General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

FABRIC UMBRELLA COVERINGS (NYLON ?); METAL POST & RIBS; SYNTHETIC FITTINGS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

79.0 cm

Width

9.0 cm

Height

9.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Studio & set equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Photek

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

Period

THESE UMBRELLAS PRESUMABLY USED C. 1980S +. NOT USED AFTER 1992.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA. HE ALSO MAINTAINED STUDIOS IN NYC AND LONDON, ENGLAND. IN 1999 MR. KARSH WAS NAMED ONE OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF THE CENTURY. HIS PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES.

Function

USED TO DIFFUSE OR MODIFY LIGHT FROM LIGHT SOURCE, FOR USE IN PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO.

Technical

LIGHTING UMBRELLAS, FEATURING REMOVEABLE BLACK BACKING. THE BLACK OPAQUE COVER CAN BE USED TO BLOCK TRANSMITTED LIGHT WHEN THE UMBRELLA IS USED FOR BOUNCE LIGHTING. FOR TRANSMITTED DIFFUSED LIGHTING, THE OPAQUE WHITE SIDES TRAP STRAY LIGHT. (FOCAL ENCY. OF PHOTOGRAPHY, 1993)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1-.2 "photek" appears within oval frame, with graphic design resembling studio camera seen in profile above 'p'.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

.1-.2 BLACK EXTERIOR COVERING; WHITE INNER LINING; SILVER METAL POST & RIBS.

Decoration

N/A