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Official publisher of DeCarava Estate. The Sweet Flypaper of Life by Roy DeCarava & Langston Hughes out now!

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Repost from thesweetflypaperoflife - After the party, there’s the after party where we all read #thesweetflypaperoflife at @revbooksnyc https://t.co/UMwUXCWJ3W

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A full house @revbooksnyc last night! Thanks to all who came out to hear the story of how #thesweetflypaperoflife came to be and to see the beautiful photographs of #roydecarava @… https://t.co/RByG160yu5

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Friday, January 11 @ 7 pm #thesweetflypaperoflife @ Revolution Books New York https://t.co/IXA3LlUnQf

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#thesweetflypaperoflife #roydecarava @ Revolution Books New York https://t.co/ozGslH2oUK

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Join us @revbooksnyc for an in-depth discussion with art historian and publisher Sherry Turner DeCarava about #thesweetflypaperoflife the iconic photo book of life in #harlem by master… https://t.co/oAtoG7G5Nb

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Available now at https://t.co/Yq4vOOd74F - link in bio ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 https://t.co/xoJeGAkAVm

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Repost from @cultureshockart: Last postscript (I promise!) Part 3
If you stuck with me this far, the timing of the reissue of DeCarava’s “The Sweet Flypaper of Life” and “If Beale Street… https://t.co/4BsCz5xABq

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Repost from @cultureshockart: A postscript to my piece on Roy DeCarava for Hyperallergic. Part 2...
Shortly after Barry Jenkins won his Oscar for best picture for Moonlight, I ran into him… https://t.co/uUarc53nSJ

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Repost from @cultureshockart: A postscript to my latest piece on Roy DeCarava for Hyperallergic:
A couple of years ago I was at Arcana Books in L.A. and I was able to look through a rare… https://t.co/JPtxmMdwwu

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”@RoyDeCarava did not create politicized social documentary photographs that were literal. Instead, he layered his social and psychological material with an emotional depth that aimed for a wider audience and deeper message..” ~ Sherry Turner DeCarava https://t.co/m1BKvQETJM

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Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! #TheSweetFlypaperOfLife

Joe and Julia singing, 1953, from The Sweet Flypaper of Life. Image by Roy DeCarava. (C) The DeCarava Estate, 2018. Courtesy @RoyDeCarava

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Signed heritage edition now available from First Print Press #thesweetflypaperoflife #roydecarava https://t.co/uj28bg7xqz

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Join us for a very special evening celebrating The Sweet Flypaper of Life, now back in print after 30 years!

Thursday, November 8 at 7 pm | The Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn Talks: Sherry Turner DeCarava https://t.co/Uz0qTl1hSv

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Ditto! #TheSweetFlypaperofLife #RoyDeCarava

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We're proud too! Thank you for the kinds words and support @DeniseOswald 😍

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@obsinrhyme @flamtriplet @RoyDeCarava Re-issue coming next year! #DeCaravaCentennial2019

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Each edition offers a new vantage point and we're thrilled to present a new heritage edition featuring the iconic images of #RoyDeCarava with afterword by Sherry Turner DeCarava >> https://t.co/10Ex4H3vVb #TheSweetFlypaperofLife

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@davidzwirner @CultureType This is fantastic news, here is the 1967 edition of The Sweet Flypaper of Life a moving collaboration between @RoyDeCarava and @langston_poems

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Thrilled multi-award-winning actress Tonya Pinkins will be @brooklynmuseum on Thursday, Nov 8 as the voice of Sister Mary Bradley to celebrate #TheSweetFlypaperofLife! Tix and advance copies of the book for signing >>> https://t.co/zBYG706O3a #RoyDeCarava