Kwame Brathwaite (1 January 1938 – 1 April 2023)
Throughout his six-decade career, Brathwaite harnessed the power of photography to recalibrate the public understanding of Blackness.
Brathwaite, who was largely inspired by the teachings and writings of Marcus Garvey and Carlos Cooks, held a 60-year photography career that popularized the “Black is Beautiful” movement in the 1960s and continued to empower African and African-American cultural expression and achievements throughout his lifetime.
"Untitled (Kwame Brathwaite Self Portrait at AJASS Studios)" (c. 1964, printed 2016), archival pigment print (all images courtesy the Kwame Brathwaite Archive),
“Untitled (Garvey Day, Deedee in Car)” (c. 1965, printed 2018), archival pigment print,
ikolo Brathwaite wearing a helmet designed by Carolee Prince, Ajass, Harlem, circa 1968,
Kwame Samori Brathwaite playing with Baba's bag, Harlem, circa 1975,
James Brown plaque outside the Apollo Theater, Harlem, circa 1962,
Children on swings, Harlem, circa 1971,
Children playing with slingshots, Harlem, circa 1971.
