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Welcome, Las Vegas - American Black and White Square Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Welcome', classic Las Vegas sign photography from Richard Heeps Dream in Color series. Primarily
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin

4FT, Las Vegas - Black and White Square American Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
' Series. Primarily known as a color photographer Richard Heeps was commissioned to create this black and
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin

Telephone, Palm Springs California - American Black and White Square Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
photography has a dreamy mid-century modern nostalgic vibe. Primarily known as a color photographer Richard
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin

Sun 45, Bisbee, Arizona - American Black and White Square Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Heeps was commissioned to create this black and white edition as part of an interior design project
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin

"American Buffalo" 50x40 Black & White Photography Bison Photograph Unsigned
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of an American Bison. Printed on archival paper and using
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Palm Springs Poolside, California - American Black and White Square Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Palm Springs Pool Side, photography from Richard Heeps Dream in Colour series, taken at the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin

Muscle Boy, Harlem, Black and White Photography 1960s African American Children
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
archive. This is the cover of "Black in White America." It is also illustrated in "Leonard Freed
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital Pigment, Photographic Film, Arc...

Beauty Contest, Harlem, Black and White Photography of African American Fashion
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
back) by the Freed estate. The image appears in American photographer Freed's seminal photo book Black
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Waterfall in the American West, Iconic, Vertical, Black and White Photography
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
white photography by One Eyeland. Related tags: Black and White, North America, Landscape, National
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Southern State, Black and White Civil Rights Photography African Americans 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Leonard Freed, is an 11” x 14” gelatin silver photograph from the photographer's Black in White America
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Shadow Lines, Wildwood, New Jersey - American Black and White Square Photography
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Shadow Lines' from Richard Heeps Jersey Shore Series. Street photography captured during low
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin

"American Buffalo" 50x60 Black & White Photography Bison Buffalo Photograph Art
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of an American Bison. 50x60 Edition of 10. Signed by Shane
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"American Buffalo" 50x60 Black & White Photography Bison Buffalo Unsigned Print
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of an American Bison. 50x60 Unsigned Print Printed on archival
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"American Buffalo" 36x24 Black & White Photography Bison Buffalo Photograph Art
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of an American Bison. 36x24 Edition of 50. Signed by Shane
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

African American Man on Street - 20th Century, America, Street photography
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
days. A dramatic Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper available in this size in an Edition of 10
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20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

Waterfall in the American West, Iconic, Vertical, Black and White Photography
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
white photography by One Eyeland. Related tags: Black and White, North America, Landscape, National
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled #29 (American Flag) from New York - Black and White, Street Photography
By Giacomo Brunelli
Located in Brighton, GB
available as a 20x24" print, in an edition of 5 at £2,160. Brunelli shoots uniquely on black and white film
Category

2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Black and White Photography of American landscape series - "Salt Lake City" n.2
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful contemporary black and white photography and color photography series of the
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Panoramic View of San Francisco 1939, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph was distributed by American Information
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1930s Art Deco Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Florence (City Photography, Italy, Firenze, Black & White Photography)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Heinz Finke Florence (City Photography, Italy, Firenze, Black & White Photography) Photograph
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

George Rodger - American GI, Photography 1943, Printed After
By George Rodger
Located in Greenwich, CT
An American GI stationed in Naples spruces himself up with the help of the locals, 1943. All
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1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Man with Newspaper - Street photography, Liberty print, Fashion, Style, America
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 10. Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper. The body of work, States of America, is
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White

Woman on Bus, Washington Protest, African-American Civil Rights Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Brooklyn, New York. His "Black in White America" series made him known as a documentarian, a social
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Large Albumen Photo Jerusalem Photograph American Colony Old City Market
By American Colony Jerusalem
Located in Surfside, FL
. Photography Around 1900, Elijah Meyers, a member of the American Colony, began taking photographs of places
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Early 20th Century Academic Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Vintage Large Albumen Photo Jerusalem Photograph American Colony Mt Zion Trees
By American Colony Jerusalem
Located in Surfside, FL
. Photography Around 1900, Elijah Meyers, a member of the American Colony, began taking photographs of places
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Early 20th Century Academic Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Vintage Large Albumen Photo Jerusalem Photograph American Colony Old City Market
By American Colony Jerusalem
Located in Surfside, FL
. Photography Around 1900, Elijah Meyers, a member of the American Colony, began taking photographs of places
Category

Early 20th Century Academic Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Vintage Large Albumen Photo Jerusalem Photograph American Colony Old City Market
By American Colony Jerusalem
Located in Surfside, FL
American Colony Jerusalem. I am not sure if these are hand colored but they are from the period. The
Category

Early 20th Century Academic Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

The Palmist - Street photography, America, 20th Century, Robert Frank, Surreal
By Michael Ormerod
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 10. Black & White print on Hahnemuehle Paper. The body of work, States of America, is
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

"Regal" 36x48 - Black & White Photography, Lion Photography Art Photo
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
has built a reputation for capturing America's landscapes, cultures and endangered animals. Born in
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Fire Hydrant, Harlem, Portrait Photography of African American Children 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Punctuated by documentary photo essays such as Black in White America, Fire Hydrant is one of
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pi...

