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| Instant Photographs by Ralph Ellison and Family, 1960-1996 | |||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: ca. 1,268 photographic prints : chiefly dye diffusion transfer. | |||||||||||||
| Items include integral and peel-away instant photographs (primarily Polaroid) depicting various subjects such as flowers and plants, food, paintings, statutes, animals, boats, seasons, gardening, and the Ellison home and acquaintances. Approximately 100 photographs show Ralph Ellison and/or his wife Fanny Ellison, while over 500 photographs document the Ellison home and Ralph Ellison's art collection. | |||||||||||||
| Materials are organized by category: portraits and subjects. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 FOLDER 1 | Portraits of Ralph Ellison | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 1 to 53 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 53 items : color photographs, black and white photographs. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 FOLDER 2 | Portraits of Fanny Ellison | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 54 to 102 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 49 items : color photographs, black and white photographs. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 FOLDER 3 | Portraits of Ralph and Fanny Ellison | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 103 to 108 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 6 items : color photographs, black and white photographs. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 FOLDER 4 | Portraits and Group Portraits of Friends and Associates | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 109 to 134 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 26 items : color photographs, black and white photographs. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 FOLDER 5 | Animals: Birds, Dogs, and Deer | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 135 to 152 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 18 items : color photographs, black and white photographs. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 FOLDER 6 | Audio Equipment | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 153 to 159 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 7 items : color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 FOLDER 7 | Boats, Ships, and Waterways | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 160 to 185 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 26 items : color photographs, black and white photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Note: Materials primarily show New York City views on the Hudson River, likely from the window of their 730 Riverside Drive, New York City residence. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 FOLDER 8 | Chairs | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 186 to 188 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 3 items : color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 FOLDER 9 | City Scenes: Cityscapes | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 189 to 223 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 35 items : color photographs, black and white photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Note: Materials primarily show New York City views, likely from the window of their 730 Riverside Drive, New York City residence. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 FOLDER 10 | City Scenes: City Streets and Winter | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 224 to 253 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 30 items : color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Note: Materials primarily show New York City views, likely from the window of their 730 Riverside Drive, New York City residence. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 FOLDER 11 | Ellison Home and Ralph Ellison's Art Collection | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 254 to 325 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 72 items : color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Note: Materials show interiors of a home and study, likely their 730 Riverside Drive, New York City residence. Materials primarily show paintings, statues, sculptures, jewelry, and still lifes. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 FOLDER 12 | Ellison Home and Ralph Ellison's Art Collection | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 326 to 397 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 72 items : color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Note: Materials show interiors of a home and study, likely their 730 Riverside Drive, New York City residence. Materials primarily show paintings, statues, sculptures, jewelry, and still lifes. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 FOLDER 13 | Ellison Home and Ralph Ellison's Art Collection | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 398 to 469 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 72 items : color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Note: Materials show interiors of a home and study, likely their 730 Riverside Drive, New York City residence. Materials primarily show paintings, statues, sculptures, jewelry, and still lifes. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 2 FOLDER 1 | Ellison Home and Ralph Ellison's Art Collection | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 470 to 541 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 72 items : color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Note: Materials show interiors of a home and study, likely their 730 Riverside Drive, New York City residence. Materials primarily show paintings, statues, sculptures, jewelry, and still lifes. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 2 FOLDER 2 | Ellison Home and Ralph Ellison's Art Collection | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 542 to 613 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 72 items : color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Note: Materials show interiors of a home and study, likely their 730 Riverside Drive, New York City residence. Materials primarily show paintings, statues, sculptures, jewelry, and still lifes. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 2 FOLDER 3 | Ellison Home and Ralph Ellison's Art Collection | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 614 to 685 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 72 items : color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Note: Materials show interiors of a home and study, likely their 730 Riverside Drive, New York City residence. Materials primarily show paintings, statues, sculptures, jewelry, and still lifes. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 2 FOLDER 4 | Ellison Home and Ralph Ellison's Art Collection | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 686 to 776 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 91 items : color photographs, black and white photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Note: Materials show interiors of a home and study, likely their 730 Riverside Drive, New York City residence. Materials primarily show paintings, statues, sculptures, jewelry, and still lifes. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 2 FOLDER 5 | Food | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 777 to 809 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 33 items : color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Note: Materials show fruits, vegetables, breads, and meals. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 2 FOLDER 6 | Interiors of Homes | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 810 to 819 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 10 items : color photographs, black and white photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Note: Materials show interior rooms of home and still lifes. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 2 FOLDER 7 | Plainfield House, Tractors, and Other Rural Scenes | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 820 to 853 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 34 items : color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 2 FOLDER 8 | Plainfield Garden and Outdoor Flowers | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 854 to 917 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 64 items : color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 2 FOLDER 9 | Plainfield Garden and Outdoor Flowers | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 918 to 950 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 33 items : color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 3 FOLDER 1 | Plants: Cut Flowers and Bouquets | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 951 to 1014 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 64 items : color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 3 FOLDER 2 | Plants: Cut Flowers and Bouquets | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 1015 to 1082 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 68 items : color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 3 FOLDER 3 | Plants: Indoor Flowers and Potted Plants | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 1083 to 1146 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 64 items : color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 3 FOLDER 4 | Plants: Indoor Flowers and Potted Plants | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 1147 to 1211 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 65 items : color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 3 FOLDER 5 | Miscellaneous: Travel and Awards | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 1212 to 1242 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 31 items : color photographs, black and white photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Note: Materials show Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Virginia, various churches, a grocery store, buses, hotel rooms, moving trucks, still lifes, rugs, and medals, likely the Presidential Medal of Freedom and National Medal of Arts. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 3 FOLDER 6 | Damaged Photographs | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15605, no. 1243 to 1268 (FM -- F size) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 26 items : color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Posters Collected by Ralph Ellison and Family, 1974-1994 | |||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15606 (OSE) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: ca. 7 items : chiefly posters. | |||||||||||||
| The Ellison family collected items, including posters and a matted photograph collage tribute to Ralph Ellison. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 | Brown University Ralph Ellison Festival | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15606, no. 1 (OSE) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 item : black and white photographic poster. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 | Portrait of Ralph Ellison | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15606, no. 2 (OSE) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 item : color photograph mounted on board. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 | Tribute to Ralph Ellison, May 26, 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15606, no. 3 (OSE) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 item : mounted photo collage containing 18 color photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Note: Photographers includes Jill Krementz. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 | Fifteen Years in the Orchard: Hampshire College, October 11 to 13, 1985 | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15606, no. 4 (OSE) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 item : color poster. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 | The Modern Library: 75 Years of Classic Publishing | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15606, no. 5 (OSE) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 item : black and white poster. | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1 | National Gallery of Art: The Age of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent exhibit, January 25 to May 17, 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Call Number: LOT 15606, no. 6 (OSE) | |||||||||||||
| Extent: 1 item : color poster. | |||||||||||||
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