February 27, 2020

National Museum of African American History and Culture Acquires Hugh Bell Photographs

February 27, 2020/ Jon Gartenberg

As Black History Month draws to a close, Gartenberg Media Enterprises (GME) is pleased to announce that the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) has acquired six lifetime silver gelatin prints from the Hugh Bell archive for their permanent collection. Says GME Fine Arts Curator David Deitch, “In preserving the legacy of an artist, there is nothing more gratifying than the prestige that comes from a museum acquiring his work. We are especially pleased that NMAAHC, the premiere international institution dedicated to the history, culture and artistic achievements of the African American community, recognizes the significance of Hugh Bell ‘s photographs within this context.”

January 06, 2020

Gartenberg Media - 2020 New Year's Greetings

January 06, 2020/ Jon Gartenberg

Charlie Chaplin and Marie Dressler in TILLIE’S PUNCTURED ROMANCE (1914) join the Gartenberg Media team in wishing you a SAFE, HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR (2020)!

September 09, 2019

Raimondo Borea Photograph of Kenneth B. Clark on Permanent Display at New York State Museum

September 09, 2019/ Jon Gartenberg

Recently, Raimondo Borea’s iconic photograph of educator Kenneth B. Clark has been placed on permanent display as part of a wall text at the entry to the Kenneth B. Clark Auditorium at the New York State Museum in Albany.

July 09, 2019

GME GEM 15 - JONAS MEKAS DISCUSSES JON GARTENBERG'S WORK ON WARREN SONBERT'S LEGACY

July 09, 2019/ Jon Gartenberg

In a moving video letter to curator John Hanhardt, LETTER TO JOHN FROM JONAS (1999), in which he stresses the need for Anthology Film Archives to resist the option of merging with the Guggenheim Museum, Jonas Mekas discusses the shift away from Anthology's role as the sole preservationist of experimental cinema, and, by example, the important work of Jon Gartenberg’s preservation of Warren Sonbert’s estate following Sonbert’s untimely death in 1995.

February 08, 2019

In commemoration of Black History Month - Jean Genet ’s THE BLACKS photographed by Hugh Bell

February 08, 2019/ Jon Gartenberg

Hugh Bell was a renowned art and commercial photographer, who worked in New York City over the course of his entire professional career.

January 03, 2019

Gartenberg Media - 2019 New Year's Greetings

January 03, 2019/ Jon Gartenberg

Wishing all of our colleagues, friends and fans of cinema history, ephemera and discovery a hearty, satisfying path into the new year.

September 20, 2018

GME Gem #12: WARREN SONBERT - The Fall Art Scene, But Where Did Our Love Go?

September 20, 2018/ Jon Gartenberg

GME Gem #12: The Fall Art Scene, But Where Did Our Love Go?

It’s that time of year again when the film and art scenes get serious. In 1966 a young Warren Sonbert captured it in his second film, WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO?

May 18, 2018

GME Gem #4: In the Street

May 18, 2018/ Jon Gartenberg

GME Gems #4: “...people from all over the world could come here, they could create their own neighborhoods...people felt a sense of belonging, of community”

January 09, 2017

Raimondo Borea Picture Used in New Book "Acting in the Academy: The History of Professional Actor Training in US Higher Education"

January 09, 2017/ Alex Westhelle

A photograph of Raimondo Borea's has been used in the recently published book "Acting in the Academy: The History of Professional Actor Training in US Higher Education," by Peter Zazzali. The picture of Borea's depicts the first graduating class from the Juilliard School's acting program taught by John Houseman and was attended by Kevin Kline (below).

Group 1 of the juilliard school's acting program (c. 1972)

Summary of the Book:

"There are over 150 BFA and MFA acting programs in the US today, nearly all of which claim to prepare students for theatre careers. Peter Zazzali contends that the curricula of these courses represent an ethos that is as outdated as it is limited, given today’s shrinking job market for stage actors.

Acting in the Academy traces the history of actor training in universities to make the case for a move beyond standard courses in voice and speech, movement, or performance, to develop an entrepreneurial model that motivates and encourages students to create their own employment opportunities. This book answers questions such as:

How has the League of Professional Theatre Training Programs shaped actor training in the US?
How have training programmes and the acting profession developed in relation to one another
What impact have these developments had on American acting as an art form?

Acting in the Academy calls for a reconceptualization of actor training the US, and looks to newly empower students of performance with a fresh, original perspective on their professional development."

March 31, 2016

RECAP: Sarah Vaughan USPS First-Day-of-Issue Forever Stamp Ceremony, Newark Symphony Hall

March 31, 2016/ Alex Westhelle

The official unveiling of the Sarah Vaughan USPS Forever Stamp took place at Newark Symphony Hall on Tuesday, March 29th. Special guests and speakers at the event included performances by the New Mount Zion Baptist Church Choir, Melba Moore, Carrie Jackson and speeches by Diane Reeves and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. Below are pictures from the event.

The photo that the stamp is based on was taken by photographer Hugh Bell whose collection is represented by Gartenberg Media Enterprises.

Click Here For NJTV Coverage Of The Event

Special Guests of the event applaud at the unveiling of the Sarah Vaughan USPS Forever Stamp.

April Bell-Martha (daughter of Hugh Bell) and Jon Gartenberg (representing the Bell Estate)

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