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Moore, Charles, 1855-1942
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1914-1917
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6.1 Linear feet ((on 3 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.moorchar
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Business correspondence concerning the Detroit Museum of Art, the National Commission of Fine Arts, the Detroit City Planning and Improvement Commission, and the League to Enforce Peace; minutes of meetings of the National Commission of Fine Arts; published and unpublished writings including typescripts of lectures, handwritten manuscripts, notes, ...
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Booth, George G. (George Gough), b. 1864
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Cranbrook Foundation
- Dates:
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1900-1955
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2,185 Items ((on 3 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bootgeor
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence relating primarily to the Cranbrook Academy and Cranbrook School, and some to the Detroit School of Design, the Detroit Institute of Art, the Art Alliance of America, and the American Federation of Arts; a history of Cranbrook by Booth; a diary and visitors' book; Booth's proposal for an Academy of Art and one for the reorganization ...
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Detroit Institute of Arts
- Dates:
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1882-1979
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0.3 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 21 reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.detrinst2
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence, annual reports and bulletins, scrapbooks, photographs, catalogs, clippings and a telegram.
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Percy Ives papers
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Ives, Percy L. (Percival L.), 1864-1928
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circa 1890-1994
bulk circa 1890-circa 1930
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1.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.ivesperc
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Detroit portrait painter Percy Ives (1864-1928), measure 1.4 linear feet and date from circa 1890-1994, with the bulk of the material dating from circa 1890-circa 1930. Two hundred and fifty-eight glass plate negatives of sitters, models, and artwork by Ives form the bulk of the collection. Additional papers include two 1923 letters, a folder of notes, news clippings, sketches, and photographs.
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Burroughs, Clyde H. (Clyde Huntley), 1882-1973
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1915-1937
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23 Items
- Collection ID:
- AAA.burrclyd
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Photographs of and letters from artists, and a sales catalog.
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Machen, William H. (William Henry), 1832-1911
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1852-1907
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3 Items ((on 1 microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.machwill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An annotated exhibition checklist, undated; a handwritten inventory of oil paintings with 2290 entries dating 1852 to ca. 1907; and a handwritten inventory of 254 watercolors, ca. 1889-1902. The inventories include titles and descriptions of each work, dates the works were painted, dimensions, prices, sales, ownership, and notations of subsequent c...
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Marsh, Benjamin
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[ca. 1935]
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1 Photographic print (b&w, 24 x 18 cm.)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.marsbenj
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Painter John Carroll with a sculpture bust of his wife, Georgia Carroll, taken by Benjamin Marsh, curator of Asian art at the Detroit Museum of Art.
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Waltensperger, Charles E., 1871-1931
- Dates:
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1893-1931
- Size:
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1.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.waltchar
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
This small collection of scattered papers of painter and illustrator Charles E. Waltensperger measures 1.2 linear feet and dates from 1893-1931. Papers include biographical material, scattered correspondence between family members, sales records, engagement diaries, notes, sketches of the human form, printed material, and photographs of Waltensperger, his family, colleagues, and travel scenes.
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Dabo, Leon, 1868-1960
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circa 1888-1969
- Size:
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1.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.daboleon
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter Leon Dabo date from circa 1888 to 1969 and measure 1.2 linear feet. The collection consists of biographical materials, scattered correspondence, research files relating to the paintings of James Abbott McNeill Whistler, printed mateirals, photographs, and works of art. Also found is a paint palette and brushes reportedly owned by Whistler and a walking stick.
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Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945
Bryant and Detwiler Co.
- Dates:
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1919-1931
- Size:
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2 Microfilm reels
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cretpaul
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Papers relating to Cret's position as architect of the Detroit Art Institute. Included are correspondence with Clyde H. Burroughs and Ralph H. Booth of the Detroit Arts Commission, architect Albert Kahn, art historian William H. Valentiner, and builders Bryant and Detwiler Co.; and design and construction files, 1920-1929, containing construction p...
