Research Catalog

Title

Léon-Gontran Damas photograph collection [graphic].

Author

Damas, Léon-Gontran, 1912-1978.

Publication

1871-1978.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Fernand-Bibas.
• Fernández, G.
• Fissier, P.
• Freeman, Roland L., 1936-2023.
• Lewis, Roy.
• Normand, L.
• Prevel, Jean.
• Roy-Camille, Paul.
• Wilmer, Valerie.
• Arquivo de O Globo.
• Scurlock (Washington, D.C.)
• Studio Gora Seck (Dakar, Senegal)

Found In

p1tc Damas, Léon-Gontran 1912-1978. Léon-Gontran Damas papers, 1949-1978 (CstRLIN)NYPW90-A41

Description

• 793 items (1.5 lin. ft., 4 boxes); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.
• 88 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 138 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 136 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 180 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 94 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 2 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 46 photographic prints : col. ;
• 15 photomechanical prints : b&w, some halftone ;
• 29 photographic postcards : b&w ;
• 3 instant camera photographs : b&w ;
• 2 cartes de visite : b&w ;
• 2 contact sheets : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 3 photocopies : col. ;
• 2 photostats : b&w ;
• 53 negatives : b&w ;

Summary

The Léon-Gontran Damas Photograph Collection depicts some aspects of his personal life and his career as a writer, educator and statesman from the 1940s to 1978.

Subject

• Damas, Léon-Gontran, 1912-1978
• Damas, Marietta Campos
• Césaire, Aimé
• Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
• Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
• Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005
• Senghor, Léopold Sédar, 1906-2001
• Poets, Black > France
• Poets, French Guianese
• Writers, Black > France
• Teachers, Black > United States
• Educators > United States
• Statesmen
• Diplomatic and consular service, French
• Black people > France > Social life and customs
• Rites and ceremonies > 1950-1979
• Receptions > 1950-1979
• Funeral rites and ceremonies
• Weddings
• Autographing > Martinique > Fort-de-France > 1970-1979
• Heads of state
• Visits of state > Washington (D.C.)
• Public buildings > French Guiana
• Dwellings > French Guiana
• France > Officials and employees
• Senegal > Officials and employees
• French Guiana > Social life and customs

Genre/Form

• Portrait photography – 1870-1979.
• Group portraits – 1910-1979.
• Photographic postcards.
• Photograph albums – 1960-1979.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1870-1979.
• Dye coupler prints – 1960-1979.
• Photomechanical prints.
• Instant camera photographs.
• Contact sheets.
• Cartes de visite – 1870-1879.
• Photocopies.
• Stats.
• Reproductions.
• Gelatin silver film negatives.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Many photographs have photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso; some photographs have organizational or copy service handstamp on verso; some images have photographer's name either printed or inscribed on recto. Some photographs bear handwritten notations on verso; some images have typewritten or printed captions attached to either verso or recto. Some items bear inscriptions; some items bear cropping or retouching marks; some items are duplicates.
• Some photographs are mounted on paper, some of which bear handwritten captions on recto; some photographs are on mounting boards; some images were formerly contained in photo albums.
• Collection contains work by Roy Lewis, Roland L. Freeman, Jean Prevel, G. Fernandez, Scurlock Studios and Val Wilmer, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some items are restricted; permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

• Léon-Gontran Damas, writer, educator and statesman, was born in Cayenne, French Guiana, in 1912.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Léon-Gontran Damas Papers, 1949-1978.

Call Number

Sc Photo Léon-Gontran Damas Collection

OCLC

NYPG99-F996

Author

Damas, Léon-Gontran, 1912-1978.

Title

Léon-Gontran Damas photograph collection [graphic].

Imprint

1871-1978.

Terms Of Use

Some items are restricted; permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

Léon-Gontran Damas, writer, educator and statesman, was born in Cayenne, French Guiana, in 1912. His career as a writer and journalist began in Paris during the 1930s, during which he helped to co-found the Negritude literary movement with poet Aimé Césaire and writer Léopold Sédar Senghor. His first volume of poetry, "Pigments," was published in 1937. In the 1940s he was a member of the French Resistance during World War II, served as French Guiana's representative to the French Parliament, and was appointed to the High Court of Justice. During the 1950s and 1960s, he studied the influence of African culture on the New World by lecturing and touring in the Caribbean and Latin America. In 1970, Damas was appointed Distinguished Visiting Professor at Howard University, Washington, D.C., where he served until his death in 1978.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Léon-Gontran Damas Papers, 1949-1978.

Local Note

Sc MG 302

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Added Author

Fernand-Bibas. Photographer

Fernández, G. Photographer

Fissier, P. Photographer

Freeman, Roland L., 1936-2023. Photographer

Lewis, Roy. Photographer

Normand, L. Photographer

Prevel, Jean. Photographer

Roy-Camille, Paul. Photographer

Wilmer, Valerie. Photographer

Arquivo de O Globo.

Scurlock (Washington, D.C.)

Studio Gora Seck (Dakar, Senegal)

Found In:

p1tc Damas, Léon-Gontran 1912-1978. Léon-Gontran Damas papers, 1949-1978 (CstRLIN)NYPW90-A41

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Léon-Gontran Damas Collection