Isaac Sutton (photographer)
Isaac Sutton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1923 Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Died | 1995 (aged 71–72) Los Angeles, California |
| Known for | photography |
Isaac Sutton (1923-1995) was an American photographer. He is known for his work as head photographer for the Black owned Johnson Publishing Company which published the influential magazines Jet and Ebony.[1] Examples include his 1958[2] and 1962[3] photographs in Jet of Storme DeLarverie, the famous male impressionist in the Jewel Box Revue.
Sutton was born in 1923 in Shreveport, Louisiana.[4] Sutton died in 1995 in Los Angeles, California.[4]
In 2018, artist Theaster Gates created an archive of photographs by Isaac Sutton, and fellow Johnson photographer Moneta Sleet Jr. entitled Black Image Corporation.[5] The archive was exhibited at the Osservatorio of the Fondazione Prada.[1]
Sutton's work was included in the 2025 exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 at the National Gallery of Art. [6] His photographs are in the collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.[7]
References
- 1 2 Boutet de Monvel, Violaine (14 November 2018). "The Archive That Visualized Black Excellence". Aperture. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ Sutton, I. (1958, January 30). Tricky Turnabout. Jet Magazine.
- ↑ Sutton, I. (1962, February 8). Week’s Best Photos. Jet Magazine, 32.
- 1 2 "Sutton, Isaac". Emory Libraries. Emory University. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ "Theaster Gates: Black Image Corporation". Gagosian Quarterly. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ Brookman, Philip; Willis, Deborah (2025). Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985. New Haven London: Yale University Press. p. 263. ISBN 9780300283501.
- ↑ "Sutton, Isaac". National Museum of African American History and Culture. Retrieved 16 February 2026.