#mingsmith

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Ming Smith

[theyearofglad]

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Acid Rain (“Mercy Mercy Me,” #MarvinGaye), ca. 1977 #MingSmith https://www.instagram.com/p/CeDfwgGtV_f/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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"During an era in which black artists were routinely excluded from the mainstream art world, Kamoinge—from one generation to next—exemplified the principle that black artists could not afford to dismiss, or be blind to, important realities within their communities." – LeRonn P. Brooks  

In the 1960s, a group of African American photographers formed a collective to promote their work. For Ming Smith, the experience was transformative. Read more from Vision & Justice online.

Image: Ming Smith, Brown Skinned Model and Steeple, New York, 1971. Courtesy the artist