James Ware Pitts photographs, 1984-1998

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Summary

Creator:
Pitts, James Ware, 1953-
Abstract:
Collection comprises five 4x5 inch matted black-and-white palladium contact prints, featuring abandoned or run-down manmade structures in the natural landscape. Locations include the Southwest (Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona) and the Olympic Pensinsula. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
5 prints
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11433

Background

Scope and content:

Collection comprises five 4x5 inch matted black-and-white palladium contact prints, featuring abandoned or run-down manmade structures in the natural landscape. Locations include the Southwest (Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona) and the Olympic Pensinsula. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.

Biographical / historical:

James Ware Pitts, a photographer born in Huntsville, Alabama and based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, specializes in platinum and palladium print making. His work ranges from anthropological documentary studies to formal pictorial traditionalism.

Acquisition information:
The James Ware Pitts photographs were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2002.
Processing information:

Processed by Karen Glynn, 2002.

Accession(s) represented in this collection guide: 2002-0277.

Physical facet:
5 prints
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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