Black journalists, then & now, 1986-1987

Overview of the Collection

Artist
McFarlane, Bryan
Title
Black journalists, then & now
Dates
1986-1987 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.1 cubic feet, (1 folder in shared box; 1 oversize folder in shared box)
Collection Number
Mss 5360
Summary
Collection includes a booklet for an exhibit, "Black Journalists, Then & Now," containing portraits and biographical sketches of Black journalists. Also included are color prints of portraits of Black journalists, including T. Thomas Fortune, Malvin R. Goode, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Samuel H. Lacy, Robert C. Maynard, Gordon Parks, Ethel L. Payne, William Raspberry, John B. Russwurm, Clarice Tinsley, William Monroe Trotter and Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Bryan McFarlane, a Jamaican-born artist living in the United States, graduated from Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts with distinction in 1976 and received his master's degree in 1983 from Massachusetts College of Art. He has traveled as a visiting artist to international institutions throughout the world.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection includes a booklet for an exhibit, "Black Journalists, Then & Now," 1987, containing portraits and biographical sketches of Black journalists. Also included are color prints of portraits of Black journalists, 1986, including: T. Thomas Fortune, Malvin R. Goode, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Samuel H. Lacy, Robert C. Maynard, Gordon Parks, Ethel L. Payne, William Raspberry, John B. Russwurm, Clarice Tinsley, William Monroe Trotter and Ida B. Wells-Barnett.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Black Journalists, Then & Now, Mss 5360, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of Darrell Millner, February 1988.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • African American journalists--Biography
  • African American journalists--Portraits

Personal Names

  • Fortune, Timothy Thomas, 1856-1928--Portraits
  • Goode, Mal, 1908-1995--Portraits
  • Hunter-Gault, Charlayne--Portraits
  • Lacy, Sam, 1903---Portraits
  • Maynard, Robert C.--Portraits
  • McFarlane, Bryan
  • Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006--Portraits
  • Payne, Ethel L.--Portraits
  • Raspberry, William--Portraits
  • Russwurm, John Brown, 1799-1851--Portraits
  • Tinsley, Clarice, 1953---Portraits
  • Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934--Portraits
  • Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931--Portraits

Form or Genre Terms

  • portraits