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Louis Sharp photograph collection.

Title: Louis Sharp photograph collection.
Author: Sharp, Louis, 1901-1976
Publication: [between 1920 and 1950?]

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Found In

p1tc Sharp, Louis, 1901-1976 Louis Sharp scrapbook, 1926-1949 (OCoLC)798852280

Description

19 items (.3 cubic feet, 1 box); 26 x 21 cm or smaller.
11 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
8 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;

Summary

The Louis Sharp Photograph Collection depicts the professional acquaintances and activities of singer and actor Louis Sharp from the 1920s through the 1940s. Sharp's personal life is not depicted. The collection consists of studio portraits, probably used for publicity purposes, of Sharp's friends and colleagues that include Pearl Bailey, Billy Butler, Ruby Hill, Theo D. Ricardo, and Marguerite Avery; group portraits showing Sharp with Canada Lee, with acquaintances on a airplane boarding ramp, and with the cast of the play "Green Pastures" in a train station; and theatrical publicty photographs from the 1946 production of "St. Louis Woman," and the 1938 WPA production of "Haiti." There are no individual portraits of Sharp.

Alternative Title

Haiti.
St. Louis Woman.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Portrait photographs – 1920-1949.
Group portraits – 1920-1949.
Gelatin silver prints – 1920-1949.
Inscriptions – 1920-1949.

Note

Title taken from Louis Sharp Scrapbook.
Some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso. Some items bear handwritten or printed captions on recto and/or verso. Two items are mounted. On item is matted. Some items are inscribed.
Collection contains work by Fred Fehl, Lola Griffin, David Hawkins, H. A. Atwell Studio, and Vithana Photo Studio, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

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

Biography (note)

Born in 1901, Louis Sharp was an African-American tenor and actor. A graduate of the University of Kansas, he moved to California before settling in Harlem, New York City in the 1930s. Sharp performed in many concerts, recitals and theater productions including the Federal Theatre Project and Broadway. He died in 1976.

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of the Louis Sharp Scrapbook, 1926-1949.

Call Number

Sc Photo Louis Sharp Collection

OCLC

957518794

Author

Sharp, Louis, 1901-1976, collector.

Title

Louis Sharp photograph collection.

Production

[between 1920 and 1950?]

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Terms Of Use

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

Biography

Born in 1901, Louis Sharp was an African-American tenor and actor. A graduate of the University of Kansas, he moved to California before settling in Harlem, New York City in the 1930s. Sharp performed in many concerts, recitals and theater productions including the Federal Theatre Project and Broadway. He died in 1976.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Louis Sharp Scrapbook, 1926-1949.

Local Note

Sc MG 534

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Added Author

Fehl, Fred, photographer.

Griffin, Lola, photographer.

Hawkins, Del I., photographer.

H. A. Atwell Studio (Chicago, Ill.), photographer.

Perfect Photo Reproductions (London, Eng.), photographer.

Stephens Photo Studio (Los Angeles, Calif.), photographer.

Vithana Photo Studio (New York, N.Y), photographer.

Added Title

Haiti.

St. Louis Woman.

Found In:

p1tc Sharp, Louis, 1901-1976 Louis Sharp scrapbook, 1926-1949 (OCoLC)798852280

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Louis Sharp Collection

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