Roy DeCarava
Born: December 9, 1919
Died: October 27, 2009 (aged 89)
Bio: Roy DeCarava was an American painter and photographer who resided in New York City. DeCarava was initially known for his early work chronicling the lives of African Americans and jazz artists in Harlem.
Known for:
- The sweet flypaper of life (1955)
- The sound I saw (2001)
- Roy DeCarava, a retrospective (1996)
- Roy DeCarava, photographs (1975)