[Marion Butts posing with his portrait]

One of 1,711 photographs in the series: Dallas/Fort Worth Black Living Legends available on this site.

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Photograph of Marion Butts standing in front of an old photograph of himself posing with an dual lens camera. The inscription under the photograph reads, "Marion Butts, Photo Journalism."

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1 photograph : negative, col. ; 4 x 6 in.

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Creator: Unknown. February 21, 1992.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 208 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of Marion Butts standing in front of an old photograph of himself posing with an dual lens camera. The inscription under the photograph reads, "Marion Butts, Photo Journalism."

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1 photograph : negative, col. ; 4 x 6 in.

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The Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters presents the "Dallas Black Living Legends A Photographic Exhibition" featuring the portraits of men and women who have made history by continuing a tradition of excellence in their careers and services to their community. The exhibition ran from December 15th, 1991 through March 1st, 1992 with a special reception “Promoting the Tradition, Preserving the Legacy,” at the James Kemp Gallery, JBAAL, 650 S. Griffin, Dallas, Texas on Friday, February 21st, 1992 at 8PM.

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  • Preferred Citation: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records (AR0797), University of North Texas Special Collections

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  • February 21, 1992

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  • Dec. 16, 2018, 10:54 p.m.

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[Marion Butts posing with his portrait], photograph, February 21, 1992; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1391667/: accessed December 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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