Roy DeCarava Included in Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985

Work by Roy DeCarava is included in the exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985. Photography was central to the movement, attracting artists from street photographers and photojournalists to painters and graphic designers. This expansive exhibition presents 150 examples tracing the Black Arts Movement from 1955 to 1985. It explores the bold vision shaped by generations of artists including Billy Abernathy, Romare Bearden, Kwame Brathwaite, Roy DeCarava, Doris Derby, Emory Douglas, Barkley Hendricks, Barbara McCullough, Betye Saar, and Ming Smith.

Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 was organized by and debuted at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, where it was on view September 21, 2025–January 11, 2026. It traveled to The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, and was on view February 24–June 14, 2026, and to the Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, where it was on view July 2–November 8, 2026.