Getty Research Institute

This conversation among photographers Herb Randall, Ming Smith, Dawoud Bey, Adger Cowans, and Herb Robinson explores their training and influences including jazz, family albums, and the book "Sweet Flypaper of Life"; Kamoinge principles and emblematic photographs; and the expansive impact of artist communities on their work.

As part of Artists’ Archives Day at the Getty Center, the interview took place on March 25, 2019, in conjunction with the opening of "Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963–1983," which was on view at the Broad museum in Los Angeles from March 23 to September 1, 2019.

The discussion is moderated by Dr. Bridget R. Cooks, University of California, Irvine.

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