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Harvey Wang Photograph Collection

Call Number

PR 175

Date

1998-1999, inclusive

Creator

Extent

1.34 Linear feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

The documents in the collection are in English.

Abstract

The collection contains photographs by Harvey Wang, documenting flophouses and their residents on the Bowery in New York City.

Biographical Note

Harvey Wang is a New York based photographer, commercial director and filmmaker.

Arrangement

The photographs are arranged by location (flophouse), in the order they appear in the book.

Scope and Content Note

The Harvey Wang Photograph Collection spans the period from 1998-1999 and contains photographs of flophouses and flophouse residents on the Bowery in New York City. The collection contains eleven 11x14 inch gelatin silver prints and three 16x20 inch chromogenic color prints. Primarily portraits, the photographs were taken for the book Flophouse: Life on the Bowery, written by David Isay and Stacy Abramson.

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: Harvey Wang Photograph Collection, PR 175, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, The New-York Historical Society.

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.

Provenance

Purchased from the photographer, August 2002.

Related Material at the Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections

A copy of the book Flophouse: Life on the Bowery can be found in the reference collection of the Department of Prints, Photographs and Architectural Collections.

Collection processed by

Kelly McAnnaney

About this Guide

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Language: Description is in English.

Edition of this Guide

This version was derived from wang.xml

Repository

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