Quote of the day
It is by going down into the abyss
that we recover the treasures of life.
Where you stumble,
there lies your treasure.
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)







