Series II: Walter Rosenblum, 1938-2018, inclusive
Language of Materials
Extent
Scope and Contents
Series II contains various materials and subjects related to Walter Rosenblum including photographs, scrapbooks, articles about Walter's career, exhibition materials, research notes, and lecture notes. The series also include audiovisual and born-digital items containing interviews with Walter about his work and career, as well as interviews with colleagues like Paul Strand.
Note: Box 89 contains legal documents that are restricted.
Arrangement
The materials in both the larger series and sub-series have been arranged thematically.
Bio Beginning by Michael Torosian, 1999
Autobio-1 (one article), undated
Autobiography 2, undated
Autobio 3 (various), undated
Correspondence: Various plus "Travel Journal", 1981-1983, 1999, 2001, inclusive
WR - Education, 1995
Bios + Obituary, undated
Memoir of WR begun by James McCarthy, undated
Shelley Rice - Walter Rosenblum: Paying Homage Through Photo, undated
Proposed Book - Writings About WR's Photos, 1999
"Walter Rosenblum - Lewis Hine, Paul Strand, and the Photo League", undated
New York City Venezi Magazine (Article about WR), 2004
Italian Articles about Walter Rosenblum, 2005
Cover of James T. Farrell's Studs Lonigan (uses WR photograph), undated
Fotografie Magazine, 1987
Inside: Rivista di Cultura Contemporanea (Contemporary Culture Magazine), 2007
Camera Magazine, 1976
The Reminiscnes of Walter Rosenblum (Oral History Research Office - Columbia University), 1980
Photographs of WR during WWII (US Army Signal Corps Photographer), 1944
Brooklyn Museum - WR List, 2013
Invitational Teaching Conference at the George Eastman House, 1962
Ronda Magazine, 2005
South Africa-South Bronx (Peter Magubane, Walter Rosenblum), 1981
Walter Rosenblum Interview Transcript, 1991
D-Day Museum Opening Photographs, 2001
Black and White Photographs of Walter Rosenblum, undated
Newman & Ishimoto - Reunion in Chicago: Photographs from 1949-52, 1999
Invitational Exhibition 10/American Photographers 10, 1965
The Washington Post, 1999
Walter Rosenblum Calendar, 2007
"The Camera and Art" (H. William Collins, EE '52), 1952
"The Gaspe Revisted: A Documentary Vacation" in Modern Photography Magazine (WR photos used), 1954
Newsclippings Using WR Photographs, undated
"The Art of Photography" Panel Discussion College Art Association, 1969
"Shooting War" (DGA Magazine), 2000
Black and White Photos of WR Exhibition, undated
Walter Rosenblum & WWII, 1945, 2005, inclusive
Articles about Walter Rosenblum, undated
WR - Russia, 2012
China/Hine/China, 1980
WR - Hine Letter of Recommendation for Walter, 1940
WR - Photo of Reinhardt, 2017
WR/Press Pack, 1976-1977, 1986, 1997-1998, inclusive
WR - Wins $30 Prize, 1941
WR Film, 1999
WR Motta Captions/Pics, 1999
Students of WR, 1989
Walter Rosenblum (1919-2006), undated
Essay about Walter Rosenblum (author unknown), undated
Post-War Mentions of WR War Photography & Articles About, 1976, 1970, 1975, 1993-1994, 2001, 2005, inclusive
Post WWII Misc, 1946, 1991-1992, 1994, 1997, inclusive
Italy: Seravezza Clippings, 2005
WR Scrapbook #1, 1939-1966, inclusive
WR Scrapbook #2, 1949, 1952, 1955, 1962-1967, inclusive
WR Scrapbook #3, 1968-1976, inclusive
WR Scrapbook #4, 1970-1976, inclusive
WR Scrapbook #5, 1977-1979, inclusive
WR Scrapbook #6, 1980-1982, inclusive
WR Scrapbook #7, 1983-1986, inclusive
WR Scrapbook #8, 1987-1989, inclusive
WR Scrapbook #9, 1990-1992, inclusive
WR Scrapbook #10, 1993-1994, inclusive
WR Scrapbook #11, 1995-1996, inclusive
