David L. Holmes
SubjectPortrait of
David L. Holmes
(American, 1929 - 2000)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Edward Saxe
(American, died 1975)
Datec. 1949
MediumPhotography
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 8 1/8 × 10in. (20.6 × 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of David L. Holmes reading a book while sitting on a leather chair. He appers to be seated in an office. On the table next to Holmes is a stack of three books sitting atop an open portfolio. Photographed by Edward Saxe, c. 1949.
Object number2023.1.11
NotesSubject Note: According to an article published in The Hartford Courant on 4 April 1949, David L. Holmes was awarded an educational scholarship of $1,800 by the Hartford Foundation of Public Giving and the Greater Hartford Negro College Fund to finance his education at the University of Connecticut to study social work.On View
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