Photoville

Marvin Schneider, the city's clockmaster by Ruby Washington
Marvin Schneider, the city's clockmaster by Ruby Washington

Ruby Washington, the first African-American female staff photographer for The New York Times, passed away in September 2018.

Artist Bios

  • Ruby Washington

    Ruby Washington grew up on a farm in Patterson, Georgia, where her father grew tobacco, cotton, and vegetables. A middle child of twelve siblings, she started taking pictures in childhood. The first African-American female staff photographer, Ms. Washington began working as as a lab technician at The New York Times in the mid-1970s and was soon promoted to staff photographer, shooting for the paper until 2014, when she retired. Ms. Washington passed away in September 2018.

Organizations

  • The New York Times

    The New York Times

    Since 1851, the New York Times has been on the ground reporting stories from around the globe that no one else was telling. How we tell those stories has changed, but our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world has remained constant.

Ruby Washington: A Trailblazer in Photojournalism

 archive : 2019

Featuring: Ruby Washington

Curated by: Beth Flynn

Presented by: The New York Times
  • The New York Times

Locations

View Location Details Download a detailed map of this location Brooklyn Bridge Park – Emily Warren Roebling Plaza

1 Water St
Brooklyn, NY 11201

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