WR Scrapbook #12, 1997
WR Scrapbook #13, 1998
WR Scrapbook #14, Jan-Jun 1999
WR Scrapbook #15, Jul-Dec 1999
WR Scrapbook #16, 2000-2001, inclusive
WR Scrapbook #17, 2001-2002, inclusive
WR Scrapbook #18, 2002-2003, inclusive
WR Scrapbook #19, 2003-2004, inclusive
WR Scrapbook #20 & #21, 2004
WR Scrapbook #22, 2005
WR Scrapbook #23, 2005-2006, inclusive
WR Scrapbook #24, 2006
WR Scrapbook #25, 2007-2010, inclusive
Correspondence, 1991
Excerpt from Ovo Magazine, 1961
Various Writings about Rosenblum, undated
WR: Bio info & a few interviews, etc…, undated
WR Student Letters, undated
Faber Spanish Project/WR Refugee Exhibit, 2008
Blair/U. Mich/Girl on Swing/WR, 2010
Serravezza, 2005
Walter Rosenblum Exhibition Promotional Material & Articles, 1990-1992, inclusive
Camera & Darkroom: The Magazine for Creative Photographers (Article about WR), 1991
Correspondence (Re: publication of WR book, including personal letters & comments about world situation), 1987-1990, inclusive
Simon Wiesenthal Center Honors the Witnesses to the Truth, Eigth Annual Eastern Regional Dinner, 1985
Book Introduction - Walter Rosenblum, photographer, 1990
Aperture: 40 Yrs, 1992
Let Truth Be the Prejudice: Photographs of W. Eugene Smith, undated
Articles about Naomi & Walter Rosenblum, 1996-1998, inclusive
Vertigo (Louise DeSalvo) Book Cover, 1997
A Voice for Children…A Decade of Achievement, 1998
望星 (Nozomi) - Japanese Magazine, 1997
WR Film - D-Day Museum, 1999
Seminici Magazine (article about WR), 1999
Photo Edizione Italiana Magazine (Article about WR), 1999
Admira-Chicca Vigano (Milano), 2007
Walter Rosenblum Calendar, 2007
Trace Magazine (article about WR), 2007
Photography Magazines with Articles about WR, 1981, 2010, 2012, inclusive
Heroes Among Us - American Institute of Graphic Arts New Orleans Chapter Calendar, 1999
International Articles about Walter Rosenblum, 2012
Exhibit in Moscow, 2009-2010, inclusive
Correspondence - Fernando and Mignon to WR, 2003
A WNET montage; IMPORTANCE OF PHOTOGRAPH X, undated
International Center of Photography (14th Annual Infinity Awards), 1998
Video Presentacion PHotoEspana 99, 1999
Seminario Internacional de Fotografia, 1994
Untitled VHS Tape, undated
Brooklyn College Arts Department, undated
Walter et Naomi Rosenblum a L'Ecole Nationale de la Photographie, undated
Walter Rosenblum Paul Strand Interviews, 1971
Untitled Audio Reel, undated
Peter Magubane #2 of 4 (Daedalus, Deb's TLS Out), 1984
Peter Magubane #3 of 4 (Daedalus, Deb's TLS Out), 1984
Walter at Hirsch Horn A. Tape No. 5, 1995
Paul Strand (copy of Los Stettmers Tape), undated
Strand Memorial, undated
Bonbat A. Tape No. 4, 1973
Strand A. Tape No. 8/Eye On Art - Paul Strand, 1972
Doisneau A. Tape No. 6, undated
Strand Archive, undated
WWII - Int. w. Walter Rosenblum, 1998
W.R. Interview 8, undated
Walter Rosenblum - Lecture Mead Art Museum, 1995
Walter & Michael (Tape 1), 1996
Walter & Michael (Tape 2), 1996
Walter Rosenblum (& Lili Corbus Bezner) (Tape 1), 1992
Walter Rosenblum (& Lili Corbus Bezner) (Tape 2), 1992
Walter Rosenblum interviewed by Leonard LoPate on WNYC Radio, 1991
Walter Rosenblum (Follow Your Star, Documentary vs. Social Photography), 1996
Walter Rosenblum - Penn State University, 1995
W.R. Interview 8, undated
Michael Hoffman Walter Rosenblum, 1994
Walter Rosenblum - World War II Project, 1996
Interview W.R., 1991
WBAI Vet Day Special (cont'd) Col Bates & Gates, 1992
Walter Rosenblum, 1996
Walter Rosenblum on Gilles Peress/On Teaching, 1996
