Louis Draper
January 10 - February 20 2014
Candela Books + Gallery
214 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23220
" Somebody, somebody Lord !
Somebody, somebody Can anybody find me somebody to love? " Queen
This statement might seem strange to people of European decent but until very recently seeing images of non europeans in the American main stream was difficult at best and at the worst shameful.
We have to thank the thousands of minority photographers who had faith in their people,even if they could not move to center stage in the photographic world.
We have to thank the thousands of minority photographers who had faith in their people,even if they could not move to center stage in the photographic world.
When I was growing up as a kid, I was starving to see people like me in magazines and books, television and movies. My aunt recently reminded me that my grandmother had the only television for blocks in the rural area I grew up in. I love looking at tv, I love magazines, but people who look like me never look out of that world to be a part of mine.
This is the reason I am quoting Queen's Somebody to Love, I wanted to see someone in that light like me but I digress. I am happy that Gordon Settinius of Candela Books + Gallery in Richmond Virginia will host the first retrospective exhibition of the mid-century African-American photographer, Louis Draper (1935-2002). Retrospective will showcase over 40 photographs spanning Draper’s career, from the late 1950s to 1990s. Primarily a street photographer, Draper’s archive has revealed an incredible range of artistic skill, including portraiture and abstraction, which will all be highlighted in the exhibition.
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| [Young Man in Beret |
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| John Henry, 1960's |
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| Fannie Lou Hamer [portrait], Mississippi, 1971 |
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| Girl and Cuba (Philadelphia), 1968 |
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| Girl with Butterfly Shirt |
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| Women, Flower Headscarf |
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| Women with Earring |
For further information please visit:
http://thelouisdraperproject.wordpress.com/
This exhibition is taking part in Race, Place and Identity, a collaboration of Richmond organizations highlighting Civil Rights and Social Justice.
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