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Roy DeCarava

b. 1919 — d. 2009

Roy DeCarava American, 1919–2009

Timeline

Born 1919 — Died 2009

1940s

No Work Today

Jake, Age Seven

Palma

Graduation

+1

1950s

Self-Portrait

Edna Smith, Bassist

Strikers

Shirley Embracing Sam

+14

1960s

Bed

Edward Steichen

Mississippi freedom marcher, Washington, D.C.

Mississippi freedom marcher, Washington, D.C.

David

+2

1970s

Sale, Sale

Sale, Sale

Asphalt Workers

Asphalt Workers

Street Closed

Street Closed

Mother and Child on Stoop

Mother and Child on Stoop

+2

1980s

Sherry, Susan, Wendy, Laura

Sherry, Susan, Wendy, Laura

Dark Water

Dark Water

Works

37 artworks

Edward Steichen

, 1961

Mississippi freedom marcher, Washington, D.C.

Mississippi freedom marcher, Washington, D.C.

, 1963

David

, 1964

Man Lying Down, Subway Steps

Man Lying Down, Subway Steps

, 1965

Man lying down, subway steps

Man lying down, subway steps

, 1965

Sale, Sale

Sale, Sale

, 1975

Asphalt Workers

Asphalt Workers

, 1975

Street Closed

Street Closed

, 1975

Mother and Child on Stoop

Mother and Child on Stoop

, 1978

Man in Window, New York

Man in Window, New York

, 1978

Boy in Print Shirt

Boy in Print Shirt

, 1978

Sherry, Susan, Wendy, Laura

Sherry, Susan, Wendy, Laura

, 1983

Dark Water

Dark Water

, 1985