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Irwin Silver photographs

Call Number

PR 209

Date

1975-2002, inclusive

Creator

Silver, Irwin, 1945-

Extent

4.84 Linear feet in 4 boxes

Language of Materials

The documents in the collection are in English.

Abstract

The collection includes four series of photographs taken by Irwin Silver from 1975-2002. These include memorials related to firefighters and other victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center towers; New York City at night; Central Park in all four seasons; and a portfolio of images taken on Sundays.

Arrangement

The collection is organized in five series:

Series I. New York City September 11 Memorials, 2001-2002

Series II. General Photographs, 1977-2002

Series III. Portfolio I: Sundays, 1975-1979

Series IV. Nightwalks, 1979-1990

Series V. Central Park, 1991-1994

Scope and Content Note

The collection includes four series of photographs taken by Irwin Silver from 1975-2002, with a few other of his photographs. One series concerns memorials related to firefighters and other victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center towers. Another series includes images of New York City at night. The third series includes various subjects unified under the subject of images taken on Sundays. Most of the photographs were taken in Manhattan, with some in Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, and Hoboken. The fourth series is of Central Park, with photographs of its natural elements and built environment taken in all four seasons.

Access Restrictions

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Use Restrictions

Taking images of documents from the library collections for reference purposes by using hand-held cameras and in accordance with the library's photography guidelines is encouraged. As an alternative, patrons may request up to 20 images per day from staff.

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. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.

Copyrights and other proprietary rights may subsist in individuals and entities other than the New-York Historical Society, in which case the patron is responsible for securing permission from those parties. For fuller information about rights and reproductions from N-YHS visit: https://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions

Preferred Citation

This collection should be cited as Irwin Silver Photographs, PR 209, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, New-York Historical Society.

Credit line: Unless noted differently for particular series or photographs, the credit line is "Gift of the photographer."

Location of Materials

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the photographer, Irwin Silver, 1994, 2003, 2017, and 2018.

Collection processed by

Jenny Gotwals (2003); revisions and additions by Marybeth Kavanagh (2017) and Larry Weimer (2019)

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Language: Description is in English

Repository

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