Irving Henry Webster Phillips Sr. Explained

Irving Henry Webster Phillips Sr. or I. Henry Phillips, (January 16, 1920 – November 22, 1993) was a noted African-American photojournalist from Baltimore, Maryland.^[1] In 1946, after serving in World War II^[2] he became chief photographer at the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper.^{[3] [4]} Phillips Sr. covered local and national news events such as the 1963 March on Washington, five presidential elections, and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s funeral. He died in 1993 at age 73.

External links

• • Irving Henry Webster Phillips as listed in Baltimore City Historical Society History Honors Program  - along with Jr and III.

Notes and References

1. News: Images Of Maryland, 1900-2000. 1999. Maryland Public Television. 2018-03-27. Maryland Public Television.
2. News: For the Phillips family, 70 years of capturing Baltimore's African-American experience. Kaltenbach. Chris. baltimoresun.com. 2018-03-12. en-US.
3. 1993–1994. Jet. Jet. December 27, 1993 - January 3, 1994. 16–17. Google Books. Company. Johnson Publishing.
4. News: On the front lines: Baltimore photographers recall documenting 1968 riots. McCauley. Mary Carole. March 30, 2018. The Baltimore Sun. May 7, 2018.