Herman Spurlock, Dorothea Towles, and Lincoln Shumate in the audience, Los Angeles, 1940s

Item Overview

Title

Herman Spurlock, Dorothea Towles, and Lincoln Shumate in the audience, Los Angeles, 1940s

Photographer

Merriman, Ted

Date Created

[1940s?]

Date

1940/1949

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

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

Notes

Summary

Dorothea Towles Church was the first successful African American fashion model in Paris, modeling on the runways of Christian Dior and Elsa Schiaparelli in the 1950s. She also modeled in Manhattan for several years. Before embarking on her modeling career, she earned a master's degree in education fron the University of Southern California.
Dr. Lincoln Shumate was a prominent Los Angeles doctor.
Herman Spurlock was known for putting together shows and entertainment for nightclubs and fundraisers. He was well known on Central Avenue

Description

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Seated left to right in the same row: Herman Spurlock, Dorothea Towles, and Dr. Lincoln Shumate.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Names

Spurlock, Herman
Shumate, Lincoln. 1915-2013
Towles, Dorothea, 1922-2006

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Lifestyle
People

African American models--California--Los Angeles
African American physicians--California--Los Angeles
African American businesspeople--California--Los Angeles