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Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection : Armstead-Johnson Foundation for Theater Research

Title: Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection : Armstead-Johnson Foundation for Theater Research [graphic].
Author: Johnson, Helen A.
Publication: [196-]-[199-]

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Found In

p1kc Johnson, Helen A. Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection: main record, 189-?-199- (CStRLIN)NYPG00-F335

Description

1102 items.; 33 x 38 cm.
1 photographic print : silver gelatin, b&w ;
426 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
3 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
13 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
87 photographic prints : col. ;
531 slides : col. ;
11 contact sheets : silver gelatin, b&w ;
25 negatives : b&w ;
5 ephemera ;

Summary

The Armstead-Johnson Foundation for Theater Research series consists of portraits of founder/director Helen Armstead-Johnson; views of the Foundation's archives and surroundings; installation shots of the exhibitions sponsored by the Foundation and curated by Johnson; events at Johnson's New York City apartment; views of the 1980 Spotlight Awards ceremony; and views of speakers and guests attending conferences, seminars and other theater-related activities sponsored by the Foundation and/or attended by Helen Armstead-Johnson.

Donor/Sponsor

Schomburg NEH Blacks on Stage: African-American Theater Arts Collections Project.

Subject

Genre/Form

Group portraits – 1960-1999.
Portrait photographs – 1960-1999.
Gelatin silver prints – 1960-1999.
Dye coupler prints – 1960-1999.
Contact sheets – 1960-1999.
Gelatin silver film negatives – 1960-1999.
Inscriptions – 1960-1999.
Autographs – 1960-1999.

Note

Title devised by cataloger.
Some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's handstamp or address label on verso. Some items have handwritten notations on verso. Some photographs are inscribed or autographed. Some items are mounted in a scrapbook. Some items are duplicates.
Collection contains work by Anthony Barboza, Bert Smith and others.

Terms of Use (note)

Restricted: Permission of copyright holder is required for duplication; no photocopying of original prints.

Source (note)

Helen Armstead-Johnson;

Biography (note)

The Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection was assembled by English professor Helen Armstead-Johnson, beginning in the 1960s, during the course of her research into the contributions of African-Americans to the American stage.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

Finding aid available

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of: Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection, 189-?-199-.
Forms part of: Helen Armstead-Johnson Theater Collection, 1818-1994.

Call Number

Sc Photo Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection (Armstead-Johnson Foundation for Theater Research)

OCLC

NYPG00-F339

Author

Johnson, Helen A. Collector

Title

Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection : Armstead-Johnson Foundation for Theater Research [graphic].

Imprint

[196-]-[199-]

Terms Of Use

Restricted: Permission of copyright holder is required for duplication; no photocopying of original prints.

Biography

The Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection was assembled by English professor Helen Armstead-Johnson, beginning in the 1960s, during the course of her research into the contributions of African-Americans to the American stage. The collection consists of over 15,000 photographs, prints, postcards and transparencies that document African-American entertainers in various areas of the performing arts.

In 1974 Johnson established the Armstead-Johnson Foundation for Theater Research for the purpose of further collecting, preserving, documenting and interpreting the contributions of African-Americans to the field of entertainment, in the United States as well as abroad. Beginning in 1975, the Foundation mounted a series of major exhibitions including "Dixie to Broadway" (1977) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and "Black America on Stage" (1979) at the New York State Museum, in Albany. In November 1980 the Foundation initiated its Spotlight Awards to honor those African-Americans who had made significant contributions to the performing arts. The first two recipients were 92-year-old entertainer and dance innovator Ulysses S. "Kid" Thompson and the Negro Ensemble Company. The collection, consisting of several thousand objects including photographs, posters, letters, scrapbooks, costumes and costume designs, and recordings, was once considered to be one of the largest private collections of black show business memorabilia. In December 1996 Helen Armstead-Johnson donated the collection to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Indexes

Finding aid available : folder level control.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection, 189-?-199-.

Forms part of: Helen Armstead-Johnson Theater Collection, 1818-1994.

Local Note

Sc Photo Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection

Sc MG 599

Added Author

Barboza, Anthony, 1944- Photographer

Harris, Doug. Photographer

Najarian, Ross. Photographer

Smith, Bert. Photographer

Tschakirides, Bill. Photographer

Tucker, Lorenzo. Photographer

Found In:

p1kc Johnson, Helen A. Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection: main record, 189-?-199- (CStRLIN)NYPG00-F335

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection (Armstead-Johnson Foundation for Theater Research)

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