Paris - Robert Frank (Black and White Photography)
By Robert Frank
Located in London, GB
Paris - Robert Frank (Black and White Photography) Signed and dated Silver gelatin print, printed
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1950s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, 1975
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite
Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Woman Protestor, March on Washington, African-American Civil Rights Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Coast to the Deep South, Freed’s photo essay culminated in the book Black in White America, which
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Miles Davis (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography)
By Ted Williams
Located in London, GB
Miles Davis (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20: £1,200 20x24
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Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Billie Holiday (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography)
By Ted Williams
Located in London, GB
Billie Holiday (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20: £1,200
Category

Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Large Panoramic Black & White Photograph Signed American Ruins Maxwell Mackenzie
By Maxwell Mackenzie
Located in Surfside, FL
Fabulous American landscape photography of a rural school house. From series "American Ruins
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1990s American Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Count Basie (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography)
By Ted Williams
Located in London, GB
Count Basie (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20: £1,200 20x24
Category

Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite
Category

1970s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite
Category

1970s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite
Category

1970s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Jackie Onassis, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite
Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite
Category

1970s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960s
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite
Category

1960s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960s
Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960s
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Tyler Shields - Black Water, Photography 2013, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
creative tour de force in the photography and film industries. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, and now
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print

"Bald Eagle" 36x48 - Black & White Photography, Photograph Art
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of an American Bald Eagle 36x48 Edition of 12. Signed and
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Fiat Lux, Roma 1962 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
left behind a body of work focussing on three specific geographical areas: Italy, North America, which
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tony Bennett, 1961 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography)
By Ted Williams
Located in London, GB
Tony Bennett, 1961 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print Estate-stamped
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Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

State Theatre, Sydney – Hiroshi Sugimoto, Cinema, Photography, Black & White
By Hiroshi Sugimoto
Located in Zurich, CH
American art movements of Minimalism and Concept Art. He works exclusively in the medium of black-and-white
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Berlin, Germany, African-American Soldier in Europe And Civil Rights Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
South, documenting the movement. His Black in White America photography series contributed to Freed's
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Paul Desmond, 1965 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography)
By Ted Williams
Located in London, GB
Paul Desmond, 1965 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20: £1,200
Category

Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Paul Desmond, 1959 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography)
By Ted Williams
Located in London, GB
Paul Desmond, 1959 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20: £1,200
Category

Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Count Basie, 1962 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography)
By Ted Williams
Located in London, GB
Count Basie, 1962 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20: £1,200
Category

Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Louis Armstrong, 1962 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography)
By Ted Williams
Located in London, GB
Louis Armstrong, 1962 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20
Category

Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

AMERICAN HORSE POWER 36x48 Photography Wild Horses Mustangs FORD BRONCO Unsigned
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1STDIBS EXCLUSIVE American Horse Power by Shane Russeck "Icon is a brand I’ve admired and
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tom Waits, 1972 (Ed Caraeff - Black and White Photography)
By Ed Caraeff
Located in London, GB
Tom Waits, 1972 (Ed Caraeff - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20 : £1,440
Category

Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Robert Redford, 1979 (Eva Sereny - Black and White Photography)
By Eva Sereny
Located in London, GB
Robert Redford, 1979 (Eva Sereny - Black and White Photography) Archival Pigment Print 16 x 20
Category

Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

AMERICAN HORSE POWER 36x48 Photography Wild Horses Mustangs FORD BRONCO ICON
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1STDIBS EXCLUSIVE American Horse Power by Shane Russeck "Icon is a brand I’ve admired and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Ray Charles, 1972 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography)
By Ted Williams
Located in London, GB
Ray Charles, 1972 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20: £1,200
Category

Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ella Fitzgerald, 1961 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography)
By Ted Williams
Located in London, GB
Ella Fitzgerald, 1961 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20
Category

Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of black american photography for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find Modern examples as well as a Contemporary version. Making the right choice when shopping for an item from our selection of black american photography may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right choice in our collection of black american photography for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of black, gray, silver and brown. An object in our assortment of black american photography from Slim Aarons, Jack Mitchell, Richard Heeps, Howard Schatz and Shane Russeck — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paper, photographic paper and silver gelatin print can add an especially memorable touch. A large option in this array of black american photography can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 2 high and 2.25 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.

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A piece of black american photography can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,800, while the lowest priced sells for $19 and the highest can go for as much as $50,000.

Finding the Right Photography for You

Find a broad range of photography on 1stDibs today.

The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later. 

Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide. 

What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?

Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.

Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.

Throughout the past two centuries, photographers have used their medium to create expressive work that has resonated for generations. Shop a voluminous collection of this powerful fine photography on 1stDibs. Search by photographer to find the perfect piece for your living room wall, or spend some time with the work organized under various categories, such as landscape photography, nude photography and more. 

Questions About Black American Photography
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    Black and white photography refers to imagery that only consists of different tones of grey. The unique and timeless quality of a black and white photograph accentuates any room. Some might argue that we’re naturally drawn to color photography because it’s the world we know best. Find black and white photography today on 1stDibs.