Burt Chernow papers, 1930-2002

Photographs include personal photographs and photographs of artwork and projects. Personal photographs include snapshots of the Christos' New York City studio from 1988, photographs of the Christos from the early 1960s through the 1990s, and early family photographs of both of their families collected by Chernow. Also found are photographs of Ann and Burt Chernow with the Javacheff's during their 1986 Bulgarian research trip, which began their research for the biography. Some of these photographs were used in the biography, and many of the older photographs are found in the collection as copy prints only, although some original prints are also found. Photocopies of some photographs found in the published book but not with Chernow's papers, annotated by Ann Chernow, are also found.

Project folders contain a mix of official photographs of completed projects, photographs and postcards of project drawings, personal photographs taken during the project in the form of snapshots, negatives, contact sheets, and prints, and in some cases memorabilia from projects, such as Burt Chernow's access pass to the Wrapped Reichstag and a vintage photo of a Florida Hotel for Surrounded Islands. Several of the projects contain photographs of Christo, Jeanne-Claude, and other project workers on site with the projects. Many of the project photographs were taken by either Shunk-Kender or Wolfgang Volz, the Christos' official photographers. Also found are contact sheets of the Artists' Key Club event organized by Christo, Daniel Spoerri, Arman, Allan Kaprow, Roy Lichtenstein, and Andy Warhol in a baggage room of the New York City subway in 1965.

Personal photographs are arranged alphabetically by folder heading, and project photographs are arranged with early drawings and exhibition views first, followed by works arranged alphabetically.

See also series 1.3, Transcripts and Subject files, which contains photographs of many of Chernow's interview subjects.