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Shimomura, Roger, 1939-
- Dates:
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1965-1990
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2.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.shimroge
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter, printmaker, performance artist, and teacher Roger Shimomura measure 2.6 linear feet and date from 1965 to 1990. Found within the papers are biographical materials, correspondence, writings, notes, printed material, one scrapbook, and photographs.
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Bloch, Albert
- Dates:
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1873-2014
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17.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.blocalbe
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter and educator Albert Bloch measure 17.9 linear feet and date from 1873 to 2014. The collection documents his career as an artist and university professor in Lawrence, Kansas, as well as his time in Munich, Germany, as part of the Blue Rider group of German Expressionists. The collection includes biographical material, extensive personal and professional correspondence, writings, personal business records, exhibition files, printed material, photographs, and artwork. Throughout the collection are records maintained by his widow Anna Bloch on the exhibition, sale, and research of Bloch's work after his death.
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Anderson, Don
- Dates:
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1942-1973
- Size:
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.andedon
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence regarding Curry, with Chris Christensen, Kathleen Curry, Vachel Davis, Lawrence Schmeckebier, and others; a letter from Curry to Christensen, 1946; 13 photographs of Anderson, Curry and others in Montana, ca. 1941; two photographs of Curry sketching Anderson's daughter, Susan Anderson (age 9), while working on the mural "Kansas Homes...
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Knight, Gwendolyn
Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000
- Dates:
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1816
1914-2008
bulk 1973-2001
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25.35 Linear feet
0.001 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lawrjaco
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of African American painter and educator Jacob Lawrence and his wife, artist Gwendolyn Knight measure 25.35 linear feet and 0.001 GB date from 1914 to 2008, with one item from 1816 and the bulk of the material dating from 1973 to 2001. The collection includes biographical material; correspondence including condolence letters to Gwendolyn Knight after Jacob Lawrence's death; writings by Jacob Lawrence and others; printed and digital material; photographs; personal business records; artwork; records from the Jacob Lawrence Catalogue Raisonné Project; materials related to the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation; professional files; and material related to awards and honors received by Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight.
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Curry, John Steuart, 1897-1946
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1848-1999
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10.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.currjohn
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter, muralist, and illustrator John Steuart Curry, and Curry family papers, measure 10.1 linear feet and date from 1848 to 1999. Papers document his career and family history through certificates, correspondence, photographs, clippings, contracts, receipts, inventories, writings, notes, and other materials. The papers contain particularly rich documentation of Curry's period as artist-in-residence at the University of Wisconsin, from 1936 to 1946. Mural projects in Kansas, Washington, DC, and Wisconsin are also documented.
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Ireland, Leroy, 1889-1970
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1916-2007
bulk 1960-1971
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2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.irellero
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Art dealer Leroy Ireland's research material on George Inness measures 2.0 linear feet and dates from 1916 to 2007, with the bulk of the material dating from 1960 to 1971. The collection documents Ireland's research for his book The Works of George Inness: An Illustrated Catalogue Raisonne through correspondence, research files, and photographs of artwork.
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Jenkins, Paul, 1923-2012
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circa 1915-2010
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11.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.jenkpaul2
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of abstract expressionist painter and playwright Paul Jenkins measure 11.1 linear feet and date from circa 1915 to 2010. Jenkins's career in New York and Paris is documented through biographical material, family papers, correspondence, writings, personal business records, printed material, photographs of Jenkins in his studio and at various events, and original artwork by Jenkins and others.
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Byers, George William, 1923-
- Dates:
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1956-1993
- Size:
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7452
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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Romero, Victor
Romero, Christine Solinski
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May 12, 1992
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6 Film reels (16mm)
3 Sound tape reels (1/4 inch)
5 Videocassettes (Betacam)
0.25 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.401
- Repository:
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection contains an unpublished documentary film shot on May 12, 1992 that depicts an interview with artist Allan Houser [Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache (New Mexico)] discussing his remembrances of painting murals at the U.S. Department of the Interior headquarters in Washington, DC in 1939-1940. The film was shot by Victor Romero (Isleta Pueblo) and Christine Romero.
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Dasburg, Andrew, 1887-1979
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1833-1980
bulk 1900-1980
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8.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.dasbandr
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter Andrew Dasburg and his wife and sculptor Grace Mott Johnson date from 1833 to 1980 (bulk 1900 to 1980), and measure 8.8 linear feet. The collection documents each artist's career and personal lives, including their brief marriage and their friendships with many notable artists in the New Mexico and New York art colonies during the early twentieth century. The papers of Dasburg (6 linear feet) and Johnson (2.8 linear feet) include biographical materials; extensive correspondence with family, friends, and fellow artists, such as John F. Carlson, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Marsden Hartley, Henry Lee McFee, and Ward Lockwood; writings by Dasburg, Johnson, and others; scattered legal, financial, and business records; clippings; exhibition materials; numerous photographs of Johnson and Dasburg, friends, family, and artwork; and original artwork, including two sketchbooks by Johnson.