Henri Vever Papers
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- Creators:
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Vever, Henri, 1854-1942
- Dates:
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1867-1932
- Size:
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2.5 Linear feet (circa 35 items)
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A1988.04
- Repository:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
The papers of Parisian jeweler and art collector Henri Vever (1854-1942) include six diaries; a ledger of his art acquisitions; original oil paintings by Vever; and photographs. The materials document Vever's circle of friends, patrons, and other art collectors in turn-of-the-century Paris.
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Department of Design and Production
- Dates:
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1988-1991
- Size:
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-236
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by John Zelenik, Head of Design and Production, documenting the design and production of the exhibitions "Chinese Scholar's Studio: Artistic Life in the Late Ming Period," "Timur and the Princely Vision: Persian Art and Culture in the Fifteenth Century," "Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of ...
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Office of the Director
- Dates:
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1985-1995
- Size:
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-171
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the interaction and relationship between Milo Cleveland Beach, Director (1987-2001), and prominent friends of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Records also document Beach's activities related to the negotiation for and acquisition of the Vever Japanese print collection. Henri Vever's collection of...
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Education and Public Programs
- Dates:
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1988-2009
- Size:
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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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- Creators:
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Vevers, Tony
- Dates:
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1947-2008
bulk 1960-1999
- Size:
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3.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.vevetony
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter and art historian Tony Vevers measure 3.4 linear feet and date from 1947 to 2008, with the bulk of materials dating from 1960 to 1999. The collection concerns his career as a painter and teacher and his research and writings about the history of art in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Found within the papers are correspondence, writings, subject files, printed material, and photographs.
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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Exhibitions
- Dates:
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1980-2006
- Size:
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10.56 cu. ft. (24 blueprint storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-061
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of drawings documenting the design of exhibitions at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Exhibitions documented in this accession include "Huguenot Legacy: English Silver, 1680-1760;" "Avant-Garde Letterhead;" "Lace;" "What Could Have Been: Unbuilt Architecture of the 80s;" "Solos: Smartwrap;" "Faberge: Jeweler ...
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Kenneth Stubbs, 1907-1967
- Dates:
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1911-2007
- Size:
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0.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.stubkenn
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Archives of American Art
The Kenneth and Miriam Stubbs papers regarding E. Ambrose Webster measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1911-2007. A student at Webster's summer school in Provincetown, Kenneth Stubbs maintained a friendship with Webster and collected some of his original papers, including many handwritten copies of Webster's lectures, notes, an address book, photographs, letters, lists, and reproductions of artwork. Research files maintained by Kenneth, and later by his wife Miriam, include correspondence, exhibition catalogs for exhibitions of Webster's work, notes, photographs of artwork, and a sound recording of a radio interview of Miriam Stubbs and Tony Vevers discussing Webster.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
- Dates:
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1984-1991, 1995-1998, 2003
- Size:
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10 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-081
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of videotapes created during the production of "Smithsonian World," an educational television series that explored people, ideas, and events that shape world culture, blending art, science, history, and the humanities to create an exciting harmony among disciplines. The production was narrated by historian David G....
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Hersh, Phyllis
Lensen-Tomasson, Nancy, 1931-
- Dates:
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1974-2008
bulk 1975-1980
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89 negatives (photographic)
536 Photographic prints
1.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.023
- Repository:
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National Museum of the American Indian
The Phyllis Hersh collection consists of papers and photographs associated with a book project on contemporary Hopi, Navajo, Santo Domingo, and Zuni jewelry and jewelers. The collection measures 1.3 linear ft. of mansucript materials, 521 photographic prints, and 85 photographic negatives, and dates from 1974 to 2008, with the bulk of the material dating from 1975 to 1980. The papers primarily document Hersh's work on "The Indian Jewelers' Art," an unfinished book on contemporary Native American jewelry.
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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
- Dates:
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circa 1985-2008
- Size:
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23.85 cu. ft. (21 record storage boxes) (2 document boxes) (2 tall document boxes) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 09-175
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting research, planning, design, execution, and installation of exhibitions during the tenure of David Revere McFadden, Curator, 1978-1993; Deborah Shinn, Curator-in-Charge, 1995-1996, and Assistant Curator, 1997-2002; and Sarah Coffin, Curator, 2004- . Exhibitions documented in this accession include ...