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Roy DeCarava, Graduation, 1949.

Photograph: © The Estate of Roy DeCarava 2018.

All rights reserved. Courtesy David Zwirner

The big picture:

stepping towards the shadows in 1940s Harlem

Roy DeCarava’s

picture of a woman all dressed up on a derelict street

is rich in symbols and evocative of a troubled era

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Sun 23 Jan 2022 07.00 GMT

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/jan/23/
the-big-picture-1940s-harlem-graduation-roy-decarava

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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/23/
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https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/
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https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/28/
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/nov/11/
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