Signed Portrait of the Boxer Cecil Phillips
- Silver gelatin print measuring 9 ⅛ x 6 ⅛ inches. Some creasing, very good
- Washington or Environs , 1938
Washington or Environs, 1938. Silver gelatin print measuring 9 ⅛ x 6 ⅛ inches. Some creasing, very good. A signed photograph of the boxer Cecil Phillips - of whom we find no record besides a negative in the Smithsonian’s Scurlock collection of this image. The photograph is signed twice by Phillips, and dated april 1, 1938. The Scurlock Studio played a significant role in photographically documenting the African-American communities of Washington D.C. and its environs during this period.
Details
Title
Signed Portrait of the Boxer Cecil Phillips
Author
[African-American Photographers - Athletics] Scurlock Studios
Binding
Silver gelatin print measuring 9 ⅛ x 6 ⅛ inches. Some creasing, very good
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
Washington or Environs
Date
1938