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Title: James Arkatov photographs
Collection number: 0191
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear feet
2 boxes
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1985-1990
Date (inclusive): 1946-1990
Abstract: James Arkatov was a cellist who photographed famous concert soloists performing. This collection consists of black and white
prints of the photographs he took between 1946 and 1990.
creator:
Arkatov, James, 1920-
This collection contains approximately 200 black and white images of classical conductors and soloists photographed performing
by James Arkatov. Most of these photographs appeared in the USC Libraries exhibition "Grace Notes" in 1995 and were published
in Arkatov's book
Masters of Music (Capra Press, 1990).
The collection contains published materials; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers
on reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers
when reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish,
quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
[Box/folder# or item name], James Arkatov photographs, Collection no. 191, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
James Arkatov was born in 1920 and raised in San Francisco, where his father, Alexander Arkatov, owned a photography salon.
James was a cellist with the San Francisco Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony, and NBC's orchestra
and was a founder of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. While in Pittsburgh, James began to photograph famous soloists as
they came through town and he continued to do so once he relocated to Los Angeles.
Photographs are arranged chronologically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Exhibitions--California--Los Angeles
Music--Performance--Photographs
Musicians--Photographs
Musicians--Portraits
Photographers--United States
Photographs
Photography--Exhibitions
Portraits