The Band – group portrait, 11”x14” gelatin silver prints by Elliot Landy

This series contains project proposals, magazines, a compact disc, a book, photographs, transparencies, 35mm color slides, contact sheets, prints, and notes. These materials document Cato’s professional photographic work. To review his personal and collected photographic collection, please refer to Series IV, Subseries D. Refer to the records/record jackets in Series I to see what records exhibit Cato’s photography. Highly notable in this series are Cato’s iconic images of top recording artists including Miles Davis, Lena Horne, John Coltrane, Cream, Simon & Garfunkel, Joan Baez, Mitch Miller, Johnny Mathis, and Blood, Sweat and Tears. The photograph with billboard exhibiting American Flyer is in box 24, folder 5. Some photos in the collection may not have been taken by Cato, but likely by photographers commissioned by Cato; note the credit stamps where applicable.