Research Catalog
[Photographs]
- Title
- [Photographs] / Lee Abramson.
- Author
- Abramson, Lee
- Publication
- [1983?]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Picture | Use in library | Sc Photo Portfolio (Abramson, L.) | Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints |
Details
- Description
- 39 items (.2 cubic ft., one box); 26 x 21 cm
- 39 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
- Summary
- Depictions of prominent African Americans and persons of African descent from various fields in New York City during the 1980s. Collection consists of candid shots and views of musicians, actors, civic leaders, writers, activists, visual artists and dancers, who are depicted at events that include forums, speeches, receptions, public gatherings, musical performances, and dance company performances. Among the individuals depicted are artists Benny Andrews and Ademola Olugebefola, actor Ossie Davis, civic leader Basil Patterson, music performers Betty Carter and Sun Ra, writer/activist Amiri Baraka, and the Chuck Davis Dance Company.
- Subjects
- Gelatin silver prints > 1980-1989
- Group portraits > 1980-1989
- Portrait photographs > 1980-1989
- Public speaking
- Concerts
- Dance > New York (State) > New York
- Events > New York (State) > New York > 1980-1989
- African American actors
- African American political activists
- African American civic leaders
- African American authors
- African American artists
- Dance companies > New York (State) > New York
- African American dancers
- African American musicians
- Genre/Form
- Portrait photographs – 1980-1989.
- Group portraits – 1980-1989.
- Gelatin silver prints – 1980-1989.
- Note
- Title devised by cataloger.
- All photographs bear photographer's hand stamp on verso; all items bear handwritten caption labels attached to verso.
- Terms of Use (note)
- Collection is under copyright and requires permission of the copyright holder for duplication.
- Biography (note)
- Leroy Abramson, credited as Lee Abramson, is a Brooklyn, New York, based photographer who documented individuals and events in the African American neighborhoods of New York City during the 1980s.
- Call Number
- Sc Photo Portfolio (Abramson, L.)
- OCLC
- 1273434382
- Author
- Abramson, Lee, photographer.
- Title
- [Photographs] / Lee Abramson.
- Production
- [1983?]
- Type of Content
- still image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheet
- Terms Of Use
- Collection is under copyright and requires permission of the copyright holder for duplication.
- Biography
- Leroy Abramson, credited as Lee Abramson, is a Brooklyn, New York, based photographer who documented individuals and events in the African American neighborhoods of New York City during the 1980s.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- Sc Photo Portfolio (Abramson, L.)