amine the work and legacy of famed photographer Kwame Brathwaite through the unique, personal perspective of his son, Kwame Brathwaite Jr.
Learn about Brathwaite’s powerful photography, its lasting impact on Black identity and culture, and the ongoing discovery of previously unseen works featured in Kwame Brathwaite: The 1970s, on view at AMFA through October 12, 2025.
About Kwame Brathwaite Jr.
Kwame Samori Brathwaite, son of photographer Kwame Brathwaite, is the Director of the Kwame Brathwaite Archive. He manages the archive as well as collaborative projects that are concordant with the themes in his father’s work, namely activism, politics, fashion and music.
Kwame Samori authored a chapter entitled “Fashion and Consciousness” in the book Mod New York: Fashion takes a Trip and an article entitled “A Look At Life Through My Father’s Lens” for National Geographic.
He has lectured at numerous institutions including Harvard Art Museum, The Courtauld Institute, USC, Christie’s and Google among others. He co-curated Celebrity and the Everyday at Philip Martin Gallery (2018), curated Black is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite, a touring exhibition in partnership with Aperture Foundation (2019-2023), The Struggle Continues, Victory is Certain (2020), Changing Times (2021) and My Village | New York (2022).
Kwame Samori, also a real estate professional, graduated from Amherst College in 1996 with a B.A. in Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought and received his MBA from USC’s Marshall School of Business in 2018. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Aperture Foundation in New York and Polytechnic School in Pasadena, CA.
He is originally from New York City and currently lives in San Marino, CA, with his wife and three children.
You may also like the following events from Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts:
- This Wednesday, 16th July, 05:00 pm, Wednesday Spins in Little Rock
- This Thursday, 17th July, 06:00 pm, Night Flowers: Artist Talk with Aurora Robson in Little Rock
- This Saturday, 19th July, 10:00 am, Family Fest: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle in Little Rock
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