Matthew W. Washington
- BORN
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October 1886
Dallas, Texas
- DIED
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May 21, 1965
Kansas City, Missouri
Matthew W. Washington was born in October 1886 in Dallas, Texas. Around 1925, he moved to Kansas City, Missouri. Washington’s photographic studio was located at 2303 Flora in his home. Washington developed photographs there for twenty-five years. Subjects included families, individuals, and group portraits. Washington died on May 21, 1965.
Matthew Washington, We protest racial discrimination in the serving of customers in the cafeteria or restaurant of this store, n.d.
Black Archives of Mid-America: AC20-0464.
Matthew Washington, Seven children sitting in row on a table, n.d.
Black Archives of Mid-America: AC20-0002.
Awards & Exhibitions 1
References
Artist clippings file is available at:
“Matthew W. Washington: Artist File.” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.
Bibliography
Select Sources
Steve Penn, “Family Style: Exhibit at Black Archives of Mid-America Displays Photos of Time Past, and Stands as Proof of Legacy that Lives on Today,” Kansas City Star, February 5, 1998, 3.
Matthew W. Washington Photograph Collection, Black Archives of Mid-America, accessed July 9, 2021, https://blackarchives.org/category/creator/washington-matthew-w.
Matthew W. Washington Photograph Collection (AC20), Black Archives of Mid-America, Kansas City, Missouri.
“Matthew W. Washington,” Missouri Digital Heritage, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1970 Certificate No: 20037, https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1965/1965_00020037.PDF.
Core Reference Sources
Image Credits
Artwork
Matthew Washington, We protest racial discrimination in the serving of customers in the cafeteria or restaurant of this store, n.d.
Black Archives of Mid-America: AC20-0464.
Matthew Washington, Seven children sitting in row on a table, n.d.
Black Archives of Mid-America: AC20-0002.
Portrait of Artist
Unknown, Matthew W. Washington, n.d.
Black Archives of Mid-America: AC20-1155.
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on September 20, 2021
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
“Matthew W. Washington: Artist File.” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.
Bibliography
Select Sources
Steve Penn, “Family Style: Exhibit at Black Archives of Mid-America Displays Photos of Time Past, and Stands as Proof of Legacy that Lives on Today,” Kansas City Star, February 5, 1998, 3.
Matthew W. Washington Photograph Collection, Black Archives of Mid-America, accessed July 9, 2021, https://blackarchives.org/category/creator/washington-matthew-w.
Matthew W. Washington Photograph Collection (AC20), Black Archives of Mid-America, Kansas City, Missouri.
“Matthew W. Washington,” Missouri Digital Heritage, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1970 Certificate No: 20037, https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1965/1965_00020037.PDF.
Core Reference Sources
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on September 20, 2021
Updated on None
