Research Catalog

Schomburg Library events poster collection

Title
Schomburg Library events poster collection [graphic].
Publication
<1940-1991.>

Available Online

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Details

Found In
(CstRLIN)NYPG087000308-F
Description
<29> posters : col & b&w.
Summary
Posters manufactured between 1947 and 1991. Posters represent announcements and advertisements pertaining to social and educational functions at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library. Posters include art and photography exhibitions, fund raisers, concerts, writers workshops, and historical commemorative events. Also commissioned posters by noted African American artist, Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden and James Denmark for the silver, golden and 1980 grand opening of the new Schomburg Center building.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subject
  • Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture > Commemoration
  • Events > New York (N.Y.)
Genre/Form
  • Posters – 1940-1999.
  • Photomechanical prints – 1940-1999.
Note
  • Title devised.
  • Some posters are torn, slightly dirty. Some are duplicates.
Access (note)
  • Access to the collection is by appointment only and is restricted to qualified and experienced researchers.
Cite As (note)
  • From the collection of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundations, Art & Artifacts Division.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Works from the collection may be borrowed for exhibition purposes. Photography of art or artifacts in the collection is prohibited. In most instances, prints of collection items are available for sale to researchers. Permission for loans and to reproduce prints for publication must be obtained in writing.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Poster Collection.
Call Number
Sc Art posters - Schomburg Library events poster collection
OCLC
NYPG091000128-F
Title
Schomburg Library events poster collection [graphic].
Imprint
<1940-1991.>
Access
Access to the collection is by appointment only and is restricted to qualified and experienced researchers.
Cite As:
From the collection of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundations, Art & Artifacts Division.
Terms Of Use
Works from the collection may be borrowed for exhibition purposes. Photography of art or artifacts in the collection is prohibited. In most instances, prints of collection items are available for sale to researchers. Permission for loans and to reproduce prints for publication must be obtained in writing.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Poster Collection.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Found In:
(CstRLIN)NYPG087000308-F
Research Call Number
Sc Art posters - Schomburg Library events poster collection
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