Always there: the African American presence in American quilts exhibition records
An exhibition on the history of African American quilt-making. The show was organized by the Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky and exhibited at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from July 1993 to October 1993. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, photographs, brochures, educational materials, and floor plans.
Oral history interview with Carolyn Mazloomi
Cubbs, Joanne
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
56 Pages (Transcript)
An interview of Carolyn Mazloomi conducted 2002 September 17 and 30, by Joanne Cubbs, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in West Chester, Ohio. Mazloomi speaks of growing up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with a family of self-taught artists; the positive …
Oral history interview with Peggie L. Hartwell
Malarcher, Patricia
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
An interview of Peggie Hartwell conducted 2002 June 3-July 10, by Patricia Malarcher, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in the artist's apartment, on Central Park West, New York, N.Y.
Exhibition and Publication Records
This accession consists of records that document the planning and execution of three exhibitions namely, Spirits of the Cloth: Contemporary African-American Quilts (7/1999-10/1999); Amish Quilts from the Collection of Faith and Stephen Brown; and The Art of John Cederquist: Reality of Illusion. The records were created and maintained by Charles Robertson …
Jean Robertson interview with Nancy Crow
Crow, Nancy, 1943-
An interview of Nancy Crow conducted by Jean Robertson, Aug.17, 1988, as a part of Robertson's research for the book, "Nancy Crow: Quilts and Influences" by Nancy Crow and Jean Robertson, Collector Books, Dec. 1989. Crow speaks about her childhood and early artistic aspirations; her dissatisfaction with her first quilts in the …
Man Made: African-American Men and Quilting Traditions exhibition records
An exhibition on African American male quilt makers organized by Dr. Gladys-Marie Fry and exhibited at Anacostia Community Museum from January 1998 --March 1998. Quilters included: Elroy Atkins, Paul Buford, Charles Carter, Thomas Covington, Raymond Dobard, David Driskell, Benjamin Jackson, Dennis Jones, Thomas Mack, Jeff Martin, Herbert Munn, Charles Palmer, Joe Washington, and Warren Wise. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.
Museum of Craft and Folk Art records
12.48 Gigabytes
The Museum of Craft and Folk Art records measure 28.9 linear feet and 12.48 GB and date from 1970 to 2012. The museum was established in 1982 in San Francisco, California and exhibited local and national craft and folk art collections until it closed in 2012. The collection includes administration records, extensive exhibition files, artists' files, museum publications, printed material, video recordings, born digital items, and photographic material.
Labat: A Creole Legacy Project Records
The Labat: A Creole Legacy project records, which dates from 2001 to 2004 and measure 1.31 linear feet, contain materials documenting the creation of artist Lori K. Gordon's quilt, titled "Labat: a Creole Legacy," and the life of Celestine Labat. The collection is composed of audiocassettes, videocassettes, floppy disks, CDs, transcripts, newspaper clippings, writings, notes, correspondence, notecards, and postcards.
Exhibition Records
This accession consists of records that document the organization, design, and promotion of exhibits. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, planning documents, exhibit proposals, research notes and materials, letters of agreement, exhibition booking contracts, object loan agreements, packing instructions, budgets, object lists, label copy, press releases, catalogues and other published materials, education …
Exhibition Records
This accession consists of records documenting traveling exhibitions produced by the Office of Exhibits Central for the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. Exhibitions documented in this accession include American Voices: Latino Photographers in the United States; An Ocean Apart: Contemporary Vietnamese Art from the United States and Vietnam; Art of …
