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Portrait of author, film director and producer Oscar Micheaux

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Title
Portrait of author, film director and producer Oscar Micheaux
Collection

Portrait collection

Oscar Micheaux portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1911 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Micheaux, Oscar
Topics
Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951
Motion picture producers & directors
African American motion picture producers and directors
African American authors
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Portrait photographs
Notes
Content: Item bears printed caption label on verso.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 26 x 21 cm ; black and white
Description
Portrait of author, film director and producer Oscar Micheaux, circa 1911.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487700
Photo Order: 64126
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a104f9f0-98e3-013a-cdc3-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1911: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of author, film director and producer Oscar Micheaux" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1911. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f827c30-9969-013a-0414-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of author, film director and producer Oscar Micheaux" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f827c30-9969-013a-0414-0242ac110003

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1911). Portrait of author, film director and producer Oscar Micheaux Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f827c30-9969-013a-0414-0242ac110003

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Portrait of author, film director and producer Oscar Micheaux