Photograph of Marty May

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Marty May. May is depicted from the chest up, against a white background, cast with shadows. His proper left shoulder is slightly forward and he is looking towards the right edge of the image. May is wearing a medium toned suit, a white collared shirt, and a medium toned, striped tie. He has a white pocket square in his proper left breast pocket. May’s hair is smoothed back and parted down the center. Along the right edge of the photograph is a handwritten inscription in black ink that reads, [To / Laure / Sincerely / Marty May]. The photographer's mark, printed in the negative, located in the bottom right corner reads, [DeMuyian[?] [underlined] / of / New York – Hollywood]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.

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