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| Size | 0.1 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 8 items) |
| Abstract | This collection contains seven photographic prints of performances and portraits of musicians taken by white New York City-based photographer David Gahr and one photographic print taken by his daughter Carla Gahr. Photographs include: Eastern Kentucky singer and songwriter Sarah Ogan Gunning performing at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival; Eastern Kentucky miner, singer, songwriter, and folk song collector Jim Garland (Sarah Ogan Gunning's brother) performing at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival; Creole musicians Canray Fontenot and Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin performing at the 1966 Newport Folk Festival; folk song collector, singer and musician Frank Warner performing at the 1960 Newport Folk Festival; portrait of banjo player Billy Faier, 1964; portrait of musician and music director of the Highlander Research and Education Center Guy Carawan, New York City, 1960; portrait of Izzy Young, owner of the Folklore Center, New York City, 1962; group photograph of performers on stage at a 1987 memorial event for Folkways Records founder Moses Asch (the group includes Pete Seeger, Alan Lomax, Malvina Reynolds, Izzy Young, and Hazel Dickens); and a photographic print of folksinger David Massengill (circa 1980s) by Carla Adrian Gahr. |
| Creator | Gahr, David. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Processed by: Davia Webb, October 2023
Encoded by: Dawne Howard Lucas, November 2023
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Biographical Information
David Gahr (1922-2008) was a white New York City-based photographer, famous for his photographs of musicians. Carla Gahr is the daughter of David and Ruth Gahr. She lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., and is the studio manager of David Gahr Photography.
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Scope and Content
This collection contains seven photographic prints of performances and portraits of musicians taken by David Gahr and one photographic print taken by his daughter Carla Gahr. Photographs include: Eastern Kentucky singer and songwriter Sarah Ogan Gunning performing at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival; Eastern Kentucky miner, singer, songwriter, and folk song collector Jim Garland (Sarah Ogan Gunning's brother) performing at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival; Creole musicians Canray Fontenot and Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin performing at the 1966 Newport Folk Festival; folk song collector, singer and musician Frank Warner performing at the 1960 Newport Folk Festival; portrait of banjo player Billy Faier, 1964; portrait of musician and music director of the Highlander Research and Education Center Guy Carawan, New York City, 1960; portrait of Izzy Young, owner of the Folklore Center, New York City, 1962; group photograph of performers on stage at a 1987 memorial event for Folkways Records founder Moses Asch (the group includes Pete Seeger, Alan Lomax, Malvina Reynolds, Izzy Young, and Hazel Dickens); and a photographic print of folksinger David Massengill (circa 1980s) by Carla Adrian Gahr.
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David Gahr Photographic Prints, 1960-1985
| Image Folder PF-70162/1 |
Photographic printsContains seven photographic prints of performances and portraits of musicians taken by David Gahr and one photographic print taken by his daughter Carla Gahr. Photographs include: Eastern Kentucky singer and songwriter Sarah Ogan Gunning performing at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival; Eastern Kentucky miner, singer, songwriter, and folk song collector Jim Garland (Sarah Ogan Gunning's brother) performing at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival; Creole musicians Canray Fontenot and Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin performing at the 1966 Newport Folk Festival; folk song collector, singer and musician Frank Warner performing at the 1960 Newport Folk Festival; portrait of banjo player Billy Faier, 1964; portrait of musician and music director of the Highlander Research and Education Center Guy Carawan, New York City, 1960; portrait of Izzy Young, owner of the Folklore Center, New York City, 1962; group photograph of performers on stage at a 1987 memorial event for Folkways Records founder Moses Asch (the group includes Pete Seeger, Alan Lomax, Malvina Reynolds, Izzy Young, and Hazel Dickens); and a photographic print of folksinger David Massengill (circa 1980s) by Carla Adrian Gahr. |