Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop

Nov 21, 2020–Mar 28, 2021

Exhibition works

15 total
Herb Robinson
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Herb Robinson

A portrait of a face.
A portrait of a face.

Anthony Barboza, Herb Robinson, 1972. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 10 3/8 × 7 15/16 in. (26.4 × 20.2 cm); image: 8 3/16 × 5 1/2 in. (20.8 × 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

Herb Robinson

Born in Kingston, Jamaica

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Two people lying down on a field of grass.
Two people lying down on a field of grass.

Herb Robinson, Relaxing in Central Park, 1961. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 15 15/16 × 19 13/16 in. (40.5 × 50.3 cm); image, 9 × 13 13/16 in. (22.9 × 35.1 cm); frame, 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment. © Herb Robinson

Relaxing in Central Park, 1961

An unfocused, blurry portrait of a person.
An unfocused, blurry portrait of a person.

Herb Robinson, Miles Davis at the Vanguard, 1961. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 19 7/8 × 6 1/8 in. (50.5 × 15.6 cm); image, 13 7/8 × 9 13/16in. (35.2 × 24.9 cm); frame, 24 × 20in. (61 × 50.8 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment. © Herb Robinson

Miles Davis at the Vanguard, 1961

Trees and the silhouettes of two people reflected on a body of water.
Trees and the silhouettes of two people reflected on a body of water.

Herb Robinson, Central Park, Kids, 1961. Gelatin silver print: frame, 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm); image, 13 5/16 × 9 1/4 in. (33.8 × 23.5 cm). Collection of Herb Robinson. © Herb Robinson

Central Park, Kids, 1961

A close up portrait of a child's face.
A close up portrait of a child's face.

Herb Robinson, Shelly, 1965. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.6 × 35.4 cm); image: 6 13/16 × 9 7/8 in. (17.3 × 25.1 cm); frame: 16 × 20in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment. © Herb Robinson

Shelly, 1965

Three boys on the sidewalk facing someone to their right.
Three boys on the sidewalk facing someone to their right.

Herb Robinson, Untitled, 1965. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 14 × 11in. (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. © Herb Robinson

Untitled, 1965

From Kamoinge Workshop Portfolio No. 2, 1965.

A group of girls huddled together on the sidewalk. One is holding a leash attached to a dog.
A group of girls huddled together on the sidewalk. One is holding a leash attached to a dog.

Herb Robinson, The Girls, 1969. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 11 × 13 7/8 in. (27.94 × 35.24 cm); image, 3 3/8 × 8 3/8 in. (8.57 × 21.27 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment. © Herb Robinson

The Girls, 1969

A woman with her back turned standing outdoors in a dress and high-heeled shoes.
A woman with her back turned standing outdoors in a dress and high-heeled shoes.

Herb Robinson, Mahalia Jackson, 1969. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 in. (50.5 × 40.5 cm); image, 13 1/2 × 10 3/8 in. (34.3 × 26.4 cm); frame: 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment. © Herb Robinson

Mahalia Jackson, 1969

Two children.
Two children.

Herb Robinson, Brother & Sister, 1973. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 11 1/16 × 14 1/16 in. (28.1 × 35.7 cm); image, 6 5/8 × 9 in. (16.7 × 22.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Photography Committee 2020.46. © Herb Robinson

Brother & Sister, 1973

A boy leaning against stairs.
A boy leaning against stairs.

Herb Robinson, Robin (Jamaica), 1973. Gelatin silver print, 5 3/16 × 3 5/8 in. (13.2 × 9.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Photography Committee 2020.47. © Herb Robinson

Robin (Jamaica), 1973

A group of people standing outside a building.
A group of people standing outside a building.

Herb Robinson, Bus Stop, Kingston, Jamaica, 1973. Gelatin silver print: frame, 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm); sheet, 4 11/16 × 7 5/8 in. (11.9 × 19.4 cm); image, 3 1/4 × 5 in. (8.3 × 12.7 cm). Collection of Herb Robinson. © Herb Robinson

Bus Stop, Kingston, Jamaica, 1973

An abstract wrinkly texture.
An abstract wrinkly texture.

Herb Robinson, Faces, 1969. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 19 13/16 × 15 15/16 in. (50.3 × 40.5 cm); image, 12 9/16 × 10 3/8in. (31.9 × 26.4 cm); frame, 24 × 20in. (61 × 50.8 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment and gift of the artist. © Herb Robinson

Faces, 1979

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