United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-19641961-11-15Ossie Davis, a native of south Georgia, was an acclaimed actor, civil rights activist, and writer. Along with his wife of fifty-six years, Ruby Dee, Davis received numerous awards, including the National Medal of Arts in 1995 and a Kennedy Center Honor in 2004.Photograph of actors Ossie Davis, a native of south Georgia, and Ruby Dee, who were married for fifty-six years. Dee leans against Davis, who looks down toward her. She looks upward and smiles.Davis was an acclaimed actor, civil rights activist, and writer. He received numerous awards, including the National Medal of Arts in 1995 and a Kennedy Center Honor in 2004.image/jpegYale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/ossie-davis-1917-2005Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/ossie-davis-1917-2005Forms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaYale Collection of American Literature, Photograph by Carl Van VechtenActors--New York (State)--New YorkActresses--New York (State)--New YorkAfrican American actors--New York (State)--New YorkAfrican American actresses--New York (State)--New YorkMotion picture actors and actresses--New York (State)--New YorkAfrican American motion picture actors and actresses--New York (State)--New YorkCivil rights workers--New York (State)--New YorkAfrican American civil rights workers--New York (State)--New YorkAfrican American women civil rights workers--New York (State)--New YorkWomen civil rights workers--New York (State)--New YorkAfrican American dramatists--New York (State)--New YorkMen--New York (State)--New YorkWomen--New York (State)--New YorkAfrican American men--New York (State)--New YorkAfrican American women--New York (State)--New YorkDramatists, American--New York (State)--New YorkRuby Dee and Ossie DavisStillImage