Roy DeCarava was born on December 9, 1919 in Harlem, New York City, New York. DeCarava was educated in the city's public schools, and he studied painting, architecture and sculpting at the Cooper Union Institute in New York from 1938-1940. Later on he enrolled at the Harlem Art Center and the George Washington Carver Art School.
DeCarava began his career as a painter and switched to photography to gather more information for his paintings. He did many solo exhibitions and participated in some group exhibitions as well. He published five books including The Sound I Saw and The Sweet Flypaper of Life. DeCarava was the first African American to win the Guggenheim Fellowship and he was awarded the National Medal of Arts which is the highest award given to artists by the United States Government.
Roy DeCarava died on October 27, 2009 at the age of 89.
"Mississippi freedom marcher, Washington D.C."
1963
"Pepsi"
1964
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