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Dawoud Bey

African American artist (born 1953)

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Born 1953 · age 73United States

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Born 1953
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Updated 2026-07-19

Dawoud Bey is an American photographer, artist and educator known for his large-scale art photography and street photography portraits, including American adolescents in relation to their community, and other often marginalized subjects. In 2017, Bey was named a MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and is regarded as one of the "most innovative and influential photographers of his generation".