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Martha Swope photographs

Title
Martha Swope photographs, circa 1955-circa 2002 and undated (bulk 1957-1994).
Author
Swope, Martha.
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Box 1Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 2Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 3Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 3Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 4Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 4Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 5Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 5Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 6Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 6Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 7Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 7Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 8Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 8Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 9Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 9Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 10Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 10Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 11Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 11Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 12Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 12Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 13Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 13Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 14Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 14Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 15Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 15Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 16Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 16Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 17Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 17Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 18Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 18Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 19Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 19Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 20Still imageSupervised use *T-Vim 2010-048 Box 20Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Description
950 boxes (399 lin. ft.) : some col.; 51 x 61 cm. or smaller.
Summary
The collection consists of over 1,520,000 images, black and white and color, on contact sheets with corresponding negatives (mostly 35 mm and 120), transparencies, slides, and prints taken by Martha Swope from circa 1955-2002 (bulk dates 1957-1994).
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Black and white negatives.
  • Color negatives.
  • Contact sheets.
  • Negatives (photographic)
  • Photographs.
  • Slides.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Folder list available on Internet.
Call Number
*T-Vim 2010-048
OCLC
862823626
Author
Swope, Martha. Photographer
Title
Martha Swope photographs, circa 1955-circa 2002 and undated (bulk 1957-1994).
Biography
Internationally acclaimed performing arts photographer Martha Swope was born in Waco, Texas, and is a graduate of Baylor University. She came to New York to attend the School of American Ballet. Swope's career as the performance photographer of record began when her classmate, Jerome Robbins, asked her to photograph rehearsals of the show on which he was working, West Side Story, in 1957. Although self-taught, for almost four decades (circa 1957-circa 1994), she created iconic images of theater and dance that communicated the essence and artistry of the performer and the work. Swope lives in New York City.
Indexes
Folder list available on Internet.
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Occupation
Photographers.
Research Call Number
*T-Vim 2010-048
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