Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Pat and Chuck Bress Jazz Portrait Photographs

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1219
Creators:
Bress, Chuck
Bress, Pat
Dates:
1984-1990
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2 Cubic feet
4 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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Using the Collection

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

Keywords table of terms and types.
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

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