Call Number:

PH-02460

Collection Name:

Elliott Erwitt Photography Collection

Creator:

No. of Items:

48600 items

Span Dates:

1944-2022

Description:

The collection consists of more than 31,500 signed modern exhibition prints, and 2,600 vintage and book production prints of 4,033 images taken by photographer Elliott Erwitt (American, born France, 1928-2023) between 1944 and 2010. Also included are some 14,500 5x7-inch proof prints. Found within the collection are examples of Erwitt’s work for magazine and advertising clients, much of it done while a member of the prestigious photographic cooperative Magnum Photos, as well as photographs inspired by his personal interests and travel. While many of the photographs capture famous events and people -- from the historic Khrushchev-Nixon “Kitchen Debates” to American starlet Marilyn Monroe -- Erwitt’s other works reveal everyday people and places, and the photographer’s love of dogs. Given the size and scope of the collection, a viewing set consisting of one copy of each of the 4,033 images (and multiples of some Vintage prints) was set aside and a database has been created to grant access to the collection. The database can be found at http://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/erwittdc/.

All photographs in the database bear Erwitt's captions which consist only of a place name, country, and date. To facilitate research of the collection, item-level descriptions for each image were added, so the database may be searched by keyword or browsed by country and/or decade.

Please use the database to request materials that you wish to view in person in the Reading and Viewing Room.

Also included in the collection are two photographs from other acquisitions. Print information follows.

964:3431:0001 -- Family Scene, 1953. Gelatin silver print, 16 x 24.9 cm (image and sheet). Purchased from Helmut and Alison Gernsheim, 1963;
2016:0003:0001 -- Train Window, 1947. Gelatin silver print, 12.3 x 8.4 cm (image); 12.5 x 17.7 cm (sheet). Purchased with funds provided by the David Douglas Duncan Endowment for Photojournalism, 2016 (16-06-003-P).

Accession No(s):

964:3431:0001; 2016:0003:0001; 2016:0017:0001-2711; 2016:0018:0001-2029

Finding Aid URL:

https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=01225

Location(s):

Special permission required Erwitt, E., Box 742 (2016:0017:2705-2707)
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Special permission required Erwitt, E., Box 746 (2016:0017:2708-2709)
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Special permission required Erwitt, E., Box 753 (2016:0017:2710)
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Special permission required Erwitt, E., Box 754 (2016:0017:2711)
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6 osf
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3 osb
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1 osf (u)
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12 osb (u) (Restricted)
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12 osb (u) (Restricted)
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8 rsc (u)
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12 rsc (u)
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5 rsc (u); 16 osb(u)
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2 rsc, 1 db, 7 osb
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1 osb (u)
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2 rsc (u)
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15 osb (u)
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3 osb (u)
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23 osb (Boxes 1-23)
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36 osb (Boxes24-59)
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8 osb (Boxes 60-67)
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E Box, Medium (964:3431:0001)
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E Box, Small (2016:0003:0001)
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28 ncb (Boxes 1-28)
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Flat File (2 unaccessioned prints)
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Special permission required Flat File (Valencia, Spain (Mary and Robert Frank))
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See Also:

Elliott Erwitt

Photographs: Elliott Erwitt

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Literary File Photography Collection: 957:0142:0001 -- New York, New York [Frank O'Connor], 1955. Gelatin silver print, 35.2 x 27.9 cm (13 7/8 x 11 inches).

Elliott Erwitt Book Collection