Research Catalog

Title

Claudia McNeil photograph collection [graphic].

Author

McNeil, Claudia.

Publication

[193-]-[198-]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Furman, George R.
• Rossner, Harry.
• Sanford, Tommy.

Found In

p1tc McNeil, Claudia, 1917-1993. Claudia McNeil scrapbooks, 1938-1981 (CStRLIN)NYPW00-A7

Description

• 29 items (.3 lin. ft., 1 box); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.
• 12 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 15 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 2 clippings : halftone, b&w ;

Summary

The Claudia McNeil Photograph Collection (193?-198?) documents a portion of her professional career and certain aspects of her personal life.

Donor/Sponsor

Schomburg NEH Blacks on Stage: African-American Theater Arts Collections Project.

Subjects

• McNeil, Claudia
• African Americans > Performances and portrayals > New York (State) > New York > 1940-1989
• Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1940-1989
• African American actresses
• Group portraits > 1940-1989
• African American singers
• African American women entertainers
• Gelatin silver prints > 1940-1989
• African Americans in the performing arts > New York (State) > New York
• Clippings > 1940-1989
• Portrait photographs > 1940-1989

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1940-1989.
• Group portraits – 1940-1989.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1940-1989.
• Clippings – 1940-1989.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso; one photograph has photographer's printed address label on verso. Some photographs are mounted on scrapbook pages; others have been removed from scrapbook pages.
• Collection includes work by Harry Rossner, Tommy Sanford, George R. Furman and others.

Terms of Use (note)

• Restricted: Permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

• Actress Claudia (Mae) McNeil is best known for her portrayal of the matriarch in both the stage and screen versions of "A Raisin in the Sun."

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Claudia McNeil Scrapbooks, 1938-1981.

Call Number

Sc Photo Claudia McNeil Collection

OCLC

NYPG00-F299

Author

McNeil, Claudia.

Title

Claudia McNeil photograph collection [graphic].

Imprint

[193-]-[198-]

Terms Of Use

Restricted: Permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

Actress Claudia (Mae) McNeil is best known for her portrayal of the matriarch in both the stage and screen versions of "A Raisin in the Sun." Born in 1917 in Baltimore, Maryland, McNeil grew up in Harlem, New York City, and was a librarian. In her late teens she began working as a nightclub singer, becoming known as the "Marian Anderson of Night Clubs" because of her contralto voice. McNeil entered the theater in 1949, appearing in a series of roles, including Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" (1953), before rising to stardom at the age of 43 in Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun." (1959). Her film credits include the "Last Angry Man." McNeil died at the age of 77 apparently from complications due to diabetes.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Claudia McNeil Scrapbooks, 1938-1981.

Local Note

Sc MG 564

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Added Author

Furman, George R. Photographer

Rossner, Harry. Photographer

Sanford, Tommy. Photographer

Found In:

p1tc McNeil, Claudia, 1917-1993. Claudia McNeil scrapbooks, 1938-1981 (CStRLIN)NYPW00-A7

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Claudia McNeil Collection