Addison Scurlock was an African-American photographer, he moved to D.C. from Fayetteville, North Carolina to apprentice with Moses Rice, a white photographer. Scurlock worked for Rice for three years and after that he started his own small photo studio outside of his home.
Scurlock photography revealed the life of the black middle class that refuse to be defined or held captive by discrimination. He captivated formal weddings, elegant cotillions, ballet studios, quiet family life in his photographs. Scurlock Studio gave us indelible images of leaders and luminaries, of high society and working class, of Washingtonians at work and at play.
Here below are some stunning photos of Black Women captured by Addison Scurlock in the early 20th century.
