'Harlem. A Century of Images' by Deborah Willis (ed.)

Background informations about Harlem

"A century of Harlem, through the eyes and lenses of some of the most important artists and photographers of the 20th century. The vibrant and bustling neighborhood occupying the upper reaches of Manhattan has been at the crossroads of the artistic, literary, and political currents of the African-American community since the early days of the twentieth century. Home to writers and revolutionaries, artists and agitators, Harlem has been both subject and inspiration for countless photographers.

Content

This sweeping photographic survey includes nearly two hundred images that tell the story of Harlem - its distinctive landscape and extraordinary inhabitants - throughout the twentieth century.

Featured artists include

Gordon PARKS, James VAN DER ZEE, Eve ARNOLD, Alice ATTIE, Cornell CAPA, Henri CARTIER-BRESSON, Richard AVEDON, Dawoud BEY, Chester HIGGINS, Jr., Helen LEVITT, Aaron SISKIND, Bruce DAVIDSON, Roy DE CARAVA, Leonard FREED, Carl VAN VECHTEN and WEEGEE.

Texts

'Harlem. A Century of Images' features essays by leading scholars of African-American studies and art - including Deborah Willis, Cheryl Finley, Elizabeth Alexander, and Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - which are paired with the work of eighty artists and photographers, affording this enclave the richest chronicling in its history." (publisher's note)