Earlie Hudnall Jr.

Jumping Rope - City Scene, Children Playing in Street, Street Photography

1997

Max the Bouncing Boy by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., is a black and white gelatin silver print, capturing children playing outside, with one flipping on a mattress while the others watch. Gelatin Silver Print Paper size: 14 x 11 in., Image size: 13.25 x 10.25 in. Print date: 2025 Signed, titled, dated with print date in pencil on print verso Growing up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Earlie Hudnall, Jr. learned the importance of community and culture and photography. His father was an amateur photographer, and his grandmother kept the family albums filled with valuable snapshots. After returning from his tour-of-duty in Vietnam, Earlie Hudnall moved to Houston to study at Texas Southern University. There, he continued his interest in photography. While studying art, he met one of his most significant mentors, John Biggers, the painter and muralist that depicted African American life in the South. He had impressed Earlie to make art that was drawn from his own experiences. His images capture communities much like the one in his home- town of Hattiesburg. Earlie’s strongest work was made in Houston. Earlie Hudnall’s images have been widely published. And his photographs are included in many major museum collections in the United States and Europe, including the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Art Institute Chicago and the National Gallery in Washington, DC. Artists have been influenced by Hudnall’s work, including James Laxton, the Cinematographer of the 2017 Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Moonlight. Also, Tyler Mitchell...

Street Champion, 4th Ward, Houston, Texas is a black and white gelatin silver photograph depicting a group of children posing in front of a house. A young boy watches from the porch ...

No Edition Gelatin silver print, 16 x 20 in. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso by Earlie Hudnall, Jr. Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African Americ...

Street Champion, 4th Ward, Houston, Texas is a black and white gelatin silver photograph depicting a group of children posing in front of a house. A young boy watches from the porch ...

This black and white photograph depicts a Black girls' team in the urban city of Philadelphia practicing the art of Double-Dutch jump rope. This series of images provide a snapshot o...

This black and white photograph depicts a Black girls' team in the urban city of Philadelphia practicing the art of Double-Dutch jump rope. This series of images provide a snapshot o...

This black and white photograph depicts a Black girls' team in the urban city of Philadelphia practicing the art of Double-Dutch jump rope. This series of images provide a snapshot o...

11" x 14" Unframed Silver Gelatin Print Hand Signed by Ken Heyman From the Hipshot series