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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Thr 454

Andy Warhol collection of photographs of actors

Overview

Photographs of stage and screen actors and actresses, collected by the American artist Andy Warhol.

Dates

  • Creation: 1915-1967

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.

Extent

.8 linear feet (2 boxes and 21 oversize folders)

Contains approximately 250 photogarphs collected by Andy Warhol of American stage and screen actors and actresses, including Douglas Fairbanks, Greta Garbo, Lillian Gish, Norma Talmadge, Lana Turner and many others. Some are portrait photographs; others depict the actor in movie or theatrical scenes. There are also many photographs of unidentified subjects. Photographers include James Abbe, Robert W. Coburn, Ruth Harriet Louise, William J. Walling, White Studio, Dorothy Wilding, and Laszlo Willinger.

Biographical / Historical

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was an American artist and film maker.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by name of photographer. Photographs by unidentified photographers lead prior to the alphabetical run.

Physical Location

b, pfd (P1.C1.02.10 [Folders 1-21])

Immediate Source of Acquisition

2003MT-155. Gift of Frederick R. Koch , 825 Fifth Ave. New York, N.Y. 10021; received: 1990 March 30.

Processing Information

Processed by Sarah Chiappetta, 2003; Bonnie Salt, 2013. Oversize photographs processed by Betts Coup, 2018 May.

Title
Warhol, Andy, 1928-, collector. Andy Warhol collection of photographs of actors, 1915-1967: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou01571

Repository Details

Part of the Houghton Library Repository

Houghton Library is Harvard College's principal repository for rare books and manuscripts, archives, and more. Houghton Library's collections represent the scope of human experience from ancient Egypt to twenty-first century Cambridge. With strengths primarily in North American and European history, literature, and culture, collections range in media from printed books and handwritten manuscripts to maps, drawings and paintings, prints, posters, photographs, film and audio recordings, and digital media, as well as costumes, theater props, and a wide range of other objects. Houghton Library has historically focused on collecting the written record of European and Eurocentric North American culture, yet it holds a large and diverse number of primary sources valuable for research on the languages, culture and history of indigenous peoples of the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania.

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Contact:
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