Album of Persian Photographs
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Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933
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undated
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1 Item (album (120 photoprints))
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2015.09
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Black leather bound album of 119 albumen prints and one silver gelatin print. Prints are likely produced by the studio of photographer Antoin Sevruguin in the 1870s and 80s in his early career in Iran. Includes handwritten captions in Persian. Many of the prints have an unusually purplish tone.
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Pearlman, Henry, b. 1895
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1893-1995
bulk 1950-1980
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4.38 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pearhenr
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Henry and Rose Pearlman papers measure 4.38 linear feet and date from 1893 to 1995 (bulk 1950-1980). The collection documents the activities of Post-Impressionist and Modern art collectors Henry and Rose Pearlman through correspondence, research materials, exhibition catalogs, photographs, and clippings.
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Renwick Gallery
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1970-1983
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9 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-149
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the exhibitions Woodenworks: Furniture Objects by Five Contemporary Craftsmen; Design Is . . .; and Craft Multiples. Woodenworks: Furniture Objects by Five Contemporary Craftsmen was the major inaugural exhibition at the Renwick Gallery and was on display from January 28 - July 19, 1972. I...
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Dehner, Dorothy, 1901-1994
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1920-1987
bulk 1951-1987
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4.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.dehndoro
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Dorothy Dehner measure approximately 4.5 linear feet and date from 1920 to 1987, with the bulk of the material dating from 1951 to 1987. The collection documents the life and work of the sculptor. Papers include extensive correspondence, business and financial papers, writings, interviews, printed material, photographs, student papers, one item of art work, and scattered personal papers and material relating to David Smith.
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Lewis, Monty, 1907-1997
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1928-[ca. 1960.]
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1.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lewimont
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Archives of American Art
REEL LA 2: A clipping, August 28, 1955, about Lewis; a book, Murals by American Painters and Photographers, Museum of Modern Art, 1932; a catalog, "The Bulletin of the Museum of Modern Art", vol. 4, July 1937; a newsletter, "Conferences on Inter-American Relations in the Fields of Art, Music, Education and Publications and Libraries, 1939-1940," Ma...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
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1949-1964
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167.20 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (324 document boxes) (10 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 50
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document part of the secretarial administration of Alexander Wetmore and the whole of Leonard Carmichael's tenure. During this period the Smithsonian Institution's capacity to carry out research in its traditional scientific disciplines was substantially strengthened. At the same time the Institution was able to invest much ...
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Keen, Helen Boyd, b. 1899
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1936-1986
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1.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.keenhele
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter Helen Boyd Keen measure 1.5 linear feet and date from 1936 to 1986. Found are scattered biographical materials, correspondence, writings and notes, subject files on colleagues, printed material, photographs, one scrapbook, sketches, and one sketchbook.
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De Rivera, José Ruiz, 1904-1985
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1930-1991
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5.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.derijose
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of sculptor José de Rivera date from 1930 to 1991 and measure 5.6 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical materials, letters, scattered personal business records, commission files, art work including four sketchbooks, printed material, and photographs. One of the commission files includes a motion picture film.
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Tam, Reuben
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1931-2006
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9.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.tamreub
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of landscape painter and educator Reuben Tam measure 9.2 linear feet and date from 1931 to 2006. The papers document his career as a painter in New York, Maine, and Hawaii through biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, art organizations, schools, and galleries; diaries, poetry, and other writings; exhibition catalogs, news clippings, other printed material; photographs; artwork, including seventeen sketchbooks; and eight scrapbooks. There is a 1.1 linear foot unprocessed addition to the collection donated in 2020 that includes 34 sketchbooks, circa 1940-1974, by Tam from his time in New York, Hawaii, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Oregon, Alaska and Canada.
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Department of Decorative Arts
- Dates:
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1941-1992
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39 cu. ft. (39 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 506
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of the administrative, correspondence, and exhibition files of the Department of Decorative Arts. Curator David R. McFadden and his predecessors created most of the records, but some were compiled by assistants in the department, guest curators, and exhibition organizers. Some files were created before the department ...