NY & Company w/ Leonard Lopate - Rosenblum, 1991
Walter/Lower East Side (Nina Rosenblum), 1996
Walter Rosenblum/Interview with Ken Light, undated
W.R./Soc. For Photographic Education, 1995
Walter's Book Party #2, 1991
Untitled 8 mm Video Cassette, undated
Walter Lower East Side, 1996
WR, PHE Show Opening, 2005
"Walter" Pitt St. Shoot 1, 1996
Student Photographs Collected by Walter Rosenblum, undated
(Unframed) Student Photographs collected by Walter Rosenblum, undated
Essay about Walter and Naomi Rosenblum (in Italian), undated
Annie - Japanese Musical Souvenir Program (includes article featuring WR's work), 1986
International Award of Photography for WR and NR, 2004
Comune di Seravezza award for WR, 2005
Circolo Fotografico L'Altissimo award for WR, 2003
Newspaper Clippings about Walter Rosenblum, 1983, 1993, inclusive
Carole Thompson - China Photo Press, 2006
Walter Rosenblum: In Search of Pitt Street Poster (Nina Rosenblum), 1999
Lieux et Visages - Faces and Places, 1983
Calle Mayor - Fotografia urbana en America (features WR photography), 2005
The Liberators: The Simon Wiesenthal Center Honors the American Soliders Who Liberated European Jewry (WR Honored), 1985
"The Great Oshkosh Woodworkers Strike of 1898" in Green Mountain Quarterly (related to WR and Lewis Hine), 1985
Silver Image Gallery, 1991-1994, inclusive
D-Day Landing Photograph by WR, undated
Seravezza Fotografia 2005 1a Parte, 2005
Digital materials
Seravezza Fotografia 2005 2a Parte, 2005
Digital materials
WR Bio.3 Bio.4, undated
Digital materials
Yale at Norfolk Art Division Poster (feat. WR), 1972, 1974, inclusive
Portraits of Walter Rosenblum, undated
Sub-series II.A: Master Prints, 1938-1980, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
Sub-series II.A contains approximately 116 black and white master photographic prints produced by Walter Rosenblum illustrating his time in France during WWII, his Haiti series, South Bronx series, Pitt Street series, Gaspe series, Europe 1973 series, and East Harlem series.
Arrangement
The arrangement of the photographs in this sub-series is based upon the themes of Walter Rosenblum's photograph projects; photographs belonging to the same series have been grouped together.
Boy with Straw Hat - Haiti, 1958-1959, inclusive
Landscape - Haiti, 1958
Landscape with Two Branches - Haiti, 1958-1959, inclusive
Clearing Fields - Haiti, 1958-1959, inclusive
Boy in White Shawl - Haiti, 1958
Funeral Altar - Haiti, 1958-1959, inclusive
Flirtation - Haiti, 1958-1959, inclusive
Woman in Azacr(?) Robe (#105) - Haiti, 1957-1958, inclusive
Market Place (#104) - Haiti, 1958-1959, inclusive
Baron Samedi (#102) - Haiti, 1958
Tombstone (#103) - Haiti, 1958-1959, inclusive
Woman on Boat in Bay (#101) - Haiti, 1958
Peristyle Cooking (#107) - Haiti, 1958
Woman Selling at Rest Stop (#106) - Petionville, Haiti, 1958
Bringing Produce from Mountain to Market in Petionville (#100) - Haiti, 1958
Prayer (#99) - Saut-D'Eau, Haiti, 1958-1959, inclusive
Woman Leaning on Pole (#98) - Haiti, 1958
Tourist with Camera (#97) - Haiti, 1958-1959, inclusive
Rest Stop (#96) - Petionville, Haiti, 1957-1958, inclusive
Child Learning on Chair (#95) - Haiti, 1958
Children Playing (#94) - Gonaives, Haiti, 1958
Boy Pulling Toy Wagon (#93) - Haiti, 1958-1959, inclusive
Beggars (#92) - Haiti, 1958
Blind Woman (#91) - Haiti, 1958
Funeral Group (#90) - Petionville, Haiti, 1958
Ici Marie Michel (#89) - Haiti, 1958-1959, inclusive
Two Boys and Tombstone (#87) - Petionville, Haiti, 1958
Peristyle Cooking (#86) - Haiti, 1958-1959, inclusive
