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Anthony Barboza papers

 Collection — mapcase folder: 1
Identifier: 6839

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

1,000 black-and-white and color photographs of prominent jazz musicians, African-American artists, dancers, writers, and the New York Scene, 1970s-1990s; 200 tech sheets from studio portrait shoots; 27 transcripts of interviews with jazz musicians (various drafts); 24 original recordings of interviews on audio tapes; 1 original tape of Henry Threadgill's Very Very Circus "Makin a Move"; 56 pieces of jazz and photograph ephemera, 1980s and 1990s including alternative museum announcements, jazz concerts, party invitations, promotional materials from artists, show announcements, postcards of artwork; 6 buttons; 2 posters from photo exhibitions, 1990s; "Black Borders" (book).

Additional 1,000 photographs, including images of jazz musicians, fashion photographs, celebrity photographs, and some pictures of urban life; collection of memorabilia from the 1993 Blue Note Jazz festival; notes and photographs from Barboza's "Portrait on the Roof" shoot; posters, programs, invitations, jazz magazines and journals; ephemera from Barboza's life and career including calendars, books, flyers, catalogs, invitations, and technical documents (tear sheets and tech sheets) from various shoots; reproductions, resumes, and announcements relating to the "Kamoinge" group of African American photographers; cassette tapes and video tapes.

Jazz musicians of the 80s: poster, with group photograph of 1980s jazz musicians, all identified, signed by the photographer. Photographer: Anthony Barboza; Designer: Clemente Ettrick.

Dates

  • 1970 - 1999

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

6 cubic feet. (6 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Photographs and ephemera relating to jazz musicians, African-American artists, dancers, writers, and the New York Scene, 1970s-1990s.

Physical Description

Photographs

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.eduhttp://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
Theo Wolf
Date completed:
May 2013
EAD encoding:
Theo Wolf, May 2012Evan Earle, May 2013
Date modified:
Jude Corina, December 2015

General

Photograph boxes by size:

  1. Small - 5" x 7" Box 8
  2. Medium - 8" x 10" Boxes: 4, 15, 22
  3. Large - 11" x 14" Boxes: 1-3, 9, 11, 12, 19-21, 26, 27
  4. Extra Large - 14" x 17", 16" x 20" Boxes: 5, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 23-25
  5. Oversize - 20" x 24" Boxes: 6, 7, 16
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by RMC Staff
Date
September 2012
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)