Showing posts with label Sweet Flypaper of Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sweet Flypaper of Life. Show all posts

Saturday, October 31, 2009

The Sweet Flypaper of Life. . . farewell to Roy DeCarava


Photographer Roy DeCarava passed away this week. DeCarava is best known for his book "The Sweet Flypaper of Life" - a collaboration with poet Langston Hughes. DeCarava's photographs documented his Harlem, NYC neighborhood. DeCarava was both an artist and a civil rights activist. He will be missed. To read his obituary in the NY Times click this link. To see some of his images click this link.