Trees, Goats, Mother, Child (#85) - Haiti, 1958-1959, inclusive
Skyscape (#84) - Haiti, 1958
Children Selling Flowers (#83) - Haiti, 1958-1959, inclusive
Block Party (#30) - Pitt St NY, 1940
Smiling Child in Window (#11) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Selling Old Clothes (#3) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Mother and Baby Carriage (#21) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Child on a Swing (#2) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Group in Front of Fence (#1) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Gypsies and Vegetable Dealer (#5) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Three Boys on a Swing (#12) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Girl with Polio (#13) - Rivington St NY, 1938
Flirting (#15) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Man and Dog on Roof (#16) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Boy in Black Coat (#14) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Synagogue (#19) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Moving Man (#17) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Disturbed Woman in Window (#18) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Black Woman in Doorway (#22) - Pitt St NY, 1947
Woman Washing Clothes (#20) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Seated Woman (#10) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Tar Beach (#8) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Young Couple Billiard Parlor (#6) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Gypsy Children Playing Cards (#7) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Chick's Candy Store (#4) - Pitt St NY, 1938
Boy on Roof (#9) - Pitt St NY, 1950
Sister and Brother in Shower Spray (#127) - South Bronx Series, 1980
Couple (#116) - Lincoln Hospital, South Bronx NY, 1980
Street Preacher (#122) - South Bronx Series, South Bronx NY, 1980
Basketball Game (#123) - Mullaly Park, South Bronx Series, South Bronx NY, 1980
Dance (#124) - Immaculate Conception Senior Citizens Center, Melrose Ave and 152nd St, Bronx NY, South Bronx Series, 1979
Mother and Daughter (#163) - South Bronx, NY, 1979
Family-Waiting Room (#126) - Lincoln Hospital, South Bronx NY, 1980
Mother and Child Waiting Room (#125) - Lincoln Hospital, South Bronx NY, South Bronx Series, 1980
Sick Child (#129) - Lincoln Hospital, South Bronx NY, 1980
Street Shower (#130) - Mullaly Park, South Bronx Series, South Bronx NY, 1980
Blind Basketball Players (#131) - St. Ann's Community Center, South Bronx NY, 1979
Happy Child, Child in Spray (#132) - South Bronx NY, 1980
Waiting Room (#134) - Lincoln Hospital, South Bronx NY, undated
Handball Game (#135) - Mullaly Park, South Bronx NY, 1979
We Need Jobs (#136) - South Bronx, NY, 1980
Mary, Senior Citizens Center (#137) - Toned in Gold, 1980
Boy with Beads (#138) - South Bronx, NY, 1980
Lovers (#139) - Mullaly Park, South Bronx NY, 1979
Father + Son (#140) - Lincoln Hospital, South Bronx NY, 1980
Admiring Parade Leader (#133) - South Bronx, NY, 1980
Two Sisters (#128) - Mullaly Park, South Bronx NY, 1979
Pamphili Gardens (#115) - Rome, Italy, 1973
Woman (#114) - Rome, Italy, 1973
Baker (#112) - Rome, Italy, 1973
Horse Show (#111) - Rome, Italy, 1973
Paul Strand (#110) - Orgeval, France, 1973
Cowboys and Indians (#109) - Luxembourg Gardens, Paris France, 1973
Conversation, School Yard (#108) - Rome, Italy, 1973
D Day Rescue (#24) - Omaha Beach, Normandy France, 1944
