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Nancy Sirkis photographs

Call Number

PR 387

Date

2006-2008, inclusive

Creator

Sirkis, Nancy

Extent

2.5 Linear feet in 1 flat folder

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

This collection consists of 8 photographs of New York City street scenes, including images from each of the five boroughs: 2 photos each of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, and 1 photo each of the Bronx and Staten Island. The photographs, which were taken between 2006 and 2008, are captioned, signed, and dated by the photographer, Nancy Sirkis.

Biographical / Historical

Nancy Sirkis was born in New York City in 1936. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Rhode Island School of Design and a Master of Arts from Hunter College. Published books of her photographs include "Pleasures and Palaces" (1962), "One Family" (1971), and "Reflections of 1776: The Colonies Revisited" (1974).

Arrangement

The photos are arranged chronologically.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 8 color digital prints from an ongoing project by photographer Nancy Sirkis called "Five Boroughs," a study of New York City begun in 2004. It includes 2 photos each of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, and 1 photo each of the Bronx and Staten Island. The photographs were taken between 2006 and 2008, and focus on the streetscape and built environment of particular neighborhoods. The inkjet prints on Hahnemuhle paper measure approximately 17"x30", and are captioned, signed, and dated by the photographer, Nancy Sirkis.

Access Restrictions

Open to qualified researchers by appointment only.

Use Restrictions

Permission to reproduce any Department of Prints, Photographs and Architectural Collections holdings through publication must be obtained from: Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 270. Fax: (212) 579-8794. Email: rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org

Preferred Citation

The collection should be cited as: Nancy Sirkis Photographs, PR 387, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, The New-York Historical Society.

Credit line should read: Nancy Sirkis

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Nancy Sirkis, 2008.

Separated Materials

These photographs were separated from the N-YHS Collection of Geographic Images, PR 20, in 2019.

Collection processed by

Marybeth Kavanagh

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 15:47:46 -0400.
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Language: English

Processing Information

processed by Archivist Marybeth Kavanagh, January 2019

Repository

New-York Historical Society
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024