Research Catalog

Title

Eddie Green portrait collection [graphic].

Publication

<1930?-1950?>

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Campbell, James C.
• Hazel.
• Solomon, Chick.
• Rapid News Photo (New York, N.Y.)
• Gushiniere Studio.

Description

• <11> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w; 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.
• <7> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;

Summary

Portraits of comedian and radio personality Eddie Green. Collection includes individual portraits of Green; an individual portrait of Green's wife; group portraits of Green and his wife; views of Green on NBC radio programs with Gee Gee James (1940), Tommy Riggs on "Quaker Hour" (1940), and co-star Ed Gardner on "Duffy's Tavern" (ca. mid-1940s); and candid shots and group portraits showing Green with Claude Hopkins, Maria Cole, Olive Tucker, Muriel Rahn, Warren Coleman, and others. Full, half and quarter length portraits are included.

Donor/Sponsor

Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subject

• Green, Eddie, 1901-
• Cole, Maria
• Rahn, Muriel
• Tucker, Olive
• Coleman, Warren
• Riggs, Tommy
• Hopkins, Claude
• Gardner, Ed
• Green, Eddie, Mrs
• National Broadcasting Company
• Comedians > 1930-1949
• African Americans in radio broadcasting
• Radio broadcasting > United States > 1930-1949

Genre/Form

• Group portraits – 1930-1949.
• Portrait photographs – 1930-1949.
• Silver gelatin photoprints – 1930-1949.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Photographers include James Campbell, Chick Solomon, Hazel and others.
• Some photographs have captions; some are cropped; some photographs are duplicates; some bear airbrush marks or other markings.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Call Number

Sc Photo Green, Eddie

OCLC

NYPG085000614-F

Title

Eddie Green portrait collection [graphic].

Imprint

<1930?-1950?>

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Local Note

Negatives exist for some images.

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Added Author

Campbell, James C. Photographer

Hazel. Photographer

Solomon, Chick. Photographer

Rapid News Photo (New York, N.Y.)

Gushiniere Studio.

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Green, Eddie