Research Catalog

Title

Wedding photography [graphic] / A. Hansen.

Author

Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996

Publication

[194-?-198-?]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

A. Hansen Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Found In

p1kc Hansen, Austin. Austin Hansen collection (CstRLIN)NYPG95-F8)

Description

• ca. 5418 items (4.8 lin. ft., 19 boxes); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.
• ca. 702 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w, some hand-col. ;
• ca. 380 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• ca. 161 photographic prints : col. ;
• ca. 4117 photographic prints : col. ;
• ca. 58 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w, some hand-col., some mounted ;

Summary

The Wedding Photography series documents the participants and activities surrounding an assortment of weddings that Hansen photographed from the late 1940s to the early 1980s.

Donor/Sponsor

Schomburg NEH Humanities Resources Access Project.

Subject

• Dinkins, David N
• Renaissance Casino and Ballroom
• African Americans > Social life and customs
• African Americans > Clothing & dress > 1940-1989
• African American families > New York (State) > New York
• African American photographers > New York (State) > New York
• Weddings > New York (State) > New York
• Brides
• Couples > New York (N.Y.)
• Clothing & dress > New York (State) > New York > 1940-1989
• Families > New York (N.Y.) > 1940-1989
• Parties > New York (N.Y.) > 1940-1989
• Wedding costume
• Wedding photography > New York (State) > New York
• Harlem (New York, N.Y.)

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1940-1989.
• Group portraits – 1940-1989.
• Photographic prints – 1940-1989.
• Silver gelatin photographic prints – 1940-1989.
• Photographic prints – Color – 1940-1989.
• Hand coloring.
• Negatives – 1940-1989.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Many items have photographer's handstamp on verso; some items have studio blindstamp on recto.
• Some photographs have descriptive information on verso.
• Some photographs have cropping marks.
• Negatives exist for some items.

Terms of Use (note)

• Restricted; permission of photographer is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

• Austin Hansen, known primarily as a Harlem photographer, has had a career in photography that spans nearly seventy years.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Finding aid

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Austin Hansen Collection.

Call Number

Sc Photo Hansen (Weddings)

OCLC

NYPG95-F202

Author

Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996, photographer.

Title

Wedding photography [graphic] / A. Hansen.

Imprint

[194-?-198-?]

Terms Of Use

Restricted; permission of photographer is required for duplication.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Austin Hansen Collection.

Biography

Austin Hansen, known primarily as a Harlem photographer, has had a career in photography that spans nearly seventy years. His photographic record documents the people, places, and events, primarily in Harlem, including weddings from the late 1940s to the early 1980s.

Indexes

Finding aid: folder level control.

Added Author

A. Hansen Studio (New York, N.Y.)

Found In:

p1kc Hansen, Austin. Austin Hansen collection (CstRLIN)NYPG95-F8)

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Hansen (Weddings)