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Words on pictures : Romana Javitz and the New York Public Library's Picture Collection

Title
  1. Words on pictures : Romana Javitz and the New York Public Library's Picture Collection / edited by Anthony T. Troncale.
Published by
  1. New York : Photo Verso Publications, 2020.
  2. ©2020
Author
  1. Troncale, Anthony T.

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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.

FormatBook/TextAccessUse in libraryCall numberJQE 22-329 Item locationSchwarzman Building - Picture Collection Reference - Rm 119
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FormatBook/TextAccessUse in libraryCall numberJQE 20-70Item locationSchwarzman Building - Art & Architecture Room 300
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FormatBook/TextAccessPermit neededCall number*R-Photo 22-329Item locationSchwarzman Building - Photography Collection Room 308

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Additional authors
  1. Cline, Jessica
  2. Javitz, Romana
  3. Libsohn, Sol
  4. Yampolsky, Robert
  5. Doud, Richard
Description
  1. 274 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "The texts presented here are the work of Romana Javitz (1903-1980), who, as superintendent of the Picture Collection from 1928 to 1968, was the chief advocate for the organization and circulation of pictures to the public in the country." -- from the Introduction.
Subject
  1. Javitz, Romana
  2. New York Public Library. Picture collection
  3. New York Public Library > History > 20th century
  4. Libraries and pictures
Contents
  1. On pictures in a public library -- Annual reports, 1929-1939 -- Origins of the Index of American Design -- The organization of pictures as documents -- Words on pictures -- Annual reports, 1940-1953 -- Romana Javitz interviews Sol Libsohn, 1958 -- Robert Yampolsky interviews Romana Javitz, ca. 1964 -- Richard Doud interviews Romana Javitz -- Appendix I: Picture Collection online with links to respective digital collections and a compendium of Picture Collection holdings transferred to the NYPL research libraries -- Appendix II: Staff news announcements regarding the Picture Collection, 1915-1962; and a chronology of newspaper and magazine coverage of the Picture Collection, 1916-2016.
Call number
  1. *R-Photo 22-329
Bibliography (note)
  1. Contains bibliographic references.
Author
  1. Troncale, Anthony T., editor.
Title
  1. Words on pictures : Romana Javitz and the New York Public Library's Picture Collection / edited by Anthony T. Troncale.
Publisher
  1. New York : Photo Verso Publications, 2020.
Copyright date
  1. ©2020
Edition
  1. First edition.
Type of content
  1. text
  2. still image
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Contains bibliographic references.
Added author
  1. Cline, Jessica, writer of preface.
  2. Javitz, Romana, interviewee, interviewer.
  3. Libsohn, Sol, interviewee.
  4. Yampolsky, Robert, interviewer.
  5. Doud, Richard, interviewer.
ISBN
  1. 9781734640908
  2. 1734640901
Research call number
  1. *R-Photo 22-329
  2. JQE 20-70
  3. JQE 22-329
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