Photographs

  • Three Shadows
    Adger Cowans
    Three Shadows, 1966
    Gelatin silver print, printed later
    9 1/4 x 13 3/4 in (23.5 x 34.9 cm)
    Sheet: 11 x 15 3/8 in
  • Duke Delivers
    Adger Cowans
    Duke Delivers, 1961
    Gelatin silver print, printed later
    30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
  • Untitled
    Adger Cowans
    Untitled, c. 1950s
    Gelatin silver print mounted to board
    8 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (22.5 x 14.9 cm)
    Mount: 19 1/4 x 15 1/8 in.
  • Mick Jagger, Brazil
    Adger Cowans
    Mick Jagger, Brazil, 1968-1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969
    8 x 11 1/2 in. (20.3 x 29.2 cm)
  • Black Umbrellas, Harlem
    Adger Cowans
    Black Umbrellas, Harlem, 1961
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1961
    6 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (15.6 x 21.3 cm)
  • Biggie Smalls, Brooklyn, New York
    Adger Cowans
    Biggie Smalls, Brooklyn, New York, c. 1990s
    Gelatin silver print
    9 x 14 in (22.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • "Popeye", 145th St., Harlem, NYC
    Adger Cowans
    "Popeye", 145th St., Harlem, NYC, 1970
    Gelatin silver print
    13 x 19 in. (33.0 x 48.3 cm)
  • 125th Street
    Adger Cowans
    125th Street, c. 1960s
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1960s
    10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Abbey Lincoln
    Adger Cowans
    Abbey Lincoln, 1989
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1989
    8 x 11 1/2 in. (20.3 x 29.2 cm)
  • Al Loving, Artist, 42nd Studio, NYC
    Adger Cowans
    Al Loving, Artist, 42nd Studio, NYC, 1990
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990
    8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Archie
    Adger Cowans
    Archie, 1983
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1983
    8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Balance, Djuka Village
    Adger Cowans
    Balance, Djuka Village, 1969
    Gelatin silver print flush-mounted to board, printed c. 1969
    16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
  • Balloons of Columbus, Ohio
    Adger Cowans
    Balloons of Columbus, Ohio, 1956
    Gelatin silver print
    16 x 16 in. (40.6 x 40.6 cm)
  • Betty Shabazz at Malcolm X's Funeral
    Adger Cowans
    Betty Shabazz at Malcolm X's Funeral, 1965
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969
    7 1/2 x 10 1/2 in (19.1 x 26.7 cm)
  • Betty Shabazz at Malcolm X's Funeral
    Adger Cowans
    Betty Shabazz at Malcolm X's Funeral, 1965
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1960s
    8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Bill Hutson, Ed Clark and Adger Cowans on Ed's Roof
    Adger Cowans
    Bill Hutson, Ed Clark and Adger Cowans on Ed's Roof, c. 1950s
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1950s
    8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Butter
    Adger Cowans
    Butter, 1989
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1989
    7 x 10 1/4 in. (17.8 x 26.0 cm)
  • Butter
    Adger Cowans
    Butter, 1989
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1989
    8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Cassady Road
    Adger Cowans
    Cassady Road, 1963
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1963
    12 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. (32.4 x 21.9 cm)
  • Couple
    Adger Cowans
    Couple, 1985
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1985
    7 1/4 x 10 7/8 in. (18.4 x 27.6 cm.)
  • Dexter Gordon at Green Street
    Adger Cowans
    Dexter Gordon at Green Street, 1980s
    Gelatin silver print, printed 1980s
    8 3/8 x 12 1/2 in. (21.3 x 31.8 cm)
  • Eden at Aunt Liz's
    Adger Cowans
    Eden at Aunt Liz's, 1966
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1966
    8 3/8 x 12 3/4 in. (21.3 x 32.4 cm)
  • Face in Rain Streaked Window
    Adger Cowans
    Face in Rain Streaked Window, 1960
    Gelatin silver print mounted to board, printed c. 1960
    8 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (21 x 31.1 cm)
    Mount: 20 x 16 in.
  • Fannie Lou Hamer
    Adger Cowans
    Fannie Lou Hamer, 1963
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970s
    9 1/8 x 6 5/8 in. (23.2 x 16.8 cm)
  • Figure Study
    Adger Cowans
    Figure Study, c. 1960s
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1960s
    7 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (18.4 x 26.4 cm)
    Mat: 14 x 17 in.
  • Footsteps, Harlem
    Adger Cowans
    Footsteps, Harlem, 1961
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970s
    10 1/2 x 16 5/8 in. (26.7 x 42.2 cm.)
