Dawoud Bey Archives

Collection Spotlight: Dawoud Bey, “A Woman and Three Children,” 1985

Artist: Dawoud BeyTitle: A Woman and Three ChildrenDate: 1985Medium: Gelatin silver printCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art Northwestern University, gift of Sari and James A. Klein in honor of Lisa Corrin and Peter Erickson, 2014.4.1 Dawoud Bey has spent decades capturing the vibrant narratives of Black American youth through thoughtfully composed photographs that transform everyday moments […]

Collection Spotlight

Collection Spotlight: Untitled #17 (Forest), Dawoud Bey

Title: Untitled #17 (Forest) from the series Night Coming Tenderly, BlackArtist: Dawoud Bey (American, born 1953)Date: 2017Medium: Gelatin silver printEdition: Edition of 6Dimensions: 44 x 55 in.Credit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, purchase funds provided by Susan and Richard Rieser Dawoud Bey’s series Night Coming Tenderly, Black is a photographic […]