Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop | Art & Artists

Nov 21, 2020–Mar 28, 2021

Exhibition works

15 total
Shawn Walker
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Shawn Walker

A close up portrait of a face with sunglasses on.
A close up portrait of a face with sunglasses on.

Anthony Barboza, Shawn Walker, 1972. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 10 1/8 × 6 15/16 in. (25.7 × 17.6 cm); image, 8 1/8 × 5 1/2 in. (20.6 × 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

Shawn Walker

Born 1940 in New York, NY

Hear from Kamoinge member Shawn Walker and explore his works in the exhibition.

A man in a mask creating an enormous bubble.
A man in a mask creating an enormous bubble.

Shawn Walker, Man with Bubble, Central Park (near Bandshell), c. 1960-1979, printed 1989. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm); image, 7 3/8 × 9 3/8 in. (18.7 × 23.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Photography Committee 2020.62. © Shawn Walker

Man with Bubble, Central Park (near Bandshell), c. 1960–1979

A child looks out from behind a window.
A child looks out from behind a window.

Shawn Walker, Harlem, 117th Street, c. 1960. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.94 cm); image, 7 1/4 × 5 in. (18.42 × 12.7 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Aldine S. Hartman Endowment Fund. © Shawn Walker

Harlem, 117th Street, 1960

Three cops in front of a store.
Three cops in front of a store.

Shawn Walker, Police in "Riot Gear" (Civil Defense Helmets) After Riot on 125th Street, Harlem, c. 1963. Gelatin silver print: image: 7 3/16 × 9 5/16 in. (18.3 × 23.7 cm); frame: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment. © Shawn Walker

Police in "Riot Gear" (Civil Defense Helmets) After Riot on 125th Street, Harlem, 1963

A man in a hat standing next to a cabinet with writing on it.
A man in a hat standing next to a cabinet with writing on it.

Shawn Walker, Untitled, 1964. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York; purchase. Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY. © Shawn Walker

Untitled, 1964

From Kamoinge Workshop Portfolio No. 1, 1964.

Two boys peeking out from a window.
Two boys peeking out from a window.

Shawn Walker, Boys with Banana by the Window, Bronx, NY, 1966. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (35.2 × 27.6 cm); image: 4 1/2 × 6 5/8 in. (11.4 × 16.8 cm); frame, 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment. © Shawn Walker

Boys with Banana by the Window, Bronx, NY, 1966

Two children in front of a beer sign.
Two children in front of a beer sign.

Shawn Walker, Two Kids in Front of Jax Beer, Mississippi, 1967. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm); image, 4 1/2 × 7in. (11.4 × 17.8 cm); frame, 20 × 16in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment. © Shawn Walker

Two Kids in Front of Jax Beer, Mississippi, 1967

Three women standing in a field.
Three women standing in a field.

Shawn Walker, Women in the Field, Cuba, 1968. Gelatin silver print: mount, 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (35.2 × 27.6 cm), image: 4 5/16 × 6 3/8 in. (11 × 16.2 cm), frame: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment. © Shawn Walker

Women in the Field, Cuba, 1968

Four boys with empty cups.
Four boys with empty cups.

Shawn Walker, Boys with Cups, Cuba, 1968. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 13 7/8 × 10 13/16 in. (35.2 × 27.5 cm); image, 4 3/16 × 6 5/8 in. (10.6 × 16.8 cm); frame: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment. © Shawn Walker

Boys with Cups, Cuba, 1968

A shadow against a wall of an empty shop front.
A shadow against a wall of an empty shop front.

Shawn Walker, Tiffany's Window on 57th Street, NYC, c. 1968-1972. Gelatin silver print: frame, 20 × 16in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm); image, 4 3/4 × 7 1/16 in. (12.1 × 17.9 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; National Endowment for the Arts Fund for American Art. © Shawn Walker

Tiffany's Window on 57th Street, NYC, c. 1968-1972

A reflection in a rounded mirror of a photographer and a wall of images.
A reflection in a rounded mirror of a photographer and a wall of images.

Shawn Walker, Mirror Reflection, Bronx, 1969. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 6 7/16 × 8 7/8 in. (16.4 × 22.5 cm); image, 5 3/16 × 7 11/16 in. (13.2 × 19.5 cm); frame, 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment. © Shawn Walker

Mirror Reflection, Bronx, 1969

Sequined cloth behind a window.
Sequined cloth behind a window.

Shawn Walker, Soho Display Window, NYC, c. 1970s. Gelatin silver print: frame, 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm); image, 12 7/8 × 18 in. (32.7 × 45.7 cm). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; National Endowment for the Arts Fund for American Art. © Shawn Walker

Soho Display Window, NYC, c. 1970s

A two people looking opposite ways in white hats.
A two people looking opposite ways in white hats.

Shawn Walker, Easter Sunday, Harlem (125th Street), 1972. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 7 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (19.7 × 24.8 cm); image, 6 1/4 × 8 1/2 in. (15.9 × 21.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Photography Committee, the Jack E. Chachkes Endowed Purchase Fund, and the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation 2020.61. © Shawn Walker

Easter Sunday, Harlem (125th Street), 1972

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