Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Benners, Aubrey S.
2. Layne, Cecil.
3. Gilbert, James.
4. Scott, Betty Marshall.
5. Reynolds, Emil.
6. Joseph, E. F.
7. Truesdale, June.
8. Steiner, Christian.
9. Evans, George B.
10. DuCree, Richard.
11. M. Associates (New York, N.Y.)
12. Wide World Photos.
13. Friedman-Abeles (New York, N.Y.)
14. Metropolitan Photo Service (New York, N.Y.)
15. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Description

1. <53> items (5 folders); 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.

Summary

1. Portraits of singer and actress Lena Horne. Includes many promotional stills of Horne and some motion picture stills from "Stormy Weather" and "Cabin in the Sky" with Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, and Eddie Anderson. Other images include dancing with Bill Robinson; with Duke Ellington and Hall Johnson; with her husband Lennie Hayton, in one shot as they leave for vacation; singing, accompanied by Phil Moore; with Gary Moore, Roy Wikins; at the SS George Washington Carver launching; with Dr. John A. Morsell, Michel Legrande, Cornell DuPree, Paul Griffith, Ron Carter, Grady Tate, Richard Tee, Ralph MacDonald, Joe Beck, her uncle, Frank Horne and her children, Gail Buckley and Edwin Fletcher Jones. Horne is also shown attending various other functions with unidentified individuals. Full, half and quarter length views are available.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subject

1. Horne, Lena
2. Moore, Gary
3. Moore, Phil
4. Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
5. Johnson, Hall, 1888-1970
6. Legrand, Michel, 1932-2019
7. Morsell, John A
8. Hayton, Lennie, 1908-1971
9. Wilkins, Roy, 1901-
10. Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949
11. Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994
12. Waller, Fats, 1904-1943
13. Buckley, Gail Lumet, 1937-
14. Horne, Frank Smith, 1899-1974
15. MacDonald, Ralph
16. Beck, Joe
17. Carter, Ron, 1937-
18. Dupree, Cornell
19. Griffin, Paul
20. Tate, Grady
21. Tee, Richard
22. Anderson, Eddie, 1905-1977
23. Jones, Edwin Fletcher
24. African American singers
25. Women singers > United States
26. African American motion picture actors and actresses
27. Arrivals & departures
28. Eating & drinking
29. Ships > United States > Launching
30. Sound recordings > United States > Production and direction

Genre/Form

1. Motion picture stills.
2. Portrait photographs – 1930-1989.
3. Group portraits – 1930-1989.
4. Portraits.
5. Publicity photographs – 1930-1989.
6. Photomechanical prints.
7. Photoprints – Color.
8. Silver gelatin photoprints – 1930-1989.

Call number

1. Sc Photo Horne, Lena

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. Some photographs have captions; some are cropped; some photographs are duplicates; some are inscribed; some photographs have airbrush or cropping markings; some photographs have written descriptive information.
3. Collection contains work by Aubrey S. Benners, Cecil Layne, and M. Associates, among others.

Terms of use (note)

1. Some photographs are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Title

1. Lena Horne portrait collection [graphic].

Imprint

1. <1937?-1989?>

Terms of use

1. Some photographs are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Local note

1. Negatives exist for some images.

Connect to:

1. Request Appointment

Added author

1. Benners, Aubrey S. Photographer
2. Layne, Cecil. Photographer
3. Gilbert, James. Photographer
4. Scott, Betty Marshall. Photographer
5. Reynolds, Emil. Photographer
6. Joseph, E. F. Photographer
7. Truesdale, June. Photographer
8. Steiner, Christian. Photographer
9. Evans, George B. Photographer
10. DuCree, Richard. Photographer
11. M. Associates (New York, N.Y.)
12. Wide World Photos.
13. Friedman-Abeles (New York, N.Y.)
14. Metropolitan Photo Service (New York, N.Y.)
15. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Research call number

1. Sc Photo Horne, Lena