Research Catalog

Title

[Photographs] / Steve Martin.

Author

Martin, Steve J., 1945-2003

Publication

1992-2003.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

• 12 items (one folder); 28 x 36 cm and smaller.
• 11 photographic prints : color ;
• 1 photographic print : color ;

Summary

Depictions of memorial wall murals and storefronts in Harlem and the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, during the late 1990s to the early 2000s, consisting of views of graffiti style outdoor wall murals honoring singer-actress Aaliyah and neighborhood people; two storefront security gates with murals memorializing rapper Tupac Shakur; a cafe with security gates carrying positive message graffiti and a front awning honoring rappers Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G.; and the exteriors of Liberation Bookstore and a burger shop called Willie's. Also included are night shots of Harlem storefronts on 125th Street (1998) and the marquee of the Apollo Theater (1992).

Subject

• Apollo Theater (New York, N.Y. : 125th Street)
• Murals > New York (State) > New York > 1990-2009
• Graffiti > New York (State) > New York > 1990-2009
• Storefronts > New York (State) > New York > 1990-2009
• African Americans > Commemoration > New York (State) > New York > 1990-2009
• Street photography > New York (State) > New York
• Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
• Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.)

Genre/Form

Dye coupler prints – 1990-2009.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some photographs bear photographer's hand stamp on verso; most items bear photographer's signature and handwritten captions on verso.
• Many items were printed in 2003.

Terms of Use (note)

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

Biography (note)

• Steve J. Martin, 1945-2003, was born in Harlem, New York, and later studied photography at Austin (Texas) Community College. Martin documented black life in both Austin and Harlem, and, as a member of the Kamoinge Workshop, curated photography exhibitions for the Black Photographers Collective during the 1980s.

Call Number

Sc Photo Portfolio (Martin, S.J.)

OCLC

1277510209

Author

Martin, Steve J., 1945-2003, photographer.

Title

[Photographs] / Steve Martin.

Production

1992-2003.

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

Steve J. Martin, 1945-2003, was born in Harlem, New York, and later studied photography at Austin (Texas) Community College. Martin documented black life in both Austin and Harlem, and, as a member of the Kamoinge Workshop, curated photography exhibitions for the Black Photographers Collective during the 1980s.

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Research Call Number

Sc Photo Portfolio (Martin, S.J.)