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

Nov 21, 2020–Mar 28, 2021

Exhibition works

15 total
C. Daniel Dawson
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C. Daniel Dawson

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

Anthony Barboza, Dan Dawson, 1972. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 10 3/16 × 6 15/16 in. (25.9 × 17.6 cm); image, 8 7/16 × 5 11/16 in. (21.4 × 14.4 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

C. Daniel Dawson

Born 1943 in Los Angeles, CA

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A close up side view of a person's upper back with a partial view of their head.
A close up side view of a person's upper back with a partial view of their head.

C. Daniel Dawson, Backscape #1, 1967. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 7 7/8 × 10 in. (20 × 25.4 cm); image: 6 × 9 in. (15.2 × 22.9 cm); frame, 16 × 20in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm). Collection of the artist. © Daniel Dawson

Backscape #1, 1967

An elderly woman wearing glasses, sitting on a chair outside.
An elderly woman wearing glasses, sitting on a chair outside.

C. Daniel Dawson, Grandma Thomas, 1968. Gelatin silver print: frame, 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm); sheet, 7 7/8 × 10 in. (20 × 25.4 cm); image, 6 1/4 × 9 3/16 in. (15.9 × 23.3 cm). Collection of the artist. © Daniel Dawson

Grandma Thomas, 1968

A person playing a wind instrument.
A person playing a wind instrument.

C. Daniel Dawson, Chas. Oyama Gordon, 1970. Gelatin silver print: frame, 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm); image, 5 15/16 × 8 3/4 in. (15.1 × 22.2 cm). Collection of the artist. © Daniel Dawson

Chas. Oyama Gordon, 1970

A man staring intently at what is in front of him.
A man staring intently at what is in front of him.

C. Daniel Dawson, Amiri #10, 1970. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 in. (25.2 × 20 cm); image: 8 3/4 × 5 7/8 in. (22.2 × 14.9 cm); frame, 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm). Collection of the artist. © Daniel Dawson

Amiri #10, 1970

A portrait of a woman wearing a dark t-shirt and a cross pendant necklace.
A portrait of a woman wearing a dark t-shirt and a cross pendant necklace.

C. Daniel Dawson, Girl, 1970. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 in. (25.2 × 20 cm); image: 9 3/16 × 6 3/16in. (23.3 × 15.7 cm); frame, 20 × 16in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm). Collection of the artist. © Daniel Dawson

Girl, 1970

A pavement with some partially melted snow.
A pavement with some partially melted snow.

C. Daniel Dawson, Snow Study, 1970. Gelatin silver print: frame, 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm); image: 9 × 6 in. (22.9 × 15.2 cm). Collection of the artist. © Daniel Dawson

Snow Study, 1970

A man raising his arms surrounded by other people who are also raising their fists up but are out of focus.
A man raising his arms surrounded by other people who are also raising their fists up but are out of focus.

C. Daniel Dawson, Gibson's Victory, 1970. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 8 3/4 × 5 15/16 in. (22.2 × 15.1 cm); frame, 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm). Collection of the artist. © Daniel Dawson

Gibson's Victory, 1970

A composite image made up of a close up view of a person's face, and two close up views of a statue's face.
A composite image made up of a close up view of a person's face, and two close up views of a statue's face.

C. Daniel Dawson, Olaifa and Egypt, 1978. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 8 1/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.5 × 25.2 cm); image: 6 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (16.5 × 24.1 cm); frame: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm). Collection of the artist. © Daniel Dawson

Olaifa and Egypt, 1978

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