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Matthew Lewis (photographer)

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Matthew Lewis
Born(1930-03-08)March 8, 1930
McDonald, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 2, 2024(2024-10-02) (aged 94)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHoward University
University of Pittsburgh
OccupationPhotojournalist
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Feature Photography (1975)

Matthew Lewis (March 8, 1930 – October 2, 2024) was an American photojournalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his 1975 work with The Washington Post.[1]

Life and career

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Lewis was born in McDonald, Pennsylvania, on March 8, 1930.[2][3][4] He later moved to Washington, D.C. 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 to 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 to keep himself occupied.[5]

Lewis died on October 2, 2024, at the age of 94.[8]

Awards

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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."[9] Lewis won first place in the White House News Photographers Association competitions in 1968 and 1971[10] In 2010, the International Civil Rights Center & Museum honored Lewis during a special tribute and public reception.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Pulitzer Prizes". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  2. ^ ID: 500088578. Union List of Artist Names Online. The J. Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c "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. ^ Matthew Lewis, Jr. obituary
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "INTERNATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS CENTER & MUSEUM TO HONOR MATTHEW LEWIS" (PDF). June 22, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

Further reading

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

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