Research Catalog

Title

Photographs of prizefighters / Arlene Schulman.

Author

Schulman, Arlene

Publication

• 1984-1987.
• ©1984

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Details

Description

• 6 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white; 36 x 28 cm
• 1 photographic print : gelatin silver, black and white, matted ;

Summary

Candid shots and posed portraits of boxers of African descent consisting of Jamaican-born middleweight Richard Burton and his young son, Richard, Jr.; welterweight Pedro Vilella; light heavyweight Eddie Davis; and boxing trainer Harold Weston, Sr. at the Times Square Gym. Also included are two views of Burton with a group of mentally-challenged people at an unidentified recreation center; and a still life of a black person's right hand clutching some cut daisies (1987).

Subjects

• Gelatin silver prints > 1980-1989
• Still life photographs > 1980-1989
• Group portraits > 1980-1989
• Portrait photographs > 1980-1989
• Sports for people with mental disabilities
• Boxing trainers > New York (State) > New York
• Boxers (Sports) > United States
• African American boxers
• Weston, Harold, -2004
• Vilella, Pedro
• Davis, Eddie, 1951-
• Burton, Richard, 1960-

Genre/Form

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

Note

• Title based on portfolio name given on photographer's website.
• All photographs bear photographer's name and captions handwritten on verso. One item attached to window mat.

Terms of Use (note)

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

Biography (note)

• Arlene Schulman is a New York City-born documentary photographer, filmmaker and journalist. Her photographic work has included series on boxers; the New York Yankees baseball team; New York City police; street scenes and city life in New York, Philadelphia, Paris, France and portions of Ireland; and landscapes around Niagara Falls and Provincetown, Massachusetts. Schulman's work has appeared in publications such as the New York Times and New York Daily News, and has been published as books, including "The Prizefighters : an Intimate Look at Champions and Contenders" and "23rd Precinct: the Job."

Publications (note)

• The prizefighters : an intimate look at champions and contenders / Arlene Schulman ; forward by Budd Schulberg. New York, N.Y. : Lyons & Burford, c1994.

Call Number

Sc Photo Portfolio (Schulman, A.)

OCLC

1277045957

Author

Schulman, Arlene, photographer.

Title

Photographs of prizefighters / Arlene Schulman.

Production

1984-1987.

Copyright Date

©1984

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

Arlene Schulman is a New York City-born documentary photographer, filmmaker and journalist. Her photographic work has included series on boxers; the New York Yankees baseball team; New York City police; street scenes and city life in New York, Philadelphia, Paris, France and portions of Ireland; and landscapes around Niagara Falls and Provincetown, Massachusetts. Schulman's work has appeared in publications such as the New York Times and New York Daily News, and has been published as books, including "The Prizefighters : an Intimate Look at Champions and Contenders" and "23rd Precinct: the Job."

Publications

The prizefighters : an intimate look at champions and contenders / Arlene Schulman ; forward by Budd Schulberg. New York, N.Y. : Lyons & Burford, c1994.

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Research Call Number

Sc Photo Portfolio (Schulman, A.)