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Photo, Print, Drawing Portraits of Clare Boothe Luce and photographs depicting her personal and professional life

About this Item

Title

  • Portraits of Clare Boothe Luce and photographs depicting her personal and professional life

Summary

  • Includes portraits of Luce from early childhood through adulthood and portraits of her family; Luce with family members, including first husband George Brokaw, second husband Henry Luce, and daughter Ann Brokaw. Also includes Luce at parties and award ceremonies; socializing with friends, dignitaries, government officials, and associates; participating in political and other professional activities, including speaking at college commencements and at the 1944 GOP convention; working in the Far East and in Egypt as a Life magazine correspondent; touring World War II battle zones as a member of the House Military Affairs Committee, 1944-45; working as U.S. Ambassador to Italy. Also views from family and personal vacations in the United States and overseas; formal large format portraits of Luce; photographs of Luce's art collection; some photos of Luce acting in the play, Candida; portraits of Luce's friends and associates. The LOT also includes six fish prints (artist unknown).

Created / Published

  • ca. 1890-1981, bulk 1935-1964.

Headings

  • -  Luce, Clare Boothe,--1903-1987
  • -  Ambassadors--American--Italy--1950-1960
  • -  Diplomats--1930-1980
  • -  Government officials--1930-1980
  • -  Women--Political activity--1930-1980
  • -  Women--Social life--1890-1980
  • -  Women--Employment--1930-1980
  • -  War correspondents--American--1940-1950
  • -  Private art collections--United States--1890-1980
  • -  Events--1890-1980
  • -  Families--1890-1980
  • -  Rites & ceremonies--1890-1980
  • -  Public speaking--1930-1980
  • -  Travel--1910-1980

Format Headings

  • Fish prints--1950-1980.
  • Group portraits--1890-1980.
  • Photographic prints--1890-1980.
  • Portrait photographs--1890-1980.

Genre

  • Portrait photographs--1890-1980
  • Group portraits--1890-1980
  • Photographic prints--1890-1980
  • Fish prints--1950-1980

Notes

  • -  Arrangement: Organized roughly by subject into 32 folder categories.
  • -  Finding aid (unpublished) listing folder categories is available in the Prints & Photographs Division Reading Room.
  • -  LOT title devised by Library staff.
  • -  Most images include English captions. Some photographs include personal inscriptions to Clare Boothe Luce.
  • -  Images photographed by a variety of U.S. and international news photo agencies as well as commercial photographers, including some by noted photographers Philippe Halsman, Alfred Eisenstaedt, and Carl Mydans. Some images from Life magazine.
  • -  Some photographs (147 prints) have corresponding negatives in filing series: LC-L303, LC-L312 to LC-L315, LC-L323, LC-L325, LC-L333.
  • -  Color photocopies of original color photographs are provided for reference purposes in lieu of serving originals.
  • -  Transfer; Manuscript Division (Papers of Clare Boothe Luce); 1970 (DLC/PP-1970:281).
  • -  Transfer; Manuscript Division (Papers of Clare Boothe Luce); 1994 (DLC/PP-1994:008).
  • -  Forms part of: Visual materials from the papers of Clare Boothe Luce.

Medium

  • 1,338 photographic prints : chiefly gelatin silver, b&w ; 33 x 27 cm. or smaller.
  • 6 prints on tissue paper : ink, b&w, 1 color ; 48 x48 cm. or smaller.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LOT 13260 (H) [P&P]

Source Collection

  • Visual materials from the papers of Clare Boothe Luce.

Repository

  • Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 00650004

Rights Advisory

Access Advisory

Online Format

  • image

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  • Call Number: LOT 13260 (H) [P&P]
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Chicago citation style:

Portraits of Clare Boothe Luce and photographs depicting her personal and professional life. Italy United States, ca. 1890. to 1981, Bulk 1935 to 1964. Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/00650004/.

APA citation style:

(ca. 1890) Portraits of Clare Boothe Luce and photographs depicting her personal and professional life. Italy United States, ca. 1890. to 1981, Bulk 1935 to 1964. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/00650004/.

MLA citation style:

Portraits of Clare Boothe Luce and photographs depicting her personal and professional life. to 1981, Bulk 1935 to 1964. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/00650004/>.