Photograph by
Fleming, Peggy, American
Printed by
Steele, James, American
Subject of
Lee, Pernell, American, born 1936
Scurlock, Addison N., American, 1883 - 1964
Capital Pool Checkers Club, American
Date
June 20, 2009; printed 2012
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Pernell Lee holding a black-and-white portrait photograph of himself taken at the Scurlock Studio of Washington, DC sometime in the 1950s. Parnell was a student at Howard University at the time the photograph he is holding was taken. The print is inscribed on the back.
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
black-and-white photographs
portraits
Topic
Communities
Local and regional
Men
Photography
Recreation
Social life and customs
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Peggy Fleming
Object number
2012.41.41
Restrictions & Rights
© Peggy Fleming
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c6232da8-a76d-4583-afc2-5de4df2148cb

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