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Art and artists

Title
Art and artists [graphic].
Publication
[19--?]-[199-]

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box 1Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Art and Artists box 1Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 2Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Art and Artists box 2Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 3Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Art and Artists box 3Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 4Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Art and Artists box 4Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 5Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Art and Artists box 5Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 6Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Art and Artists box 6Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 7Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Art and Artists box 7Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 8Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Art and Artists box 8Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 9Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Art and Artists box 9Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 10Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Art and Artists box 10Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

Details

Additional Authors
  • Brathwaite, Kwame, 1938-2023.
  • Hess, Eliot.
  • Higgins, Chester.
  • Rosenbaum, Walter, 1919-
  • Sparrow, Bill.
Description
  • 1287 items (20 boxes, 3.9 lin. ft.); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.
  • 543 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
  • 427 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
  • 141 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
  • 21 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
  • 21 photographic prints : col. ;
  • 29 photographic prints : col. ;
  • 70 stats : b&w ;
  • 11 photomechanical prints : b&w, one col. ;
  • 9 photographic postcards : b&w, silver gelatin ;
  • 6 postcards : b&w and col. ;
  • 2 instant camera photographs : b&w and col. ;
  • 4 slides : col. ;
  • 3 transparencies : col. ;
Summary
Collection consists mainly of photographic and some photomechanical reproductions of American fine art and other visual artwork, created by or depicting peoples of African descent, from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Portrait photographs – 1920-1989.
  • Group portraits – 1920-1989.
  • Gelatin silver prints – 1920-1989.
  • Dye coupler prints – 1970-1999.
  • Stats – 1940-1949.
  • Reproductions.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Some photographs have photographer's or institutional handstamp on verso. Some items bear printed or typewritten captions attached to verso; some images bear printed captions on recto. Some items have handwitten notations on verso. Some items are mounted to album pages. Some images are duplicates.
  • Collection includes photography by Ronnie Brathwaite, Eliot Hess and Bill Sparrow, among others.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Some items are restricted; permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aid available.
Call Number
Sc Photo Art and Artists
OCLC
NYPG03-F20
Title
Art and artists [graphic].
Imprint
[19--?]-[199-]
Terms Of Use
Some items are restricted; permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.
Indexes
Finding aid available.
Local Note
Negatives exist for some images.
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Added Author
Brathwaite, Kwame, 1938-2023. Photographer
Hess, Eliot. Photographer
Higgins, Chester. Photographer
Rosenbaum, Walter, 1919- Photographer
Sparrow, Bill. Photographer
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Art and Artists
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