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Guermonprez, Trude, 1910-1976
- Dates:
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1950-1976
- Size:
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3 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- SIL-CH.1993-121-118
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Libraries
This archive includes interesting documents related to Trude Guermonprez's life and work as a weaver. The archives are especially related to the designer's work for her major clients, like Holland America Line and Owens Corning Fiberglass; other pieces in this archive are related to Guermonprez's work for custom curtains made for major synagogues and her designs, interior fabrics, screens and rugs realized in conjunction with J.P. Oud, Architects Associated, New York; Eric Mendelsohn, Warren Callister, etc. The correspondence and the photographs in this collection provide insight into the designer's private life. Included in this collection are press articles, brochures, correspondence, postcards, photographs, color slides, notebooks, textiles, and textile wood patterns.
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- Creators:
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Guermonprez, Trude, 1910-1976
- Dates:
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circa 1900-1987
bulk 1932-1976
- Size:
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1.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.guertrud
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of fiber artist and educator Trude Guermonprez measure 1.2 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to 1987 with the bulk of the material dating from 1932 to 1976. The collection includes biographical material, diaries, correspondence, printed material, artwork, and photographs.
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Oral history interview with Merry Renk
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Renk, Merry, 1921-2012
Fisch, Arline M.
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
- Dates:
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2001 January 18-19
- Size:
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49 Pages (Transcript)
1 Item (sound file (4 min. 15 sec.) Audio excerpt, digital)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.renk01
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Merry Renk conducted 2001 January 18-19, by Arline M. Fisch, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Renk's home and studio, San Francisco, California.
