{"product_id":"everywhere-beauty-is-harlem-the-vision-of-photographer-roy-decarava-hardcover","title":"Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem: The Vision of Photographer Roy Decarava - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Golio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eE. B. Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Kirkus Reviews Most Anticipated Book of 2024 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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. \u003ci\u003eSNAP!\u003c\/i\u003e A young man at the bus stop with a baby in his arms. \u003ci\u003eSNAP!\u003c\/i\u003e Kids playing in an open fire hydrant. \u003ci\u003eSNAP!\u003c\/i\u003e Looking at them all, Roy sees beauty everywhere in Harlem, and so do the people who look at his photos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis deeply researched picture book also includes additional information on DeCarava, a list of places to view his photos, a bibliography, and photos.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA visual artist, musician, and psychotherapist, Gary Golio is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling picture book \u003ci\u003eJimi: Sounds Like A Rainbow\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the 2011 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. His other books, most of which profile important artists, include \u003ci\u003eWhen Bob Met Woody\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStrange Fruit\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently \u003ci\u003eSonny Rollins Plays the Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit garygolio.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe recipient of a Caldecott Honor and an Orbis Pictus Award, along with many others, E. B. Lewis is the illustrator of more than seventy books for children. His Calkins Creek titles include \u003ci\u003eSeeking Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e by Selene Castrovilla and \u003ci\u003eLizzie Demands a Seat\u003c\/i\u003e by Beth Anderson, which won Bank Street College of Education's Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for excellence in fiction, along with many other honors. He is also illustrating the forthcoming book \u003ci\u003eInvincible\u003c\/i\u003e by Wade Hudson.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.2 x 9.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764469039392,"sku":"9781662680557","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0fca67168853885d5e92287b2da3881f.webp?v=1780249210","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/everywhere-beauty-is-harlem-the-vision-of-photographer-roy-decarava-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}