Sally Schauman collection of work by women photographers, 1920-2002, 2022

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Summary

Creator:
Schauman, Sally, Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991, Angel, Catherine, Bing, Ilse, Bernhard, Ruth, Bubley, Esther, Caffery, Debbie Fleming, Clark, Sandra Russell, 1949-, Cunningham, Imogen, 1883-1976, Gilpin, Laura, Kuhn, Mona, 1969-, Levitt, Helen, Naylor, Genevieve, 1915-1989, Noggle, Anne, 1922-2005, Peck, Mary, 1952-, Seubert, Susan, 1970-, Tenneson, Joyce, 1945-, Watts, Charlotte, 1944-, Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001, Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, and Wootten, Bayard Morgan, 1875-1959
Abstract:
Sally Schauman was an art collector and resident of Durham, North Carolina. Collection consists of 25 prints by the following 20th century women photographers, assembled by Schauman: Berenice Abbot; Catherine Angel; Ilse Bing; Ruth Bernhard; Esther Bubley; Debbie Fleming Caffery; Sandra Russell Clark (2); Imogen Cunningham (2); Laura Gilpin; Mona Kuhn; Helen Levitt (2); Genevieve Naylor; Anne Noggle; Mary Peck; Susan Seubert (2); Joyce Tenneson; Charlotte Watts; Eudora Welty; Marion Post Wolcott; and Bayard Morgan Wootten. Subjects include portraits (among which Maya Angelou, Martha Graham, Carson McCullers, Marianne Moore, and Eleanor Roosevelt), landscapes, animal and botanical images, and studies of the American South. The photographs are almost all gelatin silver, with a few platinum prints and color inkjets. The mounts range in size from 8x10 to 22x28 inches, with one panoramic print measuring 10x30 inches. An obituary and funeral service program are also in the collection. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts and the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture at Duke University.
Extent:
9.25 Linear Feet (5 boxes; 4 oversize folders)
Physical description:
25 photographic prints and 17 paper items in 5 boxes and 4 oversize folders.
Language:
English
Collection ID:
RL.12055

Background

Scope and content:

These 25 prints by women photographers of the 20th century were collected by Durham, N.C. resident Sally Schauman. They are original prints, with the exception of one estate print by Imogen Cunningham. The collection features work by the following photographers: Berenice Abbot; Catherine Angel; Ilse Bing; Ruth Bernhard; Esther Bubley; Debbie Fleming Caffery; Sandra Russell Clark (2); Imogen Cunningham (2); Laura Gilpin; Mona Kuhn; Helen Levitt (2); Genevieve Naylor; Anne Noggle; Mary Peck; Susan Seubert (2); Joyce Tenneson; Charlotte Watts; Eudora Welty; Marion Post Wolcott; and Bayard Morgan Wootten.

Subjects range widely: there are portraits of women (Maya Angelou, Martha Graham, Carson McCullers, Marianne Moore, Eleanor Roosevelt), landscapes (sand dunes, Everglades, Canyon de Chelly), cultural studies of the American South (North Carolina people, Louisiana cemeteries), and animal and botanical images. The photographs are almost all gelatin silver, with a few platinum prints and color inkjets. Mounts range in size from 8x10 to 22x28 inches, with one panoramic print measuring 10x30 inches. Included in the collection are Schauman's obituary and funeral service program from April 2022.

When not found on the print, titles and dates derive from the appraiser's description as well as from online museum listings. Markings have been noted in the inventory by the processing archivist.

Collection also includes paperwork related to Schauman's acquisition of the prints, including invoices, receipts, and certificates of authenticity.

Biographical / historical:

Sally Schauman, whose given name was Melba Sally Schauman, was an art collector, professor of landscape architecture, and resident of Durham, North Carolina until her death in April 2022.

Acquisition information:
The Sally Schauman collection of work by women photographers was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift from the Sally Schauman estate in 2022-2023.
Processing information:

Processed and described by Paula Jeannet, December 2022.

Accession 2023-0113 added by Leah Tams, July 2023.

Accession described in this collection guide: 2022-0163, 2023-0113.

Arrangement:

The prints are arranged in alphabetical order by photographer's last name.

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