LeRoy W. Henderson, Jr.

LeRoy W. Henderson, Jr.
Born1936 (age 89–90)
Richmond, Virginia
Known forPhotography

LeRoy W. Henderson, Jr. (born 1936, Richmond, Virginia)[1] is an American photographer. He attended the Pratt Institute and the School of Visual Arts. He is known for his documentary photography of the civil rights movement and the anti-war movement.[2]

Henderson's work was included in the 2025 exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 at the National Gallery of Art. [2] Also in 2025 Henderson was the recipient of a Gordon Parks Foundation Legacy Acquisition Fund grant.[1]

His work is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago,[3] and the Brooklyn Museum.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "LeRoy Henderson - Legacy Acquisition Fund". The Gordon Parks Foundation. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b Brookman, Philip; Willis, Deborah (2025). Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985. New Haven London: Yale University Press. p. 257. ISBN 9780300283501.
  3. ^ Henderson, LeRoy. "First Anti-Vietnam War March". Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  4. ^ "[Untitled] (Boy with Flag at Funeral)". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 24 January 2026.

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