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Lewis Archibald interviews Mary Ellen Mark and Martin Bell

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Title

Lewis Archibald interviews Mary Ellen Mark and Martin Bell

Collection

Lewis Archibald collection of recorded interviews

Names

Archibald, Lewis (Interviewer)
Mark, Mary Ellen, 1940- (Interviewee)
Bell, Martin, 1943- (Interviewee)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1984

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LTC 6441

Subjects

Mark, Mary Ellen, 1940-
Bell, Martin, 1943-
Photographers -- United States
Motion picture producers and directors -- United States

Genres

Interviews

Notes

Content: Interview by Lewis Archibald, most probably conducted for the magazine "Downtown".
Content: Title supplied by cataloger from information on original cassette.
Venue: Recorded [1984] New York, N.Y.
Additional Physical Form: Archival original (1 audiocassette : analog, mono) available in *LTC 6441.
Acquisition: Gift; Lewis Archibald; 1996 NN-RHA.
Citation/Reference: Forms part of Lewis Archibald collection of recorded interviews, *L (Special) 96-05.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 audiocassette (approximately 64 minutes) : analog, mono

Abstract

Lewis Archibald, a journalist who wrote for the magazine "Downtown," interviews Mary Ellen Mark, an American photographer known for her photojournalism, and her husband, Martin Bell, an American film director. They discuss the 1984 documentary film "Streetwise" directed by Martin Bell. The film was based on the July 1983 Life magazine article "Streets of the lost" by writer Cheryl McCall and photographer Mary Ellen Mark, and follows the lives of several homeless teenagers, although it focuses most on 14-year-old Erin Blackwell, a child prostitute who goes by the name of Tiny.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16561159
Archives ID: 20521
RLIN/OCLC: 899247935
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20509124
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e3002d80-b824-0133-9247-60f81dd2b63c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

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MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Lewis Archibald interviews Mary Ellen Mark and Martin Bell" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1984. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e3002d80-b824-0133-9247-60f81dd2b63c

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1984). Lewis Archibald interviews Mary Ellen Mark and Martin Bell Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e3002d80-b824-0133-9247-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Lewis Archibald interviews Mary Ellen Mark and Martin Bell" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e3002d80-b824-0133-9247-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia citation

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