Archives of American Gardens

Irene Jeruss garden photography collection

Summary

Collection ID:
AAG.JER
Creators:
Jeruss, Irene
Dates:
1996-2021
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
7 Boxes
35mm slides, thumb drive containing digital files, files
Repository:

Content Description

Content Description
Scope and Contents note: The Irene Jeruss Garden Photography Collection contains over 6,000 images of gardens, garden features, and flora photographed by garden photographer Irene Jeruss from 1996 to 2021. The images document dozens of private and public gardens in Connecticut, along with several in New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. Several gardens are accompanied by a file with written information such as notes, plant lists, garden plans, and magazine articles in which Irene Jeruss's images were published.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged geographically by state, according to the location of the garden.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Irene Jeruss is a landscape and marine artist. From 1999 to 2014, she worked as a professional photographer specializing in garden photography. Jeruss was also an essay and photography contributor to Photography Changes Everything, a book co-published by the Smithsonian Institution in 2012.

Administration

Author
Created by AAG intern Carter Hulinsky, June 2022.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Irene Jeruss donated her garden photography collection to the Archives of American Gardens in 2021.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Irene Jeruss Garden Photography Collection
Conditions Governing Use
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Conditions Governing Access
Access to collection by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Gardens -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Slides (photographs) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gardens -- Connecticut Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gardens -- New York Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gardens -- Pennsylvania Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gardens -- Vermont Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gardens -- Colorado Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

Archives of American Gardens
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Washington, DC 20013-7012
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