Louise Ozell Martin
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Louise Ozell Martin (9 January 1911 – 11 July 1995) was an American photographer.
Early life[]
She was born in Brenham, Texas 9 January 1911.[1][2] Her parents were Barbara (Harris) Martin, a maid and Vanda Martin, a waiter.[2] Following an early interest in photography, she left the Southern United States, where as a Black woman she was barred from studying at the university level, moving to Chicago and then Denver.[2] In Chicago she studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and then at the American School of Photography. After moving to Denver, she graduated from the University of Denver's School of Photographic Arts and Sciences.[2]
Career[]
In 1946 she opened the Louise Martin Art Studio in Houston's Third Ward, ultimately becoming known as Houston's "society photographer".[2][3]
In 1968 Martin was the only African-American female photographer from the photo corps to be invited to photograph Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral.[1]
She died died 11 July 1995, in Houston, Texas.[2]
In 2002 she was included in the touring exhibition Reflections in Black: Smithsonian African-American Photography.[4]
Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston,[5] and the International Center of Photography.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Glentzer, Molly (1 April 2016). "The MFAH exhibits art from its African-American collection". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ a b c d e f "TSHA | Martin, Louise Ozelle". www.tshaonline.org.
- ^ a b "Louise O. Martin". International Center of Photography. 30 October 2019.
- ^ Tribune, Lisa Stein Special to the. "Countering negative". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "Louise Ozell Martin: Martin Luther King's Funeral, Atlanta". mfah.org.
- Living people
- 1953 births
- 20th-century American photographers
- 21st-century American photographers
- 20th-century American women artists
- 21st-century American women artists
- 20th-century African-American artists
- People from Brenham, Texas
- Photographers from Texas
- 20th-century African-American women
- 21st-century African-American women
- 21st-century African-American artists