Henry Ossawa Tanner papers
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Tanner, Henry Ossawa, 1859-1937
- Dates:
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1860s-1978
bulk 1890-1937
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2.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.tannhenr
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of the expatriate African American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner measure 2.3 linear feet and date from the 1860s to 1978, with the bulk of the material dating from 1890 to 1937. Found in the papers are scattered biographical, family, and legal materials; twenty-seven folders of correspondence with family, friends, patrons, and galleries; writings and notes by Tanner and others; a small amount of printed material; numerous photographs of Tanner, his studio in Paris and home in Trepied, Normandy, his family, friends, fellow artists, and his artwork. Additional photographs include a circa 1890 shot of Tanner with fellow students at the Académie Julian and another depicting Tanner with members of the American Art Club in Paris, circa 1900. Also found are a few sketches and drawings.
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Christopher, William R, 1924-1973
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circa 1920s-circa 1973
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8.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.chriwill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The William Christopher papers measure 8.2 linear feet and date from circa 1920s to circa 1973. Materials include biographical materials, correspondence, writings and notes, five diaries, subject/project files, printed materials, photographs, numerous sketches and eleven sketchbooks, and five short film reels containing amateur footage of New York City. The subject/project files include correspondence, printed materials, and two additional diaries about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
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Carlsen, Emil, 1853-1932
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circa 1885-circa 1930
bulk 1910-1930
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1.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.carlemil
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The photographs of Emil Carlsen and the Carlsen family measure 1.6 linear feet and date from circa 1885 to circa 1930, with the bulk from circa 1910 to circa 1920s. Included in this collection are 169 glass plate negatives, black and white copy prints of all glass plate negatives, and four plastic safety negatives. Some descriptive annotations by Emil Carlsen are included.
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Sterne, Hedda, 1910-
- Dates:
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1939-1977
- Size:
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1.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sterhedd
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter Hedda Sterne measure 1.3 linear feet and date from 1939 to 1977. Found within the papers are biographical material; personal and professional correspondence, including extensive correspondence from Sterne's second husband Saul Steinberg, the artist known for his New Yorker drawings; writings; exhibition files; printed material; drawings and 3 sketchbooks; photographs and slides of Sterne, her family, and her work; and originals of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's work Lettre A Leon Werth and 4 drawings Saint-Exupéry sent to Sterne.
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Bishop, Carl Whiting, 1881-1942
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1923-1934
- Size:
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20 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A.02
- Repository:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
An associate curator and associate in archaeology at the Freer Gallery of Art from 1922 to 1942, the collection of Carl Whiting Bishop (1881-1942) document his Gallery-sponsored travels to China from 1923 to 1934 and include an unpublished manuscript describing his archaeological research in China; line drawings; rubbings; maps; note cards; and nearly 4,000 glass and film negatives with corresponding original silver prints. These document his expeditions in northern and central China, illustrating archaeological sites in Henan, Shanxi, and Hebei provinces. Specific digs include the large neolithic site at Wanquan, Shanxi, and sixth century C.E. tombs near Fenyin. Additional images show Chinese cityscapes, daily life and customs, topography, temples, pagodas, caves, and sculpture.
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- Dates:
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1979
- Size:
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1 Photographic print (gelatin silver, 7 1/2 x 9 7/16 inches.)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-124.17
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
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Orengo, Alejandro
- Dates:
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2011-2016
- Size:
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90 Digital images
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-085
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
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- Dates:
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1997-1998
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2 Photographic prints
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-124.7
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
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- Dates:
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1938; 1947
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2 Photographic prints
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-124.11
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
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- Dates:
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xx
- Size:
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1 Photographic print
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-124.4
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives