Call Number:

PH-02460

Collection Name:

Elliott Erwitt Photography Collection

Creator:

No. of Items:

48600 items

Span Dates:

1944-2010

Description:

The collection consists of more than 31,500 signed modern exhibition prints, and 2,600 vintage and book production prints of 4,033 images taken by photographer Elliott Erwitt (American, born France, 1928-2023) between 1944 and 2010. Also included are some 14,500 5x7-inch proof prints. Found within the collection are examples of Erwitt’s work for magazine and advertising clients, much of it done while a member of the prestigious photographic cooperative Magnum Photos, as well as photographs inspired by his personal interests and travel. While many of the photographs capture famous events and people -- from the historic Khrushchev-Nixon “Kitchen Debates” to American starlet Marilyn Monroe -- Erwitt’s other works reveal everyday people and places, and the photographer’s love of dogs. Given the size and scope of the collection, a viewing set consisting of one copy of each of the 4,033 images (and multiples of some Vintage prints) was set aside and a database has been created to grant access to the collection. The database can be found at http://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/erwittdc/.

All photographs in the database bear Erwitt's captions which consist only of a place name, country, and date. To facilitate research of the collection, item-level descriptions for each image were added, so the database may be searched by keyword or browsed by country and/or decade.

Please use the database to request materials that you wish to view in person in the Reading and Viewing Room.

Also included in the collection are two photographs from other acquisitions. Print information follows.

964:3431:0001 -- Family Scene, 1953. Gelatin silver print, 16 x 24.9 cm (image and sheet). Purchased from Helmut and Alison Gernsheim, 1963;
2016:0003:0001 -- Train Window, 1947. Gelatin silver print, 12.3 x 8.4 cm (image); 12.5 x 17.7 cm (sheet). Purchased with funds provided by the David Douglas Duncan Endowment for Photojournalism, 2016 (16-06-003-P).

The remainder of the collection, which includes contact sheets and negatives, remain with the photographer until his death and as such are unavailable.

Access Restrictions:

Special permission required to view oversized prints. To make an appointment, please contact Reading and Viewing Room staff.

Finding Aid URL:

https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=01225

Location(s):

Special permission required Erwitt, E., Box 742 (2016:0017:2705-2707)
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Special permission required Erwitt, E., Box 746 (2016:0017:2708-2709)
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Special permission required Erwitt, E., Box 753 (2016:0017:2710)
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Special permission required Erwitt, E., Box 754 (2016:0017:2711)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 01 (2016:0017:0001-0017, 0019-0031, 0033-0054, 0056-0110)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 02 (2016:0017:0111-0220)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 03 (2016:0017:0221-0328)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 04 (2016:0017:0329-0437, 2606-2607)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 05 (2016:0017:0438-0456, 0458-0540, 2608-2609)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 06 (2016:0017:0541-0649)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 07 (2016:0017:0650-0757, 2610)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 08 (2016:0017:0758-0865)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 09 (2016:0017:0866-0974)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 10 (2016:0017:0975-1077, 1079-1082, 2611)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 11 (2016:0017:1083-1190)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 12 (2016:0017:1191-1226, 1228-1299)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 13 (2016:0017:1300-1407, 2612)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 14 (2016:0017:1408-1517)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 15 (2016:0017:1518-1626)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 16 (2016:0017:1627-1731)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 17 (2016:0017:1732-1841)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 18 (2016:0017:1842-1951)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 19 (2016:0017:1952-2061)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 20 (2016:0017:2062-2087, 2089-2172)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 21 (2016:0017:2173-2279)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 22 (2016:0017:2280-2388)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 23 (2016:0017:2389-2441, 2613-2632)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 24 (2016:0017:0032, 2442-2453, 2633)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 25 (2016:0017:0457, 2454-2464, 2634-2635)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 52 (2016:0018:1103-1213)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 53 (2016:0018:1214-1326)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 54 (2016:0018:1327-1438)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 55 (2016:0018:1439-1545)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 26 (2016:0017:2465-2472, 2636-2643)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 27 (2016:0017:2473-2483, 2644-2646)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 28 (2016:0017:2484-2494, 2647-2649)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 29 (2016:0017:1078, 2495-2506, 2650)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 30 (2016:0017:2507-2520)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 31 (2016:0017:2521-2532, 2651-2652)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 32 (2016:0017:2533-2544, 2653-2654)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 33 (2016:0017:2545, 2655-2667)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 34 (2016:0017:2546-2558, 2668)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 35 (2016:0017:2559-2572)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 36 (2016:0017:2573-2583, 2669-2671)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 37 (2016:0017:2584-2585, 2672-2683)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 38 (2016:0017:2684-2694)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 39 (2016:0017:2586, 2695-2701)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 40 (2016:0017:2587-2595, 2702-2704)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 41 (2016:0017:2596-2605)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 42 (2016:0018:0001-0080)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 43 (2016:0018:0080-0146)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 44 (2016:0018:0147-0269)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 45 (2016:0018:0270-0396)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 46 (2016:0018:0397-0516)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 47 (2016:0018:0517-0638)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 48 (2016:0018:0639-0757)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 49 (2016:0018:0758-0875)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 50 (2016:0018:0876-0990)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 51 (2016:0018:0991-1102)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 56 (2016:0018:1546-1653)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 57 (2016:0018:1654-1747)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 58 (2016:0018:1748-1823)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 59 (2016:0018:1824-1897)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 60 (2016:0017:0018, 0055; 2016:0018:1898-1921)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 61 (2016:0018:1922-1946)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 62 (2016:0017:1227, 2088; 2016:0018:1947-1972)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 63 (2016:0018:1973-1984)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 64 (2016:0018:1985-1996)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 65 (2016:0018:1997-2008)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 66 (2016:0018:2009-2020)
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Erwitt, E., Viewing Set Box 67 (2016:0018:2021-2029)
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E Box, Medium (964:3431:0001)
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E Box, Small (2016:0003:0001)
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See Also:

Elliott Erwitt

Photographs: Elliott Erwitt

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Literary File Photography Collection: 957:0142:0001 -- New York, New York [Frank O'Connor], 1955. Gelatin silver print, 35.2 x 27.9 cm (13 7/8 x 11 inches).

Elliott Erwitt Book Collection