Roy DeCarava (1919–2009)
Author of The Sweet Flypaper of Life
About the Author
Works by Roy DeCarava
Associated Works
I Wonder as I Wander: An Autobiographical Journey (1956) — Cover photo, some editions — 285 copies, 6 reviews
The Short Stories of Langston Hughes (1996) — Cover photo of the author, some editions — 223 copies, 4 reviews
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- Legal name
- DeCarava, Roy Rudolph
- Birthdate
- 1919-12-09
- Date of death
- 2009-10-27
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Cooper Union (School of Art)
Harlem Community Art Center - Occupations
- photographer
- Awards and honors
- National Medal of Arts (2006)
- Relationships
- DeCarava, Sherry Turner (wife)
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- New York, USA
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Reviews
I really enjoyed this book in which Langston Hughes weaves a story of African Americans living in Harlem featuring the photographs of Roy DeCarava. I stumbled across it as I was reclassifying some books in the library. Because the photographs dominate the book rather than the text, it reads quickly.
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- Works
- 11
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 318
- Popularity
- #74,347
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 8