On Exhibit

Worth a Thousand Words: Photographs by Howard L. Bingham
Through the lens of a camera, Howard L. Bingham has captured four decades of significant cultural, political and social change in America.  This exhibition features 32 color and black-and-white images from his independent body of work, a few of which include:  Protests and Riots, including the Democratic National Convention and Watts (mid-1960s); Dr. Martin Luther King's funeral, (1968); The Black Panthers (1967-71); Robert F. Kennedy campaigning in Los Angeles (1968); and Mound Bayou, an impoverished all-black town in Mississippi (1969).

About the Gallery

The Howard L. Bingham Gallery – named after Muhammad Ali acclaimed photographer and close personal friend – serves as a changing exhibition space on Level 3 of the Ali Center.  At various times, the exhibit space will showcase collections of work from featured artists and photographers.

About Howard Bingham

Howard’s career as a photographer spans more than four decades. He is best known for his beautiful and intimate photographs of Muhammad Ali. Numbering over a million images, the collection is perhaps the single largest documentary record of any one individual, ever – maybe the largest of all time.

Howard L. Bingham broke the color barrier in 1969 when he became one of the first black still photographers in the Camera Guild.  He is best known for his beautiful and intimate photographs of Muhammad Ali, however, Howard’s passion and life’s work have drawn him to a variety of compelling subjects, moments of social conflict, and significant global events.  His award-winning work has appeared in Life, Look, Time, Sports Illustrated, People, Ebony, Jet (among others), in numerous books, and has been exhibited at the Smithsonian and other major cultural institutions.  Howard also serves on the Ali Center’s national Advisory Council and is the Center’s first Honorary Curator of Photography.