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On ‘Pictures From Home’ on Broadway, a Family Portrait Full of Secrets

Adapted from Larry Sultan’s photo memoir, Sharr White’s play “Pictures From Home” explores the lies people — and their photographs — tell.

By Kurt Soller and Jennifer Livingston

Bearden, Romare Content Type: Personal Profile Harlem (Manhattan, NY) Jazz Museum of Modern Art Museums New York City Photography Smith, Ming (Photographer) Studio Museum in Harlem Sun Ra (1914-93) Wilson, August

The Ecstatic, Elusive Art of Ming Smith

The artist was the first Black woman photographer to have her work acquired by MoMA. Now, decades later, as she returns for a solo show, she reflects on her singular career.

By Lovia Gyarkye

Deaths (Obituaries) Dopkeen, Joyce New York Times News and News Media Newspapers Photography Women and Girls

Joyce Dopkeen, Barrier-Breaking News Photographer, Dies at 80

In 1973, she was the first woman hired by The New York Times to be a full-time staff photographer.

By Sam Roberts

Metropolitan Museum of Art Murals Museums Photography Richard Avedon: Murals (Exhibit) Rubin, Jerry Vietnam War Warhol, Andy

At the Met Museum, Richard Avedon at Large

“Richard Avedon: Murals” fills just one gallery of the Met, but “fills” is an understatement. These portraits of prominent political and social figures are a milestone in image-making.

By Jason Farago