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Claude McKay portrait collection

Title: Claude McKay portrait collection [graphic].
Publication: <1925?-1989?>

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Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	Still image	Use in library	Sc Photo McKay, Claude	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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<5> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w; 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.
<1> photoprint : silver gelatin, b&w ;
<1> photomechanical print : b&w ;
<2> photomechanical prints : b&w ;
<1> photocopy : b&w ;

Summary

Portraits of poet and novelist Claude McKay. Images include McKay in a car, in a group portrait with poet Max Eastman, and in some publicity portraits. Also depicted is a reproduction of the title page of "Home to Harlem" with an inscription on the opposite page. Half and quarter length portraits are included.

Donor/Sponsor

Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Title pages – 1920-1928 – Reproductions.
Publicity photographs – 1930-1939.
Portrait photographs – 1920-1949.
Group portraits. – 1920-1929.
Photomechanical prints – 1920-1989.
Silver gelatin photoprints – 1920-1989.

Note

Title devised by cataloger.
Photographers include Carl Van Vechten and James L. Allen.
Some photographs have captions.

Terms of Use (note)

Some photographs are restricted; permission of the photographer required for duplication.

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Call Number

Sc Photo McKay, Claude

OCLC

NYPG085000903-F

Title

Claude McKay portrait collection [graphic].

Imprint

<1925?-1989?>

Terms Of Use

Some photographs are restricted; permission of the photographer required for duplication.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Local Note

Negatives exist for some images.

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Added Author

Allen, James L. (James Latimer), 1907-1977. Photographer

Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. Photographer

Research Call Number

Sc Photo McKay, Claude

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