Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Myers, Denys Peter, 1916-2003
- Dates:
-
1945-1951
- Size:
-
0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.myerdeny
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Art
Administrative records pertaining to Denys Peter Myer's WWII service including war damage reports of the Wurzburg Residence in Germany that he was tasked to inspect, and seven essays written by Myers while at Columbia University on the subject of art history.
Found In
James J. Rorimer papers
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Rorimer, James J. (James Joseph), 1905-1966
- Dates:
-
1921-1982
bulk 1943-1950
- Size:
-
2.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rorijame
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Art
The papers of curator and museum director James J. Rorimer measure 2.3 linear feet and date from 1921 to 1982, with the bulk from 1943-1950. The papers include documentation of James J. Rorimer's World War II service in the Monuments, Fine Art and Archives Section of the U.S. Army and his activities protecting historic and cultural sites from bombing, and locating and recovering art work and cultural icons stolen by the Nazis. Found within the papers are scattered biographical materials and correspondence, writings include draft versions of Rorimer's book Safe-Keeping or Survival: The Salvage and Protection of Art in War, financial records, photographic materials including a photo album containing photographs of European art work and cultural sites where Rorimer worked, newsclippings and additional printed materials, and one scrapbook of clippings dating from World War II.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Howe, Thomas Carr, 1904-1994
- Dates:
-
1932-1984
- Size:
-
4.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.howethom
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Art
The Thomas Carr Howe papers measure 4.4 linear feet and date from 1932 to 1984. Howe was director of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco for nearly 40 years, and he served as one of the Monuments Men in the Monuments, Fine Art and Archives (MFAA) Section of the U.S. Army during World War II. The collection documents Howe's MFAA work in Germany and Austria locating and recovering cultural artifacts and artwork stolen by the Nazis. There is significant correspondence with friends and colleagues, as well as fellow Monuments Men such as Samson Lane Faison, Edith Standen, and George Stout. The papers also includes reports, inventories of stolen artwork, maps, annotated photographs, a scrapbook, and photographs. The papers also document Howe's later work at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Faison, S. Lane (Samson Lane), 1907-2006
Brown, Robert F.
- Dates:
-
1981 December 14
- Size:
-
4 Items (Audio excerpts: 4 sound files (3 min., 46 sec.), digital)
96 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.faison81
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Art
An interview of S. Lane Faison conducted 1981 December 14, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Neuman, Robert S.
Brown, Robert F.
- Dates:
-
1991 May 1-June 19
- Size:
-
106 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.neuman91
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Art
An interview of Robert S. Neuman conducted 1991 May 1-1991 June 19, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Bachert, Hildegard
Long, Rose-Carol Washton
- Dates:
-
1993 February 25-26
- Size:
-
2 Items (sound cassettes (2 hr., 4 min.), analog.)
42 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bacher93
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Art
An interview with Hildegard Bachert conducted 1993 February 25-26, by Rose-Carol Washton Long, for the Archives of American Art.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Blair, Robert N. (Robert Noel), 1912-2003
Brown, Robert F.
- Dates:
-
1994 November 30-1995 August 27
- Size:
-
2 Items (sound cassettes (2 hrs.), analog.)
66 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.blair94
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Art
An interview with Robert Blair conducted 1994 November 30-1995 August 27, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Barschel, Hans Joachim, b. 1912
Brown, Robert F.
- Dates:
-
1994 September 14
- Size:
-
2 Sound cassettes (Sound recording (2 hrs., 1 min.), analog)
50 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.barsch94
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Art
An interview with Hans Joachim Barschel conducted 1994 September 14, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Model, Elisabeth D. (Elisabeth Dittmann), 1897-1993
McNaught, William
- Dates:
-
1977 May 19
- Size:
-
25 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.model77
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Art
An interview of Elisabeth D. Model conducted 1977 May 19, by William McNaught, for the Archives of American Art.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Schnee, Ruth Adler, 1923-
Schnee, Anita
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
- Dates:
-
2002 November 24-30
- Size:
-
159 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.schnee02
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Art
An interview of Ruth Adler Schnee conducted 2002 November 24-30, by Anita Schnee, at the artist's home in Southfield, Michigan, for the Archives of American Art as part of the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.