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2009
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9623
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Oral History Program is part of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. The purpose of the program is to conduct interviews with current and retired members of the Smithsonian staff who have made significant contributions, administrative and scholarly, to the Institution. The project's goal is to supplement the published record and manuscrip...
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Farré, Henry
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undated
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1 Item
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2002.0048
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the Washington, DC program for the exhibit, "Sky Fighters of France." Displayed in the galleries of the Ladies of the Washington Club, the exhibit was shown in Washington from April 24 to April 29 (year unknown, but not prior to 1917). This program includes an introduction, nineteen black and white images of Farré's pain...
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Hills, Patricia
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circa 1900-2015
bulk 1968-2009
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23.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hillspat
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Archives of American Art
The papers of art historian, curator, and educator Patricia Hills measure 23.1 linear feet and date from circa 1900-2015, bulk 1968-2009. Central to this collection are project files documenting professional work that resulted in lectures, publications, exhibitions, art history courses on numerous artists including Alice Neel, Jacob Lawrence, May Stevens, Rudolf Baranik, and John Singer Sargent. These files and files documenting Hills's tenure at the Whitney Museum of American Art include planning documents, research files, correspondence, manuscripts and accompanying publications, as well as other printed materials. The collection also contains correspondence with art historians, artists, curators, and others, notably Lawrence Alloway, Lowery Stokes Sims, Lucy R. Lippard, T.J. Clark, Leon Golub, and Donald Kuspit; professional files documenting grants and residencies awarded and consulting work; artist and subject files; other writings; and printed material. Membership and affiliation records document Hills' service to the profession, including Women's Caucus for Art and the Visual Culture/Art History Caucus of the American Studies Association.
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Education and Public Programs
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1988-2009
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-062
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting educational programs and activities related to exhibitions and collections at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Programs include multiple visit programs; teacher workshops and events; and school programs. Materials include handouts, activity sheets, student artwork, prog...
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Free, Jerry D.
International Battle of the Bands, Inc.
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1981-1998.
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32 Cubic feet (88 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0677
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Business records, scrapbooks, audio disks, videotape, audio tape, and photographs documenting the business and entertainment activities at the International Battle of the Bands.
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Lowry, Janice Ann, 1946-2009
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1957-2009
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18 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lowrjani
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Archives of American Art
The papers of collagist and painter Janice Lowry measure 18.0 linear feet and date from 1957 to 2009. Lowry's career as an artist in Arizona and California is documented through biographical material, printed material, teaching files, and photographs. The bulk of the papers consist of six diaries; thirteen morning journals; 126 art journals which include both written text and artwork in the form of sketches, paintings, and collages; hand-made artist books; nine notebooks with sketches; and one sketchbook.
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - American Art
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2007-2011
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-381
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession primarily consists of records created and maintained by Lee Glazer, Associate Curator of American Art, 2007- , documenting the development and design of exhibitions as well as programming around those exhibitions. Documented exhibitions include "Peacock Room Comes to America;" "Texture of Night: James McNeill Whistler;" "Ch...
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Byrd, Charlene Hodges, 1929-2009
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circa 1750-2009
bulk 1880-1960
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43 Linear feet (35 document boxes and 39 oversize boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.2010.26
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The Charlene Hodges Byrd collection measures 43 linear feet, and dates from circa 1750-2009, with the bulk of the material dating from 1880-1960. The collection documents the personal life and professional career of Charlene Hodges Byrd, an African American teacher from Washington, D.C., along with material for several related families from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Family members prominently represented include Sarah A. Shimm, teacher and essayist under the name Faith Lichen; her daughters Erminie F. Shimm and Grace E. Shimm Cummings, both teachers; and Byrd's mother, Joyce Ethel Cummings Hodges, also a teacher. Correspondence and writings chiefly discuss family life, religion, race, education, and the relationship with Frederick Douglass and his family. The collection is arranged in 10 series: Biographical Material, Correspondence, Writings, Subject Files, Financial and Legal Records, Printed Material, Volumes, Memorabilia, Textiles, and Photographs.
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Mazur, Michael, 1935-2009
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circa 1936-2016
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22.2 Linear feet
22.83 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.mazumich
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of artist Michael Mazur measure 22.2 linear feet and 22.83 gigabytes, and date from circa 1936 to 2016, documenting a studio and exhibition practice in addition to teaching and activism activities in both paper and digital formats in the following series: biographical materials, correspondence, studio records, gallery records, project records, affiliations, exhibition records, writings, printed materials, photographic materials, and artwork.
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National Portrait Gallery. Department of Exhibitions and Collections Management
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1997-2009
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14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-084
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the work of the Department of Exhibitions and Collections Management in various aspects of exhibition development, planning, design, and publicity. Exhibitions documented include Eye Contact: Modern American Portrait Drawings; American Women; Portrait of the Art World: A Century of ARTnews ...