Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)
Names
Bowen, Anthony, 1805-1872
Subseries Creator
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Custom Craft
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Subseries Citation
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
Copy negative of an oval matted portrait of Anthony Bowen. The original subject appears to be a hand-painted photograph (sometimes called a "crayon portrait"), possibly dating from the 1860s. Ink on negative: "Mr. James Porter H.U." (crossed out) and "Anthony Bowen". Two pieces of masking tape are on the base side of the negative. "K" written in the right-hand corner of the original envelope. "A.N." is written and "SCURLOCK 900 YOU ST., N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C." is stamped on the envelope also. "EASTMAN--SAFETY--KODAK 52" edge imprint. No Scurlock number.
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Place
Shaw (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)
Culture
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)
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Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.6: Black and white negatives in cold storage arranged by client
Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.6: Black and white negatives in cold storage arranged by client / 4.6.1: Black and White Negatives Part 1 / Porter, James
Sponsor
The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Biographical / Historical
James Porter was a painter and professor of art at Howard University. This copy negative might have been made for his use. Anthony Bowen, a former slave, founded in 1853 the 12th Street YMCA, located at 1816 12th Street, N.W., in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Bowen.)
Extent
1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 7" x 5".)
Date
Ca. 1930s-1960?
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Crayon portraits
Copy negatives
Portraits
Photographs
Subseries Rights
When the Museum purchased the collection from the Estate of Robert S. Scurlock, it obtained all rights, including copyright. The earliest photographs in the collection are in the public domain because their term of copyright has expired. The Archives Center will control copyright and the use of the collection for reproduction purposes, which will be handled in accordance with its standard reproduction policy guidelines. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Crayon portraits
Copy negatives
Portraits -- African American men
Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
Subseries Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.
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Record ID
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