Addison N. Scurlock inspecting some of his portraits : acetate film photonegative and prints

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep869aef91c-5b3e-4a47-931d-ed6213498310

General

This record describes the original negative and several prints made from it.

Exhibitions Note

Print from this negative exhibited in "The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise," NMAAHC Gallery, NMAH, January 30 - November 15, 2009.

Photographer

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Names

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Subseries Creator

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994

Custom Craft

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005

Place

Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans

Topic

Photographers

African American photographers

Photographer

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

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Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives

Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives / 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin negatives

Sponsor

The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

Extent

1 Item

Medium

Negative: Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 4" x 5".

Prints: Silver gelatin on paper, 10" x 8".

Condition

Negative: slight warping and acetate odor.

Date

1955

Container

Box 56

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials

Portraits

Photographs

Subseries Citation

Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution

Subseries Rights

When the Museum purchased the collection from the Estate of Robert S. Scurlock, it obtained all rights, including copyright. The earliest photographs in the collection are in the public domain because their term of copyright has expired. The Archives Center will control copyright and the use of the collection for reproduction purposes, which will be handled in accordance with its standard reproduction policy guidelines. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Scan

Scan: 618ns0179073pm.tif

Bibliography

Reproduced in Deborah Willis, Black: A Celebration of a Culture, Irvington, N.Y.: Hylas, 2004, p. 90.

Genre/Form

Portraits -- African American men

Photographs -- 1950-1960 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Scope and Contents

Subject is shown with his photographs of Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. DuBois, and three other prints. "Kodak Safety" imprint on edge.

Subseries Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.

Record ID

ebl-1562600449806-1562600450068-5