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Bannister, Edward Mitchell, 1828-1901
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1866-1901
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1 Volume
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bannedwa
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Contains approximately 102 pencil, charcoal, and watercolor drawings depicting landscapes with cattle, trees, brambles, rolling clouds, a few figure studies, seascapes and bibical scenes, undated and 1866-1901 by Bannister; includes newspaper clippings and writings about Bannister including reviews of his exhibitions and tributes by George W. Whita...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Architectural History and Historic Preservation
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circa 1850-2006
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59 cu. ft. (59 record storage boxes) (10 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-225
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of information files, original reports and correspondence, papers and articles, and other background material on Smithsonian buildings. These records were compiled by the Office of Architectural History and Historic Preservation (OAHP), research associates, and volunteers. Items in brackets describe cross-references ...
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Igoe, Lynn, 1937-2006
Igoe, James
- Dates:
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1883
1968-1996
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.igoelynn
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Lynn and James Igoe papers measure 0.2 linear feet and date primarily from 1968 to 1996 with a single receipt dating from 1883. The papers include correspondence primarily related to the Igoes' book 250 Years of Afro-American Art: An Annotated Bibliography, but also related to the Federal Tax Reform Act of 1969 and its effect on artists, as well as correspondence from artists to Norman Pendergraft; artist files; and printed material.
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Chandler, Dana, 1941-
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1968-1993
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1.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.chandana
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Photocopies of correspondence, writings, exhibition notices and clippings.
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Boyd-Snee, Rancy
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c1985
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2 Items (Master: 1 videocassette (14 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in; reference copy: 1 videocasette (14 min.) (VHS) ; sd., col. ; 1/2 in)
Reference copy: 1 videocasette (14 min.) (VHS) ; sd., col. ; 1/2 in
- Collection ID:
- AAA.boydranc
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
A documentary about David Butler written, edited and produced by Rancy Boyd-Snee in 1985. Boyd-Snee discusses the similarities between African figural and black American sculpture; Butler's methods and materials; his imagery; and how his life changed as a result of media exposure. The video also includes comments by Nick Spitzer of the Louisiana Fo...
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Withers, Josephine
Piper, Adrian, 1948-
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1991
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15 Pages (Transcript)
4 Cassettes (Sound recording)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.withjose
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Adrian Piper conducted by Josephine Withers, 1991[ month and day unidentified]. Withers conducted the interview as part of her research for an unpublished book Musing about the Muse. No further date beyond 1991 is known.
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Miller, Benna
- Dates:
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1986
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0.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.millbenn
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Approximately 5 hours of video footage of interviews with sculptor Richmond Barthe (1909-1989) conducted by Benna Miller on March 15-16, 1986 for a video segment about Barthe produced by Ventura Cable Company, Ventura, California. Barthe can be seen working in his studio in Pasadena, California.
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Purifoy, Noah, 1917-
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1935-1998
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2.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.purinoah
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Noah Purifoy papers contain biographical material including a high school diploma (1935), awards, and curriculum vitae; personal and professional correspondence (1966-1998); lecture notes; outlines of programs for the California Arts Council (1976) and Artists-in-Education Summer Workshop (1977); publications; scrapbooks containing newspaper an...
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Samson, Hugh
- Dates:
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1989
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3 Items
- Collection ID:
- AAA.samshugh
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Letters from Hugh Samson to Clyde Hart regarding sculptor Augusta Savage, written in response to Hart's query in the New York Times for information for a proposed biography on Savage (never realized). Samson recalls his friendship with Savage in New York in the late 1930s; her experiences as a Black woman artist and the racism she encountered; her ...
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Gilliam, Sam, 1933-
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1957-1989
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7.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gillsam
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of contemporary Color Field painter and educator Sam Gilliam measure 7.9 linear feet and date from 1957 to 1989. The papers include biographical material, correspondence, writings, business records, printed material, subject files, a scrapbook, artwork, and photographic material that document Gilliam's life from his time as a student through his teaching, professorial, and artistic career. The collection highlights Gilliam's close involvement with the art institutions, racial politics, and artistic innovation taking place in 1960s through 1980s America, specifically in Washington D.C.