Eubie Blake Letter and Music Manuscripts
Dwyer, Lawrence
Collection consists of one letter and six music manuscripts by James H. "Eubie" Blake.
Allen Philbrick papers
Correspondence consists primarily of letters, 1902-1987, from Philbrick to his future wife, concert pianist Edith Kellogg, in which he describes his travels to Naples, Capri, Spain, and his studies in Paris. Two receipts are from the Academie Colarossi, 1905, and the Adams Davidson Galleries, 1990. Printed material consists of clippings, 1918-1980, 5 exhibition announcements and …
Ten huize Jan Cox [videorecording] / Belgium Radio and Television ; interviewer, Joos Florquin
Radiodiffusion télévision belge
A video interview, "At home with Jan Cox," of the painter Jan Cox and his brother, pianist Harry Cox, conducted by Joos Florquin for Belgium Radio and Television
Agnes Albert letter from Edward Hopper
Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967
The microfilmed Agnes Albert letter from Edward Hopper is dated February 4, 1955. In it Hopper describes how he came to paint the watercolor House at San Mateo, and he gives his impressions of San Francisco and San Mateo.
Clarence Brodeur papers relating to the Fontainebleau Schools
By-laws of the Fontainebleau Fine Arts and Music Schools Association, 1947; constitution of the Fontainebleau Alumni Association, 1981; school histories, 1981; a dissertation "Architectural Teaching at The Fontainebleau School of Fine Arts, 1923-1939" by Isabelle Gournay; subject files containing letters and biographical material on Nadia Boulanger, 1979, Jacques Carlu, 1976, and Paul Chidlaw, 1983; clippings on Brodeur …
Thelonious Monk Music Manuscript
The tenor saxophone part for "4 in 1".
Maryna Kaston papers
The scattered papers of sculptor and art dealer Maryna Kaston measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1975 to 1976. The papers focus on Kaston's work to commission, fundraise for, and install a bronze bust of Arthur Rubinstein by Nathan Rapoport in Carnegie Hall.
Productions
This accession consists of materials documenting three Smithsonian Productions projects that celebrated the 300th anniversary of the piano: "People and Pianos: 300 Years," "Piano 300," and "Piano Grand!" The documentary, "People and Pianos: 300 Years," was filmed in various locations across Europe, the United States and in Japan, and featured experts and craftsmen who …
Oral history interview with Elma Lewis
Brown, Robert F.
An interview of Elma Lewis conducted 1997 July 25 and Sept. 19, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art, in Lewis' home, Roxbury, Mass.
Sarah Vaughan Memorial Program
Mount Zion Baptist Church (Newark (N.J.))
The collection consists of a single memorial program documenting the April 9, 1990 funeral of Sarah Vaughan at the Mount Zion Baptist Church, Newark, New Jersey.
