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Additional authors

1. Rossner, Harry
2. K Progress (New York, N.Y.)

Found in

1. p1tc Bailey, Pearl Pearl Bailey letters, 1943-1990 (OCoLC)692846775

Description

1. 8 items (one folder); 26 x 21 cm and smaller.

Summary

1. Depictions of some aspects of actress and singer Pearl Bailey's career as a performer and a government appointee, from the 1940s to the 1980s. The collection consists of studio portraits of Bailey (ca. 1940s-1950s) probably used for publicity purposes; publicity photographs featuring Bailey from the theatrical production "Hello, Dolly!" (1967) and a separate unidentified production; and views of Bailey in an unidentified concert performance; addressing the United Nations General Assembly as special representative to the UN (ca. 1980s); and with President George H.W. Bush, First Lady Barbara Bush and singer Kenny Rogers, attending the Very Special Arts Festival at the White House (1989).

Subject

1. Bailey, Pearl
2. Bush, Barbara, 1925-2018
3. Bush, George, 1924-2018
4. Rogers, Kenny
5. African American actresses
6. African American women singers
7. African American entertainers
8. African Americans in the performing arts
9. African American women diplomats

Genre/Form

1. Portrait photographs – 1940-1989.
2. Publicity photographs – 1940-1969.
3. Gelatin silver prints – 1940-1989.
4. Dye coupler prints – 1980-1989.
5. Inscriptions – 1940-1989.

Call number

1. Sc Photo Pearl Bailey Collection

Note

1. Title taken from Pearl Bailey Letters.
2. One photograph bears photographer's hand stamp on verso; one item bears photography studio's name printed on recto. Some items bear printed captions on recto. One image is matted.
3. The images, most bearing inscriptions from Bailey, were included in correspondence between Bailey and her close friend Lillian Morrison, an author and editor of books for children and young adults, and a librarian with the New York Public Library.
4. Collection contains work by Harry Rossner and K Progress Studio.

Terms of use (note)

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

Biography (note)

1. Pearl Bailey, 1918-1990, was an African American singer and actress best known for her performance in the 1967 all-Black cast Broadway production of "Hello, Dolly!" Beginning in the 1940s, Bailey pursued a successful career as a nightclub singer, television performer, and stage and screen actress, as well as authoring six books and serving a special ambassadorial appointment to the United Nations.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Pearl Bailey Letters, 1943-1990.

Author

1. Bailey, Pearl, collector.

Title

1. Pearl Bailey photograph collection.

Production

1. [1940?]-1989.

Type of content

1. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. sheet

Terms of use

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

Biography

1. Pearl Bailey, 1918-1990, was an African American singer and actress best known for her performance in the 1967 all-Black cast Broadway production of "Hello, Dolly!" Beginning in the 1940s, Bailey pursued a successful career as a nightclub singer, television performer, and stage and screen actress, as well as authoring six books and serving a special ambassadorial appointment to the United Nations.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Pearl Bailey Letters, 1943-1990.

Local note

1. Sc MG 824

Connect to:

1. Request Appointment

Added author

1. Rossner, Harry, photographer.
2. K Progress (New York, N.Y.)

Found in:

1. p1tc Bailey, Pearl Pearl Bailey letters, 1943-1990 (OCoLC)692846775

Research call number

1. Sc Photo Pearl Bailey Collection