{"id":81769,"date":"2026-08-04T16:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/?post_type=product&p=81769"},"modified":"2026-08-04T16:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:40:10","slug":"roy-decarava-a-retrospective","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/roy-decarava-a-retrospective\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy DeCarava: A Retrospective"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roy DeCarava: A Retrospective<\/strong> is the definitive monograph celebrating a half-century of work by one of America’s greatest masters of black-and-white photography. Published by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)<\/strong> in 1996 to accompany his landmark traveling exhibition, this highly sought-after volume presents a profound visual history of Harlem, civil rights, and the golden era of jazz.<\/p>\n

DeCarava’s imagery seamlessly blends deep social conviction with poetic contemplation. He is widely celebrated for his unique ability to master rich, dark, and sensual tonalities. This collection highlights his historic documentation of daily life in New York, his famous collaboration with Langston Hughes for The Sweet Flypaper of Life<\/em>, and intimate portraits of jazz legends including Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, and Milt Jackson.<\/p>\n

Key Features & Publication Details<\/h3>\n
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  • Title:<\/strong> Roy DeCarava: A Retrospective<\/li>\n
  • Authors:<\/strong> Peter Galassi (Editor\/Curator) with an essay by Sherry Turner DeCarava<\/li>\n
  • Publisher:<\/strong> The Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA)<\/li>\n
  • Publication Date:<\/strong> January 1, 1996<\/li>\n
  • ISBN-10:<\/strong> 0870701274<\/li>\n
  • ISBN-13:<\/strong> 978-0870701276<\/li>\n
  • Format:<\/strong> Hardcover with dust jacket<\/li>\n
  • Page Count:<\/strong> 280 pages<\/li>\n
  • Illustrations:<\/strong> 194 tritone reproductions and 43 duotone full-page plates<\/li>\n
  • Dimensions:<\/strong> 11.4 x 9.8 x 1 inches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Why It’s a Must-Have Portfolio<\/h3>\n
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    • Masterful Printing:<\/strong> Features high-fidelity tritone and duotone printing that preserves DeCarava’s signature rich dark tones.<\/li>\n
    • Jazz Legend Portraits:<\/strong> Offers unparalleled, up-close images of mid-century jazz icons.<\/li>\n
    • Historical Significance:<\/strong> Acts as a crucial academic and artistic record of late 20th-century African-American life and photography.<\/li>\n
    • Collectible Status:<\/strong> Out of print and highly valued by photo book collectors and art historians globally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Book is Fine+. Dust jacket is VG+; slight soiling, yellowing on spine, no tears or markings.\u00a0 [5.2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Roy DeCarava: A Retrospective is the definitive monograph celebrating a half-century of work by one of America’s greatest masters of black-and-white photography. Published by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in 1996 to accompany his landmark traveling exhibition, this highly sought-after volume presents a profound visual history of Harlem, civil rights, and the golden era […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":81770,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[7,96,81],"product_tag":[421,1290],"class_list":["post-81769","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-arts-culture","product_cat-contemporary-photography","product_cat-photography","product_tag-jazz","product_tag-urban-photography","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/81769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=81769"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=81769"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=81769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}