Barbara DuMetz
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Barbara DuMetz | |
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| Born | 1947 |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Awards | CEBA Awards, LULU Award |
| External videos | |
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 The Barbara DuMetz Photography Exhibit, Fisk University | |
| "Barbara DuMetz Profile Video", Spencer Glover & Malcolm Voltaire |
Barbara DuMetz (born 1947) is an American photographer and pioneer in the field of commercial photography. She began working in Los Angeles as a commercial photographer in the 1970s, when very few women had established and maintained successful careers in the field, especially African-American women.[1][2][3][4] Over the course of her career, "she made a major contribution to diversifying the landscape of images that defined pop culture in the United States."[5]
DuMetz is known for her work with African-American celebrities, corporations and images of everyday life in African-American communities. She has won three CEBA awards and a LULU award for her commercial photography.[6][7] Group shows have included her work in Atlanta,[8][9] Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City.[6] Retrospectives of her work have appeared at the Carl Van Vechten Gallery at Fisk University in 2014[5] and at Texas Southern University.[6]
DuMetz was born in Charleston, West Virginia, the only girl and second of four children to Eustace T. DuMetz, II, DDS and Constance R. (née Brooks). Her grandfather, Eustace DuMetz, was a free-lance photographer who worked for the Pittsburgh Courier and Charleston Gazette.[1]
When DuMetz was five years old, her family moved to Detroit where she attended school, graduating from Central High School. She attended Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, majoring in psychology. While attending Fisk university She became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, Pi CHAPTER . After graduating from Fisk University in 1969,[10] she attended the Art Center College of Design, now located in Pasadena, California.[6]
