Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop

Nov 21, 2020–Mar 28, 2021

Exhibition works

15 total
Adger Cowans
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Adger Cowans

A black and white portrait of a man with a mustache and beard.
A black and white portrait of a man with a mustache and beard.

Anthony Barboza, Adger Cowans, 1972. Gelatin silver print: sheet: 10 1/8 × 7 in. (25.7 × 17.8 cm); image: 8 1/16 × 5 1/2 in. (20.5 × 14 cm); frame: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; National Endowment for the Arts Fund for American Art.  © Anthony Barboza

Adger Cowans

Born 1936 in Columbus, OH

Hear from Kamoinge member Adger Cowans and explore his works in the exhibition.

A person in a curled up position.
A person in a curled up position.

Adger Cowans, Egg Nude, 1958. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 15 3/4 × 19 5/16 in. (40 × 49.1 cm); image: 11 1/2 × 17 3/16 in. (29.2 × 43.7 cm); frame, 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; gift of the artist. © Adger Cowans

Egg Nude, 1958

A person in the snow.
A person in the snow.

Adger Cowans, Footsteps, 1958. Gelatin silver print: image, 8 1/4 × 13 5/16 in. (20.96 × 33.81 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Aldine S. Hartman Endowment Fund. © Adger Cowans

Footsteps, 1958

An aerial view of a crowd around a small stage.
An aerial view of a crowd around a small stage.

Adger Cowans, Malcolm Speaks, c. 1960-65. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.2 cm); image, 6 15/16 × 9 3/8 in. (17.6 × 23.8 cm); frame, 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Aldine S. Hartman Endowment Fund. © Adger Cowans

Malcolm Speaks, c. 1960-65

The front view of an entrance to a building.
The front view of an entrance to a building.

Adger Cowans, Little Flower Baptist Church, 1962. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.2 cm); image, 6 5/16 × 9 3/8 in. (16 × 23.8 cm); frame, 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Aldine S. Hartman Endowment Fund. © Adger Cowans

Little Flower Baptist Church, 1962

A person behind an American flag.
A person behind an American flag.

Adger Cowans, Jackson Mississippi, 1963. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 14 1/8 × 11 in. (35.9 × 27.9 cm); image, 12 11/16 × 8 1/2 in. (32.2 × 21.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Jack E. Chachkes Endowed Purchase Fund 2020.65. © Adger Cowans

Jackson Mississippi, 1963

Police officers stand guard at a doorway while a man and woman exit as a film camera films.
Police officers stand guard at a doorway while a man and woman exit as a film camera films.

Adger Cowans, Betty Shabazz & Percy Sutton at Malcolm's Funeral, 1965. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm) Image: 6 7/16 × 9 1/2 in. (16.4 × 24.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Jack E. Chachkes Endowed Purchase Fund 2020.64. © Adger Cowans

Betty Shabazz & Percy Sutton at Malcolm's Funeral, 1965

A row of picture frames displayed on top of a piano.
A row of picture frames displayed on top of a piano.

Adger Cowans, Momma's Ohio Piano, c. 1965. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.5 × 50.5 cm); image, 12 1/8 × 17 3/4 in. (30.8 × 45.1 cm); frame: 24 × 30 in. (61 × 76.2 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Aldine S. Hartman Endowment Fund. © Adger Cowans

Momma's Ohio Piano, c. 1965

Three people walking down a street.
Three people walking down a street.

Adger Cowans, Shadows, 1966. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 10 15/16 × 14 in. (27.8 × 35.6 cm); image: 7 9/16 × 11 1/4in. (19.2 × 28.6 cm); frame: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Aldine S. Hartman Endowment Fund. © Adger Cowans

Shadows, 1966

A view of the sky with large clouds.
A view of the sky with large clouds.

Adger Cowans, Far and Away, 1970. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 15 13/16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.2 × 50.5 cm), image, 11 5/8 × 17 1/4in. (29.5 × 43.8 cm); frame, 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Aldine S. Hartman Endowment Fund. © Adger Cowans

Far and Away, 1970

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