“Eye Dreaming: Photographs by Anthony Barboza” by Anthony Barboza, Aaron Bryant, and Mazie M. Harris is a wonderful celebration of Barboza’s work. Highly recommended!
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BOOK: Eye Dreaming: Photographs by Anthony Barboza
BY: Anthony Barboza, Aaron Bryant, and Mazie M. Harris, with an introduction by Hilton Als
RELEASED: October 25, 2002
PUBLISHED BY: Getty Publishing
When it comes to photography, Anthony Barboza is a renown photographer for his work on his photography artwork focusing on the African diaspora, photographs of his good friend and legendary jazz musician Miles Davis and his work being featured in advertisements, magazines, album covers and more.
He’s had long-running photo exhibitions since 1966 and his book “Eye Dreaming: Photographs by Anthony Barboza” by Anthony Barboza, Aaron Bryant, and Mazie M. Harris, with an introduction by Hilton Als, will be released on October 25th. Courtesy of Getty Publications.
Barboza worked at a young age under legendary photographer Hugh Bell and learned a lot from photographer Adger Cowans, which proved instrumental in his photography career as he networked with Black artists (as part of the Kamoinge Workshop, a collective of Black photographers who are known for their powerful images of Black life in the mid-20th century) who were debating about Black voices and aesthetic.
While in Florida, Barboza documented the racial and economic injustice facing Black families in the South.
He forged his own path with his photography, especially with the release of his first photography book “Black Borders” which was self published in 1980 and becoming one of America’s successful African American photographers.
With the release of Getty Publications’ “Eye Dreaming: Photographs by Anthony Barboza”, the book is a celebration of the photographer’s photo oeuvre.
Featuring an introduction by New York Magazine writer and theater critic, Hilton Als; an essay by Smithsonian curator Aaron Bryant and an in-depth conversation between Barboza and Assistant Curator in the Department of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Mazie M. Harris.
One of the things that attracted me to the work of the Kamoinge Workshop, and through that discovering Barboza’s work is how he was able to photograph poverty which he saw with Blacks in America.
But one thing that what many people may not be aware of is how Barboza’s photography is so varied. With “Eye Dreaming: Photographs by Anthony Barboza”, you can see his photos shot in America, photos shot in Africa and the Middle East, fashion, entertainment and also showcasing his advertisement work, album covers, magazine covers, art publications, movie posters and more.
It’s important to note that the photos featured is just a small representation from Barboza’s photography oeuvre.
If anything, the book celebrates Barboza’s work but not giving it all away. No photographer showcases their complete work in one book and for Barboza’s work which spans many decades, it would be difficult. And thank goodness there have been numerous Barboza exhibits that have taken place in the US and abroad. And this leaves more opportunities for more Barboza books in the future and I hope for more, because this book is a long time coming.
“Eye Dreaming: Photographs by Anthony Barboza” by Anthony Barboza, Aaron Bryant, and Mazie M. Harris is a wonderful celebration of Barboza’s work. Highly recommended!
Click here to purchase “Eye Dreaming: Photographs by Anthony Barboza” on Amazon
