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Frank Dandridge | |
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| Born | 1938 (age 87–88) |
| Known for | Photography |
Frank Dandridge (born 1938) is a photojournalist and television writer. He is best known for his photographs of the civil rights movement. Many of his photographs appeared in Life magazine.[1]
In 2017 Time magazine ran an essay discussing Dandridge's coverage of the 1967 Newark riots.[2]
Dandridge's work was included in the 2025 exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 at the National Gallery of Art.[1] His portrait of James Baldwin is in the archives of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.[3] His iconic image Birmingham Bombing Victim Sarah Jean Collins, 1963 is in the Princeton University Art Museum.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Brookman, Philip; Willis, Deborah (2025). Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985. New Haven London: Yale University Press. p. 254. ISBN 9780300283501.
- ↑ Rothman, Lily. "What One Photographer Saw During the Deadly Newark Riots of 1967". Time. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "James Baldwin Archive". National Museum of African American History and Culture. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Birmingham Bombing Victim Sarah Jean Collins". Princeton University Art Museum. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
Further reading
[edit]- Race in the 1960s: The Photography of Frank Dandridge, Bill Syken, Life Magazine online