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Lena Horne photograph collection

Title: Lena Horne photograph collection [graphic].
Author: Horne, Lena.
Publication: [192-?]-1985.

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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 Lena Horne Collection	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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p1tc Horne, Lena. Lena Horne collection, 1942-1989 (CStRLIN)NYPW088000041-A

Description

153 items (.4 lin. ft., 1 box); 26 x 21 cm.
23 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
21 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
19 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
34 photographic prints : col. ;
15 photographic prints : col. ;
39 photographic prints : col. ;
1 photomechanical print : b&w ;
1 negative : b&w ;

Summary

The Lena Horne Photograph Collection depicts some aspects of her public and professional life mostly during the late 1970s to mid-1980s.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Portrait photographs – 1970-1989.
Group portraits – 1970-1989.
Snapshots – 1920-1989.
Publicity photographs – 1970-1989.
Photograph albums – 1980-1989.
Gelatin silver prints – 1920-1989.
Dye coupler prints – 1970-1989.
Dye diffusion transfer prints – 1980-1989.
Line photomechanical prints.
Negatives.

Note

Title devised by cataloger.
Some photographs have photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso; some photographs have press agency handstamp on verso. Many photographs have handwritten notations on either verso or recto; two items have printed captions attached to verso; three items have captions printed on recto. Photomechanical has caption and artist's signature printed on recto.
Many photographs are enclosed with photocopies of correspondence from fans or organizations; one item includes a college graduation program. A group of photographs form part of a photo album. Some photographs in the collection are duplicates.
Collection contains work by Richard Avedon, Martha Holmes, PIC Photos, Ed Haas and Al Hirschfeld, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

Reproduction restricted at doner's request.

Biography (note)

Lena Horne, singer and actress, was born in New York City in 1917.

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of the Lena Horne Collection, 1942-1989.

Call Number

Sc Photo Lena Horne Collection

OCLC

NYPG98-F526

Author

Horne, Lena.

Title

Lena Horne photograph collection [graphic].

Imprint

[192-?]-1985.

Terms Of Use

Reproduction restricted at doner's request.

Biography

Lena Horne, singer and actress, was born in New York City in 1917. Horne, who began her career in 1934 as a chorus line dancer at Harlem's Cotton Club, became one of the first African-American entertainers to perform in "high class" venues, such as the Waldorf-Astoria's Empire Room in New York, and was among the first black stars to have Broadway musicals fashioned for them. In 1941, Horne became one of the first black women to sign a contract with a major studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer. Her film roles include "Cabin in the Sky" (1942), "Stormy Weather" (1943), "The Duchess of Idaho" (1950) and "The Wiz" (1978), among others. Her Broadway shows include "Blackbirds of 1939," "Jamaica" (1957) and her one-woman show "Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music" (1981). Horne would also make numerous radio and television appearances, and make several recordings, most notably, "Stormy Weather."

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Lena Horne Collection, 1942-1989.

Local Note

Sc MG 326

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Added Author

Avedon, Richard. Photographer

Haas, Ed. Photographer

Hirschfeld, Al. Illustrator

Holmes, Martha. Photographer

PIC Photos (London)

Found In:

p1tc Horne, Lena. Lena Horne collection, 1942-1989 (CStRLIN)NYPW088000041-A

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Lena Horne Collection

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