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Chester Higgins
The Indelible Spirit , Gallery Exhibitions, 6 May - 26 June 2021

Chester Higgins: The Indelible Spirit

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  • Chester Higgins Barbershop, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1972 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1993 16 x 19 3/4 in (40.6 x 50.2 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Barbershop, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1972
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1993
    16 x 19 3/4 in (40.6 x 50.2 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Front Porch, Macon County, Alabama, 1967 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Front Porch, Macon County, Alabama, 1967
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Watching the Drag Race, Tuskegee Alabama, 1969 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969 6 1/2 x 9 7/8 in (16.5 x 25.1 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Watching the Drag Race, Tuskegee Alabama, 1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969
    6 1/2 x 9 7/8 in (16.5 x 25.1 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Coach and Catcher, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1973 Gelatin silver print, printed 1975 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Coach and Catcher, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed 1975
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Macon County, Alabama, 1969 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Macon County, Alabama, 1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Pastor at Church, Macon County, Alabama, 1973 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1973 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Pastor at Church, Macon County, Alabama, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1973
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Spencer Jones in prayer at Springfield Baptist Church, New Brockton, Alabama, 1973 Gelatin silver print, printed 1976 8 1/4 x 11 in (21 x 27.9 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Spencer Jones in prayer at Springfield Baptist Church, New Brockton, Alabama, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed 1976
    8 1/4 x 11 in (21 x 27.9 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Hands of Contentment, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1973 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Hands of Contentment, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s
    11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Church kid, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1969 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969 6 5/8 x 9 3/4 in (16.8 x 24.8 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Church kid, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969
    6 5/8 x 9 3/4 in (16.8 x 24.8 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Uncle March Fourth McGowan, New Brockton, Alabama, 1981 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1981 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Uncle March Fourth McGowan, New Brockton, Alabama, 1981
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1981
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Uncle March Fourth McGowan entering his home, New Brockton, Alabama, 1981 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1981 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Uncle March Fourth McGowan entering his home, New Brockton, Alabama, 1981
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1981
    11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Uncle March Fourth McGowan, Enterprise, Alabama, 1995 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1995 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Uncle March Fourth McGowan, Enterprise, Alabama, 1995
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1995
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Necklace, Atlanta, Georgia, 1974 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Necklace, Atlanta, Georgia, 1974
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Home visit, Macon County Fair, Alabama, 1968 Gelatin silver print, printed 2007 20 x 24 in (50.8 x 61 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Home visit, Macon County Fair, Alabama, 1968
    Gelatin silver print, printed 2007
    20 x 24 in (50.8 x 61 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Harold McDugall and Gay Elaine Johnson Wedding, Atlanta, Georgia, 1971 Gelatin silver print, printed 1975 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Harold McDugall and Gay Elaine Johnson Wedding, Atlanta, Georgia, 1971
    Gelatin silver print, printed 1975
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Flag and Hope, New York City, 1990 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Flag and Hope, New York City, 1990
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Chester Higgins, A delegate at the National Black Political Convention, Gary, Indiana, 1972
    Chester Higgins, A delegate at the National Black Political Convention, Gary, Indiana, 1972
  • Chester Higgins Looking for Justice, Civil Rights Rally, Montgomery, Alabama, 1968 Gelatin silver print, printed 1997 20 x 24 in (50.8 x 61 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Looking for Justice, Civil Rights Rally, Montgomery, Alabama, 1968
    Gelatin silver print, printed 1997
    20 x 24 in (50.8 x 61 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Student Leaders, Rally, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1968 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1975 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Student Leaders, Rally, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1968
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1975
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Early morning coffee, Harlem, 1974 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 2021 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Early morning coffee, Harlem, 1974
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 2021
    11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Basketball player at rest, West Village, Manhattan, 1973 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1973 3 3/8 x 5 in (8.6 x 12.7 cm) Paper size: 10 x 8 in
    Chester Higgins
    Basketball player at rest, West Village, Manhattan, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1973
    3 3/8 x 5 in (8.6 x 12.7 cm)
    Paper size: 10 x 8 in
  • Chester Higgins Monkey bars, Brooklyn, 1998 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1998 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Monkey bars, Brooklyn, 1998
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1998
    11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Bowery Denizen, 1985 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1985 10 x 7 in (25.4 x 17.8 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Bowery Denizen, 1985
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1985
    10 x 7 in (25.4 x 17.8 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Father swinging son, Brooklyn, 1972 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1972 3 1/2 x 5 1/8 in (8.9 x 13.0 cm) Sheet: 10 x 8 in
    Chester Higgins
    Father swinging son, Brooklyn, 1972
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1972
    3 1/2 x 5 1/8 in (8.9 x 13.0 cm)
    Sheet: 10 x 8 in
