Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. 0.42 linear feet (1 box)

Summary

1. 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

1. Poets
2. Spoken word poetry
3. Photographs
4. Jazz poetry
5. Poets, Black > United States
6. Black Arts movement
7. African Americans > Poetry
8. African American women poets
9. Firespitters (Musical group)
10. Mendieta, Ana, 1948-1985
11. Edwards, Melvin, 1937-
12. Coleman, Ornette Denardo
13. Coleman, Ornette

Genre/Form

1. Jazz poetry.
2. Photographs.
3. Spoken word poetry.

Call number

1. Sc Photo Jayne Cortez collection

Source (note)

1. Purchased from Jayne Cortez in 2010.

Author

1. Cortez, Jayne, creator.

Title

1. Jayne Cortez photographs.

Production

1. 1940s-2004.

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. sheet

Location of other archival materials

1. Materials Separated from the Resource: Photographs transferred from Jayne Cortez papers in Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center.

Source

1. Purchased from Jayne Cortez in 2010.

Connect to:

1. Finding aid

Occupation

1. Poets.

Research call number

1. Sc Photo Jayne Cortez collection