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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to still images produced from radiation-sensitive materials (sensitive to light, electron beams, or nuclear radiation), generally by means of the chemical action of light on a sensitive film, paper, glass, or metal. Photographs may be positive or negative, opaque or transparent. The concept does not include reproductive prints of documents and technical drawings, for which descriptors found under "

Found in 74 Collections and/or Records:

Parsons School of Design Alumni Association records

 Record Group
Identifier: PC-03-02-01
Summary

The Parsons School of Design Alumni Association was incorporated in 1952 and continued until Parsons School of Design merged into the New School for Social Research in 1970. Records contain correspondence, financial records, minutes, photographic materials, printed materials, scrapbooks of clippings and subject files. Also includes documents generated by earlier alumni associations that the Alumni Association incorporated into its working files.

Dates: 1920 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1952 - 1970
Found in: The New School Archives / Parsons School of Design Alumni Association records

Parsons School of Design MFA Photography program theses

 Collection
Identifier: PC-02-04-03
Scope and Content of Collection

This record group consists of graduate theses created by students in the Parsons School of Design Photography MFA program.

The theses consist of mixed-media digital images, video, and Microsoft PowerPoint files. Also included are Microsoft Word doc and pdf files containing artist statements.

Dates: 2005-2023
Found in: The New School Archives / Parsons School of Design MFA Photography program theses

Parsons School of Design photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PC-04-01-01
Abstract

Includes 1,425 photographs, contact sheets and negatives documenting Parsons student and campus life, including exhibitions, award and fashion shows, guest lectures, field trips, and campus construction projects.

Dates: circa 1920s - 2003; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000
Found in: The New School Archives / Parsons School of Design photograph collection

Parsons School of Design School of Fashion records

 Record Group
Identifier: PC-02-02-02
Abstract

These records contain student work, publicity materials, photographs, and audiovisual material from the Parsons School of Design School of Fashion's undergraduate and graduate programs, primarily the BFA Fashion Design program. To a lesser extent, the AAS Fashion Design and MFA Fashion Design and Society programs are also documented.

Dates: circa 1980-2020
Found in: The New School Archives / Parsons School of Design School of Fashion records

Parsons School of Design student work transparencies

 Record Group — Box 1
Identifier: PC-02-01-03
Abstract

A collection of 4 x 5 inch color transparencies of work probably created 1970 through 1975 by Parsons School of Design students in the Communication Design, Environmental Design, Fashion Design, Fashion Illustration, General Illustration, and Graphic Design departments, including work that was exhibited in end of year shows and annual Society of Illustrators Scholarship Competitions.

Dates: circa 1970-1975
Found in: The New School Archives / Parsons School of Design student work transparencies

Stefan fashion design papers

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0137-01
Abstract

Collection mainly consists of publicity photographs, press clippings, fashion show programs, and other materials related to the fashion design career of Stephen Walton Biddle Mason, Jr., known professionally as Stefan, between the mid-1940s and early 1960s.

Dates: circa 1945 - 1976; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1964
Found in: The New School Archives / Stefan fashion design papers

Sylvia Marlowe collection

 Collection
Identifier: MP-0006-01
Summary

Sylvia Marlowe (1908-1981) was an important mid-twentieth century American harpsichordist. The Sylvia Marlowe collection documents her performance career, predominantly through scores, many inscribed to her by composers. Additionally, photographs and textual publicity materials provide further context for Marlowe's performances and recordings.

Dates: 1932 - 1978; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1970
Found in: The New School Archives / Sylvia Marlowe collection

Sylvia Marlowe papers, scores and recordings

 Collection
Identifier: MP-0026-01
Abstract Harpsichordist Sylvia Marlowe (1908-1981) contributed to popularizing harpsichord music and promoting new works for the harpsichord in the twentieth century. The collection includes personal correspondence, photographs, clippings and programs, contracts and wills, analog audio reels of important albums Marlowe recorded, and a set of scores of classical pieces set in contemporary popular arrangements composed for Marlowe. The collection also contains correspondence and documents relating to...
Dates: 1941-1993
Found in: The New School Archives / Sylvia Marlowe papers, scores and recordings

The New School School of Jazz and Contemporary Music Dean's Office records

 Record Group
Identifier: MA-06-01-01
Abstract The School of Jazz and Contemporary Music was established at The New School in 1986 and, as of 2020, is a department within the College of Performing Arts. These records, largely compiled by former dean Martin Mueller, cover the School of Jazz from its inception to Mueller's retirement in 2016. Includes audiovisual recordings, budget and fundraising records, clippings, correspondence, photographs, publicity materials, and reports and studies. The International Association of...
Dates: 1984-2016
Found in: The New School Archives / The New School School of Jazz and Contemporary Music Dean's Office records

Van Day Truex photograph albums and scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: KA-0160-01
Abstract The collection consists of five photograph albums and three scrapbooks compiled by the designer, style arbiter, and Parsons School of Design administrator and president Van Day Truex (1904-1979). Truex's travels and social interactions are documented in the albums' captioned photographs, while scrapbooks chronicle his design and artistic successes. One scrapbook, annotated by Parsons faculty member Stanley Barrows, documents Truex's apartments and the home of his predecessor as president of...
Dates: 1910-1979; Majority of material found within 1926-1969
Found in: The New School Archives / Van Day Truex photograph albums and scrapbooks