Louis H. Draper

Boy, New York
c. 1965

A black and white photograph of a young African American boy with his eyes closed, head tilted upwards, and sunlight on his face. He is wearing a buttoned shirt, and there is a signature at the bottom right of the image. The photograph has a white border, which is slightly damaged at the edges.

A black and white photograph of a young African American boy with his eyes closed, head tilted upwards, and sunlight on his face. He is wearing a buttoned shirt, and there is a signature at the bottom right of the image. The photograph has a white border, which is slightly damaged at the edges.

Not on view

Date
c. 1965

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/16 × 11 1/8in. (35.7 × 28.3 cm) Image: 9 1/16 × 6 1/8in. (23 × 15.6 cm)

Accession number
2016.148

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Louis H. Draper Preservation Trust

API
artworks/49788

Exhibitions

Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop

Nov 21, 2020–Mar 28, 2021

Louis H. Draper
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