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James and Georganne Garfinkel Collection of Photographs
1913-1982
 PR 380

New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
(212) 873-3400


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Collection processed by Marybeth Kavanagh

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on April 10, 2019 using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Descriptive Summary

Creator: Garfinkel, James
Title: James and Georganne Garfinkel collection of photography
Dates [inclusive]: 1920-1982
Abstract: This collection, assembled and donated by James and Georganne Garfinkel, contains four sets of photographs: 39 cyanotypes of the constuction of the Manhattan Bridge (1913-1922); theatrical portraits taken by Nicholas Muray of Muray Studio, N.Y. (1920-1925); portraits of Marilyn Monroe by Andre de Dienes (1949-1953); and photos of celebrities by photojournalist Ken Regan (1977-1982).
Quantity: 1.5 Linear feet in 2 boxes
Call Phrase: PR 380

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Scope and Contents

This collection, assembled and donated by James and Georganne Garfinkel, contains four sets of photographs: 39 cyanotypes of the constuction of the Manhattan Bridge (1913-1922); 7 theatrical portraits taken by Nicholas Muray of Muray Studio, N.Y. (1920-1925); 10 portraits of Marilyn Monroe by Andre De Dienes (1949-1953); and 10 images by photojournalist Ken Regan (1977-1982).

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by photographer and subject, and organized chronolgically.

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Access Points

Subject Names

  • De Dienes, André, 1913-1985
  • Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009
  • Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962
  • Muray, Nickolas, 1892-1965
  • Regan, Ken

Subject Topics

  • Manhattan Bridge (New York, N.Y.)

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Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Available by advance appointment only.

To schedule an appointment, contact the Print Room Librarian at printroom@nyhistory.org.

Photocopying undertaken by staff only. Limited to twenty exposures of stable, unbound material per day. (Researchers may not accrue unused copy amounts from previous days.)

Conditions Governing Use

Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to:

Department of Rights and Reproductions The New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194 rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org 212-485-9282

Permission to reproduce or quote text from this collection in a publication must be requested from and granted in writing by the Library Director, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194.

Preferred Citation

This collection should be cited as: James and Georganne Garfinkel Collection of Photographs, PR 380, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, The New-York Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of James and Georganne Garfinkel, 2013 and 2018.

Processing Information

Some of this material was originally included in the finding aid for the Michael Sonnenfeldt Collection of Theatre, Film, and Entertainment Photography PR 305, which was processed by project intern Brynn White in 2014. This material was separated into a discrete collection and finding aid in 2019 by processing archivist Marybeth Kavanagh.

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Container List

Container 1 Container 2   Title Date
Box: 1 Folder : 1-2 Manhattan Bridge construction

Scope and Contents

Twenty-seven cyanotypes of construction of the Manhattan Bridge.

1913-1922
Box: 1 Folder : 3 Muray Studio Portraits

Scope and Contents

Mary Boland

Jane Cowl [2 images]

Margalo Gillmore

Johnny Hines

Jessie Royce Landis

unidentified actor

circa 1920-1927
Box: 2 Folder : 1 Andre de Dienes Portraits

Scope and Contents

10 portaits of Marilyn Monroe.

1949-1953
Box: 1 Folder : 4 Ken Regan Portraits

Scope and Contents

Four photographs of Ted Kennedy, including one in an airplane cockpit, and one of him skiing with family members (1980-1982).

Three photographs of members of the Rolling Stones, along with Marianne Faithfull and Margaret Trudeau [1977].

Two photographs from a NYC reception for the Prince and Princess of Denmark.

One photograph of Av Weston.

1977-1982, undated

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