Guide to the Pat and Chuck Bress Jazz Portrait Photographs
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Summary
Pat and Chuck Bress Jazz Portrait Photographs
Pat and Chuck Bress Jazz Portrait Photographs
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1219
Creators:
Bress, Chuck
Bress, Pat
Dates:
circa 1984-1990
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
2 Cubic feet
3 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 six series.
Series 1: Loose Leaf Notebooks Series 2: Photographic negatives and contact sheets Series 3: Photographic Prints (16 x 20) Series 4: Matted Photographic Print (11 x 14) Series 5: Unmounted Photographic Prints (11 x 14) Series 6: Miscellaneous papers
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
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH Staff, undated.
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Gift of Pat and Chuck Bress.
Digital Content
Pat and Chuck Bress Jazz Portrait Photographs
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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.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Preferred Citation
Pat and Chuck Bress Jazz Portrait Photographs, ca. 1884-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of the artists.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Jazz Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Nightclubs Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1980-1990 Type Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jazz musicians -- 1970-1990 -- United States Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film -- 1980-1990 Type 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
Repository Contact
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu
http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives