Ray Francis (photographer)

This article is about the American photographer. For the American baseball player, see Ray Francis.
Ray Francis
Born1937 (1937)
Died2006 (aged 68–69)
Known forPhotography

James Ray Francis (1937 – 2006) was an American photographer. He was a founding member of the Kamoinge Workshop in New York.[1]

Francis's work was included in the 2020 exhibition Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop at the Whitney Museum of American Art.[2] Francis's work was also included in the 2025 exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 at the National Gallery of Art. [3]

His work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art,[4] and the National Gallery of Art.[5]

In 2024 a retrospective of his work Waiting to Be Seen: Illuminating the Photographs of Ray Francis was held at the Bruce Silverstein Gallery.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Gopnik, Blake (22 February 2024). "Ray Francis, Celebrating Blackness (Published 2024)". New York Times. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Ray Francis". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  3. ^ Brookman, Philip; Willis, Deborah (2025). Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985. New Haven London: Yale University Press. p. 256. ISBN 9780300283501.
  4. ^ "Ray Francis". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
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