Beuford Smith

Beuford Smith
Born(1936-04-12)April 12, 1936
Cincinnati, Ohio
DiedJune 7, 2025(2025-06-07) (aged 89)
Brooklyn
Known forphotography

Beuford Smith (1936–2025) was an American photographer.

Smith was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1] Sources differ on his birth year. the African American Registry[2] and the New York Times[1] list his birthday as April 12, 1936. Several sources list his birth year as 1941.[3][4][5]

Smith was a member of the Kamoinge Workshop. He was also a founding editor of the Black Photographers Annual.[6]

In 2020 his work was included in the traveling exhibition Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop.[1] His work was included in the 2025 exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 at the National Gallery of Art. [7] In 2026 the Keith de Lellis Gallery held a retrospective entitled Beuford Smith : A Retrospective of Community, Witness, and History.[8]

Smith's photographs are in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum,[4] the Museum of Modern Art,[9]the National Gallery of Art,[10] and the Whitney Museum of American Art.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Sandomir, Richard (16 June 2025). "Beuford Smith, Photographer Who Chronicled Black Life, Dies at 89". New York Times. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Beuford Smith, Photographer born". African American Registry. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Beuford Smith". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Woman Bathing on Roof". The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Beuford Smith". National Museum of African American History and Culture. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  6. ^ Onabanjo, Oluremi C. (14 July 2025). ""Less Words, More Eyes": Remembering Beuford Smith (1936–2025) | Magazine". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  7. ^ Brookman, Philip; Willis, Deborah (2025). Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985. New Haven London: Yale University Press. p. 263. ISBN 9780300283501.
  8. ^ "Black History Month: Beuford Smith, A Retrospective of Community, Witness, and History | Keith de Lellis Gallery". Musée Magazine. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Beuford Smith". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
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