David Backman Collection of Photographs
1953-1989
PR 383
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
(212) 873-3400
New-York Historical Society
Collection processed by Marybeth Kavanagh
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on April 08, 2019
English using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Backman, David |
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| Title: | David Backman collection of photographs |
| Dates [inclusive]: | 1953-1989, undated |
| Abstract: | This collection, assembled and donated by David Backman, contains 10 portraits of Marilyn Monroe by André de Dienes, and 21 photographs by photojournalist Ken Regan. |
| Quantity: | .5 Linear feet in 1 box |
| Call Phrase: | PR 383 |
Biographical / Historical
Ken Regan (d. 2012) worked for over five decades documenting pop culture, sports, foreign conflicts, and other current events. Credited with over 200 magazine covers, Regan was most well-known for a discretion and professionalism which earned him intimate shooting access to famous politicians, musicians, and other celebrities.
Regan also covered major events for magazines such as Time, Sports Illustrated, Life, and Newsweek. In the 1970s he founded Camera 5, an agency of 15 photographers who covered wars, riots and demonstrations, and other national and international hard news and human interest stories.
André de Dienes (1913-1985) was a Hungarian American fashion photographer best known for his early portraits of the actress Marilyn Monroe.
Scope and Contents
This collection, assembled and donated by David Backman, contains 10 portraits of Marilyn Monroe by André de Dienes, and 21 photographs by photojournalist Ken Regan.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into two series; Series I consists of photographs by Ken Regan, and Series II contains photographs by André de Dienes. The photographs are arranged alphabetically by subject.
Access Points
Subject Names
- Regan, Ken
- De Dienes, André, 1913-1985
- Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962
Document Type
- Photographs
Subject Topics
- Celebrities -- United States -- Portraits
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: David Backman Collection of Photographs, PR 383, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, The New-York Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of David Backman, 2013 and 2015.
Processing Information
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.
Container List
Series I: Photographs by Ken Regan
Scope and ContentsThis series, donated and assembled by David Backman, contains Ken Regan's photographs of musician Keith Richards; politicians Ted Kennedy, John Lindsay, and Ronald Reagan; athletes Jackie Joyner, Oscar Gamble, Gary Player and the 1962 New York Mets baseball team; and news and entertainment personalities Av Weston, Tab Hunter, and Dr. Delano Merriweather. |
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
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| Box: 1 | Folder : 1 | Ford, Betty |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 1 | Gamble, Oscar
Scope and ContentsBaseball player |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 1 | Graham, Bill
Scope and ContentsConcert promoter. Two images, one with Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek of the Doors; one of Graham getting a pie in the face. |
1974, undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 1 | Hunter, Tab and Zimbalist, Stephanie |
1962 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 2 | Joyner, Jackie
Scope and Contentsalso know as Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Photo with the staff of a McDonald's restaurant. |
1989 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 2 | Kennedy, Ted
Scope and ContentsTwo images: one ice skating with Ethel Kennedy at Rockefeller Center; one with Jean Kennedy Smith at an Ali-Frazier boxing match |
1974, undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 2 | Lindsay, John
Scope and ContentsTwo images. |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 2 | Merriweather, Delano
Scope and ContentsPhysician and former track and field athlete. |
undated | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 3 | New York Mets
Scope and ContentsTwo images of players on field during a game. |
1962 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 3 | Player, Gary
Scope and ContentsGolfer. |
1971 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 3 | Reagan, Ronald
Scope and Contentswith Nancy Reagan, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, and John F. Kennedy Jr. |
1985 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 4 | Richards, Keith
Scope and ContentsTwo images. |
1977, 1989 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 4 | Weston, Av
Scope and ContentsJournalist, ABC News executive; 3 images, including one with Barbara Walters. |
1982-1983 | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 4 | Wyman, Bill |
1981 | |
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Series II: Photographs by Andre de Dienes
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| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
| Box: 1 | Folder : 5 | Marilyn Monroe
Scope and Contents10 portraits. |
1953, undated | |
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