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Dean Dixon photograph collection

Title
Dean Dixon photograph collection [graphic].
Author
Dixon, Dean, 1915-1976
Publication
[193-?]-[197-]

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Additional Authors
  • Abresch J.
  • Behtke, Kurt.
  • Blume, H.
  • Sievers, Wolfgang, 1913-2007.
  • Studio Deux Soeurs.
Found In
p1tc Dixon, Dean Dean Dixon papers, 1939-1979 (OCoLC)122517335
Description
  • 347 items (.9 cu. ft., 3 boxes); 30 x 24 cm. or smaller.
  • 14 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
  • 88 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
  • 201 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
  • 12 photographic prints : col. ;
  • 19 contact sheets : gelatin silver, b&w ;
  • 3 photographic postcards : gelatin silver, b&w ;
  • 3 photograph albums
  • 4 slides : col. ;
  • 2 clippings : b&w ;
  • 1 drawing : col. ;
Summary
The Dean Dixon Photograph Collection mostly depicts Dixon's professional career as an orchestral conductor from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Subject
  • Dixon, Dean, 1915-1976
  • Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993
  • Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023
  • Davy, Gloria
  • Harper, Heather
  • Norman, Jessye
  • Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969
  • Fournier, Pierre, 1906-1986
  • André, Maurice
  • Gieseking, Walter, 1895-1956
  • Simon, Abbey
  • Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands, 1938-
  • Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
  • All-American Youth Orchestra
  • Harlem Branch YMCA
  • African American conductors (Music)
  • Symphony orchestras > United States
  • Symphony orchestras > Europe
  • Symphony orchestras > Asia
  • Conducting
  • Concerts > 1940-1949
Genre/Form
  • Portrait photographs – 1940-1979.
  • Publicity photographs – 1940-1979.
  • Group portraits – 1940-1979.
  • Snapshots – 1940-1979.
  • Postcards – 1940-1979.
  • Photograph albums – 1940-1979.
  • Gelatin silver prints – 1940-1979.
  • Dye coupler prints – 1940-1979.
  • Slides – 1940-1979.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso; some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's name on recto. Some items bear handwritten, typewritten or printed captions and/or notations on recto and/or verso. Some items are mounted on scrapbook pages. Some items are inscribed. One album is unbound. Some items are duplicates.
  • Collection contains work by J. Abresch, Kurt Behtke, H. Blume, Gordon G. Clarke, Klaus Hennch, Werner Neumeister, Evelyn Richter, Wolfgang Sievers and Studio Deux Soeurs, among others.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
Biography (note)
  • Dean Dixon was the first African-American orchestral conductor to acquire an international reputation. Mainly conducting in Europe, he also guest-conducted many leading orchestras on four continents.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Dean Dixon Papers, 1939-1979.
Call Number
Sc Photo Dean Dixon Collection
OCLC
730237702
Author
Dixon, Dean, 1915-1976, collector.
Title
Dean Dixon photograph collection [graphic].
Imprint
[193-?]-[197-]
Terms Of Use
Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
Biography
Dean Dixon was the first African-American orchestral conductor to acquire an international reputation. Mainly conducting in Europe, he also guest-conducted many leading orchestras on four continents.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Dean Dixon Papers, 1939-1979.
Local Note
Sc MG 324
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Added Author
Abresch J. Photographer
Behtke, Kurt. Photographer
Blume, H. Photographer
Sievers, Wolfgang, 1913-2007. Photographer
Studio Deux Soeurs.
Found In:
p1tc Dixon, Dean Dean Dixon papers, 1939-1979 (OCoLC)122517335
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Dean Dixon Collection
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