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Aitken, Doug, 1968-
Drohojowska-Philp, Hunter
- Dates:
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2017 July 22-24
- Size:
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8 Items (sound files (6 hrs.,11 min.) Audio, digital, wav)
83 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.aitken17
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview with Doug Aitken conducted 2017 July 22 and 24, by Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, for the Archives of American Art, at Aitken's home in Venice Beach, California.
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Freeman, Don, 1908-1978
McGlynn, Betty Hoag
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
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1965 June 4
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1 Sound tape reel (Sound recording, 5 in.)
19 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.freema65
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Interview of Don Freeman conducted 1965 June 4, by Betty Hoag McGlynn, for the Archives of American Art, in his home, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Freeman speaks of his childhood in San Diego with his guardian; his high school years spent in St. Louis at a public school Prineipia (and his teacher Kathryn Cherry); the knowledge of his artistic destiny a...
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Kufeld, Jack, 1907-1990
Berman, Avis
Mark Rothko and His Times Oral History Project
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1981 Oct. 5
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28 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kufeld81
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Jack Kufeld conducted 1981 Oct. 5, by Avis Berman, for the Archives of American Art's Mark Rothko and His Times oral history project.
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Luks, George Benjamin, 1867-1933
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1902-1961
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2 Reels (ca. 700 items (on 2 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.luksgeor
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Scrapbooks; correspondence; exhibition catalogs; photographs; and some biographical material.
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Liebes, Dorothy
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circa 1850-1973
bulk 1922-1970
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24.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.liebdoro
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of weaver, textile designer, and consultant Dorothy Liebes date from circa 1850-1973 (bulk 1922-1970) and comprise 24.7 linear feet. Through biographical material including a sound recording of an interview, family and general correspondence, writings including a draft of Liebes's autobiography, subject files providing detailed records of her influential consulting work, financial and legal files, printed material, scrapbooks, artwork, textile samples, and photographic material picturing a wide variety of career and personal activities, the collection provides rich and extensive documentation of Liebes's career and personal life.
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Lehman, Irving G. (Irving George), 1900-1983
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1942-1980
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2 Linear feet ((906 items))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lehmirvi
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Biographical information; exhibition catalogs, announcements and clippings; business receipts and letters; 142 photographs and 15 slides of Lehman and his works from 1920-1970's; 5 sketchbooks; 1 album cover; 3 scrapbooks; 57 small sketches, watercolors, and prints; and a list of purchasers.
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Vignelli, Massimo
Riedel, Mija, 1958-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
- Dates:
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2011 June 6-7
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9 Items (Sound recording: 9 sound files (6 hr., 52 min.))
153 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.vignel11
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Massimo Vignelli conducted 2011 June 6-7, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Vignelli's home and office, in New York, New York.
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Kiesler, Lillian, 1910?-2001
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circa 1910s-2003
bulk 1958-2000
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49.1 Linear feet
0.001 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kieslill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York artist Lillian Kiesler and architect and sculptor Frederick Kiesler measure 49.1 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from circa 1910s-2003, with the bulk of the material from 1958-2000. The collection documents their personal and professional lives and the legacy of Frederick Kiesler's work through biographical material, correspondence, legal, financial and business records, teaching files, exhibition and performance files, artwork, subject files, printed and digital material, writings and interviews, monographs, photographic material, and sound and video recordings. Also found are papers related to Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann and the papers of artist Alice Hodges.
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Taylor, Betty Blayton, 1937-2016
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1929-2016
bulk 1970s-2000s
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7.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.blaybett
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of African American painter and art administrator Betty Blayton-Taylor measure 7.1 linear feet and date from 1929 to 2016, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1970s to the 2000s. The collection contains biographical material including resumes, awards, family papers, autograph books from her time in school, and mix tapes; correspondence with colleagues, friends, and other artists including Frank Wimberley, Howardina Pindell, and Eugene Grigsby; and writings including artist statements and notes. Also included are files related to the Children's Art Carnival, an arts education organization co-founded by Blayton-Taylor, for which she served as executive director for many years. These files include board and committee files, budget and financial documents, correspondence, and reports. Files related to the Harlem Textile Works, another organization co-founded by Blayton-Taylor, include board and committee files, correspondence, business plans, and reports. The collection also includes material related to professional activities including exhibition files, committee files, consignment and sale agreements, financial documents, and property files; printed material including exhibition announcements, catalogs and programs, newspaper clippings, published books, and recorded conference proceedings; a scrapbook containing primarily clippings, as well as some correspondence and other printed material; and photographic material including photographs, negatives, slides, and digital images.
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De Kooning, Elaine
- Dates:
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circa 1959-2013
- Size:
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1.1 Linear feet
0.003 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.dekoelas
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The scattered papers of Abstract Expressionist painter Elaine de Kooning are dated circa 1959-2013 and measure 1.1 linear feet and 0.003 GB. Found within the papers are letters, writings, a sketch of John F. Kennedy, notes, a sound recording, a few documents regarding Willem de Kooning, transcripts of interviews of de Kooning, transcripts of recorded conversations between de Kooning and others, and transcripts of lectures by de Kooning and others. There are a few photographs of de Kooning and of de Kooning with others, including John F. Kennedy, artist James Bohary, and Ad Reinhardt, and of artwork. Most of the transcripts and few photographs are digitized. Also found are printed materials and two scrapbooks containing a variety of documents about de Kooning's protest against the death penalty and efforts to save the life of convicted criminal Caryl Chessman.