Langdon Warner Report
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Warner, Langdon (1881-1955)
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1915
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2 Copies (Two copies of a bound volume of 226 typed pages, with 48 mounted silver gelatin prints with captions, 194p, 29 x 22 cm.)
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A1994.07
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
A report prepared by archaeologist and art historian Langdon Warner on his travels of 1913-1914 to investigate the founding of an American school of Chinese archaeology to be established in Beijing. Warner's travels included Europe, Japan, Korea, China and Indo-China. Warner spoke with scholars, administrators and officials, and travelled to museum...
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circa 1900
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1 box
25 photographic prints (black & white, 10.5 x 16.5 cm.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1988-008
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs from an album which documents 19th century built environments in Africa and Brazil including buildings, cities, docks and ships. The African photographs document Cape Town, South Africa, the docks and the Parliament; Dakar, Senegal, including the harbor and street scenes; and Libreville, Gabon, including government buildings and ships in Rio de Janeiro. Images of Brazil show government buildings and ships in Rio de Janeiro.
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National Portrait Gallery. Office of the Registrar
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1985-1994
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-141
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists primarily of exhibition loan information and include loan agreements, correspondence, memoranda, condition reports (with photographs of objects), receipts, and notes. Exhibitions include: American Colonial Portraits; On the Air: Pioneers of American Broadcasting; First Federal Congress; Isamu Noguchi: Portrait Scul...
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Programs/Curatorial Department
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1998-2012
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-235
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the development and general management of exhibitions at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. The bulk of the materials were created by Kerry Brougher, Curator and Chief Curator, 2000-2014. Also documented in this accession are touring exhibitions, public programs, scholarly activities, and ...
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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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Lieber, Carl
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1894-1921
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1 Linear foot ((230 items))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.liebcarl
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence, catalogs, photographs, and clippings; includes letters from Percy Ives, William P. Ware, J.H. Gest, Louis J. Millet, Otto Stark, Theodore C. Steele; a manuscript in the hand of William Forsyth [painter and educator from Indiana] on Greek sculpture; and business records of the Art Association of Indianapolis, Ind.
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Zeisler, Claire, 1903-1991
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1941-1992
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3.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.zeisclai
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Archives of American Art
The papers of fiber artist Claire Zeisler measure 3.5 linear feet and date from 1941 to 1992. Zeisler's career is documented through project files, printed materials, and scrapbooks. The bulk of the collection consists of twenty-two scrapbooks containing resumes and chronologies; an honorary degree; business correspondence with libraries, museums, and other institutions concerning exhibitions of Zeisler's work and the loan of her personal art collection; exhibition lists and condition reports; loan records; printed materials for exhibitons; and scattered sketches and hanging instructions. Project files contain documents relating to titled weavings and general works, and may include fabric samples, hanging instructions, plans, and material costs. Also found are three exhibition catalogs.
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Flack, Audrey
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1950-2009
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15.8 Linear feet
0.897 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.flacaudr
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter Audrey Flack measure 15.8 linear feet and 0.897 GB and date from 1950-2009. The collection documents Flack's career as an artist through biographical material, correspondence, extensive project files, writings and notes by Flack and others, exhibition catalogs, news and magazine clippings, other printed and digital material, and scrapbooks. Also found are photographs by Audrey Flack as well as photographs of the artist and works of art.
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Robineau, Adelaide Alsop, 1865?-1929
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1904-1946
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0.2 Linear feet ((on partial microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.robiadel
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Archives of American Art
Scrapbook containing 41 letters from museums, art associations and pottery companies; clippings; exhibition catalogs; an article by Robineau for "The Art World;" and a list of articles by and about Adelaide Robineau.
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Eaton, Charles James Madison, 1808-1893
Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873
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1845-1867
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21 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.eatochar
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Archives of American Art
Nineteen letters from Hiram Powers in Florence to Eaton, 1845-1867, concerning: the future of the Fine Arts in America; sculpture for the Capitol building; government patronage and politics; his commissions for portrait busts and ideal figures; his biographer, C.E. Lester, whom Powers rejects as "a scroundrel capable of any amount of falsehood"; th...