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Gwendolyn Brooks portrait collection

Title
Gwendolyn Brooks portrait collection [graphic].
Publication
<1945?-1988?>

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Still imageUse in library Sc Photo Brooks, GwendolynSchomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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Additional Authors
  • Carson, Margaret.
  • DuCree, Richard.
  • Price, Bill.
  • Dummett.
  • Burress, Clifford J.
  • Johnson Publishing Company.
  • United Press International.
  • Rapid News Photo (New York, N.Y.)
Description
  • <3> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w; 21 x 26 cm.
  • <7> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
  • <1> photoprint : col. ;
  • <2> photomechanical prints : b&w ;
Summary
Views of poet Gwendolyn Brooks dating between 1945 and 1988. Includes half-length portraits, some of which are promotional stills; also Brooks receiving an award from Mademoiselle Magazine; also, a photo of her book Riot. Individuals identified in group portraits include Barbara Bel Geddes, Leona Woods Marshall and Betsy Talbot Blackwell.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subject
  • Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000
  • Bel Geddes, Barbara
  • Marshall, Leona Woods
  • Blackwell, Betsy Talbot
  • African American women poets
  • African American authors
  • Rewards & prizes > 1940-1949
  • Public speaking > United States > 1980-1989
Genre/Form
  • Portrait photographs – 1940-1989.
  • Group portraits – 1940-1949.
  • Publicity photographs – 1940-19
  • Photomechanical reproductions – 1950-1959.
  • Silver gelatin photoprints – 1940-1989.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Photographers include Margaret Carson, Richard DuCree, Bill Price and others; some images published by Johnson Publishing Company.
  • Some photos have written descriptive information, some have captions; some have airbrush marks; some images are duplicates.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Call Number
Sc Photo Brooks, Gwendolyn
OCLC
NYPG085000270-F
Title
Gwendolyn Brooks portrait collection [graphic].
Imprint
<1945?-1988?>
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Local Note
Negatives available for some images.
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Added Author
Carson, Margaret. Photographer
DuCree, Richard. Photographer
Price, Bill. Photographer
Dummett. Photographer
Burress, Clifford J. Photographer
Johnson Publishing Company.
United Press International.
Rapid News Photo (New York, N.Y.)
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Brooks, Gwendolyn
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