Avery Willard photographs

Title
  1. Avery Willard photographs, 1919-1993, (bulk 1940-1970)
Supplementary content
  1. Finding Aid
Author
  1. Willard, Avery, 1921-1999.

Available online

Items in the library and off-site

Filter by

Displaying all 76 items

StatusContainerFormatAccessCall numberItem location
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 76FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 76Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 75FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 75Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 74FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 74Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 73FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 73Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 72FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 72Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 71FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 71Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 70FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 70Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 69FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 69Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 68FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 68Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 67FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 67Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 66FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 66Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 65FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 65Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 64FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 64Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 63FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 63Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 62FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 62Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 61FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 61Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 60FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 60Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 59FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 59Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 58FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 58Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 57FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 57Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 56FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 56Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 55FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 55Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 54FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 54Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 53FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 53Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 52FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 52Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 51FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 51Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 50FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 50Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 49FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 49Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 48FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 48Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 47FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 47Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 46FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 46Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 45FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 45Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 44FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 44Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 43FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 43Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 42FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 42Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 41FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 41Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 40FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 40Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 39FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 39Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 38FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 38Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 37FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 37Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 36FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 36Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 35FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 35Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 34FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 34Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 33FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 33Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 32FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 32Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 31FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 31Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 30FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 30Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 29FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 29Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 28FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 28Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 27FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 27Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 26FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 26Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 25FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 25Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 24FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 24Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 23FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 23Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 22FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 22Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 21FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 21Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 20FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 20Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 19FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 19Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 18FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 18Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 17FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 17Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 16FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 16Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 15FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 15Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 14FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 14Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 13FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 13Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 12FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 12Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 11FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 11Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 10FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 10Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 9FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 9Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 8FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 8Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 7FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 7Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 6FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 6Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 5FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 5Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 4FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 4Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 3FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 3Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 2FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 2Item locationOffsite
Status

Available by appointment.

ContainerBox 1FormatMixed materialAccessSupervised useCall number*T-Vim 1999-026 Box 1Item locationOffsite

Details

Additional authors
  1. Powers, Marie, 1910-1973.
  2. ANTA (Organization)
  3. ANTA Matinee Series (New York, N.Y.)
  4. Association of producing artists.
  5. Emmons Jewelry (Firm)
  6. High School of Performing Arts (New York, N.Y.)
Description
  1. 34 linear ft (76 boxes)
Summary
  1. The Avery Willard photographs consist primarily of prints, proofs, contact sheets, negatives, oversized prints, and slides, spanning Willard's professional photography career.
Subject
  1. Photographers
  2. Stage photography > New York (State) > New York
  3. Scrapbooks
  4. Contact sheets
  5. Commercial photography > New York (State) > New York
  6. Clippings
  7. Proofs
  8. High School of Performing Arts (New York, N.Y.)
  9. Correspondence
  10. Photographic prints
  11. Photographers > United States
  12. Film negatives
  13. Montages
  14. Association of producing artists
  15. ANTA (Organization)
  16. ANTA Matinee Series (New York, N.Y.)
  17. Willard, Avery
  18. Gay activists
  19. Powers, Marie, 1910-1973
  20. Slides
  21. Photographs
  22. Publicity photographs
  23. Programs
  24. Emmons Jewelry (Firm)
Genre/Form
  1. Clippings.
  2. Contact sheets.
  3. Correspondence.
  4. Photographs.
  5. Programs.
  6. Scrapbooks.
  7. Film negatives.
  8. Montages.
  9. Photographic prints.
  10. Proofs.
  11. Publicity photographs.
  12. Slides.
Call number
  1. *T-Vim 1999-026
Source (note)
  1. Cox, John M.
Location of other archival materials (note)
  1. New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division
Biography (note)
  1. Photographer, filmmaker, publisher, performer, and gay activist, Avery Willard was born Avery Willard Parsons, Jr.in Marion, Virginia on May 16, 1921.
Indexes/finding aids (note)
  1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
Author
  1. Willard, Avery, 1921-1999.
Title
  1. Avery Willard photographs, 1919-1993, (bulk 1940-1970)
Biography
  1. Photographer, filmmaker, publisher, performer, and gay activist, Avery Willard was born Avery Willard Parsons, Jr.in Marion, Virginia on May 16, 1921. WIllard, who, as a child, collected autographs and photographs of film stars, came to New York after World War II, where he began working as a performer in summer stock. After appearing in a few productions, Willard decided that he did not wish to continue working as a touring actor. Around this time, he began taking photographs with a box camera that his mother had given to him. Willard enjoyed taking photographs of his fellow actors and he used his apartment just off Fifth Avenue as a studio. Willard was most active as a photographer from the late 1940s through the 1960s. His work included portraits of many aspiring and famous actors, actresses, musicians, and dancers, as well as photographs of theatrical productions. Many of Willard's photographs of Off-Broadway productions appeared in the theater annual, Theater World.
  2. Willard also did commercial photography assignments for a number of businesses and organizations. Most notable among his corporate clients was Emmons Jewelry, a costume jewelry company, whose products were sold at home parties. In the 1960s, Willard photographed numerous celebrities for Emmons. As staff photographer for the American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA), Willard photographed over fifty of the acclaimed ANTA Matinee Series productions at the Theatre de Lys from 1957 to 1963, as well as parties, places, and events for the organization. He also photographed a number of productions for the Association of Producing Artists (APA) and accompanied the group when they performed in Bermuda in 1960. From 1957 to1971, he also took photos of student productions for the School of Performing Arts. Willard developed an interest in the art of montage, which he utilized extensively in his work, and wrote an article on this subject that was published in Photography Handbook #175 (Fawcett, 1953).
  3. Sometime following the Stonewall uprising in Greenwich Village in 1968, under the name Bruce King, Willard began producing a newspaper, Gay Scene, which he published until 1992. With the increase of other gay-oriented newspapers and publications, Gay Scene's circulation decreased over the years and the newspaper became increasingly difficult for him to sustain. (Gay Scene is not represented in the collection.) Willard also appears to have started a company called Ava-Graph that produced gay pornographic films. In 1992, Willard broke his hip and while recuperating at the Fieldston Lodge Nursing Home in Riverdale, New York, he wrote profiles of the staff for the home's newsletter and gave talks about his career as a photographer of the stars. He died in the Bronx on September 7, 1999.
Indexes
  1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
Location of other archival materials
  1. New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division Avery Willard films. Included are gay erotic films on leather and Nazi themes, films of male-to-female drag, and some home movies. Also included are sound tracks for some of the films, and miscellaneous items.
Connect to:
  1. Request Access to Theatre Division Special Collections material
  2. NYPL Digital Collections
  3. Finding Aid
Occupation
  1. Gay activists.
  2. Photographers.
Added author
  1. Powers, Marie, 1910-1973.
  2. ANTA (Organization)
  3. ANTA Matinee Series (New York, N.Y.)
  4. Association of producing artists.
  5. Emmons Jewelry (Firm)
  6. High School of Performing Arts (New York, N.Y.)
Research call number
  1. *T-Vim 1999-026
View in legacy catalog