Research Catalog

Title

[Eddie "Cutie" Perkins collection].

Author

Perkins, Cutie

Publication

[between 1923 and 1943?]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Aldene
• Apeda Studio (New York, N.Y.), photographer
• Baker's Art Gallery, photographer
• Bert (Kansas City, Mo.), photographer
• Campbell Studio (New York, N.Y.), photographer
• Cress-Dale Photo Co. (Seattle, Wash.), photographer
• Myers Studio (San Francisico, Calif.), photographer
• Standard Art Studio (Philadelphia, Penn.), photographer
• Vithana Studio (New York, N.Y.), photographer

Subject

• Perkins, Cutie
• Smith, Mamie
• African American musicians
• Drummers (Musicians) > United States
• African American entertainers
• African American theater

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1890-1939.
• Group portraits – 1920-1939.
• Publicity photographs – 1920-1949.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1920-1949.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some photographs bear photography studio's blind stamp on recto; one item bears photography studio's hand stamp on verso; many items bear photography studio's name printed on recto; one item bears photographer's name signed on recto; one item bears photography studio's name handwritten on both recto and verso; one item bears photographer's address printed on verso. Some items bear handwritten captions on verso; some items bear inscriptions. Two mounted items have missing edges; one image mounted to larger image. One item is creased through length of print; one item is split in two. Some items are cropped.
• Collection contains work by Apeda, Cress-Dale Photo Company and Vithana, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some items may be under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

• Eddie "Cutie" Perkins was an African American musician who was the drummer for singer Mamie Smith's group, the Jazz Hounds, on her recordings from late 1922 to early 1923.

Call Number

Sc Photo Eddie Cutie Perkins Collection

OCLC

1273923531

Author

Perkins, Cutie, collector.

Title

[Eddie "Cutie" Perkins collection].

Production

[between 1923 and 1943?]

Description

31 items (.3 cubic ft., one box)

27 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ; 26 x 21 cm and smaller.

4 photographic postcards : gelatin silver, balck and white ; 11 x 8 cm

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Summary

Collection consists mainly of studio portraits of entertainers, that were probably used for publicity purposes, collected by drummer Eddie "Cutie" Perkins from the 1920s to the 1930s. Also included are an unidentified group of studio portraits and candid shots that may be Perkins (ca. 1920s and n.d.); studio portraits and a candid shot of acquaintances (ca. 1890s and n.d.); and a composite publicity photograph for the film "Stormy Weather" (1943). Some items are inscribed by members of the cast and production crew of the national touring company of "Shuffle Along" (1923). Of note are studio portraits of singer and actress Mamie Smith (ca. 1923).

Terms Of Use

Some items may be under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

Eddie "Cutie" Perkins was an African American musician who was the drummer for singer Mamie Smith's group, the Jazz Hounds, on her recordings from late 1922 to early 1923.

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Added Author

Aldene, photographer.

Apeda Studio (New York, N.Y.), photographer.

Baker's Art Gallery, photographer.

Bert (Kansas City, Mo.), photographer.

Campbell Studio (New York, N.Y.), photographer.

Cress-Dale Photo Co. (Seattle, Wash.), photographer.

Myers Studio (San Francisico, Calif.), photographer.

Standard Art Studio (Philadelphia, Penn.), photographer.

Vithana Studio (New York, N.Y.), photographer.

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Eddie Cutie Perkins Collection