James and Georganne Garfinkel collection of photography
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Abstract
This collection, assembled and donated by James and Georganne Garfinkel, contains four sets of photographs: 39 cyanotypes of the construction of the Manhattan Bridge (1913-1922); theatrical portraits taken by Nicholas Muray of Muray Studio, N.Y. (1920-1925); portraits of Marilyn Monroe by Andre de Dienes (1949-1953); and photos of celebrities by photojournalist Ken Regan (1977-1982).
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by photographer and subject, and organized chronologically.
Scope and Contents
This collection, assembled and donated by James and Georganne Garfinkel, contains four sets of photographs: 39 cyanotypes of the construction of the Manhattan Bridge (1913-1922); 7 theatrical portraits taken by Nicholas Muray of Muray Studio, N.Y. (1920-1925); 10 portraits of Marilyn Monroe by Andre De Dienes (1949-1953); and 10 images by photojournalist Ken Regan (1977-1982).
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Conditions Governing Access
Available by advance appointment only.
To schedule an appointment, contact the Print Room Librarian at printroom@nyhistory.org.
Photocopying undertaken by staff only. Limited to twenty exposures of stable, unbound material per day. (Researchers may not accrue unused copy amounts from previous days.)
Conditions Governing Use
Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to:
Department of Rights and Reproductions The New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194 rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org 212-485-9282
Permission to reproduce or quote text from this collection in a publication must be requested from and granted in writing by the Library Director, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194.
Preferred Citation
This collection should be cited as: James and Georganne Garfinkel Collection of Photographs, PR 380, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, The New-York Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of James and Georganne Garfinkel, 2013 and 2018.
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Processing Information
Some of this material was originally included in the finding aid for the Michael Sonnenfeldt Collection of Theatre, Film, and Entertainment Photography PR 305, which was processed by project intern Brynn White in 2014. This material was separated into a discrete collection and finding aid in 2019 by processing archivist Marybeth Kavanagh.
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Muray Studio Portraits, circa 1920-1927, inclusive
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Mary Boland
Jane Cowl [2 images]
Margalo Gillmore
Johnny Hines
Jessie Royce Landis
unidentified actor
Andre de Dienes Portraits, 1949-1953, inclusive
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10 portraits of Marilyn Monroe.
Ken Regan Portraits, 1977-1982, undated, inclusive
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Four photographs of Ted Kennedy, including one in an airplane cockpit, and one of him skiing with family members (1980-1982).
Three photographs of members of the Rolling Stones, along with Marianne Faithfull and Margaret Trudeau [1977].
Two photographs from a NYC reception for the Prince and Princess of Denmark.
One photograph of Av Weston.