  • Chester Higgins Five Points, Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, 1972 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980s 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Five Points, Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, 1972
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980s
    11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Water spray dancer, Harlem, 1969 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Water spray dancer, Harlem, 1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1969
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Fashionable teens, Harlem, 1974 Gelatin silver print, printed 1974 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Fashionable teens, Harlem, 1974
    Gelatin silver print, printed 1974
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Lance and Lori, Manhattan, 1990 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Lance and Lori, Manhattan, 1990
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Chester Higgins, Adeles, Harlem, 1974
    Chester Higgins, Adeles, Harlem, 1974
  • Chester Higgins Rainy Times Square, Manhattan, 1969 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1973 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Rainy Times Square, Manhattan, 1969
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1973
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Chester Higgins A Young Muslim Woman in Brooklyn, 1990 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990 14 x 11 in (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    A Young Muslim Woman in Brooklyn, 1990
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990
    14 x 11 in (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Desert Wind Attire, Mopti, Mali, 1993 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1993 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Desert Wind Attire, Mopti, Mali, 1993
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1993
    11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Chester Higgins A woman in Dakar, Senegal, fashion capital of Africa, 1974 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980s 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    A woman in Dakar, Senegal, fashion capital of Africa, 1974
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980s
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Aretha Franklin at the Apollo, Harlem, New York, 1971 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Aretha Franklin at the Apollo, Harlem, New York, 1971
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Chester Higgins, King Curtis at the Apollo, Harlem, New York, 1971
    Chester Higgins, King Curtis at the Apollo, Harlem, New York, 1971
  • Chester Higgins Billy Preston, singer, New York City, 1973 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980 6 7/8 x 9 3/4 in (17.5 x 24.8 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Billy Preston, singer, New York City, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980
    6 7/8 x 9 3/4 in (17.5 x 24.8 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Bob Marley, Final Performance, Madison Square Garden, New York, 1980 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s 8 x 10 1/4 in (20.3 x 26 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Bob Marley, Final Performance, Madison Square Garden, New York, 1980
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s
    8 x 10 1/4 in (20.3 x 26 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Madame Ba, Gorée, Dakar, Senegal, 1971 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1996 11 1/2 x 17 1/2 in (29.2 x 44.5 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Madame Ba, Gorée, Dakar, Senegal, 1971
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1996
    11 1/2 x 17 1/2 in (29.2 x 44.5 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Traditional Dancer, Ghana, 1973 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1973 3 3/8 x 5 in (8.6 x 12.7 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Traditional Dancer, Ghana, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1973
    3 3/8 x 5 in (8.6 x 12.7 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Basin fishing, Accra, Ghana, 1973 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1974 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Basin fishing, Accra, Ghana, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1974
    11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Ocean Spray, Accra, Ghana, 1973 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980s 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Ocean Spray, Accra, Ghana, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980s
    11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Cowrie Shells, Kumasi, Ghana, 1975 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s 14 x 11 in (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Cowrie Shells, Kumasi, Ghana, 1975
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s
    14 x 11 in (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
  • Chester Higgins A serving dish, Ghana, 1973 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    A serving dish, Ghana, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s
    11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Egg Vendor, Ghana, 1973 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980s 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Egg Vendor, Ghana, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980s
    10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Yoff, Senegal, 1973 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990 14 x 11 in (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Yoff, Senegal, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990
    14 x 11 in (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Gorée window, Dakar, Senegal, 1972 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s 14 x 11 in (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Gorée window, Dakar, Senegal, 1972
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s
    14 x 11 in (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
  • Chester Higgins The Door of No Return, Gorée Island, Dakar, Senegal, 1972 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    The Door of No Return, Gorée Island, Dakar, Senegal, 1972
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1990s
    11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Fishing Buddies, Yoff, Senegal, 1973 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980 8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Fishing Buddies, Yoff, Senegal, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980
    8 x 10 in (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Street Corner, Dakar, Senegal, 1988 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1988 14 x 11 in (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Street Corner, Dakar, Senegal, 1988
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1988
    14 x 11 in (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
  • Chester Higgins Sunrise prayer on Osu Beach, Accra, Ghana, 1973 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980s 14 x 11 in (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Chester Higgins
    Sunrise prayer on Osu Beach, Accra, Ghana, 1973
    Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980s
    14 x 11 in (35.6 x 27.9 cm)

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