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Alex Harsley was born on 1938 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S., is an Alex Harsley is photographer, multimedia artist. Discover Alex Harsley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?
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Alex Harsley Height, Weight & Measurements
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Alex Harsley Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Alex Harsley worth at the age of 86 years old? Alex Harsley’s income source is mostly from being a successful photographer. He is from United States. We have estimated Alex Harsley's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Alex Harsley (born 1938 in Rock Hill, South Carolina) is an American photographer, multimedia artist and founder of the Fourth Street Photo Gallery who lives and works in New York City.
Harsley was born to a Methodist mother in Rock Hill and began working on the family cotton and peanut farm as a child during World War II.
He met his father, a soldier, in 1945.
Harsley moved to New York City in 1948.
Harsley purchased his first real camera, an Exakta XV, in 1959.
His first job in New York was a bike messenger, allowing him to multitask as a street photographer.
Harsley was the first black photographer in the New York City District Attorney’s office under Frank Hogan.
In 1959 he had his first photo exhibition in Harlem.
Originally Harsley worked in street photography, events and portraiture.
Harsley founded Minority Photographers, Inc. in 1971 in the Lower East Side in New York.
He has photographed John Coltrane and Ray Charles at the Apollo, Sarah Vaughn at Birdland, Muhammad Ali, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Shirley Chisholm’s nomination for President.He photographed activists Harry Belefonte, Coretta Scott King, Paul Robeson Jr. and Angela Davis when they met for the first time at a benefit in 1972.
He created the nonprofit, 4th Street Photo Gallery, in 1973 as a venue for the group and his growing community of photographers.
It was known as "the Black barbershop of photography," where emerging artists of color mingled with notable artists like Abelardo Morell, Spencer Tunick and A. D. Coleman.
Harsley is an avid bicyclist.
He married Shelagh Krueger and has a daughter named Kendra Krueger who has been helping to archive his work.
Hammons' "Phat Free" video was a collaboration with Harsley and was included in the 1997 Whitney Biennial.
A Harsley photo of Muhammad Ali adorned Darren Walker's office in 2019.
Harsley began working in video and digital photography, creating experimental video works and collaborating with artist David Hammons with many of his performance works.