Prentice "P. H." Polk

Prentice "P.H." Polk (1898-1984) was a photographer renowned for his portraits and images of rural African American life in Alabama. He spent the majority of his career as the official photographer at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in Tuskegee, Macon County.

Portrait of photographer Prentice H. Polk, Tuskegee Institute
Courtesy of the Tuskegee University Archives, P.H. Polk Family Collection
Portrait of photographer Prentice H. Polk, Tuskegee Institute