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Wright, Cedric [Photographs from the Cedric Wright papers.]
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Title:
[Photographs from the Cedric Wright papers.]Creator/Contributor:
Wright, Cedric, 1889-1959, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Moulin, Gabriel, 1872-1945Creator/Contributor:
Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984Abstract:
Family photographs such as portraits of family, friends, and others by various (often unidentified) photographers and many
likely by Cedric Wright, as well as snapshots of family life and Wright's youth (BANC PIC 1977.067--PIC box 1). Many photographs
by Wright show children (school activities, portraits), outings (hiking, fishing), musical instruments, etc. Five small personal
photograph albums depict family outings and leisure, and postcards from travels to Czechoslovakia and Austria (BANC PIC 1977.066--PIC
box 4). Portraits and snapshots of Wright are present, including several of him playing violin (BANC PIC 1977.067--PIC box
1); several snapshots of Ansel Adams are also included (1977.066--PIC box 2). In addition to personal family photographs and
portraiture, this collection includes many small format working prints of Wright's nature photography, chiefly Sierra Nevada
landscapes, nature studies, and cloud studies (1977.066--PIC box 2), and a "Graphic report of proposed recreational facilities
for the East Bay Regional Park Service" featuring children engaged in outdoor recreation (1977.066--PIC box 1).
Date:
1895 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caWright, Cedric -- 1889-1959 -- Portraits
Wright, Cedric -- 1889-1959
Adams, Ansel -- 1902-1984 -- Portraits
Sierra Club -- Photographs
Outdoor recreation -- California -- Photographs
Children -- California -- Photographs
Wilderness areas -- California -- Photographs
Photographers -- California -- Pictorial works
Children
Outdoor recreation
Photographers
Wilderness areas
Nature
Czechoslovakia -- Pictorial works
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- Pictorial works
California
Czechoslovakia
United States -- Sierra Nevada
Note:
Title devised by cataloger.
Photographed primarily by Cedric Wright. Other identified photographers include Gabriel Moulin and Ansel Adams.
Collection includes a few family tintypes, cabinet cards, and cartes de visite.
The majority of Wright's nature photography has been accessioned separately, as the Sierra Club collection of Cedric Wright
photographs (BANC PIC 1971.036).
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required.
NEGATIVES: UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft
Library via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
NITRATE NEGATIVES: CLOSED TO RESEARCH DUE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESTRICTIONS.
Born George Cedric Wright on 13 April 1889 in Alameda, Calif., Wright was a violinist, photographer, active Sierra Club member,
and close friend and associate of Ansel Adams. During the Second World War he was a technical photographer at Berkeley's Radiation
Laboratory, but he is known for his nature photography and Sierra Nevada landscapes. The Sierra Club published Cedric Wright:
words of the earth, posthumously, in 1960.
Container list available in the library.
Type:
graphicPhotographs.
Pictorial works.
Portraits.
Physical Description:
photoprint
approximately 1,000 photographic prints in 5 boxes, 1 oversize box, and 1 oversize folder, and approximately 5,480 negatives
in 38 boxes : b&w ; various sizes
Language:
English
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CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required.
NEGATIVES: UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft
Library via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
NITRATE NEGATIVES: CLOSED TO RESEARCH DUE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESTRICTIONS.