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Henry D. Miller theater photograph collection.

Title: Henry D. Miller theater photograph collection.
Author: Miller, Henry (Henry D.)
Publication: between 1957 and 2002.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	Box 1	Still image	Use in library	Sc Photo Henry D. Miller Theater Collection Box 1	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	Box 2	Still image	Use in library	Sc Photo Henry D. Miller Theater Collection Box 2	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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p1pc Miller, Henry (Henry D.) Henry D. Miller theater collection, 1957-2005 (OCoLC)312181503

Description

205 items (.3 cubic ft., one box); 33 x 24 cm and smaller.
165 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
23 photographic prints : color ;
1 instant camera prints : black and white ;
4 photomechanical prints : halftone, black and white ;
12 negatives : color ;

Summary

Collection depicts aspects of the theatrical career of actor, director and theater company founder Henry D. Miller, from the late 1950s to the early 2000s. Miller's personal life is not depicted. The collection consists of two studio portraits of Miller (ca. 1970s and 1980s); views of Miller either directing or performing in various theatrical productions and at a recording session; candid shots of Miller attending an actors' workshop and a reception; views and publicity photographs of theatrical productions and views of rehearsals; views of a sound recording session, probably for voice-overs used in a television program; and views of workshop gatherings. A major portion of the collection consists of studio portraits of actors and actresses who may have applied for acting roles in Miller's theatrical productions. Also included is a collection of publicity photographs of performers (1945-1980s) collected by talent agent Maxwell Glanville.
Of note are candid shots of Afro-American Repertory Theatre Company (AARTC) actors, including Miller, during a taping session of James Arlington Jones's poetry for the television program "Soul" (1970); publicity photographs for the AARTC production of "Land of Lem" at the Afro-Arts Cultural Centre, Harlem, New York (1970); views of rehearsals and performances of the 1971 AARTC production of "Land of Lem"; publicity photographs of "A Raisin in the Sun," directed by Miller and produced by the Atlanta (Georgia) Theater of the Stars/Just Us Theater Company (1979); and candid shots and views of the inaugural reception for the James Baldwin Writers Workshop Theatre, held at Hamilton Grange, in Hamilton Heights, New York City (1992). Also included are views of performances, mainly in the form of contact sheets, of productions by Roger Furman's New Heritage Repertory Theatre, probably staged in Harlem, New York (ca. 1968).

Subjects

Genre/Form

Portrait photographs – 1940-2009.
Group portraits – 1940-1999.
Publicity photographs – 1940-2009.
Gelatin silver prints – 1940-2009.
Dye coupler prints – 1970-1999.
Instant camera prints – 1950-1959.
Halftone photomechanical prints.
Negatives – 1990-1999.

Note

Title devised by cataloger.
Some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's hand stamp on verso; some items bear photographer's name on recto. Some items bear handwritten captions on verso; some items bear printed or typewritten caption labels attached to verso; some items bear printed captions on recto; some items bear handwritten caption labels attached to recto; some items are accompanied by printed captions inside binder sleeves. Some items bear resumés attached to verso; some items have resumés printed on verso. Some items are combination prints. Some items bear inscriptions. Some items are cropped; some items are fragile.
Collection contains work by David LeShay, Nate Silverstein, Gene Ward, and Lloyd Yearwood, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

Henry D. Miller is an African American actor, playwright, director and theater company founder. As a participant within the Black theater movement of the 1960s and 1970s, Miller has directed over thirty New York-based and regional theater productions, and founded three black theater companies - the Joseph Patterson Players, the Afro-American Repertory Theatre Company and the James Baldwin Writers' Workshop Theatre Company - between 1962-1992. He has also written plays, directed the film "Death of a Dunbar Girl" (1975), and has conducted college and workshop courses in play and screenplay writing.

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of the Henry D. Miller Theater Collection, 1957-2005.

Call Number

Sc Photo Henry D. Miller Theater Collection

OCLC

864717123

Author

Miller, Henry (Henry D.), collector.

Title

Henry D. Miller theater photograph collection.

Production

between 1957 and 2002.

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Terms Of Use

Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

Henry D. Miller is an African American actor, playwright, director and theater company founder. As a participant within the Black theater movement of the 1960s and 1970s, Miller has directed over thirty New York-based and regional theater productions, and founded three black theater companies - the Joseph Patterson Players, the Afro-American Repertory Theatre Company and the James Baldwin Writers' Workshop Theatre Company - between 1962-1992. He has also written plays, directed the film "Death of a Dunbar Girl" (1975), and has conducted college and workshop courses in play and screenplay writing.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Henry D. Miller Theater Collection, 1957-2005.

Local Note

Sc MG 756

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Bernard, Bruno, photographer.

Heru, photographer.

LeShay, David, photographer.

Merrill, Helen, photographer.

Seymour, Maurice, photographer.

Silverstein, Nate, photographer.

Ward, Gene, photographer.

Yearwood, Lloyd, photographer.

Zumwalt, C., photographer.

Found In:

p1pc Miller, Henry (Henry D.) Henry D. Miller theater collection, 1957-2005 (OCoLC)312181503

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Henry D. Miller Theater Collection

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