Research Catalog

Title

Kwame Nkrumah portrait collection [graphic].

Publication

<1957?-1972?>

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Layne, Cecil
• United Press International
• Wide World Photos
• United Nations

Donor/Sponsor

Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subject

• Nkrumah, Kwame, 1909-1972
• Awolowo, Obafemi, 1909-1987
• Morgan, Rose, 1912?-2008
• Presidents > Ghana
• Authors, Ghanaian
• Authors, Black

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1930-1969.
• Group portraits – 1950-1969.
• Photomechanical prints – 1970-1979.
• Silver gelatin photoprints – 1950-1969.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Photographers include Cecil Layne, United Press International, Wide World Photos and others.
• Some photographs have captions; some have airbrush marks.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Local note

• Negatives exist for some images.

Call Number

Sc Photo Nkrumah, Kwame

OCLC

NYPG085000804-F

Title

Kwame Nkrumah portrait collection [graphic].

Imprint

<1957?-1972?>

Description

<8> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. or smaller.

<6> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.

<1> photomechanical print : b&w ; 23 x 17 cm.

Summary

Portraits of Ghana president and author Kwame Nkrumah. Collection includes views of Nkrumah speaking at the U.N., celebrating in front of Parliament House as Ghana became independent, touring Harlem and receiving flowers, honoring Mahatma Ghandi's grave, broadcasting a speech, with Rose Morgan and meeting Obafemi Awolowo. Full and half length portraits are included.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Portrait Collection.

Local Note

Negatives exist for some images.

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Added Author

Layne, Cecil. Photographer

United Press International.

Wide World Photos.

United Nations.

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Nkrumah, Kwame