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Black Photographers of California id24

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 8778
Los Angeles, CA 90008

Phone: 323-294-9024

Contact: Mr. James W. Jeffrey Jr., Executive Director

Institution Type: Archive, Arts Institution/Center, Community Arts Organization, Community Service Organization, Cultural/Professional Association, Gallery

Location of Institution: San Fernando Valley

Archive and Collections

Description: Black Photographers of California is a nonprofit educational institution founded in 1984 that is dedicated to preserving and presenting the photo-graphs of established and emerging photographers and to increasing aware-ness of photography as a fine art and as a profession. Black Gallery, the exhibition space operated by Black Photographers of California, provides a venue for presenting exhibitions, programs, and special projects that challenge, inform, and educate through photography. Black Photographers of California's collection consists of over one thousand negatives for images by Harry Adams, Charles Williams, and others. Depictions of Central Avenue and of the social and political activities of various community and public figures, including Josephine Baker and Billie Holiday, constitute the core of the collection. In the institution's archives are photographs and negatives showing members of African American community organizations, politicians, and individuals from the entertainment sector in family and public settings. Also in the archives is a collection of Bob Moore's work that includes his photographs of entertainers such as June Allyson, Ivan Dixon, and Don Mitchell.

Regions Covered: Central Los Angeles, Crenshaw District

Type of Materials: Photographs

Time Periods: 1921-1949, 1950-1963, 1964-1980, 1981-Present

Languages: English

Sectors of the Population Represented in the Collection: African Descent, Artistic Communities, Business, Clubs/Service/Social Organizations, Community Service Organizations, Lower to Middle Income, Middle to Upper Income, Politics/Government, Professional, Seniors, Youth

Access

Year Round Access: Yes

OnSite Technology: No

Workspaces: Yes

Open to the Public: Yes

Public Hours: By appointment only
Reservations not required

Fee: Open

Open for Research: Yes

Research Hours: By appointment only
Reservations not required

Fee: Open

Access Procedures: Requests must be in writing and approved by the director.

Management

Catalogue System: Stored in boxes

Repository/Depository: No

Loan To Others: No

Exhibited: Yes

Exhibition Frequency: Less than once a year

Makes Purchases: No

Formalized Purchases: No

Outreach: Internet

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