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Hirsch, Stefan, 1899-1964
Rogo, Elsa, 1901-1996
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1851-1986
bulk 1920-1960
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19.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hirsstef
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Archives of American Art
The papers of artists and educators Stefan Hirsch and Elsa Rogo measure 19.6 linear feet and date from 1851 to 1986, with the bulk of the material dating from 1920s to the 1960s. Together, they traveled throughout Mexico and Latin America where they became involved in the social and art scenes. Hirsch and Rogo's artistic, teaching, and journalism careers are documented through biographical materials, correspondence, writings and notes, professional files, printed materials, photographs and motion picture films, and sketchbooks and other artwork.
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Rohrmann, G. F. (George F.)
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1970-1975
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129 color slides (35mm)
626 negatives (photographic) (black and white, 35mm)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2018-003
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The collection depicts the everyday life and architecture of Basotho, Hausa, Makonde, Matabele, Pedi, Swazi, and Xhosa peoples in Nigeria, Southern Africa, and Tanzania.
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Covey, Arthur Sinclair, 1877-1960
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1882-1960
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5.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.covearth
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of mural painter and illustrator Arthur Sinclair Covey measure 5.7 linear feet and date from 1882 to 1960. Found within the papers are biographical material; correspondence with art institutions, patrons, and colleagues; scattered business and financial records; notes and writings by Covey and others, including a transcript of an interview with Covey by a radio station; art work and sketchbooks by Covey and his colleagues including Paul Bransom, Harvey Dunn, and Edward Penfield; project files concering Covey's mural projects; a scrapbook of clippings; additional printed material; and photographs of Covey, family members, colleagues, and art work.
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Holman, Thomas S., 1953-2015
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1970-1989
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1.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.holmthom
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Curator, and gallery director Thomas S. Holman's research materials on Reginald Marsh, 1970-1989, measure 1.8 linear feet. Research materials consist of correspondence, notes, printed material, writings, and images accrued during the course of exhibition research that Holman pursued while he was curator of collections at the Minnesota Museum of American Art and director of the Bell Gallery, Brown University. Reginald Marsh research, mainly conducted from 1982-1983, comprises the vast majority of the collection. In addition, there are research files for proposed Charles Demuth and Charles Sheeler exhibitions. Grant research compiled in 1989 concerns a mural exhibition.
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Gates, Robert Franklin, 1906-1982
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1910-1988
bulk 1928-1988
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2.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gaterobe
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Washington, D.C. area painter and art instructor Robert Franklin Gates date from 1910-1988, bulk 1928-1988, and measure 2.3 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical materials; letters from government agencies, museums, galleries, and colleagues; business records primarily concerning transactions with the Jack Rasmussen Gallery; artwork including scattered drawings by Gates and block prints by Joe Goethe and D. Neufeld; two scrapbooks; printed materials; and photographs of Gates, family members, models, artwork, and exhibition installations. There are also photograph albums and miscellaneous photographs documenting a 1936 voyage to the Virgin Islands commissioned by the U.S. Treasury Department.
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Renwick Gallery
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1957, 1961-1989, 1997-2003
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25 cu. ft. (25 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-128
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the activities of the Renwick Gallery during the tenures of Lloyd E. Herman, Director, 1971-1986; Michael W. Monroe, Curator-in-Charge, 1986-1995; and Kenneth R. Trapp, Curator-in-Charge, 1995-2003. Topics covered include art organizations; craft fairs and craft schools; correspondence with m...
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Clements, Gabrielle de Veaux, 1858-1948
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1860-1948
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1 Linear foot
- Collection ID:
- AAA.clemgabr
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter, etcher, printer, muralist, and art teacher Gabrielle de Veaux Clements measure 1 linear foot and date from 1860 to 1948. Found within the papers are biographical material; personal and professional correspondence, including extensive correspondence from Clements to her mother; writings, including notes and essays on art history and etching techniques; printed material; artwork; eight sketchbooks; and photographs of Clements, her family and friends, and her work.
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Spandorf, Lily
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1967-1998, undated
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3 Cubic feet (754 drawings (visual works))
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SPAN
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
This collection consists of 754 pen-and-ink, watercolor, and gouache drawings and paintings by artist Lily Spandorf. They depict scenes from various years of the Festival of American Folklife and its successor, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
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Downtown Gallery
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1824-1974
bulk 1926-1969
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109.56 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.downgall
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Downtown Gallery date from 1824 to 1974 (bulk 1926-1969) and measure 109.56 linear feet. The records present a comprehensive portrait of a significant commercial gallery that operated as a successful business for more than forty years, representing major contemporary American artists and engendering appreciation for early American folk art. There is an unprocessed addition to this collection dating circa 1970 of a single financial/legal document.
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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.