Charles Henri Ford

Charles Henri Ford was an American film director, photographer, poet, novelist, writer and painter (1908–2002). He was born at Brookhaven and died at New York City.

Also recorded as Charles Ford; Charles Henry Ford.

Charles Henri Ford in brief

Born
1908
Died
2002
Known for
film director, photographer, poet, novelist, writer, painter and lithographer
Place of birth
Brookhaven
Contents

Identity

What the record establishes about Charles Henri Ford.

Burroughs v. Wellcome, Brief for the Defendant on the Trial of the Action , Trinity Sittings [June] 1889 is dated 1889 and held by Wellcome Collection. Vol. 3. Male and female patients admitted May 1850-June 1853 is dated mid 19th century - late 19th century and held by Wellcome Collection. The young and evil : queer modernism in New York, 1930-1955 / edited by Jarrett Earnest. is dated [2019] and held by Wellcome Collection. Olive Burroughs v. Henry Wellcome and Henry Wellcome v. Olive Burroughs is dated 1895-1905 and held by Wellcome Collection. Burroughs -V- Wellcome [Bundle of High Court Papers] is dated Feb 1888 - Jul 1889 and held by Wellcome Collection. Port of the Alhambra from the Dario is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.3674).

Henry Wellcome Letter Book 3 ['Letter Book 3'] is dated Mar 1890 - Nov 1896 and held by Wellcome Collection. Henry Wellcome Letter Book 7 is dated Aug 1903 - Jul 1904 and held by Wellcome Collection. Charles Henri Ford is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q1064794. Charles Henri Ford is recorded as film director, photographer, poet, novelist and writer. Armchair is dated 1904–5 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1995.100). Bedcover is dated 1833 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1977.512).

The Art Institute of Chicago records 3 objects associated with this heading. Charles Henri Ford is recorded with the citizenship of United States. Wellcome Collection records 19 objects associated with this heading.

Catalogued works

10 works under this name are catalogued by The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1833 to 2019.

Port of the Alhambra from the Dario, dated n.d., graphite, heightened with white gouache, on gray wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.3674. Armchair, dated 1904–5, brown-stained oak, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1995.100. Bedcover, dated 1833, cotton, plain weaves; pieced; appliquéd; some printed; embroidered in buttonhole and herringbone stitches; quilted; backed and overlined with cotton, plain weave, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1977.512. Henry Wellcome Letter Book 7, dated Aug 1903 - Jul 1904, held by Wellcome Collection. Henry Wellcome Letter Book 3 ['Letter Book 3'], dated Mar 1890 - Nov 1896, held by Wellcome Collection. The young and evil : queer modernism in New York, 1930-1955 / edited by Jarrett Earnest., dated [2019], held by Wellcome Collection. Burroughs v. Wellcome, Brief for the Defendant on the Trial of the Action , Trinity Sittings [June] 1889, dated 1889, held by Wellcome Collection. Olive Burroughs v. Henry Wellcome and Henry Wellcome v. Olive Burroughs, dated 1895-1905, held by Wellcome Collection. Burroughs -V- Wellcome [Bundle of High Court Papers], dated Feb 1888 - Jul 1889, held by Wellcome Collection. Vol. 3. Male and female patients admitted May 1850-June 1853, dated mid 19th century - late 19th century, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 19 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

7 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Charles Henri Ford Letters, 2024. Introduction: Water From a Bucket, or, the Hidden Modernist History of Charles Henri Ford, Charles Henri Ford : Between Modernism and Postmodernism. Conclusion: I Will Be What I Am, or, the Camp Modernist Legacy of Charles Henri Ford, Charles Henri Ford : Between Modernism and Postmodernism. Charles Henri Ford : Between Modernism and Postmodernism, 2017. Camp, Modernism, and Charles Henri Ford, Modernism/modernity, 2016. Keep on Waking : Charles Henri Ford, Camp, and Surrealism, Miranda: Revue Pluridisciplinaire du Monde Anglophone, 2017. <i>View</i> Magazine and the Mass Visual Culture of World War II, Arts, 2020.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is poetry, prose and literature.

Work by Charles Henri Ford is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, J. Paul Getty Museum and Whitney Museum of American Art.

Chronology

  1. 1833Bedcover (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  2. 1890Henry Wellcome Letter Book 3 ['Letter Book 3'] (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1903Henry Wellcome Letter Book 7 (Wellcome Collection).
  4. 1904Armchair (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  5. 1908Charles Henri Ford born at Brookhaven.
  6. 2002Charles Henri Ford died at New York City.
  7. 2019The young and evil : queer modernism in New York, 1930-1955 / edited by Jarrett Earnest. (Wellcome Collection).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Camp, Modernism, and Charles Henri Ford, Modernism/modernity, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Charles Henri Ford : Between Modernism and Postmodernism, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Charles Henri Ford Letters, 2024

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Conclusion: I Will Be What I Am, or, the Camp Modernist Legacy of Charles Henri Ford, Charles Henri Ford : Between Modernism and Postmodernism

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Introduction: Water From a Bucket, or, the Hidden Modernist History of Charles Henri Ford, Charles Henri Ford : Between Modernism and Postmodernism

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 2 articles naming Charles Henri Ford.

    open access index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Charles Henri Ford.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 19 works naming Charles Henri Ford.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1064794: Charles Henri Ford

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  10. 10.

    “Charles Henri Ford”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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