Robert Fletcher (photographer)
Robert Fletcher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1938 (age 87–88) Detroit, Michigan |
| Known for | Photography |
Robert Fletcher (born 1938) is an American photographer, filmmaker, writer, and educator. He is known for his photographs of the activities of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).[1]
Fletcher was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1938. He attended Fisk University and Wayne State University. In 1964 he became the photographer for SNCC.[2]
Fletcher's work has been included in major Black photojournalism exhibits including the 1980 Smithsonian exhibition We'll Never Turn Back,[3][2] and the traveling exhibition This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement.[4][5]
Fletcher's work was included in the 2025 exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 at the National Gallery of Art. [6]
References
- ^ "Bobby Fletcher". SNCC Digital Gateway. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Robert Fletcher civil rights collection 1962-1967". New York Public Library. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "Civil Rights Photography Exhibit, NMHT Opens". Smithsonian Institution Archives. 2 February 1980. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "Exhibition Celebrates Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement". Sightlines. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement". Center for Documentary Expression and Ar. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ Brookman, Philip; Willis, Deborah (2025). Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985. New Haven London: Yale University Press. p. 255. ISBN 9780300283501.