Barboza, Anthony
1944-present · Contribution: 1963-present
Commercial and fine-art photographer
Built a five-decade commercial and fine-art photography career after joining the Kamoinge Workshop in 1963 as its youngest member, later serving as the collective’s president from 2005 to 2016 and co-editing its landmark 2015 history, Timeless: Photographs by Kamoinge
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1944, New Bedford, Massachusetts
- Active since
- 1963
- Category
- Press & Photography
- Best known for
- Kamoinge Workshop member, president, and co-editor of its landmark history
Impact on the world
As both working commercial photographer and collective leader, Barboza helped sustain Kamoinge, now billed as the oldest continuously operating nonprofit photography organization in the country, and preserve a Black-authored visual record of American cultural life.
Sources
- The HistoryMakers
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