Object Details
Summary
Color digital photographic prints by Nancy Sirkis, some panoramic, depicting scenes in New York City and Buffalo, N.Y., and small towns.
Scope and Contents
These photographs are digital prints from two ongoing projects by this photographer: (1) "Five Boroughs," a study of New York City; and (2) "Small Towns," which has led her to travel widely across America. Some of the images are panoramic, which the photographer creates by taking multiple incremental exposures, rather than a single panoramic view. These prints vary in size, the largest being 17" x 29".
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Donor
Sirkis, Nancy
Place
New York (N.Y.) -- 21st century
Topic
Small towns
Provenance
Collection donated by Nancy Sirkis, date unknown.
Donor
Sirkis, Nancy
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Biographical / Historical
Nancy Sirkis was born in New York City. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Rhode Island School of Design and an M.A., from Hunter College. She has published books of her photographs, including Pleasures and Palaces (1962), "One Family" (1971), and Reflections of 1776: The Colonies Revisited (1974); has had her work published in many magazines, and has exhibited photographs in numerous galleries and museums since 1970.
Extent
.50 Cubic feet (1 box, 1 map folder )
Date
circa 2008-2009
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.1186
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Panoramas
Photographs
Citation
Nancy Sirkis Digital Photoprints, 2009-2009, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of the artist.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series.
Processing Information
Collection processed by David Haberstich, 2017.
Rights
Nancy Sirkis retains copyright. Reproduction requests must be referred to the photographer. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Panoramas
Photographs -- Photoprints -- Inkjet -- 2000-2010
Restrictions
Collection is open for unrestricted research on site.
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Record ID
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