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Digitized Content Oral history interview with Francis Sumner Merritt
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Creators:
Merritt, Francis Sumner, 1913-2000
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1979 May 25-June 25
Size:
61 Pages (Transcript)
Collection ID:
AAA.merrit79
Repository:
Archives of American Art

An interview of Francis Sumner Merritt conducted 1979 May 25-June 25, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.

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Francis Sumner Merritt papers
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Creators:
Merritt, Francis Sumner, 1913-2000
Dates:
circa 1930-1980
Size:
5.7 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.merrfran
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers of painter and arts administrator Francis Sumner Merritt measure 5.7 linear feet and date from circa 1930 to 1980. The bulk of the papers document his career as the founding director of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Included are biographical materials, personal correspondence, writings and notes, professional files on Haystack and other institutions, printed material, and photographs.

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Haystack Mountain School of Crafts records
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Creators:
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Dates:
1950-1969
Size:
5,000 Items ((on 7 microfilm reels))
Collection ID:
AAA.haysmoun
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Correspondence, with letters to Mary Bishop, founder of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Francis Sumner Merritt, director of the school, his wife Priscilla, and copies of letters sent; organizational records including by-laws for the school, annual reports, meeting minutes, financial data, course outlines, and faculty lists; a file kept by Mary ...

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Denny Winters papers
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Creators:
Winters, Denny Sonke, 1907-1985
Dates:
1936-1978
Size:
537 Items ((on 3 microfilm reels))
Collection ID:
AAA.wintdenn
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Correspondence, primarily with family; several essays and speeches about art; a list of Winters's paintings; photographs of her and others, including Karl Fortess, Carroll Berry, Howard Jones, Francis Merritt, William Zorach, William Kienbusch, and William Thon; photographs of her art work; invitations, awards, and membership cards; exhibition cata...

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Digitized Content Oral history interview with William J. Brown and Jane Brown
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Creators:
Brown, William J. (William Joseph), 1923-1992
Kessler, Jane
Brown, Jane Brennan, 1931-
Dates:
1991 January 19-March 2
Size:
203 Pages (Transcript)
Collection ID:
AAA.brown91
Repository:
Archives of American Art

An interview with William J. Brown and Jane Brown conducted 1991 January 19-1991 March 2, by Jane Kessler, for the Archives of American Art.

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Merry Renk papers
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Creators:
Renk, Merry, 1921-2012
Dates:
1952-2000
Size:
0.9 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.renkmerr
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers of San Francisco metal-worker, jeweler, and painter Merry Renk measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1952 to 2000. The collection comprises business records that include sales invoices, inventories, exhibition price lists, correspondence, and other material related to Renk's business activities. Also found are printed materials, a few sketches of utensils, writings, and a video recording of the documentary "Merry Renk: Jeweler" by Alan Leveton.

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Digitized Content Oral history interview with Wayne Higby
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Creators:
Higby, Wayne
McInnes, Mary, 1956-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
Dates:
2005 April 12-14
Size:
9 Items (Sound recording: 9 sound files (4 hr., 55 min.), digital, wav)
66 Pages (Transcript)
Collection ID:
AAA.higby05
Repository:
Archives of American Art

An interview of Wayne Higby conducted 2005 April 12-14, by Mary McInnes, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Alfred Station, New York. Higby speaks of growing up in Colorado Springs, Colorado; choosing to go to University of Colorado, Boulder; traveling to Europe, ...

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Digitized Content Oral history interview with Walter Nottingham
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Creators:
Nottingham, Walter, 1930-2012
Owen, Carol, 1936-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
Dates:
2002 July 14-18
Size:
29 Pages (Transcript)
4 Items (Sound recording: 4 sound files (1 hr., 41 min.), digital, wav)
Collection ID:
AAA.nottin02
Repository:
Archives of American Art

An interview of Walter Nottingham conducted 2002 July 14-18, by Carol Owen, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at the studios of Idyllwild Arts, in Idyllwild, California. Nottingham speaks of his enthusiasm for basketball; being an altar boy and, as such, surrounded ...

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Digitized Content Oral history interview with Michael Cohen
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Creators:
Cohen, Michael, 1936-
Williams, Gerald, 1926-2014
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
Dates:
2001 August 11
Size:
37 Pages (Transcript)
Collection ID:
AAA.cohen01
Repository:
Archives of American Art

An interview of Michael Cohen conducted 2001 August 11, by Gerry Williams, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at his home, in Pelham, Massachusetts.

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Digitized Content Walt Kuhn Family papers and Armory Show records
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Creators:
Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949
Dates:
1859-1984
bulk 1900-1949
Size:
31 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.kuhnwalt
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The Walt Kuhn Family papers and Armory Show records measure 31 linear feet and date from 1859 to 1984, with the bulk of material dating from 1900 to 1949. Papers contain records of the legendary Armory Show of 1913, also known as the International Exhibition of Modern Art, which introduced modern European painting and sculpture to the American public. Papers also contain records of the Association of American Painters and Sculptors (AAPS), the artist-run organization that mounted the Armory Show; records of the New York artists' clubs the Kit Kat Club (founded 1881) and the Penguin Club (founded 1917); and the personal and family papers of New York artist Walt Kuhn (1877-1949), one of the primary organizers of the Armory Show.

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