Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem: The Vision of Photographer Roy Decarava -- Gary Golio, Hardcover

A Kirkus Reviews Most Anticipated Book of 2024

A child of the Harlem Renaissance and an artistic collaborator of Langston Hughes, Roy DeCarava is an unsung hero of Black history. Convinced that the lives of ordinary Black people deserved to be immortalized and documented in photos, Roy celebrated Black people through his art, a process that the incomparable author Gary Golio and illustrator E. B. Lewis capture in this beautiful picture book.

"Life is how you look at it." And for Black photographer Roy DeCarava, life in his neighborhood was beautiful. Follow Roy through 1940s Harlem, as he takes out his camera, pops in a roll of film, and opens his eyes to the beauty all around him. There's a little boy drawing on the sidewalk with chalk. SNAP! A young man at the bus stop with a baby in his arms. SNAP! Kids playing in an open fire hydrant. SNAP! Looking at them all, Roy sees beauty everywhere in Harlem, and so do the people who look at his photos.

This deeply researched picture book also includes additional information on DeCarava, a list of places to view his photos, a bibliography, and photos.

Author: Gary Golio
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Published: 01/16/2024
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 11.20h x 9.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781662680557
Audience: Ages 9-12

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/2023 pg. 44
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2023
Publishers Weekly 11/20/2023
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2024
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2024 pg. 112