photojournalism

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Study prints of photographs made by A. Aubrey Bodine (1906-1970), pictorialist salon photographer and staff photographer of the Baltimore Sun newspaper.

Abstract Activity files, publications, and proof sheets, 1959-1989, of Dan Budnik (1933-2020), photographer. Includes activity files documenting the struggle of the American Society of Magazine Photographers (ASMP) for industry-wide recognition of the photographers’ right to own his own photography; publications with illustrations or articles by Budnik; and proof sheets done for a Magnum assignment regarding a “Soviet Exhibition of Science, Technology and Culture” (1959) in New York City. This...

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The Danny Lyon collection (1969-1985) consists of one series, Films by Danny Lyon, containing six 16mm films by Danny Lyon and one empty reel, all housed in film reel canisters. These films were created during the 1970s and 1980s when Lyon made a series of non-fiction films whose subjects include marginalized groups and individuals existing on the fringes of society. These films were recently digitized and are available to watch through Lyon’s website.

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Research files assembled during work on the book and exhibition In Our Time: The World as Seen by Magnum Photographers. The files were brought together by Stuart Alexander (1955- ), photohistorian, during 1986-1990. Included are copies of Magnum publications and memos, biographical materials, bibliographies, chronologies, correspondence, and clippings pertaining to the history of Magnum Photos and its members. Of special note are the detailed files on individual Magnum photographers.

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Papers and photographic materials, 1911-1998, of Hansel Mieth (1909-1998) and Otto Hagel (1909-1973), photographers. Includes correspondence, writings, exhibition materials, tear sheets, clippings, publications, photographic materials, and audiovisual materials.

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The materials in this collection relate to Palú’s research as a Milton Rogovin Research Fellow and his work as a documentary photographer and filmmaker. There is also body armor from combat operation photography coverage.

Abstract Papers, audio visual materials, and photographic materials, 1910 1978, of W. Eugene Smith (1918 1978), photojournalist. The bulk of the collection consists of his photographic essay project files, activity files, correspondence, writings, and exhibitions from 1935 1978. The papers document his work as a staff photographer for Life, Black Star Publishing Company, Magnum, and other agencies; his extensive free lance projects, his writings and project materials including layouts and...

Abstract Papers and photographic materials (1936-1993) of Dan Weiner (1919-1959), American photographer and writer. Includes correspondence, pocket calendars, project files, publications, negatives, color transparencies, and contact sheets. Of special note are the materials related to the Photo League and to Weiner's book projects. A broad selection of American popular magazines of the fifties such as McCall’s, Collier’s, ...