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Perrot, Paul N.
- Dates:
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1969-1991
- Size:
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12.5 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 91-098
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of a selective fragment of the total professional papers of Paul N. Perrot. They are concerned chiefly with his activities in international organizations and projects related to museums and the preservation/conservation of cultural property. The papers cover his career from Directorship in the Corning Museum, throu...
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Namuth, Hans
- Dates:
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1945-1985
- Size:
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4.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.namuhans
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York photographer and filmmaker Hans Namuth measure 4.5 linear feet and date from 1945 to 1985. The bulk of the collection consists of photographs taken by Namuth of New York artists. Also included are papers regarding Namuth's film about Alfred Stieglitz and other professional files.
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Perrot, Paul N., interviewee
- Dates:
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2004
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3 audiotapes (reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9618
- Repository:
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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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Gates, Margaret Casey, 1903-1989
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1934-1988
- Size:
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1 Linear foot
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gatemarg
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Washington, D.C. painter Margaret Casey Gates date from 1934-1988, and measure 1.0 linear foot. Gates' papers document her work as a painter, her projects for the New Deal federal arts programs, the Phillips Memorial Gallery and its art school, where she attended school and later worked as secretary and where her husband Robert Franklin Gates was a teacher, and the Washington, D.C. arts scene. Found are scattered correspondence, seven sketchbooks by Gates and two sketchbooks of her divorced husband Robert Franklin Gates. Miscellaneous notes and writings, a scrapbook, printed material, and photographs of Gates, her husband, friends, artwork, and views of the Virgin Islands are also included in the papers.
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Catherine Viviano Gallery records
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Catherine Viviano
- Dates:
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1930-1990
bulk 1949-1978
- Size:
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11.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cathvivi
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Catherine Viviano Gallery measure 11.6 linear feet and date from 1930-1990, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1949-1978. Established in New York City in 1949, the gallery specialized in contemporary painting and sculpture primarily by American and European artists. The collection consists of artists' files; correspondence with artists, collectors, dealers, museum directors, curators, and publishers; business records; printed material; and photographs of artwork and artists. Also included are records relating to Catherine Viviano's activities as a private dealer and consultant after she closed the gallery in 1970.
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of Research and Professional Training
- Dates:
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1970-1978
- Size:
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 596
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the activities of Lois Marie Fink as head of the Office of Research and Professional Training from 1970 to 1978. Included are incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding internships and visiting scholar programs, and reference inquiries; memoranda sent within the Office and to Museum Director Joshua C. Taylor; a large...
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Fine Arts Lending Program
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circa 1965-1980
- Size:
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 445
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of administrative files of the Program, including a large volume dealing with loans to the White House. Other records relating to the Lending Program can be found in Record Unit 453, the Office of the Registrar.
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary, Special Assistant to the Secretary for Fine Arts
- Dates:
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1965
- Size:
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0.1 linear meter.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 441
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily consist of form letters answering Beggs' survey. Other records pertaining to this collection such as charters and annual reports have been dispersed in the National Museum of American Art and Portrait Gallery Library.
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National Collection of Fine Arts
- Dates:
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1908-1974
- Size:
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59 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (116 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 313
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records pertain to the administration of David W. Scott, director, 1965-1968, Robert Tyler Davis, interim director, 1969, and Joshua C. Taylor, director, 1970- . Some records, most noticeably correspondence with Smithsonian Art Commission members, have been pulled up into the files from previous administrations. Also included are Smithson...
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Rathbone, Perry Townsend, 1911-2000
- Dates:
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1929-1985
- Size:
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4.3 Linear feet (5 boxes, 1 OV)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rathperr
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of museum director Perry Townsend Rathbone measure 4.3 linear feet and date from 1929 to 1985. The papers document Rathbone's career as museum director of the City Art Museum of St. Louis and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and his later work with Christie's New York office. Found within the papers are biographical materials, correspondence with friends and colleagues, writings, professional and project files, printed materials, and photographs, mostly of exhibitions.