Jonathan Singer Photographs:digital photographic prints
Object Details
- Donor
- Singer, Jonathan, Dr.
- Topic
- Guitars
- Mandolin
- Provenance
- Donated by Jonathan Singer on May 20, 2011.
- Donor
- Singer, Jonathan, Dr.
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- Biographical / Historical
- Jonathan Singer is a podiatrist who gained notoriety as a botanical photographer, then turned his attention to handmade guitars. See http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/03/flowerphotog200803 from Vanity Fair.
- Extent
- 2 Cubic feet (1 box, 13 photoprints)
- Date
- 2011
- Container
- Box 1
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.1243
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Photographs
- Digital images
- Photographs
- Citation
- Photograph by Jonathan Singer, 2011, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of the artist.
- Arrangement
- The collection is arranged into one series.
- Processing Information
- Collection is unprocessed.
- Rights
- Jonathan Singer retains copyright. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Genre/Form
- Digital images
- Photographs -- Digital color prints -- 1910-1920
- Scope and Contents
- Custom-made wooden box containing 13 matted digital color prints, of guitars and a mandolin, by Dr. Singer. The subjects are custom-made instruments in private collections. Cover text: "Gibson Boxed Set #1/5 / This Gibson commemorative / Morrison Hotel Gallery / boxed edition containing / thirteen original digital / prints were shot with a / Hasselblad H2D-39 and / printed on Casson paper," signed by the photographer and dated 2011. Image sizes approx. 18" x 13-1/2". Each print is signed in pencil under the image at left, and the photographer's blind-stamp is at the right. Mounts are Foam-Core, with descriptive labels on the verso. Mat hinges are masking tape.
- Restrictions
- Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at [email protected] or 202-633-3270.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503511644905-1503511644907-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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