William C. Beall (February 6, 1911 – March 27, 1994) was an American Pulitzer-winning photographer. In 1957 he captured a photograph of two-year-old Allan Weaver and police officer Maurice Cullinane which he titled Faith and Confidence. The image won the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for Photography.
(1957) Beall's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Faith and Confidence, a policeman patiently reasons with a two-year-old boy
On February 6, 1911, William Charles Beall was born in Washington, D.C. He attended public schools in Washington, D.C., and in 1927, when he was sixteen years old he started working as a photographer for a photo agency.[1][2]
In 1933 Beall began working for the Washington Post and in 1935 he began working for The Washington Daily News.[3] In 1940 he was promoted to chief photographer at The Washington Daily News.[2] Beall, became a Marine combat photographer during World War II. He spent time in the Pacific Theatre on the island of Iwo Jima.[4] He also covered the 1945 Battle of Okinawa and he was awarded the Air Medal for his coverage.[2]
On September 10, 1957, Beall was in Chinatown to photograph a parade. Two-year-old Allan Weaver attended the parade and he approached police officer Maurice Cullinane to ask if he was a US Marine. Beall captured the moment and titled the image Faith and Confidence. As well as appearing in The Washington Daily News, it was printed on the back cover of Life magazine. The image won the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for Photography.[4][2][5]
