Roy DeCarava – Selected Press

Roy De Carava Featured in The Unibrow
‘The Photographer Who Painted an Era’ by Ebony L. Haynes
2026

Roy DeCarava Reviewed in ARTnews
‘A Show at the National Gallery Highlights the Role of Photography in the Black Arts Movement’ by Colony Little
2025

Sherry Turner DeCarava Interviewed in the Art Newspaper
‘Roy DeCarava’s sublime photographs of Harlem life go on show at David Zwirner in London’ by Charlotte Jansen
2022

Roy DeCarava Featured in The Guardian
'Hands of Harlem: Roy DeCarava’s search for beauty – in pictures'
2022

Roy DeCarava Reviewed in Financial Times
'Roy DeCarava’s Tender Portraits of Harlem Life and Jazz Greats' by Liz Jobey
2022

Roy DeCarava Reviewed in Artforum
'Roy DeCarava The Underground Museum' by Leah Mirakhor
2019

Roy DeCarava Reviewed in Los Angeles Times
'How photographer Roy DeCarava captured daily life with aching beauty' by Leah Ollman
2019

Roy DeCarava Reviewed in Hyperallergic
'Roy DeCarava’s Intimate Photos of Black Americans, from Billie Holiday to a Loving Father' by Abe Ahn
2019

Roy DeCarava Reviewed in The Brooklyn Rail
'Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes's The Sweet Flypaper of Life' by Dani Issler
2019

Roy DeCarava Featured in The New York Times
'Illuminating Black Joy, Black Love and Resistance in Harlem' by Fayemi Shakur
2018

Roy DeCarava Reviewed in The Guardian
'The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava and Langston Hughes' by Sean O'Hagan
2018