Member Preview Days for Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop
Thurs, Nov 19, 2020
11:30 am–7 pm
Louis H. Draper, Miles Davis, 1966. Gelatin silver print, 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm). Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library, Archives, Louis H. Draper Archives (VA-04), Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; acquired from the Louis H. Draper Preservation Trust with the Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment Fund. © Courtesy of the Louis H. Draper Preservation Trust and Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York
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Floor 8
Working Together features fourteen early members of the Kamoinge Workshop, a collective founded in 1963 by a group of Black photographers based in New York. The thematic presentation includes depictions of day-to-day life as well as abstract or surreal images and visual celebrations of music. Many of the artists photographed the civil rights movement and traveled to Guyana, Senegal, and other countries, making works that express a sense of global community. Distinct in style and approach, the artists shared a perspective voiced by member Louis Draper: “We speak of our lives as only we can.”
Thursday, November 19
11:30 am–7 pm
Friday, November 20
1:30–9 pm
Be sure to book free member tickets in advance and review our up-to-date visitor policies before you head to the Museum. On Thursday, November 19, last entry is at 6:15 pm; on Friday, November 20, last entry is at 8:15 pm.
