Research Catalog

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Found in

1. p1pc Penn, Robert E. Robert E. Penn papers, 1971-2003 (OCoLC)86085679

Description

1. 1 contact sheet : color; 36 x 28 cm

Summary

1. Studio portraits of individual African American men and women, who are members of the New York City Black Pride committee, taken in 1998 during interviews for the documentary "Black Pride" (1999), co-produced by Robert E. Penn and James Scruggs. Unidentified landscapes are also depicted.

Alternative title

1. Black Pride.

Subject

1. African American gay people
2. Negatives > 1990-1999
3. Contact sheets > 1990-1999
4. Portrait photographs > 1990-1999
5. Gay activists > New York (State) > New York
6. African American lesbians

Genre/Form

1. Portrait photographs – 1990-1999.
2. Contact sheets – 1990-1999.
3. Negatives – 1990-1999.

Call number

1. Sc Photo Robert E. Penn Collection

Note

1. Title was taken from the Robert E. Penn Papers.
2. Contact sheet bears handwritten caption on verso. Negatives accompanied by handwritten note indicating that the photographs were taken at Becket Logan's photo studio in Manhattan.

Terms of use (note)

1. Collection is under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

1. Robert E. Penn, born in 1948, is a multidisciplinary artist, writer and filmmaker known for his candid explorations of homosexuality and AIDS. Penn is the author of "The Gay Men's Wellness Guide" (1998); has done administrative work with the Gay Men's Heatlth Crisis (GMHC) and Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD); and has produced documentary films, public service announcements, and recording and video work through his Robert Penn Productions.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Robert E. Penn Papers, 1971-2003.

Author

1. Penn, Robert E., photographer.

Title

1. Robert E. Penn photograph collection.

Production

1. 1998.

Type of content

1. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. sheet

Terms of use

1. Collection is under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

1. Robert E. Penn, born in 1948, is a multidisciplinary artist, writer and filmmaker known for his candid explorations of homosexuality and AIDS. Penn is the author of "The Gay Men's Wellness Guide" (1998); has done administrative work with the Gay Men's Heatlth Crisis (GMHC) and Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD); and has produced documentary films, public service announcements, and recording and video work through his Robert Penn Productions.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Robert E. Penn Papers, 1971-2003.

Local note

1. Sc MG 695

Connect to:

1. Request Appointment

Added title

1. Black Pride.

Found in:

1. p1pc Penn, Robert E. Robert E. Penn papers, 1971-2003 (OCoLC)86085679

Research call number

1. Sc Photo Robert E. Penn Collection