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Call Number:

PH-01102

Collection Name:

Elsa Dorfman Photography Collection

Creator:

Dorfman, Elsa, 1937 - , active 1960/1969 -

No. of Items:

3 photographs

Span Dates:

circa 1970s

Description:

The collection consists of three photographs by Elsa Dorfman (American, born 1937). Item-level information follows.

993:0040:0001 -- Richard Brautigan at home, T.F.A., circa 1970s. Gelatin silver print, signed, mounted on board;
2018:0001:0004 -- Anne Sexton at Home, 1969. Gelatin silver print, 14.4 x 20.7 cm (5 11/16 x 8 1/8 inches) (image); 20.2 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 inches) (sheet); 27.4 x 34.9 cm (10 13/16 x 13 3/4 inches) (mount);
2018:0001:0005 -- Allen Ginsberg at Home, 1974. Gelatin silver print, 13.7 x 20.3 cm (inches) (image); 20.2 x 25.2 cm (inches) (sheet); 27 x 34.9 cm (inches) (mount).

Accession No(s):

993:0040:0001; 2018:0001:0004-0005

Location(s):

D Box, Small (993:0040:0001)
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D Box, Large (2018:0001:0004-0005)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Dorfman, Elsa, 1937 - , active 1960/1969 -
Title	[Anne Sexton at Home]
Date	1969
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	image: 14.4 x 20.7 cm; 5 7/10 x 8 1/10 in; image: 14.5 x 20.6 cm; 5.6875 x 8.125 in; mount: 27.4 x 34.9 cm; 10 4/5 x 13 7/10 in; mount: 27.4 x 35.1 cm; 10.8125 x 13.75 in; sheet: 20.1 x 25.1 cm; 7.9375 x 9.9375 in; sheet: 20.2 x 25.2 cm; 8 x 9 9/10 in
Credit line	Bequest of Professor John A. Robertson
Accession Number	2018:0001:0004

Artist/Maker	Dorfman, Elsa, 1937 - , active 1960/1969 -
Title	[Allen Ginsberg at Home]
Date	1974
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	image: 13.7 x 20.3 cm; 5 2/5 x 8 in; mount: 27 x 34.9 cm; 10 3/5 x 13 7/10 in; sheet: 20.2 x 25.2 cm; 8 x 9 9/10 in
Credit line	Bequest of Professor John A. Robertson
Accession Number	2018:0001:0005

Artist/Maker	Dorfman, Elsa, 1937 - , active 1960/1969 -
Title	Richard Brautigan at home, T.F.A.
Date	circa 1970s
Medium	Gelatin silver print mounted on board
Credit line	Gift of Professor John A. Robertson
Accession Number	993:0040:0001

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Anne Noggle Papers and Photography Collection: A self-portrait by Anne Noggle, standing with Elsa Dorfman, can be found in the Anne Noggle Papers and Photography Collection (PH-02615). Advance notice and an appointment are required to view it due to its large size.