Elzy, Ruby, as Serena in Porgy and Bess, musical composed by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin

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Description

Title
Elzy, Ruby, as Serena in Porgy and Bess, musical composed by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Published / Created
1935 December 30
Description
In pencil verso: Ruby Elzy as Serena in Porgy & Bess. Stamped verso: Photograph by Carl Van Vechten / 146 Central Park West / Cannot be reproduced without permission.
Extent
11 photographic prints
approx. 24.5 x 18 cm.
b&w
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
JWJ MSS 1050
Collection Title
Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters
Collection / Other Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Collection Date
1800-1971
Collection Note
Series IV. Photographs. Selected Photographic Prints. Photographic Prints. Portraits
Container / Volume
Box 90 | Folder 1563

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Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
still image
Genre
Photographic prints
Photographs
Studio portraits
Resource Type
Prints & Photographs
Subject (Topic)
African American women singers

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public
Rights
Photographs by Carl Van Vechten are used with permission of the Van Vechten Trust; permission of the Trust is required to publish Van Vechten photographs in any format. To contact the Van Vechten Trust, email vanvechtentrust@gmail.com.
Citation
Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters. James Weldon Johnson Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Identifiers

Orbis Record
13211157
Object ID (OID)
2022646

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