Eliot Elisofon
Eliot Elisofon: An Inventory of His Papers and Photographs at the Harry Ransom Center Descriptive Summary Creator: Elisofon, Eliot, 1911-1973 Title: Eliot Elisofon Papers and Photography Collection Dates: 1930-1988, undated (bulk 1942-1973) Extent: 151 document boxes (62.97 linear feet), 5 oversize boxes (osb), 1 file cabinet drawer Abstract: Eliot Elisofon's career as a photojournalist, filmmaker, author, artist, and collector of primitive art and sculpture is documented by photographs, transparencies, slides, negatives, films, research material, notes, photo captions, logbooks, correspondence, agreements and other documents, drafts, proofs, tear sheets, clippings, scrapbooks, catalogs, sketchbooks and artifacts, all dating from 1933 to 1988. Call Number: Photography Collection PH-00066 Language: English Access: Open for research with the exception of Elin Elisofon's biography research files (folders 77b.7-79a.4) which require her permission to use. Transparencies may be accessed but require 24 hours advance notice. Negatives cannot be accessed without curatorial approval. Administrative Information Acquisition: Gifts, 1992, 1998 Processed by: Katherine Mosley, 1999; Nicole Davis, 2012; Betsy Nitsch, 2015 Repository: The University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Center Elisofon, Eliot, 1911-1973 Photography Collection PH-00066 Biographical Sketch Photographer, artist, art collector, author, and filmmaker Eliot Elisofon was born the son of immigrants Sarah and Samuel Elisofon in New York City on April 17, 1911. As a teenager, he became interested in both photography and painting. Elisofon graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in 1929. For the next few years he worked at the New York State Workmen's Compensation Bureau while attending Fordham University at night, ultimately receiving a B.S.
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