Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Fernand-Bibas.
2. Fernández, G.
3. Fissier, P.
4. Freeman, Roland L., 1936-2023.
5. Lewis, Roy.
6. Normand, L.
7. Prevel, Jean.
8. Roy-Camille, Paul.
9. Wilmer, Valerie.
10. Arquivo de O Globo.
11. Scurlock (Washington, D.C.)
12. Studio Gora Seck (Dakar, Senegal)

Found in

1. p1tc Damas, Léon-Gontran 1912-1978. Léon-Gontran Damas papers, 1949-1978 (CstRLIN)NYPW90-A41

Description

1. 793 items (1.5 lin. ft., 4 boxes); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.

Summary

1. The Léon-Gontran Damas Photograph Collection depicts some aspects of his personal life and his career as a writer, educator and statesman from the 1940s to 1978.

Subject

1. Black people > France > Social life and customs
2. Visits of state > Washington (D.C.)
3. Group portraits > 1910-1979
4. Senghor, Léopold Sédar, 1906-2001
5. Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
6. Photograph albums > 1960-1979
7. Contact sheets
8. Weddings
9. Educators > United States
10. Stats
11. Poets, French Guianese
12. Public buildings > French Guiana
13. Damas, Léon-Gontran, 1912-1978
14. Dwellings > French Guiana
15. Receptions > 1950-1979
16. Funeral rites and ceremonies
17. Photocopies
18. France > Officials and employees
19. Poets, Black > France
20. Statesmen
21. Autographing > Martinique > Fort-de-France > 1970-1979
22. Instant camera photographs
23. Senegal > Officials and employees
24. Writers, Black > France
25. Cartes de visite > 1870-1879
26. Teachers, Black > United States
27. Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005
28. Portrait photography > 1870-1979
29. Césaire, Aimé
30. Gelatin silver prints > 1870-1979
31. Rites and ceremonies > 1950-1979
32. Reproductions
33. Photographic postcards
34. Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
35. Gelatin silver film negatives
36. Dye coupler prints > 1960-1979
37. Photomechanical prints
38. Damas, Marietta Campos
39. Heads of state
40. Diplomatic and consular service, French
41. French Guiana > Social life and customs

Genre/Form

1. Portrait photography – 1870-1979.
2. Group portraits – 1910-1979.
3. Photographic postcards.
4. Photograph albums – 1960-1979.
5. Gelatin silver prints – 1870-1979.
6. Dye coupler prints – 1960-1979.
7. Photomechanical prints.
8. Instant camera photographs.
9. Contact sheets.
10. Cartes de visite – 1870-1879.
11. Photocopies.
12. Stats.
13. Reproductions.
14. Gelatin silver film negatives.

Call number

1. Sc Photo Léon-Gontran Damas Collection

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. Many photographs have photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso; some photographs have organizational or copy service handstamp on verso; some images have photographer's name either printed or inscribed on recto. Some photographs bear handwritten notations on verso; some images have typewritten or printed captions attached to either verso or recto. Some items bear inscriptions; some items bear cropping or retouching marks; some items are duplicates.
3. Some photographs are mounted on paper, some of which bear handwritten captions on recto; some photographs are on mounting boards; some images were formerly contained in photo albums.
4. Collection contains work by Roy Lewis, Roland L. Freeman, Jean Prevel, G. Fernandez, Scurlock Studios and Val Wilmer, among others.

Terms of use (note)

1. Some items are restricted; permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

1. Léon-Gontran Damas, writer, educator and statesman, was born in Cayenne, French Guiana, in 1912.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Léon-Gontran Damas Papers, 1949-1978.

Author

1. Damas, Léon-Gontran, 1912-1978.

Title

1. Léon-Gontran Damas photograph collection [graphic].

Imprint

1. 1871-1978.

Terms of use

1. Some items are restricted; permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

1. Léon-Gontran Damas, writer, educator and statesman, was born in Cayenne, French Guiana, in 1912. His career as a writer and journalist began in Paris during the 1930s, during which he helped to co-found the Negritude literary movement with poet Aimé Césaire and writer Léopold Sédar Senghor. His first volume of poetry, "Pigments," was published in 1937. In the 1940s he was a member of the French Resistance during World War II, served as French Guiana's representative to the French Parliament, and was appointed to the High Court of Justice. During the 1950s and 1960s, he studied the influence of African culture on the New World by lecturing and touring in the Caribbean and Latin America. In 1970, Damas was appointed Distinguished Visiting Professor at Howard University, Washington, D.C., where he served until his death in 1978.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Léon-Gontran Damas Papers, 1949-1978.

Local note

1. Sc MG 302

Connect to:

1. Request Appointment
2. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Fernand-Bibas. Photographer
2. Fernández, G. Photographer
3. Fissier, P. Photographer
4. Freeman, Roland L., 1936-2023. Photographer
5. Lewis, Roy. Photographer
6. Normand, L. Photographer
7. Prevel, Jean. Photographer
8. Roy-Camille, Paul. Photographer
9. Wilmer, Valerie. Photographer
10. Arquivo de O Globo.
11. Scurlock (Washington, D.C.)
12. Studio Gora Seck (Dakar, Senegal)

Found in:

1. p1tc Damas, Léon-Gontran 1912-1978. Léon-Gontran Damas papers, 1949-1978 (CstRLIN)NYPW90-A41

Research call number

1. Sc Photo Léon-Gontran Damas Collection