Research Catalog

Title

[Photographs] / Frank Stewart.

Author

Stewart, Frank

Publication

1972-1983.

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Details

Description

• 16 items (.2 cubic ft., one box); 28 x 36 cm (prints), 41 x 51 cm (mat)
• 12 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white, one item matted ;
• 4 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;

Summary

Depictions of everyday life and events of African Americans in Harlem, New York, as well as portraits of a prominent African American artist, from 1972 to 1983, that includes portraits and views of artist Romare Bearden in his art studio; views of friends and neighbors gathered on the street; street gamblers playing craps; a saxophonist and a group of children sitting outside a comic book store; a group of women in hats on Easter Sunday; social gatherings; a silhouetted group of men; a construction worker laying out wood pieces; a small girl sitting in a library reading room; and a young boy viewing an assembled police motorcycle brigade.

Subject

• Bearden, Romare, 1911-1988
• African Americans > Social life > New York (State) > New York > 1970-1979
• Manners & customs > New York (State) > New York > 1970-1979
• City & town life > New York (State) > New York > 1970-1979
• African American artists
• Street photography > New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

• Protrait photographs – 1970-1989.
• Group portraits – 1970-1979.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1970-1989.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Large prints bear photographer's signature and handwritten captions on recto; some smaller prints bear photographer's signature on verso. Some prints bear handwritten captions on verso; some prints have printed caption labels attached to verso. All large prints bear photographer's handwritten restriction notations on verso. Two items have copy camera positioning tags on recto.
• All large prints are printed full frame.

Terms of Use (note)

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

Biography (note)

• Frank Stewart, born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1949, is an African American fine art photographer and photojournalist. Raised primarily in Chicago where he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, Stewart later received his BFA in photography from Cooper Union in New York City (1975). He is noted for his images of jazz musicians, his association with artist Romare Bearden, and his work done at the invitation of Cuban government (1977) and the Los Angeles Olympic Committee (1984). He has served as artist-in-residence at different institutions, curated various photographic exhibitions, and has edited or had work published in photographic monographs. Stewart is also a member of Kamoinge, Inc., the New York black photographers collective, and is senior staff photographer for Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Call Number

Sc Photo Portfolio (Stewart, F.)

OCLC

1284932038

Author

Stewart, Frank, photographer.

Title

[Photographs] / Frank Stewart.

Production

1972-1983.

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

Frank Stewart, born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1949, is an African American fine art photographer and photojournalist. Raised primarily in Chicago where he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, Stewart later received his BFA in photography from Cooper Union in New York City (1975). He is noted for his images of jazz musicians, his association with artist Romare Bearden, and his work done at the invitation of Cuban government (1977) and the Los Angeles Olympic Committee (1984). He has served as artist-in-residence at different institutions, curated various photographic exhibitions, and has edited or had work published in photographic monographs. Stewart is also a member of Kamoinge, Inc., the New York black photographers collective, and is senior staff photographer for Jazz at Lincoln Center.

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Sc Photo Portfolio (Stewart, F.)