Signed in ink, lower right: P H Polk
The Boss, 1932
- Prentice H. Polk, American, 1898-1984
Gelatin silver print
- Framed: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 3/8 inches (24.1 × 18.7 cm) Image: 9 7/8 × 7 7/8 inches (25.1 × 20 cm)
Gift of Delano Willis
F1988.119
Department
African American Art
- Gelatin silver process
- Photographic gelatin
- Portrait
- Woman
- Kerchief
- Scarf (costume accessory)
- Gelatin silver print
- Apron (main garment)
- Tuskegee
- Knee length portrait
- African american
Details
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
Provenance
1989-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Rights Status
© Tuskegee Univ. Archives Contact: Donald Polk (son of the artist) 4340 Hammersmith Drive, Clermont, Fl. 34711 Email: dlanodp@cfl.rr.com OR Dana R. Chandler University Archivist/Associate Professor Tuskegee University Archives, A Division of Library Services John A. Kenney Hall, Room 44-201 Tuskegee, Alabama 36088 Office Phone: 334.725.2374 Fax: 334.725.2321
Prentice H. Polk, The Boss, 1932, gelatin silver print. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Delano Willis, F1988.119.
