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  • Call NumberCBPL_1062
  • TitleArray of noted literary talent
  • SummaryCaption: "Array of noted literary talent of Brooklyn gathers around folk singer Oscar Brand at the National Library Week Luncheon in the Hotel St. George on Tuesday, April 5. Seated, left, is Marianne Moore, the famous poetess of Cumberland Street. Standing, left to right, are Chief Librarian Francis R. St. John of Brooklyn Public Library; Brooklyn Heights humorist Ira Wallach; Paule Marshall, guest speaker, and Norman Rosten, Remsen Street poet and playwright who wrote a special poem for the occasion." The image is not dated.
  • Date[196-?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteOn verso: photographer's stamp. Title from typed caption on verso.
  • CreatorPublicity Photographers
  • SubjectBrand, Oscar ; Marshall, Paule, 1929- ; Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972 ; Rosten, Norman, 1914- ; St. John, Francis R ; Wallach, Ira, 1913-1995 ; Authors, American -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century ; Library administrators -- New York (State) -- New York ; Poets, American -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Brooklyn Public Library: Directors: St. John, Francis R.: General