Earlie Hudnall, Jr.

Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
Born	1946 (age 79–80) Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Known for	Photography

Earlie Hudnall, Jr. (1946) is an American photographer. He is known for his documentary photographs of Houston, Texas. ^[1]

Hudnall was born in 1946 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. ^[2] From 1966 through 1967 he served as a Marine during the Vietnam War. He then attended Texas Southern University in Houston. ^[3]

The Grace Museum held a solo exhibition of Hudnall's work in 2023 entitled As I See It: Earlie Hudnall, Jr. ^[4] His work was included in the 2025 exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 at the National Gallery of Art. ^[5]

His work is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, ^[6] the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, ^[7] the National Gallery of Art, ^[8] the Smithsonian American Art Museum, ^[2] and the Studio Museum in Harlem. ^[9]

References

1. "Renowned Houston Photographer Earlie Hudnall Jr. Always Has His Camera In Hand". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
2. "Earlie Hudnall, Jr". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
3. "On View: Earlie Hudnall, Jr". Art League Houston. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
4. "As I See It: Earlie Hudnall, Jr". The Grace Museum. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
5. Brookman, Philip; Willis, Deborah (2025). Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985. New Haven London: Yale University Press. p. 258. ISBN   9780300283501.
6. "Earlie Hudnall, Jr". The Art Institute of Chicago. 1946. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
7. "Works | Earlie Hudnall, Jr". The MFAH Collections. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
8. "Earlie Hudnall, Jr". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
9. "Earlie Hudnall Jr". Studio Museum in Harlem. Retrieved 30 January 2026.