Roy Lewis (photographer)

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Roy Lewis
Born (1937-07-24) July 24, 1937 (age 88)
Natchez, Mississippi
Known for photography

Roy Lewis (born 1937) is an American photographer. He is known for his photojournalism as well as videography.

Lewis was born in Natchez, Mississippi on July 24, 1937. He led a peripatetic life as a young man, residing in Illinois, Kansas, and Texas as well as serving in the United States Army. His early photo-journalistic carer included working as a photographer for the Johnson Publishing Company. [1] Lewis also created photographs of Chicago's Wall of Respect . [2] One of his images of the Wall of Respect is included in the collection of the National Museum of African American History & Culture. [3]

In 1974 Lewis traveled to Zaire, Africa to video the Foreman vs. Ali, boxing match referred to as The Rumble in the Jungle. Some of his footage was included in the 1996 documentary film When We Were Kings . [4]

In 1995 his photos were included in the book The Million Man March published by Three Rivers Press. [5] [6]

Lewis's work was included in the 2025 exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 at the National Gallery of Art. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Roy Lewis's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 Brookman, Philip; Willis, Deborah (2025). Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985. New Haven London: Yale University Press. p. 258-259. ISBN   9780300283501.
  3. ↑ "The Wall, August 1967 (Wall of Respect)". National Museum of African American History and Culture. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Roy Lewis". Black Arts Movement School Modality. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Roy Lewis: Photographer extraordinaire". Jackson Advocate. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  6. ↑ Cottman, Michael H.; Willis, Deborah (1995). Million man march. New York: Crown Trade Paperbacks. ISBN   9780517887639.


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