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Tanager Gallery
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1952-1979
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2.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.tanagall
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of contemporary New York City Tanager Gallery measure 2.6 linear feet and date from 1952 to 1979. Found are administrative files, financial and legal records including detailed receipt books, scattered correspondence, artists' files for circa 70 artists that include price lists and biographies, two scrapbooks of printed materials, newsclippings, exhibition announcements and other printed materials, and five photographs of openings at the gallery and of the exterior of the building.
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Scull, Robert, 1917-1986
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1955-circa 1984
bulk 1965-1970
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2.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sculrobe
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Robert Scull papers measure 2.2 linear feet and date from 1950 to circa 1984, with the bulk of the material dating from 1965 to 1970. Throughout the 1960s, Robert Scull was a wealthy and prominent art collector of Abstract, Pop, and Minimalist art whose collection included works by Michael Heizer, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol, among others. His papers include fourteen annotated appointment books, correspondence, financial and legal records, printed material, and photographs. There is a 0.2 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2020 that includes black and white photographs (and 1 color photograph), snapshots, negatives and negative strips of family, friends artwork and artists; correspondence; and loan forms for works of art.
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Soyer, Moses, 1899-1974
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circa 1905-1974
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3.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.soyemose
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of realist painter Moses Soyer date from circa 1905 to 1974 and measure 3.8 linear feet. Within the papers are scattered biographical materials, general correspondence with friends, artists, galleries, art organizations, and others, as well as correspondence with his family, including his son David, writings and notes by Soyer and others, exhibition materials, news clippings, and other printed material, numerous photographs of Soyer, his family, fellow artists, friends and his artwork. Also found are book illustrations and loose sketches by Soyer.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Registrar
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1974-1992, with related records from 1967
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18 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 568
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily document the activities of the Office of the Registrar under the direction of Richard H. Lytle, 1974-1976; Philip Leslie, 1976-1985; and Mary E. Case, 1986-1993. They include reports, minutes, and other records of the Council of Registrars and the Collection Policy and Management Committee; a subject file containing ...
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Programs Department
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2005-2008
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2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 09-235
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Anne Ellegood, Curator of Contemporary Art, 2005-2009, documenting the planning, development, and installation of exhibitions at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Exhibitions documented in this accession include The Cinema Effect: Illusions, Reality, and the Moving Image; ...
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Downtown Gallery
- Dates:
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1824-1974
bulk 1926-1969
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109.56 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.downgall
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Downtown Gallery date from 1824 to 1974 (bulk 1926-1969) and measure 109.56 linear feet. The records present a comprehensive portrait of a significant commercial gallery that operated as a successful business for more than forty years, representing major contemporary American artists and engendering appreciation for early American folk art. There is an unprocessed addition to this collection dating circa 1970 of a single financial/legal document.
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Perls, Frank
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circa 1920-1983
bulk 1949-1975
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23.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.perlfran
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Frank Perls papers and Frank Perls Gallery records measure 23.8 linear feet and date from 1920-1983, with the bulk dating from 1949-1975. Personal papers include writings, military records, appointment calendars, and photographs. Gallery records date from its opening in 1939 until its closure in 1981 and consist of financial, sales, and legal records; exhibition files; exhibition catalogs and announcements; subject files that contain a variety of correspondence with artists, dealers, galleries, museums, and friends and family, as well as reference materials and photographs; and scrapbooks.
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McLaughlin, John, 1898-
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1922-1979
bulk 1936-1976
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3.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.mclajohn
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Southern California art dealer and abstract painter John McLaughlin measure 3.4 linear feet and date from 1922 to 1979. The collection documents John McLaughlin's personal life and career through biographical material, correspondence, writings, Tamarind Lithography fellowship files, scattered personal business records, printed materials, artwork, and photographic material.
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Edholm, Camilla S.
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1934-1938
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18 Copy negatives
10 Postcards
6 Photographic prints
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.157
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National Museum of the American Indian
Negatives, postcards, and photographic prints made and acquired by Camilla S. Edholm in the San Blas Islands and Darién Province in Panama circa 1934-1938. These include images of Guna [Guna Yala], Chucunaque Guna (Kuna), and Emberá (Choikoi) community members.
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Claussen, Pete
- Dates:
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1941-1943
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7 Cubic feet (21 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0860
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
American magazines and magazine covers dating from 1941 through 1943 with illustrations of the American flag collected and donated by Pete Claussen.