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Moore, Benson Bond, 1882-1974
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1902-1995
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5.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.moorbens
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Archives of American Art
The papers of printmaker and landscape painter Benson Bond Moore date from 1902 to 1995 and measure 5.7 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical material, letters, scattered personal business records, notes and writings, twelve scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs. The papers also contain extensive artwork in the form of drawings and sketches, etchings, lithographs, and a few oil paintings.
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Train, Russell E., 1920-2012
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries)
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1663-2004
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6,500 Items (estimated)
- Collection ID:
- SIL-CL.XXXX-0014
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Smithsonian Libraries
Manuscript and printed textual material, photographic prints and negatives, slides, audio tapes, film, original and reproduction artwork, maps, scrapbooks, and historical and natural artifacts related to the history of African exploration and natural history, dating primarily from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Includes correspondence, drafts of publications, diaries, account books, ephemera, posters, newsclippings, biographies, memoirs, portraits, and the former personal property of selected explorers, big game hunters, missionaries, pioneers, and naturalists in Africa.
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Arkatov, James, 1920-
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1995-2003
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0.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1229
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains 326 photographs of jazz musicians taken by James Arkatov from 1995 to 2003.
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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1760-1935
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2 Reels (ca. 150 items (on 2 partial microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.histsopa
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Letters, mainly from artists, and documents selected from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's miscellaneous manuscript collection (Society Collection). Letters are to various people; 46 of them are to Townsend Ward and a few are to John A. McAllister, photographer. Many of the letters refer to paintings, portraits, commissions, and awards.
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Dreer, Ferdinand J. (Ferdinand Julius), 1812-1902
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[ca. 1770-1910]
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3 Reels (ca. 300 items (on 3 partial microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.dreeferd
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Primarily letters from the Dreer collection's autograph sections for painters and engravers (ca. 150 letters of 129 artists), and architects and sculptors (ca. 45 letters of 36 artists). Ca. 50 letters selected from other autograph categories are also included, among them soldiers of the Revolution, American lawyers, inventors, scientists, American...
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National Academy of Design (U.S.)
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1891-1916
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1 Volume ((74 items))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.natiacal
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
A scrapbook/letterbook containing 74 letters from artists, written mostly to Academy president Harry Watrous, with several to Charles M. Kurtz regarding paintings and sculpture lent for exhibitions, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 (the St. Louis World's Fair), and other matters.
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Hitchcock, Henry-Russell, 1903-1987
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1919-1987
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24.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hitchenp
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of architectural historian, author, critic, teacher, and museum director, Henry-Russell Hitchcock, date from 1919-1987 and measure 24.8 linear feet. Almost all of the collection is comprised of Hitchcock's correspondence files relating to academic research, teaching, curatorial interests, and professional associations. Letters are from prominent architectural historians, architects, artists, preservationists, museum directors and curators, and family and friends. Also found are two feet of writings by Hitchcock and others, scattered biographical information, printed material, and photographs of Hitchcock and architecture.
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Page, William, 1811-1885
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1815-1947
bulk 1843-1892
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11.06 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pagewill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of the portraitist and art theorist William Page and the Page family measure 11.06 linear feet and date from 1815 to 1947, bulk 1843-1892. In addition to the papers of William Page, the papers include documents related to Page's wife's career as a writer and records documenting their personal lives and the lives of their family members. Types of documents found include personal documents and artifacts, correspondence, essays, lectures, diaries, poems, notes and notebooks, financial records, legal records, published works, clippings, catalogs, photographs, and artwork.
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Kraushaar Galleries
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1877-2006
- Size:
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91.9 Linear feet
0.181 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kraugall
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of New York City Kraushaar Galleries measure 91.9 linear feet and 0.181 GB and date from 1877 to 2006. Three-fourths of the collection documents the gallery's handling of contemporary American paintings, drawings, and sculpture through correspondence with artists, private collectors, museums, galleries, and other art institutions, interspersed with scattered exhibition catalogs and other materials. Also included are John F. Kraushaar's estate records; artists' files; financial ledgers documenting sales and gallery transactions; consignment and loan records; photographs of artwork; sketchbooks and drawings by James Penney, Louis Bouché, and others; and two scrapbooks.
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Rossiter, Thomas Prichard, 1818-1871
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1840-1961
- Size:
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0.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rossthom
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Thomas Prichard Rossiter and Rossiter Family papers measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1840 to 1961. Included are letters to painter Thomas Prichard Rossiter and letters to his son, architect Ehrick Kensett Rossiter, documenting their friendships with many artists and Thomas Prichard Rossiter's sketchbook and loose sketches. Edith Rossiter Bevan's papers include her writings on her grandfather, Thomas Prichard Rossiter; a scrapbook; photographs of the Rossiter family; notes by Bevan; news clippings; and other printed material. Also found is Bevan's collection of artists' letters.