Research Catalog

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Description

1. 3 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white; 26 x 21 cm

Summary

1. Candid shots of Jamaican-born poet and teacher Hope McKay Virtue at an award presentation to receive the 1977 Order of Jamaica, given posthumously to her father poet Claude McKay, in Los Angeles, California, April 1978. The collection consists of a view of Virtue speaking during the award presentation; and two views showing Virtue with the Jamaican Ambassador to the United States, Alfred Rattray, who is presenting the award.

Subject

1. Virtue, Hope McKay
2. Rattray, Alfred
3. Jamaicans > United States
4. Authors, Jamaican > United States
5. Women teachers, Black > United States
6. Ambassadors > Jamaica
7. Award presentations > California > Los Angeles

Genre/Form

1. Portrait photographs – 1970-1979.
2. Group portraits – 1970-1979.
3. Gelatin silver prints – 1970-1979.

Call number

1. Sc Photo Virtue, Hope McKay

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. All items bear handwritten captions on verso.

Terms of use (note)

1. Items may be restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Title

1. Hope McKay portrait collection.

Production

1. 1978.

Type of content

1. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. sheet

Terms of use

1. Items may be restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

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Research call number

1. Sc Photo Virtue, Hope McKay