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

Nov 21, 2020–Mar 28, 2021

Exhibition works

15 total
Herman Howard
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Herman Howard

A close up view of a man smiling.
A close up view of a man smiling.

Anthony Barboza, Herman Howard, 1972. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 10 1/8 × 7 1/16 in. (25.7 × 17.9 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

Herman Howard

Born 1942 in New York, NY
Died 1980 in New York, NY

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A silhouette of a person jumping down from a building with a silhouette of other buildings in the background.
A silhouette of a person jumping down from a building with a silhouette of other buildings in the background.

Herman Howard, New York, 1960s. Gelatin silver print: frame, 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm), image, 6 5/16 × 9 3/16in. (16 × 23.3 cm). Collection of Herb Robinson

New York, 1960s

A girl running on a street with print advertisements pasted on the wall next to her.
A girl running on a street with print advertisements pasted on the wall next to her.

Herman Howard, Sweet as Peach, 1963. Gelatin silver print: frame, 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm), image, 4 5/8 × 7 1/4in. (11.7 × 18.4 cm). Collection of Herb Robinson

Sweet as Peach, 1963

A woman within a group of people speaking out loud alongside a partial view of a person holding a picket sign.
A woman within a group of people speaking out loud alongside a partial view of a person holding a picket sign.

Herman Howard, March on Washington, 1963. Gelatin silver print: frame, 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm), image, 5 13/16 × 9 3/8in. (14.8 × 23.8 cm). Collection of Herb Robinson

March on Washington, 1963

A glass storefront window displaying mannequins in front of an American flag.
A glass storefront window displaying mannequins in front of an American flag.

Herman Howard, New York, 1963. Gelatin silver print: frame, 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm), image: 4 1/4 × 6 13/16 in. (10.8 × 17.3 cm). Collection of Herb Robinson

New York, 1963

A child looking to the left.
A child looking to the left.

Herman Howard, 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

Untitled, 1964

From Kamoinge Workshop Portfolio No. 1, 1964.

A child standing in front of a wall with paint drips.
A child standing in front of a wall with paint drips.

Herman Howard, Untitled, 1965. Gelatin silver print: sheet, 11 × 14in. (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 person walking next to a picket fence.
A person walking next to a picket fence.

Herman Howard, Guyana, 1970s. Gelatin silver print: frame, 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm), image: 5 1/2 × 8 1/8in. (14 × 20.6 cm). Collection of Herb Robinson

Guyana, 1970s

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