Photographs - Vulture Series and Mylar Photographs by Ira Cohen , circa 1970-1979
Scope and Contents
The vulture series contains six photographs, 6.25 x 4 inches, including one fragment, which depict vultures in a river, with other animal scavengers.
There are about 94 “Mylar style” photographs by Ira Cohen, consisting of photographed reflections and distortions of other people. These include many photographs of Petra Vogt, as well as others.
Photographs include one hand-colored Mylar photograph, as well as one color photograph of an unknown model. One photograph is inscribed on the back, “the ghost of Nijinsky.” Most are undated but were all taken during Cohen's time in Kathmandu, Nepal in the seventies.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1970-1979
Creator
- From the Collection: Vogt, Petra (Person)
- From the Collection: Cohen, Ira (Person)
- From the Collection: Bardo Matrix (Firm) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Most of the collection is open for research. The single exception is a bank book for an account owned by Petra Vogt.
The bank book belonging to Petra Vogt, 1977-1978, has been removed and restricted until her death. It has been placed in the control folder for this collection in a sealed envelope. The bank book is from the Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank (short form: Hypo-Bank).
Extent
1 folder(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Nepali
From the Collection: German
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States