Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Nichols, -1991.
2. Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964.
3. Savage, Augusta, 1892-1962.
4. Pinchot (New York, N.Y.)
5. Associated Publishers.

Description

1. <2> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w; 21 x 26 cm. or smaller.

Summary

1. Portraits of author, poet, civil rights activist, lyricist, and consul James Weldon Johnson. Numerous individual portraits including views of a bust of Johnson. Quarter length portraits are available.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subject

1. Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
2. African American authors
3. African American poets
4. Civil rights workers > United States
5. Lyricists > United States
6. African American diplomats
7. Busts > United States

Genre/Form

1. Group portraits – 1890-1949.
2. Portrait photographs – 1890-1949.
3. Photomechanical prints.
4. Silver gelatin photoprints – 1920-1989.

Call number

1. Sc Photo Johnson, James Weldon

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. Some photographs have captions; some are cropped; some photographs have written descriptive information; some are duplicates.
3. Photographers include Nichols, Carl Van Vechten and others.

Terms of use (note)

1. Some photographs are restricted; permission of the photographer required for duplication.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Title

1. James Weldon Johnson portrait collection [graphic].

Imprint

1. <1927?-1988?>

Terms of use

1. Some photographs are restricted; permission of the photographer required for duplication.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Local note

1. Negatives exist for some images.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Request Appointment

Added author

1. Nichols, -1991. Photographer
2. Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964.
3. Savage, Augusta, 1892-1962.
4. Pinchot (New York, N.Y.)
5. Associated Publishers.

Research call number

1. Sc Photo Johnson, James Weldon