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Lou Charno photographs

 Collection
Call Number: RH PH 45

Overview

This collection includes a photoprint series of University of Kansas alumni by Lou Charno, who used a dye transfer process invented in 1869 to produce the images. The photographs were published in an exhibition guide, Gallery of Outstanding Kansans, 1986. The collection also includes 4x6 black and white prints and negatives of several demolished or disintegrating properties around Lawrence, Kansas, taken in 2002.

Dates

  • Creation: 1986, 2002

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright retained by donor.

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Biography of Lou Charno

Lou Charno was a nationally renowned portrait photographer. The portraits in this collection were created in 1986 using a dye transfer process. Those photographed were University of Kansas alumni named outstanding Kansans.

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 document case + 4 oversize boxes, 28 oversize folders)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH PH 45

Physical Location

RH PH 45(f)

Physical Location

RH PH 45(ff)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Lou Charno, 1986.

Related Materials

Charno, Lou. Gallery of Outstanding Kansans. Lawrence, Ks: University of Kansas, 1986. Located at Spencer Research Library at RH D6054.

Title
Guide to the Lou Charno Collection
Subtitle
Lou Charno photographs
Author
Finding aid prepared by lc 2017.
Date
2017-03-27
Description rules
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Language of description
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Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/2047781582
Preferred citation
Lou Charno photographs, RH PH 45, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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