  • Gloria Lynne, Newport Jazz
    Adger Cowans
    Gloria Lynne, Newport Jazz, 1961
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1960s
    9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in (23.5 x 17.1 cm)
  • Hand of Hattie
    Adger Cowans
    Hand of Hattie, 1963
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980s
    12 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. (31.8 x 46.4 cm)
  • Harlem Book Store
    Adger Cowans
    Harlem Book Store, 1960
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970s
    8 1/4 x 12 3/8 in (21.0 x 31.4 cm)
  • Jackson, Mississippi
    Adger Cowans
    Jackson, Mississippi, 1963
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1963
    8 3/4 x 13 1/4 in (22.2 x 33.7 cm)
  • Justine
    Adger Cowans
    Justine, 1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969
    9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm)
  • Louis Armstrong, Newport Jazz
    Adger Cowans
    Louis Armstrong, Newport Jazz, 1961
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1960s
    9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (23.5 x 17.1 cm)
  • Malcolm X
    Adger Cowans
    Malcolm X, 1962
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1960s
    8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Malcolm X
    Adger Cowans
    Malcolm X, 1962
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1960s
    10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Malcolm X Funeral
    Adger Cowans
    Malcolm X Funeral, 1965
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1960s
    6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in (16.5 x 24.1 cm)
    Sheet: 8 x 10 in
  • Malcolm X Rally
    Adger Cowans
    Malcolm X Rally, 1963
    Gelatin silver print
    19 x 13 in (48.3 x 33 cm)
  • Malcolm X Rally
    Adger Cowans
    Malcolm X Rally, 1963
    Gelatin silver print
    9 x 14 in (22.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Malcolm X Speaks, Harlem
    Adger Cowans
    Malcolm X Speaks, Harlem, 1962
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970s
    10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Mick Jagger, Brazil
    Adger Cowans
    Mick Jagger, Brazil, 1968
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1968
    8 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (21.6 x 29.2 cm)
  • Mouthpiece and Hands
    Adger Cowans
    Mouthpiece and Hands, c. 1980s
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980s
    6 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (16.5 x 23.5 cm)
  • N.Y.C
    Adger Cowans
    N.Y.C, 1974
    Gelatin silver print mounted to board, printed c. 1974
    6 1/2 x 9 7/8 in (16.5 x 25.1 cm)
    Mount: 19 1/4 x 14 in
    Mat: 16 x 20 in
  • Nude Breast
    Adger Cowans
    Nude Breast, c. 1960s
    Gelatin silver print mounted to board, printed c. 1960s
    8 x 7 1/4 in. (20.3 x 18.4 cm)
    Mount: 19 x 13 in.
  • Nude Study
    Adger Cowans
    Nude Study, c. 1960s
    Gelatin silver print mounted to board, printed c. 1960s
    6 7/8 x 11 in. (17.5 x 27.9 cm)
    Mount: 17 x 15 3/4 in.
  • Nude Study #2
    Adger Cowans
    Nude Study #2, 1960s
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1960s
    6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (16.5 x 24.1 cm)
  • Olympia
    Adger Cowans
    Olympia, c. 1966
    Gelatin silver print mounted to board, printed c. 1966
    8 3/8 x 13 5/8 in. (21.3 x 34.6 cm)
    Mount: 20 x 16 in.
  • Olympia (Mouth)
    Adger Cowans
    Olympia (Mouth), c. 1960
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1960
    13 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. (34.9 x 43.8 cm)
  • PB Figure
    Adger Cowans
    PB Figure, 1970
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970
    8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in (21.6 x 31.8 cm)
  • Peter Bradley
    Adger Cowans
    Peter Bradley, 1970s
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970s
    10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Roy [DeCarava] on 125th
    Adger Cowans
    Roy [DeCarava] on 125th, c. 1970s
    Gelatin silver print
    9 x 14 in. (22.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Shadow on Tree
    Adger Cowans
    Shadow on Tree, 2009
    Archival pigment print, printed 2009
    8 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. (20.6 x 20.6 cm)
  • Shari
    Adger Cowans
    Shari, 1970
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970
    7 3/4 x 11 in. (19.7 x 27.9 cm.)
  • String
    Adger Cowans
    String, c. 1980s
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980s
    8 1/2 x 11 in (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
  • Subway
    Adger Cowans
    Subway, 1960s
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1960s
    8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Sun and Trees
    Adger Cowans
    Sun and Trees, 1960
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980s
    8 x 13 5/8 in (20.3 x 34.6 cm)
  • The Evening Show
    Adger Cowans
    The Evening Show, c. 1960
    Gelatin silver print
    14 x 9 in (35.6 x 22.9 cm)
  • Untitled
    Adger Cowans
    Untitled, c. 1975
    Gelatin silver print flush-mounted to board, printed c. 1975
    20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
  • Water Patterns
    Adger Cowans
    Water Patterns, c. 1960s
    Gelatin silver print mounted to board, printed c. 1960s
    8 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (22.2 x 21.6 cm)
    Mount: 16 x 16 in.
  • Icarus
    Adger Cowans
    Icarus, 1970
    Archival pigment print
    14 7/8 x 14 1/4 in (37.8 x 36.2 cm)
  • Self-Portrait (Shrouded, Masked, Free)
    Adger Cowans
    Self-Portrait (Shrouded, Masked, Free), 1973
    Three gelatin silver prints, printed c. 1973
    Each: 15 x 10 5/8 in (38.1 x 27 cm)
    Mat: 20 x 24 in
  • Two Shadows
    Adger Cowans
    Two Shadows, 1968
    Gelatin silver print mounted to board, printed c. 1968
    10 1/8 x 5 1/2 in (25.7 x 14 cm)
    Mount: 17 x 14 in