https://coveringphotography.bc.edu/files/original/3/6822/Erwitt-Davis72Box.jpg f23c17c26bf89e9686a4be9d899eea26 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Covering Photography Main Collection Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Photographer Photographer Erwitt, Elliott Author Author of the book upon which the photograph appears Davis, Deborah Book Genre Society / History / Celebrity / Truman Capote Photograph Title Title of photograph Truman Capote at his Black and White Ball at the Plaza Hotel, NYC, 1966 (detail) Group Photographer Group Magnum Notes Notes associated with the item Most photographers know Elliot Erwitt for his personal work, but Erwitt, a member of Magnum since 1953, was a Zelig-like presence at some of the events that helped define the second half&nbsp;of the twentieth century.<br />Primary among these would be JFK's funeral and the "kitchen debate" between Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Kruschev, but also equally legendary if slightly less consequential happenings, such as Truman Capote's Black and White Ball. For this occasion, he was hired by Vogue to document the event, shooting color film.<br />The large detail of Erwitt's photo on the cover of Deborah Davidson's book was from a <a href="https://www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture/society-arts-culture/truman-capote-black-and-white-ball-new-york-elliott-erwitt/"><em>color original</em></a>, although prints were also made in <a href="https://www.artsy.net/artwork/elliott-erwitt-truman-capote-black-and-white-ball-nyc-2"><em>black and white</em></a>. Photo Genre Genre of Photograph Documentary Designer Designer of book cover Olinsky, Susan Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Party of The Century: The Fabulous story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006