Long, Avon, as Sportin' Life in Porgy and Bess, musical composed by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin

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2026169

Description

Title
Long, Avon, as Sportin' Life in Porgy and Bess, musical composed by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
Creator
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Contributor
Long, Avon
Published / Created
1942 March 24
Publication Place
New York
Description
In ink verso: Avon Lee as Sporting Life, Porgy & Bess. Stamped verso: Photograph by Carl Van Vechten / 146 Central Park West / Cannot be reproduced without permission
Extent
18 photographic prints
approx. 25 x 18.5 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 96 | Folder 1718

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Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
still image
Genre
Photographic prints
Photographs
Studio portraits
Resource Type
Prints & Photographs
Subject (Name)
Long, Avon
Subject (Topic)
African American actors
African American 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)
2026169

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