Frank Dandridge

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Frank Dandridge
Born1938 (age 87–88)
Known for Photography

Frank Dandridge (born 1938) is a photojournalist and television writer. He is best known for his photographs of the civil rights movement. Many of his photographs appeared in Life magazine. [1]

In 2017 Time magazine ran an essay discussing Dandridge's coverage of the 1967 Newark riots. [2]

Dandridge's work was included in the 2025 exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 at the National Gallery of Art. [1] His portrait of James Baldwin is in the archives of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. [3] His iconic image Birmingham Bombing Victim Sarah Jean Collins, 1963 is in the Princeton University Art Museum. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Brookman, Philip; Willis, Deborah (2025). Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985. New Haven London: Yale University Press. p. 254. ISBN   9780300283501.
  2. ↑ Rothman, Lily. "What One Photographer Saw During the Deadly Newark Riots of 1967". Time. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "James Baldwin Archive". National Museum of African American History and Culture. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Birmingham Bombing Victim Sarah Jean Collins". Princeton University Art Museum. Retrieved 21 January 2026.

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