Kwame Nkrumah Visits the Pyramid Club
Title
Kwame Nkrumah Visits the Pyramid Club
Date
1940s
Photographer
Mosley, John W.
Subject
African American artists Art Art Exhibitions Artists African Americans African American women African American men Pyramid Club (Organization: Philadelphia, Pa)
Geographic Subject
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Personal Names
Nkrumah, Kwame, 1909-1972
Description
Photograph inside the Pyramid Club captures Club's co-founder Walter F . Jerrick , M.D . (standing far right) with Dr . J.W . Shirley (standing second right) with a group of visitors from Africa . Among the visiting African trio is Kwame Nkrumah (seated third from right) joined at the table by an unidentified woman and two unidentified men who accompanied Nkrumah on the visit . Kwame Nkrumah , a graduate of Lincoln University , was a prominent figure in Africa's anti-colonial struggle for independence . The Pan-Afican leader successfully led Ghana to independence from Britain in 1957 and served as its first prime minister and president .
Format
image/jp2
Type
Photographs
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 8 x 10 in.
Rights
This material is subject to copyright law and is made available for private study, scholarship, and research purposes only. For access to the original or a high resolution reproduction, and for permission to publish, please contact Temple University Libraries, the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection (blockson@temple.edu, 215-204-6632).
Repository
Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection
Repository Collection
John W. Mosley Photograph Collection
Folder
Mosley, John W.--Photographs--Artists
Digital Collection
John W. Mosley Photographs
Digital Publisher
Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries
Contact
blockson@temple.edu
Identifier
BPA001X0219400000247
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