Ming Smith

Photographer Ming Smith American

2020

Not on view

"A long-awaited monograph on photographer Ming Smith, whose poetic and experimental images have become icons of twentieth-century African American life. One of the greatest artist-photographers working today, Smith moved from the Midwest to New York in the 1970s and began to make images charged with startling beauty and spiritual energy. This long-awaited monograph brings together four decades of Smith's work, celebrating her trademark lyricism, distinctively blurred silhouettes, dynamic street scenes, and deep devotion to theater, music, poetry, and dance-from the "Pittsburgh Cycle" plays of August Wilson to the Afrofuturism of Sun Ra. With never-before-seen images, and a range of illuminating essays and interviews, this tribute to Smith's singular vision promises to be an enduring contribution to the history of American photography. Copublished by Aperture and Documentary Arts"-- Provided by publisher

Artwork Details

Overview

Title: Ming Smith
Photographer: Ming Smith (American, born Detroit, Michigan, 1947)
Editor: Emmanuel Iduma
Publisher: Aperture
Date: 2020
Geography: New York, New York, United States
Dimensions: 235 pages : chiefly illustrations ; Height: 11 13/16 in. (30 cm)
Object Number: C 002125

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