Untitled (#25) - St, Malo, France, 1944
Funeral (#27) - Colleville-sur-Mer, France, 1944
Reading List of Dead (#31) - Colleville-sur-Mer, France; a few days after D-Day (june), 1944
Prisoners - D Day +1 (#26) - Normandy, France, 1944
Parade (#28) - Pitt St, NYC, 1939
Block Party (#23) - NYC, 1940
Block Party (#29) - Pitt St, NYC, 1940
Boy with Zither (#73) - East Harlem, Series: East Harlem, 1952
Hopscotch (#79) - 105 St, NY, 1952
Three Men (#70) - East Harlem, 1952
Woman in Doorway (#71) - 105 St, NYC, 1952
Boy with Harmonica (#72) - 105 St, NY, 1952
Children in Window, Sisters (#74) - 105 St, NY, 1952
Street Singer (#75) - 105 St, NY, 1952
Boy in Window (#82) - 105 St, NY, 1951
Boy in Window with Guns (#81) - 105 St, NY, 1940
Untitled (#76) - 104th St, New York, undated
Child with Basket (#77) - 105 St, NY, 1952
Boy with Folded Arms (#80) - 105 St, NY, 1952
Friends (#78) - 105 St, NY, 1952
Beaching Boat (#63) - Gaspe, Canada, 1949
Boy in Wooden Tub (#62) - Gaspe, Canada, 1949
Cleaning Fish (#64) - Gaspe, Canada, 1951
Conversation (#65) - Gaspe, Canada, 1951
Gaspe Horse in Landscape (#66) - Gaspe, Canada, 1949
Widow (#67) - Gaspe, Canada, 1949
Fishermen (#68) - Gaspe, Canada, 1951
Shoreline (#69) - Gaspe, Canada, 1949
Nun with Cross (#61) - Gaspe, Canada, 1949
Group Under Bridge (#119) - Astoria, NY, 1979
Boy with Recruiting Poster (#117) - Long Island City, NY, 1979
Church Communion (#116) - Long Island City, NY, 1975
Sub-series II.B: Exhibition Materials, 1975-2014, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
Sub-series II.B contains the traveling exhibit panels from Walter Rosenblum's They Fight With Cameras: Walter Rosenblum in World War II from D-Day to Dachau exhibit, as well as other promotional materials such as invitations, posters, guidebooks, and flyers related to his other exhibitions.
Arrangement
Materials belonging to the same exhibition(s) were grouped together, when possible.
They Fight with Cameras: Walter Rosenblum in WWII from D-Day to Dachau Traveling Exhibition Displays, 2014
They Fight with Cameras: Walter Rosenblum in WWII from D-Day to Dachau (Companion Book to Exhibition), 2014
WR: They Fight with Cameras Show, Manuela, 2014
They Fight with Cameras: Walter Rosenblum in WWII from D-Day to Dachau - Traveling Exhibition Mounted Description, 2014
Exposicion: Walter Rosenblum Fotografias 1938-1980, 2002
Wr Exh Lists EU, undated
WR/Selected Exhibitions, 1975-1976, 1980, 1988, 1993-1994, 1999, 2005, 2011, inclusive
Walter Rosenblum - Russia Exhibition, 2011
Exhibition Promotional Materials, 1988, 1996-1999, 2011, inclusive
WR- Strand BK-Admira, 2011
Changing Chicago - Photographer's Proposal, 1988-1992, inclusive
Strand/Rosenblum Exhibition, 2011
Strand-Rosenblum Roma 2011 Press Clippings, 2011
Digital materials
Documents Relating to Str & Rosenb Exh, 2011
WR Exhibition Programs, 1995-1997, inclusive
Spanish Refugees Exhibit (In Collaboration with Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archive, ALBA), 2009
Photographs from the Collection of Naomi and Walter Rosenblum Photography: Art and Artifact, 1978
"Messages from the Heart" - Photography by Walter Rosenblum, 1996
Walter Rosenblum: In Search of Pitt Street, 1999
"Masters of Photography" Exhibition Poster, undated
Walter Rosenblum Exhibition Posters, undated
Sub-series II.C: Lecture and Publication Materials, 1944-2018, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
Sub-series II.C contains Walter's research and lecture notes, as well as some essays and articles he authored.