Robert Adelman, 1930-2016

Artist Overview

Artist name:Robert Adelman

1930–2016
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Date of Birth: October 30, 1930
Place of Death: Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Date of Death: March 19, 2016

Works of Art: 9

Robert Adelman (1930–2016), Amiri Baraka

Amiri Baraka, circa 1966

Robert Adelman (1930–2016), Amiri Baraka
Robert Adelman (1930–2016)
Amiri Baraka
circa 1966
Robert Adelman (1930–2016), James Baldwin

James Baldwin, 1964

Robert Adelman (1930–2016), James Baldwin
Robert Adelman (1930–2016)
James Baldwin
1964
Robert Adelman (1930–2016), James Baldwin

James Baldwin, 1964

Robert Adelman (1930–2016), James Baldwin
Robert Adelman (1930–2016)
James Baldwin
1964
Robert Adelman (1930–2016), James Baldwin

James Baldwin, 1964

Robert Adelman (1930–2016), James Baldwin
Robert Adelman (1930–2016)
James Baldwin
1964
Robert Adelman (1930–2016), James Baldwin

James Baldwin, circa 1964

Robert Adelman (1930–2016), James Baldwin
Robert Adelman (1930–2016)
James Baldwin
circa 1964
Robert Adelman (1930–2016), "And so on into the night, James Baldwin, novelist, agitator, playwright (here with actor Otis Young of Charlie) and all-around public man."

"And so on into the night, James Baldwin, novelist, agitator, playwright (here with actor Otis Young of Charlie) and all-around public man.", circa 1964

Robert Adelman (1930–2016), "And so on into the night, James Baldwin, novelist, agitator, playwright (here with actor Otis Young of Charlie) and all-around public man."
Robert Adelman (1930–2016)
"And so on into the night, James Baldwin, novelist, agitator, playwright (here with actor Otis Young of Charlie) and all-around public man."
circa 1964
Robert Adelman (1930–2016), “His attention is close, punctuated with pats, touches and quizzical looks, as here, with a schoolteacher who is one of his fans, in a Village eatery.”

“His attention is close, punctuated with pats, touches and quizzical looks, as here, with a schoolteacher who is one of his fans, in a Village eatery.”, circa 1964

Robert Adelman (1930–2016), “His attention is close, punctuated with pats, touches and quizzical looks, as here, with a schoolteacher who is one of his fans, in a Village eatery.”
Robert Adelman (1930–2016)
“His attention is close, punctuated with pats, touches and quizzical looks, as here, with a schoolteacher who is one of his fans, in a Village eatery.”
circa 1964
Robert Adelman (1930–2016), James Baldwin

James Baldwin, circa 1964

Robert Adelman (1930–2016), James Baldwin
Robert Adelman (1930–2016)
James Baldwin
circa 1964
Robert Adelman (1930–2016), “There may be no such thing as a perfect stranger after James Baldwin has passed through. In public places he seems open to the world at large, stranger or friend, and listens actively as he talks."

“There may be no such thing as a perfect stranger after James Baldwin has passed through. In public places he seems open to the world at large, stranger or friend, and listens actively as he talks.", circa 1964

Robert Adelman (1930–2016), “There may be no such thing as a perfect stranger after James Baldwin has passed through. In public places he seems open to the world at large, stranger or friend, and listens actively as he talks."
Robert Adelman (1930–2016)
“There may be no such thing as a perfect stranger after James Baldwin has passed through. In public places he seems open to the world at large, stranger or friend, and listens actively as he talks."
circa 1964

Exhibitions: 5

Brosseau Center for Learning: In Conversation with Black Writing
2023
Brosseau Center for Learning: In Conversation with the 2016 KU Common Book
2016
Politics, Race, Celebrity: Photographs from the Esquire Collection
Luke Jordan, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2019
Esquire Photographs
Thomas Southall, curator
1982
Teaching Gallery: Voicing America
2013