Portraits of prostitutes in Storyville, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 4
Image Count:
2
Abstract:
Photographs created by E. J. Bellocq chiefly of nude prostitutes in Storyville, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1910-1915, and printed from his negatives by an unidentified printer, probably in 1950. E. J. Bellocq (1873-1949), born John Ernest Joseph Bellocq, was a commercial photographer who worked in New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1902-circa 1940. Bellocq is best known for his photographs of prostitutes working in Storyville, the legalized red light district of New Orleans. and Print No. 4 depicts a nude woman posed sitting sideways on a wooden chair with her legs crossed in front of a draped window. A large steamer trunk and wooden shelves are partially visible on the left edge of the image.
Description:
Linen mat tape affixed to verso of each print with a pencil number inscription, 1-7, probably inscribed by Abraham Stransky. and Pencil inscriptions on the verso of each print in an unidentified hand, probably transcribed from original mats: "Ernest J. Bellocq (?-1938) Storyville, photog. New Orleans, La."; "Test print obtained by me (A. S.) in 1950, from owner of the glass negatives at that time"; "Photo: circa: 1912"; "See: 'E. J. Bellocq,' Pub. by Museum of Modem Art - 1970 & Rose, Al: 'Storyville, New Orleans' - 1974"; and "Bellocq made photos: 1895-1930s."
Subject (Geographic):
Storyville (New Orleans, La.)--Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Bellocq, E. J, Stransky, Abraham,--1910-1995, and Stransky, Abraham,--1910-1995--Ownership
Subject (Topic):
Photographers--Louisiana--New Orleans, Photography of the nude, Photography of women--Louisiana--New Orleans, Photography, Artistic, and Prostitutes--Louisiana--New Orleans--Pictorial works
Portraits of prostitutes in Storyville, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 7
Image Count:
2
Abstract:
Photographs created by E. J. Bellocq chiefly of nude prostitutes in Storyville, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1910-1915, and printed from his negatives by an unidentified printer, probably in 1950. E. J. Bellocq (1873-1949), born John Ernest Joseph Bellocq, was a commercial photographer who worked in New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1902-circa 1940. Bellocq is best known for his photographs of prostitutes working in Storyville, the legalized red light district of New Orleans. and Print No. 7 depicts a nude woman posed reclining on an upholstered chaise lounge among several large pillows. She also wears a necklace with a medallion and shoes. Two pillows on the chaise lounge depict respectively a bulldog and a United States flag. In the background, an electrical cord hangs over the latch of a door and wraps around the doorknob, probably as an improvised burglary deterrent.
Description:
Linen mat tape affixed to verso of each print with a pencil number inscription, 1-7, probably inscribed by Abraham Stransky. and Pencil inscriptions on the verso of each print in an unidentified hand, probably transcribed from original mats: "Ernest J. Bellocq (?-1938) Storyville, photog. New Orleans, La."; "Test print obtained by me (A. S.) in 1950, from owner of the glass negatives at that time"; "Photo: circa: 1912"; "See: 'E. J. Bellocq,' Pub. by Museum of Modem Art - 1970 & Rose, Al: 'Storyville, New Orleans' - 1974"; and "Bellocq made photos: 1895-1930s."
Subject (Geographic):
Storyville (New Orleans, La.)--Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Bellocq, E. J, Stransky, Abraham,--1910-1995, and Stransky, Abraham,--1910-1995--Ownership
Subject (Topic):
Photographers--Louisiana--New Orleans, Photography of the nude, Photography of women--Louisiana--New Orleans, Photography, Artistic, and Prostitutes--Louisiana--New Orleans--Pictorial works