Shoeshine Boys, Old Town, Chicago, 1973
1977 · Gelatin silver print
Image: 21.4 × 31.5 cm (8 7/16 × 12 7/16 in.); Paper: 27.6 × 35.3 cm (10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Ozier Muhammad
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Ozier Muhammad is an American photojournalist whose career spans five decades of documentary work in print journalism. A staff photographer at The New York Times from 1992 to 2014, he has also contributed to Ebony Magazine, Newsday, and The Charlotte Observer, documenting social and political events with a focus on African American communities and culture. His work combines rigorous news photography with sustained attention to human dignity and narrative complexity.
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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