photographers that emerged from the 1960s. Founder of Cesaire Photo Agency and cofounder of the Black Photographer's Annual, Smith has enjoyed a diverse and celebrated career in image-making.
Smith was a founding member, and later served as president, of the group Kamoinge. In explaining this unprecedented organization, Smith said, "Kamoinge exists, as a forum of African-American photographers, to view and critique each other's work in an honest and understanding atmosphere, to nurture and challenge each other in order to attain the highest creative level. The name comes from the Kikuyu language of Kenya, and means a group of people acting together. Its aim is to seek out the truth inherent in our cultural roots, to c...