Research Catalog
The HistoryMakers video oral history with James McQuay.
- Title
- The HistoryMakers video oral history with James McQuay.
- Publication
- Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Available Online
Details
- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (4 video files (2 hr., 46 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- Furrier James McQuay was born on November 15, 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland. Shortly after birth, his family moved to Yonkers, New York. In 1939, McQuay worked for Nathan Ginsburg, a Yonkers furrier who taught him essentials of the fur trade. After graduating from Yonkers High School in 1943, McQuay was drafted into World War II, serving until 1946. In 1950, McQuay opened his first shop in Harlem, New York, making him one of the only African American furriers in the country. McQuay closed shop in 1956 to open another store in Mt. Vernon, New York. In 1963, McQuay returned to New York City to pursue freelance work, and by the 1970s, his furs could be seen in numerous blaxploitation films, including Cleopatra Jones and Foxy Brown. McQuay received numerous accolades for his achievements including being featured in Essence magazine. McQuay passed away on June 23, 2012 at age 87.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with James McQuay
- James McQuay
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Neculai Burghelea.
- OCLC
- 1000518839
- Title
- The HistoryMakers video oral history with James McQuay.
- Publisher
- Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
- United States naf
- Playing Time
- 020046
- Type of Content
- two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
- computer
- Type of Carrier
- online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
- video file
- Performer
- Adrienne Jones, interviewer.
- Credits
- Videographer, Neculai Burghelea.
- Event
- Recorded Mt. Vernon, New York 2007 September 21.
- Source of description
- Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
- Furrier.
- Added Author
- McQuay, James, 1924-2012, interviewee.Jones, Adrienne (Interviewer), interviewer.Burghelea, Neculai, director of photography.HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.