Louise Martin

For the tennis player, see Louisa Martin.
Louise O. Martin
Born January 9, 1914
Died July 15, 1995 (aged 81)
Alma mater Denver University

Louise Ozelle Martin (1914–1995) was an African American professional photographer who received recognition for her photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King's funeral.[1]

Education

Martin left Texas to go to school in Chicago because colleges from the South had racial discrimination policies that did not allow black people to attend. She studied photography at the School of Institute in Chicago and at the American school of Photography. In 1946 she received a degree in photography from Denver University.

Career

Martin was an African American professional photographer who received recognition for her photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King's funeral. She had twenty-seven awards in photography by the early 1970s.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Heller, Jules (December 19, 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 1135638829.
  2. ↑ Trotty, Sarah. "Martin, Louise Ozelle". TSHAOnline.org. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

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