Ralph Bunche, circa 1922-1930

Item Overview

Title

Ralph Bunche, circa 1922-1930

Alternative title

Ralph Bunche and family

Photographer

Hartsook, Fred, 1876-1930

Date Created

[circa 1922-1930]

Date

1922/1930

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Ralph Johnson Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Israel. He was the first African American to be so honored in the history of the prize. He was involved in the formation and administration of the United Nations. In 1963, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President John F. Kennedy. [Wikipedia]
Fred Hartsook was an American photographer and owner of a California studio chain described as "the largest photographic business in the world" at the time. [Wikipedia]
Studio portrait of Ralph Bunche.

Caption

Photograph inscribed: "A Friend Always, Ralph, UC '27". Photography studio mark: "Hartsook"

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

Portrait photographs

Names

Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971

Subject Geographic

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American political scientists
African American diplomats
Nobel prize winners