Matthew Lewis (photographer)

Matthew Lewis (born March 8, 1930)[1] is an American photojournalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his 1975 work with The Washington Post.[2]

Biography & Career

Lewis was born in McDonald, Pennsylvania[3][4] and later moved to Washington, DC in 1947. He attended college at Howard University in 1947 for a year and then continued at the University of Pittsburgh the next year before he dropped out. From 1949–1952, Lewis served as a hospital corpsman for the United States Navy.[3] Lewis received his first job at Morgan State University where he worked in the audio visual department. Lewis freelanced for the Baltimore Afro-American before getting a job with the Washington Post in 1965 as a staff photographer. He was eventually promoted to assistant managing editor of photography.[5][6] where he covered Civil Rights marches, Super Bowls, and John F. Kennedy's funeral. He was the first African-American photographer to work for the Washington Post.[7] Lewis retired in 1990[5] and moved with his wife Jeannine to Thomasville, North Carolina. He began working at the Thomasville Times in 1990[5] to keep himself busy.

Awards

In 1975, Lewis was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography "for his photographs in color and black and white." These photos portrayed various aspects of "the Washington lifestyle."[8] Lewis won first place in the White House News Photographers Association competitions in 1968 and 1971[9] In 2010, the International Civil Rights Center & Museum honored Lewis during a special tribute and public reception.[10]

References
  1. ID: 500088578. Union List of Artist Names Online. The J. Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  2. "Pulitzer Prizes". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  3. Fischer, Heinz Dietrich; Fischer, Erika J. (2000-01-01). Press Photography Awards, 1942-1998: From Joe Rosenthal and Horst Faas to Moneta Sleet and Stan Grossfeld. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783598301841.
  4. "The Great American Photographer: Matthew Lewis". Our State: Celebrating North Carolina. January 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  5. "Jerry Howell Lecture Series: Pulitzer Prize Winner Matthew Lewis to Speak at Randolph Community College Jan. 21". www.randolph.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  6. Deneesha Edwards (February 11, 2009). "Famous photographer takes DCCC students on journey". The Davidson Dispatch. Davidson County Community College.
  7. "Black Photographer To Be Honored By Intl Civil Rights Museum". BlackRadioNetwork. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  8. Fischer, Heinz-D.; Fischer, Erika J. (2003-01-01). Complete Historical Handbook of the Pulitzer Prize System 1917-2000: Decision-Making Processes in all Award Categories based on unpublished Sources. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110939125.
  9. Fischer, Heinz Dietrich; Fischer, Erika J. (2000-01-01). Press Photography Awards, 1942-1998: From Joe Rosenthal and Horst Faas to Moneta Sleet and Stan Grossfeld. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783598301841.
  10. "INTERNATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS CENTER & MUSEUM TO HONOR MATTHEW LEWIS" (PDF). June 22, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

Further reading
  • Coar, Valencia Hollins. A Century of black photographers, 1840-1960 [exhibition catalog]. Providence, RI: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1983.

See also
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