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National Portrait Gallery. Office of the Deputy Director
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1998-2011
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-623
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document exhibition activities of the office under Carolyn Kinder Carr, Deputy Director. Activities include administrative management, object selection, opening receptions, symposiums, budget management, public relations, and outreach programs. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, object lists, p...
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Kuh, Katharine
Berman, Avis
Mark Rothko and His Times Oral History Project
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1982 Mar. 18-1983 Mar. 24
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313 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kuh82
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Katharine Kuh conducted 1982 Mar. 18-1983 Mar. 24, by Avis Berman, for the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and His Times oral history project.
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Shaw, Samuel T., 1861-1945
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1889-1946
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1 Linear foot
- Collection ID:
- AAA.shawsamue
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York City art patron and collector Samuel T. Shaw measure 1 linear feet and date from 1889 to 1946. The collection includes correspondence, personal business records, and printed material, mostly related to the various prizes Shaw funded for paintings in exhibitions at the Salmagundi Club.
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Hitchcock, Henry-Russell, 1903-1987
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1919-1987
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24.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hitchenp
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of architectural historian, author, critic, teacher, and museum director, Henry-Russell Hitchcock, date from 1919-1987 and measure 24.8 linear feet. Almost all of the collection is comprised of Hitchcock's correspondence files relating to academic research, teaching, curatorial interests, and professional associations. Letters are from prominent architectural historians, architects, artists, preservationists, museum directors and curators, and family and friends. Also found are two feet of writings by Hitchcock and others, scattered biographical information, printed material, and photographs of Hitchcock and architecture.
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Stein, Philip, 1919-2009
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1933-2012
- Size:
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3.8 Linear feet
3.88 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.steiphil
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of muralist, writer, and activist Philip Stein regarding the Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros measure 3.8 linear feet and 3.88 GB and date from 1933 to 2012. The papers reflect Stein's relationship with Siqueiros as an art assistant and their shared commitment to leftist politics. Much of the material relates to Stein's book Siqueiros, His Life and Work (1994) and his first book The Mexican Murals (1984). Found are research materials, correspondence, interviews, printed and digital material, photographic materials, video and film recordings, writings about and by David Alfaro Siqueiros, and materials concerning Stein as a painter.
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Bush, Martin H.
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1948-2012
bulk 1970-2008
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5.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bushmart
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Martin H. Bush measure 5.1 linear feet and date from 1948-2012, with the bulk of the material dating from 1970-2008. The collection documents Bush's career as an art historian, educator, consultant, and gallery director through biographical material, correspondence, interviews, subject files, a scrapbook, and printed material. There is an unprocessed addition to this collection that includes one VHS tape, "American Art Forum: Martin Bush, October 27, 1988."
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Shapiro, Joseph Randall
Shapiro, Jory
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1943-1985
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0.6 Linear feet ((on 1 microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.shapjose
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Letters, scrapbooks, and printed material documenting the development of the Shapiro's art collection. Correspondence, primarily from dealers, museums, art organizations and artists, includes letters from Enrico Baj, Aaron Bohrod (recommending Ben Shahn as a muralist), George Buehr, Jose Luis Cuevas, Leon Golub, Margo Hoff, Miyoko Ito, Sidney Janis...
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Los Angeles Museum of Art
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1966-1988
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4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rogewong
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Los Angeles Museum of Art / Roger Wong Gallery records measure 4 linear feet and date from 1966 to 1988. Owned by Roger Wong, the gallery was located in Los Angeles, California and primarily exhibited avant-garde art. Biographical materials, correspondence, artists' files, administration records, financial and legal records, printed materials, and photographs document the gallery's operations.
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Haas, Richard, 1936-
- Dates:
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1937-2012
- Size:
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6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.haasrich
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Richard Haas papers measure 6 linear feet and are dated 1937 to 2012, bulk 1970-2012. His work and career as a muralist, printmaker, and educator are documented by correspondence, writings, printed material, sketchbooks, and photographs.
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Schmidt, Katherine, 1898-1978
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circa 1921-1971
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.schmkath
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter and arts advocate Katherine Schmidt measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1921 to 1971. Scattered correspondence, speeches, proposals, meeting minutes, and notes focus primarily on Schmidt's advocacy for federal and state government support of the arts. Printed materials includes exhibition catalogs, clippings, press releases documenting Schmidt's painting career and arts advocacy work. Photographs include portrait photos of Schmidt and photographs of Schmidt's drawings. There are two photographs taken by her first husband Yasuo Kuniyoshi of Schmidt with friends at a party.