Jeffrey Henson Scales

Jeffrey Henson Scales
Born	1954 (age 71–72)
Known for	Photography

Jeffrey Henson Scales (born 1954) is an American photographer known both for his photographs of the Black Panther Party ^[1] and for his work as the photography editor of The New York Times . ^[2]

His work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, ^[3] and the National Gallery of Art. ^[4]

In 2022 his book In a Time of Panthers: Early Photographs was published by powerHouse Books. ^{[5] [1]}

Scales's work was included in the 2025 exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 at the National Gallery of Art. ^[6]

References

1. Adams, Michael Henry (24 December 2022). "In a Time of Panthers: Jeffrey Henson Scales photographs Black history". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
2. Scott, Chadd (18 July 2025). "Jeffrey Henson Scales photographs of Harlem". See Great Art.
3. "Jeffrey Henson Scales". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
4. "Jeffrey Henson Scales". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
5. Scales, Jeffrey Henson (11 October 2022). "In a Time of Panthers: Early Photographs". Google Books. powerHouse Books. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
6. Brookman, Philip; Willis, Deborah (2025). Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. p. 257. ISBN   9780300283501.

Further reading

• Coming Right Back 2011 essay by Meg Henson Scales
• Jeffrey Henson Scales: Revisiting the Black Panthers and Beyond 2022 interview by Kathy Brew