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Canada Lee portrait collection

Title
Canada Lee portrait collection [graphic].
Publication
<1935?-1990?>

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Additional Authors
  • Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996.
  • Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964.
  • Talbot.
  • Eagle, Arnold.
  • Darby, Eileen.
  • Hauser, Al.
  • Steiner, A.
  • Pries, Ethel.
  • United Seaman's Service (New York, N.Y.)
  • Arthur Studios.
  • United Service Organizations (U.S.)
Description
  • <29> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w; 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.
  • <15> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
  • <2> photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
Summary
Depictions of actor Canada Lee, consisting of individual portraits, many of which are studio portraits probably used for publicity purposes; in a group portrait with his family; publicity photographs from the theatrical productions "Macbeth" (1936) and "Anna Lacasta" (1944); and candid shots and views from radio broadcasts, interviews, social gatherings, publicity events, dressing room visits from friends, and labor activities. Among the individuals depicted with Lee include Hattie McDaniel, Langston Hughes, Owen Dodson, Frederick O'Neal, Hilda Simms, Eleanor Roosevelt, Winnie Johnson, Claude Rains, Daniel Haynes, Raymond Massey, William O'Dwyer, Alfred Hitchcock, Louis Jordan, and Lee's father James Canegata. Full, half and quarter length portraits are included.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Motion picture stills – 1940-1949.
  • Group portraits – 1930-1959.
  • Portrait photographs – 1930-1959.
  • Autographs – 1940-1959.
  • Silver gelatin photoprints – 1930-1989.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Photographers include Austin Hansen, Carl Van Vechten, and others.
  • Some photographs have captions; some have markings; some photographs have written descriptive information.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Some photographs are restricted; permission of the photographer required for duplication.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Call Number
Sc Photo Lee, Canada
OCLC
NYPG085000954-F
Title
Canada Lee portrait collection [graphic].
Imprint
<1935?-1990?>
Terms Of Use
Some photographs are restricted; permission of the photographer required for duplication.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Local Note
Negatives exist for some images.
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Added Author
Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996. Photographer
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. Photographer
Talbot. Photographer
Eagle, Arnold. Photographer
Darby, Eileen. Photographer
Hauser, Al. Photographer
Steiner, A. Photographer
Pries, Ethel. Photographer
United Seaman's Service (New York, N.Y.)
Arthur Studios.
United Service Organizations (U.S.)
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Lee, Canada
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