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Adrian, Dennis, 1937-
Silverman, Lanny
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2015 October 8-9
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4 Items (Sound recording: 4 sound files (4 hr., 18 min.), digital, wav)
173 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.adrian15
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview with Dennis Adrian conducted 2015 October 8-9, by Lanny Silverman, for the Archives of American Art's Chicago Art and Artists: Oral History Project, at Adrian's home in Seaside, Oregon.
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Yoshida, Ray
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circa 1895-2010
bulk 1950-2005
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10 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.yoshray
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Chicago artist and educator Ray Yoshida measure 10 linear feet and date from circa 1895 to 2010, with the bulk of the material dating from 1950 to 2005. Yoshida's career as a painter and collagist as well as his long tenure as a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago are documented through biographical material, personal correspondence, notebooks and writings, teaching records, personal business records, printed material, source material, photographs, sketchbooks, artwork by Yoshida and others, and scrapbooks. Items within the collection also document Yoshida's personal interest in collecting folk art and artifacts.
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Baum, Don, 1922-
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circa 1940-2004
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6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.baumdon
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Files on artwork by Baum, exhibition and loan files, photographs of artwork by others, personal correspondence, and an audio recording.
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Bengston, Billy Al
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circa 1940s-1989
bulk 1960-1988
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10.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bengbill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of southern California Pop artist Billy Al Bengston measure 10.4 linear feet and date from circa 1940s to 1989, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1960 to 1988. The collection documents the life and work of the artist through biographical materials, correspondence, personal business records, gallery and museum files, teaching files, project and commission files, scattered artwork, printed materials, and photographs.
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Music, Sports and Entertainment, Division of, NMAH, SI
Sidney, Corinne Entratter
Sidney, George, 1916-2002
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1885-2002
bulk 1940-1967
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54 Film reels
96 Cubic feet (288 boxes, 6 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0867
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
George Sidney (1916-2002) was a film director during the Golden Age of Hollywood filmmaking (1927-1954). He spent the longest period of his career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) until the 1950s. He later produced and directed films for Columbia Pictures and Paramount Pictures. He was a president of the Directors Guild of America and an avid photographer. He was the recipient of three awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscar). The collection consists of photographs, photographic negatives, personal and business materials, and film. The collection also contains material created by George Sidney's uncle, George Sidney, vaudevillian and motion picture actor.
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Greenberg, Clement, 1909-1994
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1937-1983
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8.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.greeclep
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of art critic, author, and lecturer Clement Greenberg measure 8.6 linear feet and date from 1937 to 1983. The bulk of the collection consists of letters from art critics, artists, family, friends, galleries, and museums. Notable correspondents include Jack Bush, Anthony Caro, Richard Diebenkorn, Friedel Dzubas, Helen Frankenthaler, Adolph Gottlieb, Hans Hofmann, Morris Louis, Robert Motherwell, Charles Pollock, Jules Olitski, David Smith, and Anne Truitt among others. Also found are biograpical materials, personal business and financial records, an etching by Kurt Wisneski, printed materials, and two reports by Greenberg concerning his travels.
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Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc.
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1856-1989, undated
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65 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0395
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Printed advertisements, scrapbooks, correspondence, marketing research, radio commercial scripts, photographs, proof sheets, reports, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, television commercial storyboards, blueprints, legal documents, and audiovisual materials primarily documenting the history, business practices, and advertising campaigns of the Hills Bros. Coffee Company, Incorporated. Collection documents the professional and private lives of the Hills family; insight into the cultivation, production, and selling of coffee; and construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
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Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art
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1883-1962
bulk 1885-1962
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265.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.carninst
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art measure 265.8 linear feet and date from 1883-1962, with the bulk of the material dating from 1885-1940. The collection includes extensive correspondence between the museum's founding director, John Beatty, and his successor, Homer Saint-Gaudens, with artists, dealers, galleries, collectors, museum directors, representatives abroad, shipping and insurance agents, and museum trustees. The collection also includes Department of Fine Arts interoffice memoranda and reports; loan exhibition files; Carnegie International planning, jury, shipping, and sale records; Department of Fine Arts letterpress copy books, and a copy of the original card catalog index to these records.
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Invertebrate Zoology
- Dates:
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1937-2005
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9 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-194
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of files created and maintained by Frederick M. Bayer, Zoologist Emeritus. Bayer came to the Smithsonian Institution in 1947 as a research zoologist specializing in taxonomy, zoogeography, and mineralogy of Octocorallia (soft corals). These materials consist of correspondence, subject files, field notes, photographs, ne...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum. Curatorial Office
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1981-2001
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16 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-020
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records which document the research, development, fundraising, publicity, production, and execution of exhibitions at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). Supplementary areas of exhibitions also covered include related symposiums, lectures, and gallery talks. Among those exhibitions covered are The Bard Broth...