Research Catalog

Title

Dennis Brutus photograph collection.

Author

Brutus, Dennis, 1924-2009

Publication

between 1980 and 1987.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Goodman, John
• Kabir, Ahmed
• Kulik, William R.
• Ruymen, Jim
• Silbert, Layle
• Werner, Eric
• Winsor, Ricker

Found In

p1pc Brutus, Dennis, 1924-2009 Dennis Brutus papers, 1970-1990 (OCoLC)122533001

Description

• 61 items (.2 cubic ft., one box); 21 x 26 cm and smaller.
• 33 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
• 17 photographic prints : color ;
• 8 instant camera prints : color ;
• 1 postcard : color ;
• 1 greeting card halftone, black and white ;
• 1 negative : gelatin silver, black and white ;

Summary

Collection depicts aspects of the career of South African writer, educator and anti-apartheid activist Dennis Brutus, between 1980-1987 when he lived and taught in the United States. Neither Brutus's personal life or his professional activities before 1980 and after 1990 are depicted. The collection consists of studio portraits and candid shots of Brutus; group portraits showing Brutus with professional colleagues and acquaintances; and views of Brutus at public gatherings, lectures and attending a tribute dinner. A major portion of the collection consists of views of guests and speakers attending a tribute dinner for British Guiana-born writer, educator and Northwestern University professor Jan Carew, held at the Midland Hotel, Chicago, Illinois (1985). Also depicted are views of a trip by Brutus to Managua, Nicaragua (1987), where he took part in a lecture session at the University of Central America; and a group of snapshots, possibly taken by Brutus, depicting wooded areas around Swarthmore, Pennsylvania (ca. 1985).

Subject

• Brutus, Dennis, 1924-2009
• Carew, Jan R
• South Africans > United States
• Poets, South African > United States
• Human rights workers > South Africa
• Anti-apartheid activists > United States
• College teachers > United States
• Celebrations > Illinois > Chicago > 1980-1989
• Travel > Nicaragua > Managua > 1980-1989

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1980-1989.
• Group portraits – 1980-1989.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1980-1989.
• Dye coupler prints – 1980-1989.
• Dye diffusion transfer prints – 1980-1989.
• Ephemera – 1950-1979.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some photographs bear photographer's hand stamp on verso. Some items bear handwritten captions on verso; some items have typewritten or printed caption labels attached to verso. Some items bear inscriptions. One item is mounted. Some items are duplicates.
• Collection contains work by Layle Silbert, Eric Werner and Ricker Winsor, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some items may be restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

• Dennis Brutus, 1924-2009, was a South African poet and human rights activist who, during the 1960s, successfully campaigned to have apartheid-era South Africa banned from international sports competition, notably the Olympic Games, from 1964 to 1991. After being imprisoned and banned from political and academic activities in South Africa, Brutus went into exile in the United Kingdom in 1966. He subsequently moved to the United States in 1970, and was eventually granted political asylum in 1983 after a protracted legal battle, where he later established himself as a writer, educator and anti-apartheid activist. In 1990, Brutus returned to post-apartheid South African to resume his academic, literary and political activities. He died in Cape Town in 2009.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Dennis Brutus Papers, 1970-1990.

Call Number

Sc Photo Dennis Brutus Collection

OCLC

864393641

Author

Brutus, Dennis, 1924-2009, collector.

Title

Dennis Brutus photograph collection.

Production

between 1980 and 1987.

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Terms Of Use

Some items may be restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

Dennis Brutus, 1924-2009, was a South African poet and human rights activist who, during the 1960s, successfully campaigned to have apartheid-era South Africa banned from international sports competition, notably the Olympic Games, from 1964 to 1991. After being imprisoned and banned from political and academic activities in South Africa, Brutus went into exile in the United Kingdom in 1966. He subsequently moved to the United States in 1970, and was eventually granted political asylum in 1983 after a protracted legal battle, where he later established himself as a writer, educator and anti-apartheid activist. In 1990, Brutus returned to post-apartheid South African to resume his academic, literary and political activities. He died in Cape Town in 2009.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Dennis Brutus Papers, 1970-1990.

Local Note

Sc MG 289

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Added Author

Goodman, John, photographer.

Kabir, Ahmed, photographer.

Kulik, William R., photographer.

Ruymen, Jim, photographer.

Silbert, Layle, photographer.

Werner, Eric, photographer.

Winsor, Ricker, photographer.

Found In:

p1pc Brutus, Dennis, 1924-2009 Dennis Brutus papers, 1970-1990 (OCoLC)122533001

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Dennis Brutus Collection