Research Catalog

Title

[Boxers] / Martine Barrat.

Author

Barrat, Martine

Publication

1980-1983.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

• 16 items (.3 cubic ft., one box); 50 x 41 cm
• 14 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
• 2 photographic print : gelatin silver, black and white ;

Summary

• Depictions of young boys and young men from the African American and Latino communities in New York City training and competing as amateur boxers, from 1980-1983. Collection consists of candid shots and portraits of pre-adolescent boxers at neighborhood boxing gyms in Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn; candid shots and portraits of young adult boxers in training and participating in amateur boxing championships; a portrait of a young boxer and his trainer; views of boxers with family members; a portrait of an unidentified former boxer or trainer; and abstracted views of boxers working out. Of note is a portrait of future Olympic gold medalist and WBA welterweight boxing champion Mark Breland (1981).
• Many images appear in Barrat's book "Do or Die," published in 1993.

Subject

• Breland, Mark, 1963-
• Boxers (Sports) > New York (State) > New York
• African American boxers
• Hispanic American boxers
• Boxing for boys
• Boxing > Training > New York (State) > New York
• Gymnasiums > New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1980-1989.
• Group portraits – 1980-1989.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1980-1989.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Most photographs bear photographer's hand stamp on verso. Most items bear photographer's signature on verso; some items bear handwritten captions on verso. Two items are duplicates.

Terms of Use (note)

• Collection is under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

• Martine Barrat, born in 1943 in Oran, Algeria, is a French photographer and filmmaker. Raised in Paris, she moved to New York in 1968 and began doing video documentaries in Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn, depicting the lives of jazz musicians (1968-1972) and South Bronx street gangs (1973-1977). In 1977, she began doing photography, documenting boxing and gambling clubs, as well as doing portraits of African American musicians, seniors and children. She has also done video and photography work for fashion ad campaigns and music industry publicity.

Publications (note)

• Do or die: forward by Martin Scorsese / Martine Barrat. New York : Viking, 1993.

Call Number

Sc Photo Portfolio (Barrat, M.)

OCLC

1273710517

Author

Barrat, Martine, photographer.

Title

[Boxers] / Martine Barrat.

Production

1980-1983.

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Terms Of Use

Collection is under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

Martine Barrat, born in 1943 in Oran, Algeria, is a French photographer and filmmaker. Raised in Paris, she moved to New York in 1968 and began doing video documentaries in Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn, depicting the lives of jazz musicians (1968-1972) and South Bronx street gangs (1973-1977). In 1977, she began doing photography, documenting boxing and gambling clubs, as well as doing portraits of African American musicians, seniors and children. She has also done video and photography work for fashion ad campaigns and music industry publicity.

Publications

Do or die: forward by Martin Scorsese / Martine Barrat. New York : Viking, 1993.

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Research Call Number

Sc Photo Portfolio (Barrat, M.)