Research Catalog

Title

[Photographs] / Arnold Hinton.

Author

Hinton, Arnold

Publication

1963-1977.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

• 28 items (.6 cubic ft., 2 boxes); 36 x 28 cm and smaller.
• 24 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white, one print mounted ;
• 4 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white, mounted ;

Summary

Depictions primarily of women, children, and music performers of African descent, in New York City, during the early to mid-1960s and the mid-1970s. The collection consists of undated candid shots of individual women standing in public spaces, riding mass transit, taking a dance class, and socializing; young girls and boys playing along sidewalks (1963); and a mother holding her young child. Music performers consist of views of singer Josephine Baker at the Palace Theatre (1973) and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie at an unidentified location (1977); and candid shots of pianists Walter Bishop, Jr. and Horace Silver at outdoor concerts (1977). Also depicted are non-African diaspora people, consisting of candid shots of a young girl in a dance class, a seated woman conversing, a boy posing against a wall, and a French nun praying (1964); as well as a view of museum patrons (1963).

Subject

• African Americans > New York (State) > New York
• African Americans > Women > New York (State) > New York > 1960-1969
• African Americans > Children > New York (State) > New York > 1960-1969
• African American jazz musiciains
• African American women entertainers
• Nuns > France
• New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1960-1969.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1960-1969.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some photographs bear photographer's hand stamp on verso. Some items bear photographer's signature on recto, and photographer's signature and handwritten captions on recto. Some other items bear handwritten captions on verso. Some items are duplicates; one image has matching negative image. Some items are mounted.
• Letters transferred to Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.
• Postcards transferred to Art and Artifacts Division.

Terms of Use (note)

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

Biography (note)

• Arnold C. Hinton, born in 1940 in New York City, is an African American freelance photographer. He has work professionaly, both on assignment and on his own, since 1963, documenting people and sites in Africa, the Caribbean, South America, Europe and the United States; depicting musicians and dancers; shooting fashion photography; and developing a line of greeting cards and posters.

Call Number

Sc Photo Portfolio (Hinton, A.)

OCLC

1281193698

Author

Hinton, Arnold, photographer.

Title

[Photographs] / Arnold Hinton.

Production

1963-1977.

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

Arnold C. Hinton, born in 1940 in New York City, is an African American freelance photographer. He has work professionaly, both on assignment and on his own, since 1963, documenting people and sites in Africa, the Caribbean, South America, Europe and the United States; depicting musicians and dancers; shooting fashion photography; and developing a line of greeting cards and posters.

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Sc Photo Portfolio (Hinton, A.)