Witkin, Lee D.

Scope and Contents The Friends of Photography records measure approximately 125 linear feet and date from 1964 to 2005, although the bulk of the material falls between 1985 and 2001 when the organization was based in San Francisco, California. Files from earlier years when the organization was located in Carmel, California were most likely lost during the group’s gradual move to San Francisco in the years following Ansel Adams death in 1984. Received in 2002 as a gift collection, records document the founding...

Abstract

Materials related to the Witkin Gallery include negatives, contact sheets, and prints.

Abstract Papers, photographic materials, and artifacts (bulk 1969-1999) documenting the work of Lee D. Witkin (1935 1984) and the Witkin Gallery. Includes extensive files of correspondence from photographers, collectors, and other galleries; artists’ files; photographic material documenting events at the gallery; exhibition announcements; gallery publications; posters; catalogs; and other materials pertaining to the activities of Lee D. Witkin and the operation of the gallery and bookstore until its...