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Kwame Brathwaite

Kwame Brathwaite

1938–2023

WA-00035927

Printmaking

Representation

None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

31

Works in Collection

40

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

70%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ28860536

Field Verification (2 fields)

2 cross-verified · 0 single-source

Birth yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
Death yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/74342
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Kwame Brathwaite was an American photographer and cultural historian whose black-and-white portraits documented the Black arts movement and African diasporic identity in postwar New York. Working from the 1960s onward, he captured the aesthetic and political consciousness of emerging Black nationalist and Pan-African movements, creating a visual archive of style, dignity, and self-determination. His photographs served as both artistic statement and historical record, positioning the camera as an instrument of cultural affirmation rather than documentation alone.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 28d ago

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Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York Whitney Museum of American Art

Canonical record

Artworks (31)

Untitled (Poster for Naturally ‘92)

Untitled (Poster for Naturally ‘92)

1992 · Offset print

35.6 × 28 cm (14 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Buy Black)

Untitled (Buy Black)

1970 · Gelatin silver print

Paper: 24.2 × 19.3 cm (10 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Grandassa)

Untitled (Grandassa)

1970 · Chromogenic print

35.6 × 28 cm (14 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Poster for Naturally ‘70)

Untitled (Poster for Naturally ‘70)

1970 · Offset print

35.6 × 28 cm (14 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Ethel Parks at AJASS Studio photoshoot)

Untitled (Ethel Parks at AJASS Studio photoshoot)

1969 · Inkjet print

Approx. paper: 76.2 × 76.2 cm (30 × 30 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Sikolo with Carolee Prince Designs)

1968 · Inkjet print

Sheet (sight): 29 5/8 × 29 5/8 in. (75.2 × 75.2 cm) Image (sight): 29 5/8 × 29 5/8 in. (75.2 × 75.2 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Untitled (Photo shoot at a school for one of the many modeling groups who had begun to embrace natural hairstyles in the 1960s)

1966 · Inkjet print

Sheet (sight): 29 5/8 × 29 5/8 in. (75.2 × 75.2 cm) Image (sight): 29 5/8 × 29 5/8 in. (75.2 × 75.2 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Untitled (Self Portrait)

1964 · Inkjet print

Sheet (sight): 14 9/16 × 14 9/16 in. (37 × 37 cm) Image (sight): 14 9/16 × 14 9/16 in. (37 × 37 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Untitled (Sikolo with Carolee Prince Designs)

1964 · Inkjet print, printed 2018

60 × 60" (152.4 × 152.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Photo shoot at a school for one of the many modeling groups who had begun to embrace natural hairstyles in the 1960s)

1964 · Inkjet print, printed 2018

60 × 60" (152.4 × 152.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Nomsa with Earrings)

Untitled (Nomsa with Earrings)

1964 · Inkjet print, printed 2024

15 × 15" (38.1 × 38.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Sikolo with Carolee Prince Designs)

Untitled (Sikolo with Carolee Prince Designs)

1964 · Inkjet print, printed 2024

30 × 30" (76.2 × 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Nomsa Brath at AJASS Studio)

Untitled (Nomsa Brath at AJASS Studio)

1964 · Inkjet print, printed 2024

15 × 15" (38.1 × 38.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Photo shoot at a school for one of the many modeling groups who had begun to embrace natural hairstyles in the 1960s)

Untitled (Photo shoot at a school for one of the many modeling groups who had begun to embrace natural hairstyles in the 1960s)

1964 · Inkjet print, printed 2024

30 × 30" (76.2 × 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Nomsa with Africa)

Untitled (Nomsa with Africa)

1964 · Inkjet print, printed 2024

15 × 15" (38.1 × 38.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Grandassa)

Untitled (Grandassa)

1960 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 26.5 × 34.2 cm (10 7/16 × 13 1/2 in.); Paper: 27.8 × 35.5 cm (8 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Grandassa)

Untitled (Grandassa)

1960 · Gelatin silver print

25.4 × 20.4 cm (10 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Grandassa)

Untitled (Grandassa)

1960 · Gelatin silver print

Mount: 34.2 × 24.9 cm (14 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Grandassa Parade)

Untitled (Grandassa Parade)

1960 · Gelatin silver print

20.4 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Grandassa Advertisement)

Untitled (Grandassa Advertisement)

1960 · Gelatin silver print

25.4 × 20.4 cm (10 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Buy Black)

Untitled (Buy Black)

1960 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 19 × 23.6 cm (7 1/2 × 9 5/16 in.); Paper: 20.2 × 25.3 cm (8 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Grandassa with Album Covers)

Untitled (Grandassa with Album Covers)

1960 · Gelatin silver print

Mount: 26.8 × 27.3 cm (8 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Advertisement with Self-Portrait)

Untitled (Advertisement with Self-Portrait)

1960 · Offset lithograph

25.4 × 20.4 cm (10 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1960 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 24.3 × 19.4 cm (9 5/8 × 7 11/16 in.); Paper: 25.3 × 20.3 cm (10 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (3)

31 published of 38 catalogued · 31 with image

Art Institute Chicago
21 published21 img
MoMA
7 publishedof 14 catalogued10 img
Whitney
3 published

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Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Untitled (Ethel Parks at AJASS Studio photoshoot) (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

4

Collections4

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art Whitney Museum of American Art Artsy

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

Market

Auction sale history

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Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	Mar 2025	$2,000 – $3,000	Unsold

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