barthpetra Inventory of the Petra Barth Photographs, 2001-2010 Processed by: Meghan Lyon; machine-readable finding aid created by: Meghan Lyon David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: November 2010Processed by Meghan Lyon, November 2010; finding aid encoded by Meghan Lyon, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, November 2010 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Petra Barth Photographs, 2001-2010 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

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 Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Barth, Petra. Petra Barth Photographs, 2001-2010 Material in English 6.0 Linear Feet 99 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Documentary photographer working primarily in Latin America and Asia. Accession (2008-0235) (49 items; 3 lin. ft.; dated 2001) includes 49 traditional darkroom prints (16x20, gelatin silver) of everyday life in El Salvador. Accession (2010-0209) (50 items; 3 lin. ft.; dated 2006-2010) includes fifty exhibition-quality darkroom prints (16x20, gelatin silver) of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Petra Barth Photographs, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

 Provenance

The Petra Barth Photographs were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2008 and 2010.

Processing Information

Processed by Meghan Lyon, November 2010

Encoded by Meghan Lyon, November 2010

Accessions 2008-0235, 2010-0209 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

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 Biographical Note

Petra Barth was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1964. She originally studied design in Milan and worked for many years in the fashion industry. In 1999, fulfilling a lifelong ambition, she became a full-time freelance photographer working primarily in Latin America and Asia. She has since won several awards and has exhibited her work throughout the United States, including at Duke University.

Petra has worked in India, Cambodia, Myanmar, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Haiti, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Bahamas, Europe and the United States.

 Collection Overview

Accession (2008-0235) (49 items; 3 lin. ft.; dated 2008) includes 49 traditional darkroom prints (16x20, gelatin silver) of everyday life in El Salvador. Consists of portraits of people in the country and towns, in their homes, working the land, fishermen, collecting water, cooking, minding children, at the market; also includes landscapes.

Accession (2010-0209) (50 items; 3 lin. ft.; dated 2006-2010) includes 50 exhibition-quality darkroom prints (16x20, gelatin silver) of life in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Areas represented include Patagonia, Argentina; the Bahamas; Foz do Iguaçu and Rio de Janero, Brazil; El Salvador; Guatemala; Martissant, Cité Soleil, and Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Nicaragua; Ciudad del Este, Paraguay; and Cusco, Peru. Includes some portraits, as well as documentary photography of people working, cooking, traveling, and resting. Several portraits feature people in traditional dress. The largest group of photographs is from Haiti, where Barth returned following the 2010 earthquake. These photographs include scenes of people among the rubble in Martissant and Port-au-Prince, as well as some portraits of hospital patients. This accession has been arranged alphabetically by country.

Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.

 Subject Headings

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Barth, Petra. Documentary photography. Portrait photography. El Salvador--Pictorial works. Martissant (Haiti)--Pictorial works. Port-au-Prince (Haiti)--Pictorial works. Cité Soleil (Haiti)--Pictorial works. Rio de Janero (Brazil)--Pictorial works. Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil)--Pictorial works. Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)--Pictorial works. Bahamas--Pictorial works. Bolivia--Pictorial works. Bogota (Colombia)--Pictorial works. Guatemala--Pictorial works. Concepcíon (Chile)--Pictorial works. Matagalpa (Nicaragua)--Pictorial works. Managua (Nicaragua)--Pictorial works. Ciudad del Este (Paraguay)--Pictorial works. Cuzco (Peru)--Pictorial works. Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University) Contents of Collection El Salvador photographs, 2008 (1 box)

Accession (2008-0235) (49 items; 3 lin. ft.; dated 2008) includes 49 traditional darkroom prints (16x20, gelatin silver) of everyday life in El Salvador. Consists of portraits of people in the country and towns, in their homes, working the land, fishermen, collecting water, cooking, minding children, at the market; also includes landscapes.

 1El Salvador, 2008(49 prints) Central America, South America, and Caribbean photographs, 2006-2010 (2 boxes)

Accession (2010-0209) (50 items; 3 lin. ft.; dated 2006-2010) includes 50 exhibition-quality darkroom prints (16x20, gelatin silver) of life in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Areas represented include Patagonia, Argentina; the Bahamas; Foz do Iguaçu and Rio de Janero, Brazil; El Salvador; Guatemala; Martissant, Cité Soleil, and Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Nicaragua; Ciudad del Este, Paraguay; and Cusco, Peru. Includes some portraits, as well as documentary photography of people working, cooking, traveling, and resting. Several portraits feature people in traditional dress. The largest group of photographs is from Haiti, where Barth returned following the 2010 earthquake. These photographs include scenes of people among the rubble in Martissant and Port-au-Prince, as well as some portraits of hospital patients. This accession has been arranged alphabetically by country.

 21Argentina Patagonia, April 2010(3 prints)

Processing note: One print has been removed from this folder for an upcoming exhibition. (November 2010)

 2Bahamas Bahamas, April 2010(1 print) Bahamas, August 2010(2 prints) 3Bolivia and Brazil El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia, February 2010(1 print) Uyuni, Bolivia, July 2010(1 print) Rio de Janero, Brazil, March 2008(2 prints) Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, April 2010(5 prints) 4Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala Concepcíon, Chile, March 2010(1 print) Bogotá, Colombia, March 2010(2 prints) Suchitoto, El Salvador, March 2007(1 print) San Antonio Palopó, Guatemala, July 2006(1 print) Huehuetenango, Guatemala, July 2006(1 print) 31Haiti, Folder 1 Martissant, Haiti, October 2009(8 prints)

Processing note: One print has been removed from this folder for an upcoming exhibition. (November 2010)

 2Haiti, Folder 2 Martissant, Haiti, October 2009(3 prints) Martissant, Haiti, March 2010(4 prints) 3Haiti, Folder 3 Cité Soleil, Haiti, March 2010(2 prints) Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 2010(2 prints) Martissant, Haiti, March 2010(1 print) 4Nicaragua Matagalpa, Nicaragua, July 2006(3 prints) Managua, Nicaragua, October 2006(1 print) 5Paraguay and Peru Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, April 2010(2 prints) Cusco, Peru, July 2010(3 prints)