Research Catalog

Title

The Boys' Choir of Harlem / Jane Hoffer.

Author

Hoffer, Jane

Publication

©1988

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Details

Description

• 11 items (.4 cubic ft., one box); 20 x 25 cm (prints), 33 x 41 cm (mats and mounts)
• 11 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white, most matted, two mounted ;

Summary

Depictions of the activities of the Boys' Choir of Harlem, during 1980 to 1986, consisting of group portraits showing members of the choir at Lincoln Center (ca. 1983), and with New York City Mayor Edward Koch (ca. 1982-83); candid shots of choir members taking part in activities at summer camp, in Kent, Connecticut (ca. 1980 and 1983), meeting fund raisers at the Church of the Intercession, Harlem (ca. 1982), and celebrating a choir member's birthday; and views of the choir performing in Orange, New Jersey (ca. 1983); and at a Harlem street fair (ca. 1986). Also depicted is choir director Dr. Walter Turnbull.

Subject

• Boys' Choir of Harlem
• African American choirs > New York (State) > New York
• Boys' choirs > New York (State) > New York
• African American youth > Social life and customs
• Camps > Connecticut > Kent
• Concerts > 1980-1989

Genre/Form

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

Note

• Title based on archival box cover title.
• All photographs bear photographer's signature on recto; all items bear photographer's address label on verso. Most items bear handwritten captions on verso.
• Images originally captured between 1980 and 1986, and printed later, about 1988.

Terms of Use (note)

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

Biography (note)

• Jane Hoffer is a New York City-based freelance photographer. Having received her BA in Art History from McGill University, Montreal (1968) and her EdD from Teachers College of Columbia University, New York (1975), Hoffer started Jane Hoffer Photography in 1985, specializing in work for not-for-profit organizations and public relations industries. Her clients have included Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, The Boys' Choir of Harlem, Columbia University, and the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs. Hoffer's work includes portraits, dance and music performances, publicity for events, educational activities, and wildlife and landscape photography.

Publications (note)

• All images appear in self-published photo book: The Boys' Choir of Harlem 1980-1985 / photographs by Jane Hoffer, 2011.

Call Number

Sc Photo Portfolio (Hoffer, J. The Boys' Choir of Harlem)

OCLC

1281521155

Author

Hoffer, Jane, photographer.

Title

The Boys' Choir of Harlem / Jane Hoffer.

Copyright Date

©1988

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Terms Of Use

Collection is under copyright; permission of copyright hoder is required for duplication.

Biography

Jane Hoffer is a New York City-based freelance photographer. Having received her BA in Art History from McGill University, Montreal (1968) and her EdD from Teachers College of Columbia University, New York (1975), Hoffer started Jane Hoffer Photography in 1985, specializing in work for not-for-profit organizations and public relations industries. Her clients have included Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, The Boys' Choir of Harlem, Columbia University, and the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs. Hoffer's work includes portraits, dance and music performances, publicity for events, educational activities, and wildlife and landscape photography.

Publications

All images appear in self-published photo book: The Boys' Choir of Harlem 1980-1985 / photographs by Jane Hoffer, 2011.

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Research Call Number

Sc Photo Portfolio (Hoffer, J. The Boys' Choir of Harlem)