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One on One: Adger Cowans and Hank Willis Thomas

Adger Cowan outside of the Odeon, 2019. Portrait by Nona Faustine.
Adger Cowan outside of the Odeon, 2019. Portrait by Nona Faustine.

Adger Cowans has lived and made photographic history for more than 50 years, starting with his job as an assistant to Gordon Parks when he first arrived in New York in 1958. With a new book out and works on view in “Soul of Nation,” which heads to San Francisco’s de Young Museum this fall, the polymathic artist is among the forces who opened doors for the next generation, including Hank Willis Thomas, who is now leading the pack of today’s imagemakers. Willis Thomas took time out of preparing for “All Things Being Equal,” his solo show on view at the Portland Art Museum, to talk with Cowans about his life and work.

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