Burden, Shirley.
Variant namesShirley Carter Burden (1908-1989), a descendant of Cornelius Vanderbilt, was a prominent American photographer, best known for his pictorial essays exploring aspects of Catholic culture, racial intolerance, and architectural heritage.
Burden promoted the appreciation of photography through service on the boards and advisory committees of several museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, and was a long-time supporter and chairman of the board of Aperture. Colleagues and friends included, among others, Edward Steichen, Dorothea Lange, Ansel Adams, Minor White, and Thomas Merton.
From the description of Shirley C. Burden papers, 1947-1989. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 79468172
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| creatorOf | Burden, Shirley. Shirley C. Burden papers, 1947-1989. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Brooklyn Museum. Dept. of Prints, Drawings and Photographs. Institutional file, Exhibitions. Shirley Burden: photographs of Ellis Island in the 1950s. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives | |
| referencedIn | Burden, Shirley : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| referencedIn | Harrison, Wallace K. (Wallace Kirkman), 1895-. Wallace K. Harrison architectural drawings and papers, 1913-1986 (bulk 1930-1980). | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Burden, Shirley. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives |
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| associatedWith | Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani (Trappist, Ky.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984. | person |
| associatedWith | Brooklyn Museum. Dept. of Prints, Drawings and Photographs. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Harrison, Wallace K. (Wallace Kirkman), 1895- | person |
| associatedWith | Lange, Dorothea. | person |
| associatedWith | Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968. | person |
| associatedWith | Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973. | person |
| associatedWith | Vanderbilt family. | family |
| associatedWith | White, Minor. | person |
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