Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop

Nov 21, 2020–Mar 28, 2021

Exhibition works

15 total
Ray Francis
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Ray Francis

A close up portrait of a face wearing glasses.
A close up portrait of a face wearing glasses.

Anthony Barboza, Ray Francis, 1972. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 8 5/16 × 6 15/16 in. (21.1 × 17.6 cm); image: 8 3/16 × 5 5/8 in. (20.8 × 14.3 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

Ray Francis

Born 1937 in New York, NY
Died 2006 in New York, NY

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A person sitting at a table, looking down at some dry flowers and a small glass.
A person sitting at a table, looking down at some dry flowers and a small glass.

Ray Francis, Untitled (woman at table), 1960s–70s. Gelatin silver print: frame, 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm); image, 7 13/16 × 9 15/16 in. (19.8 × 25.2 cm). Collection of Shawn Walker

Untitled (woman at table), 1960s–70s

A group photograph of seven Black photographers.
A group photograph of seven Black photographers.

Ray Francis, Kamoinge Group Photo (taken at Ray's apartment), 1965–66. Dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid): sheet, 3 1/4 × 4 1/8 in. (8.3 × 10.5 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives

Kamoinge Group Photo (taken at Ray's apartment), 1965–66

The backside of a nude person lying face down with their hand on their back, next to a window.
The backside of a nude person lying face down with their hand on their back, next to a window.

Ray Francis, Untitled (nude), 1960-70s. Gelatin silver print: frame, 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm); image, 6 × 8 in. (15.2 × 20.3 cm). Collection of Shawn Walker

Untitled (nude), 1960-70s

Two people standing by a creek.
Two people standing by a creek.

Ray Francis, Untitled, 1964. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York; gift of the Kamoinge Workshop. Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY

Untitled, 1964

From Kamoinge Workshop Portfolio No. 1, 1964.

A close-up of a woman's face. She appears to be screaming.
A close-up of a woman's face. She appears to be screaming.

Ray Francis, Untitled, 1965. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York; gift of the Kamoinge Workshop. Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY

Untitled, 1965

From Kamoinge Workshop Portfolio No. 2, 1965.

A man sitting at a table with light shown on the wall next to him.
A man sitting at a table with light shown on the wall next to him.

Ray Francis, Baka, c. 1966-68. Gelatin silver print: frame, 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm); image, 11 13/16 × 8 in. (30 × 20.3 cm). Collection of Shawn Walker

Baka, c. 1966-68

An oval mirror above a cluttered desk reflecting a person facing it.
An oval mirror above a cluttered desk reflecting a person facing it.

Ray Francis, Herman Howard, 1971. Gelatin silver print: frame. 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm); image, 8 × 6 in. (20.3 × 15.2 cm). Collection of Shawn Walker

Herman Howard, 1971

Abstract ripples of water.
Abstract ripples of water.

Ray Francis, Untitled (water image), n.d. Gelatin silver print: frame, 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm); image, 4 × 6 1/8in. (10.2 × 15.6 cm). Collection of Shawn Walker

Untitled (water image), n.d

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