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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Pat and Chuck Bress Jazz Portrait Photographs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1219
- Creators:
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Bress, ChuckBress, Pat
- Dates:
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1984-1990
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Cubic feet4 boxes
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Primarily black-and-white photographic prints and photographic negatives created by Pat Bress and Chuck Bress in the late 1980s. The photographs depict jazz musicians and singers performing at two Washington, D.C. night clubs, Charley's Place and Blues Alley, in challenging lighting situations. Also, a box of correspondence and miscellaneous written documents related to the photographers' work and association with jazz figures.
Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection is divided into five series.
Series 1: Textual Materials Series 2: Photographic negatives and contact sheets Series 3: Photographic Prints (8 x 10) Series 4: Photographic Prints (11 x 14) Series 5: Photographic Prints (16 x 20)
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Married couple Chuck and Pat Bress worked as photographers, both individually and as a team. Also jazz aficionados, they photographed jazz musicians
Administration
Author
Archives Center staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Collection donated by Pat and Chuck Bress in 2011.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Archives Center staff, 2019.
Digital Content
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Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Preferred Citation
Pat and Chuck Bress Jazz Portrait Photographs, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of the artists.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Pat and Chuck Bress retain copyright. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jazz | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Nightclubs | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1980-1990 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Jazz musicians -- 1970-1990 -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film -- 1980-1990 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Blues Alley (Washington, D.C.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Charley's Place (Washington, D.C.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
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