- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis
- Creator:
- Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
- Publisher:
- Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
- Date of Original:
- 1961-11-15
- Subject:
- Actors--New York (State)--New York
Actresses--New York (State)--New York
African American actors--New York (State)--New York
African American actresses--New York (State)--New York
Motion picture actors and actresses--New York (State)--New York
African American motion picture actors and actresses--New York (State)--New York
Civil rights workers--New York (State)--New York
African American civil rights workers--New York (State)--New York
African American women civil rights workers--New York (State)--New York
Women civil rights workers--New York (State)--New York
African American dramatists--New York (State)--New York
Men--New York (State)--New York
Women--New York (State)--New York
African American men--New York (State)--New York
African American women--New York (State)--New York
Dramatists, American--New York (State)--New York - People:
- Davis, Ossie
Dee, Ruby - Location:
- United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Ossie Davis, a native of south Georgia, was an acclaimed actor, civil rights activist, and writer. Along with his wife of fifty-six years, Ruby Dee, Davis received numerous awards, including the National Medal of Arts in 1995 and a Kennedy Center Honor in 2004.
Photograph of actors Ossie Davis, a native of south Georgia, and Ruby Dee, who were married for fifty-six years. Dee leans against Davis, who looks down toward her. She looks upward and smiles.
Davis was an acclaimed actor, civil rights activist, and writer. He received numerous awards, including the National Medal of Arts in 1995 and a Kennedy Center Honor in 2004. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/ossie-davis-1917-2005/m-8606/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Carl Van Vechten. Courtesy of Van Vechten Trust, and Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Courtesy of Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/ossie-davis-1917-2005
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Yale Collection of American Literature, Photograph by Carl Van Vechten - Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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