- Found In
- (CstRLIN)NYPG085000085-F
- Description
- <225> photomechanical reproductions : col. and b&w.
- <4000> posters : col. and b&w.
- Summary
- The Poster Collection includes posters and reproductions chronicling events, history, politics, and culture of blacks world over. There are over 4,000 items produced primarily by photomechanical processes in the United States during the mid-twentieth century. There are also limited edition posters produced by original print-making methods. Subjects covered include: performing and visual arts, motion pictures, women, social, cultural and political history, Harlem, education, health and welfare, civil rights, organizations, apartheid, travel, authors, scientists, athletes, entertainers, contemporary leaders, historical figures, and activities.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Posters.
- Advertisements.
- Photomechanical prints.
- Facsimiles.
- Art reproductions.
- Reproductions.
- Access (note)
- Access to the collection is by appointment only and is restricted to qualified and experienced researchers.
- Cite As (note)
- From the collection of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundation, Arts & Artifacts Division.
- Terms of Use (note)
- Works from the collection may be borrowed for exhibition purposes. Photography of art or artifacts in the collection is prohibited. In most instances, prints of collection items are available for sale to researchers. Permission for loans and to reproduce prints for publication must be obtained in writing.
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of the Works on Paper Collection.
- Call Number
- Sc Art
- OCLC
- NYPG087000308-F
- Title
Poster collection [graphic].
- Imprint
<1800->
- Access
Access to the collection is by appointment only and is restricted to qualified and experienced researchers.
- Cite As:
From the collection of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundation, Arts & Artifacts Division.
- Terms Of Use
Works from the collection may be borrowed for exhibition purposes. Photography of art or artifacts in the collection is prohibited. In most instances, prints of collection items are available for sale to researchers. Permission for loans and to reproduce prints for publication must be obtained in writing.
- Linking Entry
Forms part of the Works on Paper Collection.
- Local Note
Individual poster collections described separately.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
Black author.
- Found In:
(CstRLIN)NYPG085000085-F
- Research Call Number
Sc Art