K. Leroy Irvis carving wood

ca. 1945-1975

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K. Leroy Irvis carving wood
  • Title
  • K. Leroy Irvis carving wood
  • Creator
  • Harris, Charles Teenie
  • Date
  • ca. 1945-1975
  • Identifier
  • 1996.69.363
  • Source Identifier
  • Carnegie Museum of Art 1996.69.363
  • Description
  • K. Leroy Irvis in his studio working on his wood carvings. He works at a small table with a rack of chisels on the wall and to his side. A mallet rests on the table. He is carving a portrait relief, and small, free standing carvings of human heads and dogs stand to one side. An official with the Pittsburgh Urban League in 1940s and 1950s, in 1958 Irvis became the first African American to be elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was re-elected to that seat for 15 consecutive terms. Irvis is currently the Distinguished Presidential Scholar at Temple University.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Woodcarving--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Irvis, K. Leroy, 1919-
    Men--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    African Americans--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Interiors--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • Source
  • Teenie Harris Photograph Collection, 1920-1970
  • Contributor
  • Carnegie Museum of Art
  • Collection
  • Teenie Harris Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • In Copyright. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).. Rights Holder: Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
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  • Rights Holder
  • Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh