The Motion Picture and Television Photo Archive (MPTV) is an
archive
An archive is an accumulation of historical records or materials – in any medium – or the physical facility in which they are located.
Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or ...
collection of
celebrity
Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group as a result of the attention given to them by mass media. An individual may attain a celebrity status from having great wealth, their participation in sports ...
and entertainment
photography
Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employed ...
founded by photographer and director
Sid Avery. It currently contains over a million images by over 60 noted photographers and is one of the largest such archives in the world. MPTV licenses this material for publication and offers prints for sale.
References
External links
Motion Picture and Television Photo Archive Website
Photo archives
Archives in the United States
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