About Arthur P. Bedou
Lived 1882 – 1966 (aged 83). Arthur P. Bedou was an American photographer.
Arthur Paul Bedou (July 6, 1882 – July 2, 1966) was an African-American photographer based in New Orleans. Bedou was, for a time, the personal photographer of Booker T. Washington, and documented the last decade of Washington's life.
Booker T. Washington, New Orleans, 1915; photograph by Arthur P. Bedou. Booker T. Washington at desk, 1915; photograph by Arthur P. Bedou
Biography Arthur Paul Bedou was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1882, one of five children of Armand Bedou and Marie Celeste Coustaut.
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American photographer (1882–1966)
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Arthur P. Bedou was born on 6 July 1882 in New Orleans.
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Arthur P. Bedou died on 2 June 1966.
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Arthur P. Bedou was a photographer.
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