C. Rose Smith

Photographic–Artist + Photo Curator + Scholar

[Steve Harvey @IAmSteveHarvey]

Keep going, you are closer than you think 💯

[C. Rose Smith @C_RoseSmith]

Activating white spaces with my Black and queer existence.

[C. Rose Smith @C_RoseSmith]

@GwendolynAnneD @silvereyecenter Please forgive my late reply, Gwen. I took a social media hiatus. Thank you for your support. It really means a lot :)

[C. Rose Smith @C_RoseSmith]

Thanks so much!!!

[theo tyson @ms_theotyson]

congratulations @C_RoseSmith!!!
i am so very proud of you… xxx

#silverlist
#photography
#queerlens

[stony morrison, PhD @rrandolphjr]

Behind every Black queer life is an archive, an accumulation of survival.

[C. Rose Smith @C_RoseSmith]

@yleey22 it’s a staple. definitely do it next time

[Queen Quen @quenblackwell]

capitalism is why you don’t feel accomplished even when you do incredible things. I will not elaborate.

[nyjah @60watts_]

“approved�� “accepted” “congratulations” all 2022

[Texas Isaiah @TexasIsaiah]

My mother came up to me and said, "You know what happens when you are too hard on yourself? Doubt begins to tear you away from the spaces love has provided. You owe it to yourself to revel in the love you have. Isn't it one of the many reasons why you exist? To be better at love?

[C. Rose Smith @C_RoseSmith]

@yleey22 absolutely. life begins in the mind.

[Rik @AunteeRik]

Whomever you're going to be when you reach your level of success... be that person now.

[SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026) @NewBlackMan]

'In the 1970s, her art was so influential that Angela Davis credited it with launching the Black women’s movement. At 95, Saar is still creating work - and it is as arresting as ever'
https://t.co/J7nVMnMFcK

[BosAfroAmericanNHS @BOAFNPS]

As an active member of Boston’s Black Beacon Hill community, Clara Vaught, a freedom seeker from Wilmington, N.C., operated her home as a safe house on the UGRR. In the 1850s, she boarded several freedom seekers, including a “Chas. Parmeter” & James Gaston, both from Wilmington.

[Robin Givhan @RobinGivhan]

"Her hourglass figure takes the place of Hepburn’s gamine frame. The diamond, freighted with the history of colonialism, hangs around a Black woman’s neck. Beyoncé is a sculpture. She's a reimagining of feminine iconography. She’s an entitled sentinel." https://t.co/M6UnpGp2hy

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

#OnThisDay in 1907, blues pianist, singer, performer, and drag king pioneer Gladys Bentley was born in Philadelphia.

Her electrifying performances challenged standard views of gender presentation—Bentley always wore her signature tuxedo and top hat on stage. #HiddenHerstory

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

At the 1948 Olympics, high jumper Alice Coachman became the first African American woman to win a gold medal. Despite nursing a back injury, the Albany State College student broke the previous Olympic high jump record of 5 feet, 4 3/4 inches. #GameChangers #HiddenHerstory

[Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed]

Print looks good!

[📸 @SierraChas]

Being the “Family Archivist” the reckoning is the hardest part.

Reading letters, looking at photos, piecing together untold narratives, not burying information because you only want to believe one story.

Heavy. But you still have to #BuildYourArchive

[The Project. @NATALIALABEL]

Healthy relationships involve hard conversations.

[C. Rose Smith @C_RoseSmith]

As a photographic artist with a passion for preserving the history of Black communities, I’m excited to be apart of this project !

[Augusta Arts Council @AugustaArts]

The Arts Council, Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, and City of Augusta Housing and Community Development are proud to announce the selection of 2 artistic concepts that will be funded for the next Phase of the Golden Blocks Project. Read more here:https://t.co/LiXWUDCykE