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To learn more about the Scurlock family and their studio, visit The Scurlocks area. Portraits of a City enables visitors to view, browse, and search thousands of images captured by the Scurlocks and presented here in seven thematic categories.
Addison N. Scurlock at work making a portrait in his studio, 900 U St. N.W. Wash. D.C. [photoprint], about 1957 Addison Scurlock and his sons spent much of the twentieth century photographing leaders, lumniaries, and local Washingtonians.
Dec 2, 1990 · Perched just above them on the abutment of the old abandoned Aqueduct Bridge, Addison Scurlock prepared to capture the remarkable tableau with his huge banquet camera.
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Learn more about Portraits of a City here. View Washington D.C. through the Scurlock lens...For most of the twentieth century, Addison Scurlock and his sons photographed our capital city and the people who lived and worked here. Portraits of a City introduces the Scurlocks and their images of leaders, luminiaries, and everyday life.
Aug 10, 2014 · Portrait of a woman in a fur-trimmed coat (Source: Scurlock Collection/The Smithsonian) When his sons joined the business, they adopted their father’s signature style: the “Scurlock look.” Their photographs were almost always posed, and their subjects had a sense of dignity and purpose about them.
- Ellen Wexler
Feb 14, 2024 · Discover the legacy of Addison Scurlock, a Black photographer who captured the history of Black life and excellence in Washington, D.C.
Feb 17, 2023 · In celebration of its release, we introduce the Scurlock Studio, photographers of the Washington Black Renaissance. Learn about the profound impact Addison Scurlock and his sons had on the city and discover how they made beauty the center of their art.
