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Collection of photographs

Object/Work Catalog Level: collection
Types:
           photographic prints
           negatives
           color transparencies
           contact sheets
           color slides
           DVDs  
Controlled list
Authority
  Components/Parts-Quantity: 260,000
Type:
items
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Classification Terms:
           photographs
           American art
           architecture
Controlled list
Titles or Names Text: Julius Shulman Photography Archive
    Preference: preferred
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Creation Creator Description: Julius Shulman (American photographer, born 1910) and others Free text
  Identity: Shulman, Julius
Role:
photographer

Identity: Abell, Thornton
Role:
author

Identity: Ain, Gregory
Role:
author

Identity: Clark, John Porter
Role:
author

Identity: Cody, William
Role:
author

Identity: Davidson, Julius Ralph
Role:
author

Identity: Eames, Charles
Role:
author
[etc.]
Authority
Authority
  Creation Date: 1936-1997 (inclusive dates)
Earliest: 1936  Latest: 1997
Date Qualifier: inclusive
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Measurements Dimensions Description: ca. 240 linear feet; over 260,000 items Free text
  Value: 240 Unit: linear feet Type: N/A
Extent: items
Value: 260000 Type: count
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Materials and Techniques Description: gelatin silver prints, various other materials and techniques Free text
  Material names:
        gelatin silver prints
        photographic prints
        negatives
        color transparencies
        contact sheets
        color slides
        DVDs

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Inscriptions/Marks Transcription or Description: various Free text
Subject Matter Indexing terms:
        architecture
        houses
        Los Angeles (California, United States)
        Eames House (Los Angeles, California)
        Kaufmann Desert House (Palm Springs,
           California)
        Case Study House No. 9 (Los Angeles,
           California)
        Angels Flight Railway (Los Angeles,
           California)
        Beverly Hills Hotel (Beverly Hills,
           California)
        [etc.]
Authority
Related Works Broader Context: N/A Narrower Contexts:
Relationship Type: broader context for
Linked Work: Julius Shulman; Case Study House No. 21: 2004.R.10-26622-32-LF; photograph; GRI Special Collections, Getty Center (Los Angeles, California).

Relationship Type: broader context for
Linked Work: Julius Shulman; Case Study House No. 21: 2004.R.10-26622-42-LF; photograph; GRI Special Collections, Getty Center (Los Angeles, California).

Relationship Type: broader context for
Linked Work: Julius Shulman; Case Study House No. 21: 2004.R.10-26622-46-LF; photograph; GRI Special Collections, Getty Center (Los Angeles, California).

[etc.]
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Descriptive Note Text: Arrangement: Organized in 5 series: Series I. Indices; Series II. Photography arranged by architect/designer; Series III. Photography arranged by topic; Series IV. Photography arranged by job number; Series V. Photography for display.
Summary: Collection contains over 260,000 negatives, vintage and modern prints, transparencies, and related printed matter documenting the modern movement in architecture in Southern California from the 1930s through 1997, including the Case Study Houses.
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Current Location Repository Name/Geographic Location: Getty Research Institute, Research Library, Special Collections, Getty Center, (Los Angeles, California, United States)
Repository Number: 2004.R.10
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