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Artists›Roy DeCarava

Roy DeCarava

1919–2009

WA-00001024

PhotographyPhotography

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None documented

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80%

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Authority Records (1)

MoMA

Field Verification (7 fields)

6 cross-verified · 1 single-source

NationalityWikidata + Artsy+1· 92%✓
Death yearWikidata + Claude Web Search· 92%✓
Primary mediumWikidata + Claude Web Search· 92%✓
Birth yearArtsy + Claude Web Search· 92%✓
BiographyWikipedia + Gallery Zwirner· 88%✓
DeceasedGallery Zwirner· 80%✓
LocationArtsy + Wikidata· 85%

Source Registry (3)

Zwirnerhttps://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/roy-decarava
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
David-Zwirnerhttps://www.davidzwirner.com/artists
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1422
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

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No biography available for Roy DeCarava yet.

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12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (27)

Dark Water

1985 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 22.4 × 33.2 cm (8 7/8 × 13 1/8 in.); Paper: 25.8 × 35.4 cm (10 3/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sherry, Susan, Wendy, Laura

1983 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 33.1 × 25.5 cm (13 1/16 × 10 1/16 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 27.7 cm (13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Man in Window, New York

1978 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 33.1 × 21.9 cm (13 1/16 × 8 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Man Lying Down, Subway Steps

1965 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 33.4 × 25.2 cm (13 3/16 × 9 15/16 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.8 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

David

1964 · Gelatin silver print

14 × 11" (35.6 × 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Edward Steichen

1961 · Gelatin silver print

13 × 10" (33.1 × 25.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Bed

1960 · Gelatin silver print

9 5/8 × 13 5/16" (24.4 × 33.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Man with Portfolio

1959 · Gelatin silver print

9 × 13 1/16" (22.9 × 33.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Mahalia Jackson, Singing

1957 · Gelatin silver print

13 1/2 × 9 1/2" (34.2 × 24.0 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dancers, New York

1956 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 33.1 × 22.1 cm (13 1/16 × 8 3/4 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.7 cm (13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Self-Portrait

1956 · Gelatin silver print

10 1/8 × 13 11/16" (25.7 × 34.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1955 · Gelatin silver print

13 1/16 × 9 1/8" (33.2 × 23.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Man Coming up Subway Stairs

1952 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 33 × 22.2 cm (13 × 8 3/4 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 24.4 cm (13 15/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shirley Embracing Sam

1952 · Gelatin silver print

13 3/8 × 10 3/8" (34 × 26.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Man Coming Up Subway Stairs

1952 · Gelatin silver print

19 × 13 1/4" (48.2 × 33.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Child Playing at Curb, Eighth Avenue

1952 · Gelatin silver print

8 9/16 × 13 1/2" (21.7 × 34.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Boy, Woman's Hand on Shoulder

1952 · Gelatin silver print

13 3/8 × 10 1/8" (34 × 25.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sun and Shade

1952 · Gelatin silver print

13 9/16 × 9 3/16" (34.4 × 23.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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David, New York

1952 · gelatin silver print

Image: 31.6 x 25.5 cm (12 7/16 x 10 1/16 in.); Paper: 35.3 x 27.9 cm (13 7/8 x 11 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 45.7 cm (22 x 18 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Strikers

1951 · Screenprint

composition: 12 1/2 x 9 13/16" (31.7 x 25cm); sheet: 13 3/4 x 11" (35 x 27.9cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Self-Portrait

1950 · Screenprint

composition: 10 1/2 x 8 1/4" (26.7 x 21 cm); sheet: 11 1/2 x 9 5/16" (29.2 x 23.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Edna Smith, Bassist

1950 · Gelatin silver print

18 5/8 × 12 9/16" (47.3 × 31.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Close up

1949 · Screenprint

composition: 9 1/2 x 11 9/16" (24.1 x 29.3 cm); sheet (irreg.): 12 5/8 x 18 3/16" (32 x 46.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Graduation

1949 · Gelatin silver print

12 3/4 × 19 1/8" (32.4 × 48.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

27 published of 47 catalogued · 45 with image

MoMA
20 publishedof 40 catalogued39 img
Art Institute Chicago
6 published6 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources

David, New York
1952 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago David Zwirner

Institutional

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Gallery

David Zwirner

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition David Zwirner: 30 Years

2024

Solo Exhibition Roy DeCarava: Selected Works