FINDING AID AVAILABLE
Jayne Cortez photographs.
- Title
- Jayne Cortez photographs.
- Published by
- 1940s-2004.
- Author
Collection information
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status Not available - Please contact a librarian for assistance. | Containerbox 1 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessSupervised use | Call numberSc Photo Jayne Cortez collection | Item locationOffsite |
Details
- Description
- 0.42 linear feet (1 box)
- Summary
- Jayne Cortez (1934-2012) was a poet, performance artist, activist, small press publisher, and teacher. A prominent figure of the Black Arts Movement, Cortez was known for performing her poetry accompanied by jazz music. The photographs in this collection depict Cortez's childhood and family life, aspects of her creative work as a spoken word poet, and some of her academic activities.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Jazz poetry.
- Photographs.
- Spoken word poetry.
- Call number
- Sc Photo Jayne Cortez collection
- Source (note)
- Purchased from Jayne Cortez in 2010.
- Author
- Cortez, Jayne, creator.
- Title
- Jayne Cortez photographs.
- Production
- 1940s-2004.
- Type of content
- text
- still image
- Type of medium
- unmediated
- Type of carrier
- sheet
- Location of other archival materials
- Materials Separated from the Resource: Photographs transferred from Jayne Cortez papers in Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center.
- Source
- Purchased from Jayne Cortez in 2010.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Poets.
- Research call number
- Sc Photo Jayne Cortez collection