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Additional authors

1. Fehl, Fred
2. Griffin, Lola
3. Hawkins, Del I.
4. H. A. Atwell Studio (Chicago, Ill.), photographer.
5. Perfect Photo Reproductions (London, Eng.), photographer.
6. Stephens Photo Studio (Los Angeles, Calif.), photographer.
7. Vithana Photo Studio (New York, N.Y), photographer.

Found in

1. p1tc Sharp, Louis, 1901-1976 Louis Sharp scrapbook, 1926-1949 (OCoLC)798852280

Description

1. 19 items (.3 cubic feet, 1 box); 26 x 21 cm or smaller.

Summary

1. The Louis Sharp Photograph Collection depicts the professional acquaintances and activities of singer and actor Louis Sharp from the 1920s through the 1940s. Sharp's personal life is not depicted. The collection consists of studio portraits, probably used for publicity purposes, of Sharp's friends and colleagues that include Pearl Bailey, Billy Butler, Ruby Hill, Theo D. Ricardo, and Marguerite Avery; group portraits showing Sharp with Canada Lee, with acquaintances on a airplane boarding ramp, and with the cast of the play "Green Pastures" in a train station; and theatrical publicty photographs from the 1946 production of "St. Louis Woman," and the 1938 WPA production of "Haiti." There are no individual portraits of Sharp.

Alternative title

1. Haiti.
2. St. Louis Woman.

Subject

1. Sharp, Louis, 1901-1976
2. Avery, Marguerite
3. Hill, Ruby
4. Group portraits > 1920-1949
5. Bailey, Pearl
6. African American singers
7. Inscriptions > 1920-1949
8. African Americans in the performing arts
9. Butler, William H (William Henson), 1903-1981
10. Tenor (Singers) > United States
11. Portrait photographs > 1920-1949
12. Gelatin silver prints > 1920-1949
13. African American actors

Genre/Form

1. Portrait photographs – 1920-1949.
2. Group portraits – 1920-1949.
3. Gelatin silver prints – 1920-1949.
4. Inscriptions – 1920-1949.

Call number

1. Sc Photo Louis Sharp Collection

Note

1. Title taken from Louis Sharp Scrapbook.
2. Some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso. Some items bear handwritten or printed captions on recto and/or verso. Two items are mounted. On item is matted. Some items are inscribed.
3. Collection contains work by Fred Fehl, Lola Griffin, David Hawkins, H. A. Atwell Studio, and Vithana Photo Studio, among others.

Terms of use (note)

1. Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

1. Born in 1901, Louis Sharp was an African-American tenor and actor. A graduate of the University of Kansas, he moved to California before settling in Harlem, New York City in the 1930s. Sharp performed in many concerts, recitals and theater productions including the Federal Theatre Project and Broadway. He died in 1976.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Louis Sharp Scrapbook, 1926-1949.

Author

1. Sharp, Louis, 1901-1976, collector.

Title

1. Louis Sharp photograph collection.

Production

1. [between 1920 and 1950?]

Type of content

1. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. sheet

Terms of use

1. Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

1. Born in 1901, Louis Sharp was an African-American tenor and actor. A graduate of the University of Kansas, he moved to California before settling in Harlem, New York City in the 1930s. Sharp performed in many concerts, recitals and theater productions including the Federal Theatre Project and Broadway. He died in 1976.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Louis Sharp Scrapbook, 1926-1949.

Local note

1. Sc MG 534

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1. Request Appointment

Added author

1. Fehl, Fred, photographer.
2. Griffin, Lola, photographer.
3. Hawkins, Del I., photographer.
4. H. A. Atwell Studio (Chicago, Ill.), photographer.
5. Perfect Photo Reproductions (London, Eng.), photographer.
6. Stephens Photo Studio (Los Angeles, Calif.), photographer.
7. Vithana Photo Studio (New York, N.Y), photographer.

Added title

1. Haiti.
2. St. Louis Woman.

Found in:

1. p1tc Sharp, Louis, 1901-1976 Louis Sharp scrapbook, 1926-1949 (OCoLC)798852280

Research call number

1. Sc Photo Louis Sharp Collection