Roy DeCarava
arrow_back Back
personAmerican, 1919–2009
palette

Selected Works179

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA

Previous Sales 25

For Sale 6

price_check

Market119 auction results

trending_upPhotographs Range
$3.0K – $50.4K
22 of 28 photographs lots with prices
calculatePhotographs Average
$20.6K
Object-type specific
show_chartPhotographs Median
$25.2K
22 priced photographs lots
calendar_todayLast Photographs Sale
Apr 2024 · $8.3K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Photographs: $25.2K medianBooks/portfolios: $12.9K medianEditioned photos: $32.5K medianUnclassified lots: — median
gavelTop Auction Houses
PhillipsSotheby'sSwann GalleriesPhillips de Pury & Company
menu_book

Publications2

Exhibition Catalog 1

Abrams · 1996

Artist Book 1

Phaidon Press · 2019
gallery_thumbnail

Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

newspaper

Recent News13

expand_more
The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) is presenting two concurrent exhibitions: "Ming Smith: Jazz Requiem — Notations in Blue" (through June 7) and "Precio…
exhibitionsMay 13, 2026
The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) presents "Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985," a landmark exhibition exploring the role of photogr…
exhibitionsMay 9, 2026
This profile explores the Upper West Side residence of Crystal McCrary McGuire and Raymond J. McGuire, a power couple deeply embedded in New York City…
cultureMay 9, 2026
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. has opened "Dear America," an exhibition organized around the themes of "Land," "Community," and "Free…
reviewMay 8, 2026
The Smithsonian American Art Museum will present "Much Here Is Beautiful: Photography Surveys of the U.S. Bicentennial," a landmark exhibition opening…
exhibitionsApr 29, 2026
The Getty Center presents "Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985," a traveling exhibition from the National Gallery of Art featuring 150 …
exhibitionsFeb 20, 2026
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., has opened "Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985," a major survey featuring some 150 im…
exhibitionsNov 20, 2025
Art advisor Ralph DeLuca, in his column "Street Smarts" for Cultured, analyzes the struggling photography market. He notes that photography auction sa…
marketOct 15, 2025
Cultured magazine profiles Chris Cook, a 33-year-old New York photographer nominated by Ming Smith. Cook describes himself as a "native tourist" of Ne…
peopleSep 18, 2025
This article is a guide to 20 fall art excursions outside New York City, highlighting exhibitions in Upstate New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and…
exhibitionsSep 10, 2025
Museums across Washington, D.C., are currently presenting a robust slate of exhibitions focused on African American art, including major retrospective…
exhibitionsAug 31, 2025
Stockton University’s Art Gallery in Galloway, New Jersey, will present a fall exhibition titled “Diverse Perspectives in Photography: Four Black Gugg…
exhibitionsAug 14, 2025
Arthur Jafa has curated a new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) as part of the museum's ongoing Artist's Choice series. Titled "Less Is Mo…
exhibitionsApr 30, 2025
history

Past Exhibitions1

expand_more

New York 19

Roy DeCarava

Chelsea Art Building, 526 W 26th St suite 508, New York, NY 10001, USA

Mar 31, 2016 — May 14, 2016

stadium

Art Fair Appearances3

expand_more
Paris Photo — Paris
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2021
Paris Photo — Paris
2021
timeline

Recent Activity19

expand_more
newspaper
stadium
Art Fair
Paris Photo 2025
Nov 13, 2025
newspaper
newspaper
newspaper
stadium
Art Fair
Paris Photo 2021
Nov 11, 2021
stadium
Art Fair
Art Basel 2021
Sep 24, 2021
gallery_thumbnail
Exhibition
Mar 31, 2016
event
death
Roy DeCarava dies
Jan 1, 2009
event
birth
Roy DeCarava born
Jan 1, 1919
newspaper

Related News5