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UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Stathis Orphanos papers
Creator:
Orphanos, Stathis
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0527
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): circa 1983 - 1999
Abstract: Stathis Orphanos (1940- ) was a author, bookseller and photographer. He began bookselling with Sylvester and George Fisher
in 1972 as Sylvester & Orphanos, and issued their first catalog in 1973. They began publishing limited editions as Sylvester
& Orphanos in 1976. Orphanos' first portfolio of photographs was published in Ontario Review in 1983. The collection consists
of copies of portraits, reproductions of portraits in various literary magazines, lists of publications and exhibits, ephemera
relating to publications and exhibits, memoirs, correspondence with David Zeidberg, and a copy of a letter about his short
fiction piece, Bathyllus, from Colin Wilson.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item], Stathis Orphanos Papers (Collection 527). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9948904053606533
Stathis Orphanos was born in North Carolina of Greek parents and resides in Los Angeles and at his home on the Greek island
of Samos. He is a photographer who specializes in portraits of major figures, whose work has been included in many publications.
He is also a partner with Ralph Sylvester in a publishing firm, called Sylvester & Orphanos.
Stathis Orphanos was born in October 12, 1940 in Greensboro, North Carolina of Greek parents from the island of Samos; was
raised in Connecticut and attended Cheshire Academy 1952-1958; attended Dennison University 1958-1959; attended CSULA 1960-1962,
where he studied with Dorothy Parker, among others; attended UCLA summer 1960; met partner Ralph Sylvester in 1960; began
bookselling with Sylvester and George Fisher in 1972; formed business as Sylvester & Orphanos and issued first catalog in
1973; began publishing limited editions as Sylvester & Orphanos in 1976 with Christopher Isherwood's
Christopher and His Kind, a special edition of the publisher's sheets and in 1978 with Joyce Carol Oates's
Sentimental education, printed by Lillian Marks; began photography at age 15 in 1955 with his first Rolleiflex; met friend Juli Veee (Gyula Visnyei)
in 1972 and first traveled with him to photograph authors on the East Coast in 1981; first portfolio of photographs published
in
Ontario Review in 1983; various shows of photography and Sylvester & Orphanos publications, including Los Angeles Art Association Galleries
1988 (curated by Shirley Burden), exhibit at UCLA Library Department of Special Collections 1990 (curated by Dan Luckenbill),
Beverly Hills Public Library 1995 (curated by Stefan Klima); author of fiction, including stories set in Greece; author of
non fiction, e.g. memoirs of photographing sitters, including memoir of knowing and photographing Christopher Isherwood published
in
The Isherwood.
The papers consist of papers, manuscripts, portraits, photographs and ephemera related to authors and the subjects of Southern
California-related books. Portraits are of Michael Nava, Mamie Van Doren. Includes material about Sylvester & Orphanos.
Collection consists of copies of portraits of Michael Nava and Mamie Van Doren; reproductions of portraits in various literary
magazines; lists of publications and exhibits; ephemera relating to publications and exhibits; memoirs about photographing
famous authors with traveling companion Juli Veee, of photographing Mamie Van Doren, and of photographing U.S. Marines in
a series entitled
Kouroi; correspondence with David Zeidberg; and copy of a letter about his short fiction piece,
Bathyllus, from Colin Wilson.
Additional Physical Form Available
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consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
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- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
- Portrait of bookseller Peggy Christian (gift of Peggy Christian), and of actress and Greek Minister of Culture, Melina Mercouri (gift of the Estate of Peggy Christian). In Photographers Collection (Collection 98). Available at Department of Special Collections, UCLA.
- Records of the Sylvester & Orphanos exhibit are in University of California. Library. Department of Special Collections Collection (Exhibit records, 1967-1991). Available at University Archives, UCLA.
- Records of the Beverly Hills exhibit and lecture by Dan Luckenbill are in the Dan Luckenbill Papers (Collection 1484). Available at Department of Special Collections, UCLA.
- Sylvester & Orphanos: catalog of an exhibit, October-December 1990. Written and compiled by Dan Luckenbill, 1990. Available at Young Research Library, UCLA.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Photographers -- Archives.
Sylvester & Orphanos (Firm).
Orphanos, Stathis -- Archives