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Creator:
Eisenlord, William J., 1926-1997  Search this
Subject:
Nyberg, Ed  Search this
Green, Mark L.  Search this
Micheline, Jack  Search this
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence  Search this
McClure, Michael  Search this
Linhares, Philip E.  Search this
DeRoux, Kenneth  Search this
LeBlanc, Peter  Search this
Castellón, Rolando  Search this
Larsen, Michael  Search this
Castelli, Leo  Search this
Hirschman, Jack  Search this
Broughton, James  Search this
Herms, George  Search this
Berman, Shirley  Search this
Stiles, Knute  Search this
Selz, Peter Howard  Search this
Rexroth, Kenneth  Search this
Pomada, Elizabeth  Search this
Berman, Wallace  Search this
Oldenburg, Claes  Search this
City Lights Bookstore (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this
San Francisco Museum of Art  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Place:
San Francisco Calif. -- photographs
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
0.3 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as 2 series: Series 1: William J. Eisenlord Photographs, 1953-1976 (Box 1; 15 folders) Series 2: Ed Nyberg Photographs, 1957 (Box 1; 1 folder)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Summary:
The photographs of San Francisco photographer William J. Eisenlord measure 0.3 linear feet and date from 1953-1976. Photographs depict the City Lights Bookstore of San Francisco, California and the exhibition opening of "Poets of the Cities" at the San Francisco Museum of Art in 1976. Also included are photographs of jazz and beat poetry performances taken by Ed Nyberg in 1957.
Citation:
William J. Eisenlord photographs, 1953-1976. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
The collection was digitized in 2011 and is available via the Archives of American Art's website.
Funding:
Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art
Use Note:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Biography Note:
William J. Eisenlord (1926-1997) worked as a photographer in San Francisco, California. He was an acquaintance of photographer, poet, and journalist Mark Green. Together with business partner Thayne Riggs, Eisenlord opened the Omnibus Gallery in Sacramento, California in 1980.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The William J. Eisenlord photographs were donated to the Archives of American Art in two installments, in 1976 and 1977, by William J. Eisenlord.
Digitization Note:
This site provides access to the photographs of William J. Eisenlord in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2012. The photographs have been scanned in their entirety, and total 148 images.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Poets -- Exhibitions -- Photographs  Search this
Beat generation  Search this
Photographers -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Theme:
Photography  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7260
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209410
AAA_collcode_eisewill
Theme:
Photography
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209410