Photographs - Vulture Series and Mylar Photographs by Ira Cohen, 1970/1979

Containers:
Box 6, Folder 5
Extent:
1 folder(s)
Scope and content:

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.

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Parent restrictions:

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).