Shawn W. Walker (b. 1940), Street Scene, Gelatin silver print flush mounted to board, 1965
Coming of age in Harlem during the 1940s and 50s, photographer Shawn W. Walker was a quintessential New York City kid who learned to move fluidly between different worlds from a young age. Shawn’s parents moved north during the Great Migration to create a better life for themselves, making a home for their two boys on 117th Street.