Todd Webb photographs, 1948-1979, bulk 1948-1951

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Summary

Abstract:
Collection consists of 25 gelatin silver prints of images taken in France by noted American photographer Todd Webb. The majority were taken from 1948 to 1951, with some from the 1970s, on the streets of Paris, particularly in the Latin Quarter, with other images from small towns and rural areas in Provence and one from Le Cannet, on the French Riviera. Subjects include streets, storefronts, squares, restaurants, outdoor advertising, doorways, and other city scenes, some with pedestrians and other figures. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
Extent:
1 Linear Foot (1 box)
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11701

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of 25 gelatin silver prints of images taken in France by noted American photographer Todd Webb. The majority were taken from 1948 to 1951, with some from the 1970s, on the streets of Paris, particularly in the Latin Quarter, with other images from small towns and rural areas in Provence and one from Le Cannet, on the French Riviera. Subjects include streets, storefronts, squares, restaurants, doorways, outdoor advertising, and other city scenes, some with pedestrians and other figures. Paper sizes are 8.5 x 11 and 11x14 inches. Image dimensions are noted for each print entry. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.

Biographical / historical:

Todd Webb was a noted American photographer based in New York City and later, in Maine, where he passed away in 2000. Born in Detroit in 1905 as Charles Clayton Webb III, he spent his young adult years working in various jobs around the country, then turned to photography in the 1940s, studying and forming friendships with major photographers and artists such as Ansel Adams, Alfred Steiglitz, Georgia O'Keefe, Beaumont Newhall, and Roy Stryker. He moved to Paris in 1949, where he met his wife, and stayed there for the next four years, after which he returned to the U.S. to stay. Webb's photographs of New York and Paris are among his most well-known bodies of work, and his prints are found in the collections of major American art institutions.

Acquisition information:
The Todd Webb photographs were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift from the Howard Greenberg Gallery in 2018.
Processing information:

Processed and described by Edward Coles and Paula Jeannet, February 2019.

Accession(s) described in this collection guide: 2018-0186.

Arrangement:

Arranged in chronological order according to image date marked on print verso.

Physical facet:
25 prints
Rules or conventions:
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Collection is open for research. Images may only be used for educational, non-commercial purposes; any other use requires the photographer's permission.

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[Identification of item], Todd Webb photographs, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.