Diplomat Ralph J. Bunche being feted at Bea DeVaughn's house, Los Angeles, 1949

Item Overview

Title

Diplomat Ralph J. Bunche being feted at Bea DeVaughn's house, Los Angeles, 1949

Date Created

[1949?]

Date

1949

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Notes

Summary

DeVaughn was a local activist, known for her knowledge of the Los Angeles social scene.
Ralph J. Bunche was an African American diplomat.
Ivie Anderson was a singer, known for her hit song "Rocks in my Bed."
Walter L. Gordon, Jr. was an African American attorney in Los Angeles.

Description

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Ivie Anderson is singing in the center of the room. Seated just to the right of Anderson is Ralph J. Bunche. Next to Mr. Bunche in the doorway is Bea DeVaughn, hostess of the party. The man to the right of Bea DeVaughn is Dr. Andrew Thomas King, a chiropractor. Next to him is Walter L. Gordon, Jr. Seated to the left of Ivie Anderson is Mrs. Taylor, of Pasadena (first name unknown). The occasion was a visit by Bunche to his hometown of Los Angeles, soon after he negotiated the 1949 Armistice Agreement.
Andrew Thomas King (known as A. T. King) was identified as the chiropractor Dr. Thomas King by Walter Gordon, Jr.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Names

DeVaughn, Beatrice, 1901-1989
Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971
King, A. T. (Andrew Thomas), 1901-1968
Gordon, Walter L., Jr., 1908-2012
Anderson, Ivie
Taylor, Mrs.

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

People
Entertainment
Lifestyle

Statesmen--United States
African American women singers--California--Los Angeles
Parties--California--Los Angeles
Intellectuals--United States