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For decades, Cuffie’s work has languished in boxes waiting to be discovered. Now, his photographs of Baltimore in the 1970s are finally getting their due.
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In this interview from his Aperture monograph, the artist speaks about his entry into photography and the collective legacies of Blackness.
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How did the former union president, Peace Corps volunteer, and Vietnam War resister disrupt the documentary tradition?
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