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Long, Avon as Sportin’ Life in Porgy and Bess

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Carl Van Vechten Theatre Photographs

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Title
Long, Avon as Sportin’ Life in Porgy and Bess
Names
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 (Photographer)
Collection

Carl Van Vechten Theatre Photographs

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1942-03-24
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Vim 1943-003
Topics
Long, Avon
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Includes 3 photographs.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20915129
MSS Unit ID: 23277
Archives EAD ID: 2062859
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2ae402a0-292d-0135-05c7-00bf9da53c7e
Copyright Notice
Photograph by Carl Van Vechten © Van Vechten Trust
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1880: Creator Born
  • 1942: Created
  • 1964: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Long, Avon as Sportin’ Life in Porgy and Bess" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1942. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1fbbd160-5541-0135-676e-0923396f9f70

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Long, Avon as Sportin’ Life in Porgy and Bess" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 9, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1fbbd160-5541-0135-676e-0923396f9f70

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1942). Long, Avon as Sportin’ Life in Porgy and Bess Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1fbbd160-5541-0135-676e-0923396f9f70

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Long, Avon as Sportin’ Life in Porgy and Bess