About P. H. Polk
Lived 1898 – 1984 (aged 85–86). P. H. Polk was an American photographer.
Prentice Herman Polk Sr. (November 25, 1898 – December 29, 1984) was an American photographer known for his portraits of African Americans. one of four children of Jacob Prentice Polk and Christine Romelia Ward.
Publications on Polk's work Polk, P.H. P.H. Polk—A Portfolio of Eleven Original Photographs. South Light/Ohio State University, 1981. (Signed limited edition) Polk, P.H. P.H. Polk. Corcoran Gallery catalog, 1981. Chapp, Belena S., et al. P.H. Polk: Through These Eyes: The Photographs of P.H. Polk. University Gallery, 1998.
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Who was P. H. Polk?
American photographer (1898–1984)
When was P. H. Polk born?
P. H. Polk was born in 1898 in Bessemer.
When did P. H. Polk die?
P. H. Polk died on 29 December 1984 in Tuskegee.
What was P. H. Polk's occupation?
P. H. Polk was a photographer.
What nationality was P. H. Polk?
P. H. Polk was American.
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