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National Portrait Gallery. Office of the Deputy Director
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1975, 1986-1987, 1991, 2000-2005
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-106
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of exhibition records related to George Washington: A National Treasure, a traveling exhibition which included the recently acquired Lansdowne portrait of George Washington painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1796. This traveling exhibition went to the following venues: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (February 15-June 1...
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Carl Bohnen papers
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Bohnen, Carl A., 1872-1951
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1888-1977
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3.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bohncarl
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of portrait painter Carl Bohnen date from 1888-1977, and measure 3.7 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical materials; correspondence among family, clients, and colleagues; scattered business records; a sketchbook and loose sketches; miscellaneous notes and writings; three scrapbooks of clippings and additional printed materials. Photographs are of Bohnen, family members, colleagues, views of Paris in the late 1920s, Native American models, portrait clients, and artwork.
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Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957
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1893-circa 1955
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2.71 Linear feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4250
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National Anthropological Archives
Papers include: diaries and extracts from diaries, account books, a scrapbook, letters received, lectures, reminiscences and brief manuscripts, field and work reports, notes on recording techniques and the preservation of Native American music, musical transcriptions, bibliographic notes, library items, tone photographs, a mouth organ (pitch pipe), and a slide rule.
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Millet, Francis Davis, 1846-1912
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1858-1984
bulk 1858-1955
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3.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.millfran
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Archives of American Art
The Francis Davis Millet and Millet family papers measure 3.3 linear feet and are dated 1858-1984, with a few scattered early eighteenth-century items, such as legal documents and printed matter. The bulk of the materials dates from 1858 to 1955. Found are biographical materials, diaries/journals, family letters, notes and writings, art work, printed matter, miscellaneous records, and photographs documenting Millet's wide-ranging artistic and writing career and personal life, including his death aboard the Titanic. Also of interest are approximately twenty ink caricatures attributed to John Singer Sargent.
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Exhibits
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2000-2002
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8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-042
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the planning, production, and execution of the traveling exhibition "Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga." Materials include correspondence, memoranda, facilities reports, condition reports, schedules, graphics, brochures, clippings, press books, floor plans, scripts, wall texts, installation images,...
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Bushnell, David I., Jr. (David Ives), 1875-1941
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1904-1907
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25 mounted prints (silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.141B
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs made by David I. Bushnell during visits to the Etruscan sites of Sovana and Castellina del Chianti in Italy. The photographs document artifacts, a columbarium, the excavation of a temple, and nearby towns and scenery.
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Mayer, Frank Blackwell, 1827-1899
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circa 1900
circa 1960s
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0.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.mayefran
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The glass plate negatives of Maryland painter Frank Blackwell Mayer measure 0.4 linear feet. The collection includes twelve glass plate negatives of artwork by Mayer and a studio interior, circa 1900, and thirteen copy prints, circa 1960s, of photographs of artwork by Mayer.
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Blanch, Arnold, 1896-1968
Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994
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1963 June 13-August 3
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37 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.blanch63
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Arnold Blanch conducted by Dorothy Seckler (31 pages) on 1963 June 13 for the Archives of American Art, and a lecture by Blanch recorded by Seckler (6 pages), August 1, 1963.
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Latham, Barbara, 1896-1989
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1902-1972
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3.5 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 4 reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lathbarb
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence, diaries, writings, business records, art works, printed material, and photographs.
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Flaherty, Robert Joseph, 1884-1951
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circa 1914-1922
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1 Print (platinum)
13 Prints (possibly aquatint)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.90-17
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs relating to Eskimos that were part of a set made in connection with Robert Joseph Flaherty's documentary, Nannook of the North. They consist primarily of portraits of Eskimos, as well as images of a kayak in Hudson Bay, an Eskimo in the ice fields, and a close up image of a husky.