Finding aid for the Norman Corwin collection of Harry Jackson photographs 2581

Sarah Jardini and Brandon Werts for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 June
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu

Note

This collection is housed with Collection #2572.


Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Norman Corwin collection of Harry Jackson photographs
Creator: Corwin, Norman, 1910-2011
Identifier/Call Number: 2581
Physical Description: 0.1 Linear Feet 1 folder
Date (inclusive): 1983-1984
Abstract: Collection consists of 26 progress photographs of sculptor Harry Jackson's John Wayne equestrian sculpture.
Language of Material: English.
Container: 1

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of 26 progress photographs of sculptor Harry Jackson's John Wayne equestrian sculpture. Photographs were taken at Jackson's studio in Lucca, Italy.

Biographical / Historical

Norman Corwin (1910-2011) was a writer, producer, composer, and USC Journalism professor. Harry Jackson (1924-2011) was an American artist known for his American frontier art. Jackson began his career as a Marine combat artist, following World War II he ventured into abstract expressionism and eventually art depicting the American west. He and John Wayne became friends in the final decade of Wayne's life.

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Norman Corwin in 1988.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], Norman Corwin collection of Harry Jackson photographs, Collection no. 2581, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

Collection is unprocessed. This collection was part of Special Collections' Performing Arts Division 100 series, it was originally marked 100-61. It is housed with Collection #2572.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Artists -- Photographs
Sculpture (visual work)
Wayne, John, 1907-1979
Jackson, Harry, 1924-2011 -- Archives