Max Bohm papers
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Bohm, Max, 1868-1923
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1873-1970
bulk 1880-1959
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5.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bohmmax
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter Max Bohm measure 5.6 linear feet and date from 1873-1970, with the bulk of the material dating from 1880-1959. Biographical material includes a file concerning the Provincetown artist's club The Beachcombers. Also found is detailed family correspondence, as well as general correspondence that includes exchanges with patron Mary Beecher Longyear and dealer William Macbeth. The papers contain scattered business records; five diaries written by Bohm's wife Zella; other notes and writings; art work including fifteen sketchbooks, loose drawings, and oil paintings; printed material; and photographs of Bohm, his family, and colleagues including artists attending a Salmagundi dinner. There is also a motion picture film Six Foot Art, in Which Max Bohm, Member of the National Academy Tells How He Does It.
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Smithsonian Productions
- Dates:
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1995-1998
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48.5 cu. ft. (45 record storage boxes) (7 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-297
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession documents the production of "The Mississippi: River of Song." This project combined a television series, radio series, and compact disc (CD) set. The project as a whole explores the richness and vitality of American music at the close of the twentieth century through live performances and intimate discussions with musicians ...
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Kauffman, Craig, 1932-2010
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1946-1997
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4.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kaufcrai2
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of artist and educator Craig Kauffman measure 4.6 linear feet and date from 1946 to 1997. The collection comprises biographical materials including address books, 10 day journals, identification documents, oral history transcripts, student records, and a few writings; correspondence with Lisa Adams, Billy Al Bengston, Alan Lynch, Ed Moses, and Babe Shapiro; and correspondence between Kauffman and his family. Also found are records documenting Kauffman's professional and business activities; printed materials featuring Kauffman, his exhibitions, and artwork; and photographic materials and moving images that include portraits and snapshots of Kauffman, personal photographs, photos of travel and works of art, and 3 unidentified film reels.
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Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996
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circa 1935-1996
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50 Cubic feet (92 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0584
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ella Fitzgerald, often called the "First Lady of Song," was one of the 20th century's most important musical performers. The collection reflects her career and personal life through photographs, audio recordings, and manuscript materials.
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Kushner, Robert, 1949-
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1967-2011
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4.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kushrobe
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of the artist Robert Kushner measure 4.6 linear feet and date from 1967 to 2011. The collection documents primarily the early career of Robert Kushner through performance videos and other media artworks, correspondence, notes, lab records, inventories, an exhibition proposal, and subject files regarding critic Amy Goldin.
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Camins, Jacques Joseph, 1904-
- Dates:
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ca. 1965
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5 Items
10 Film reels (950 ft., 16 mm)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.camijacq
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Ten 16mm motion picture films by Camins, including artists and scenes from Provincetown, Rockport, Gloucester, Mass, and other unidentified locations. Nine of the reels were compiled into a single reel to transfer to video, including eight color, silent reels containing footage of the Art Students League Summer School in Woodstock, N.Y., Arnold Bla...
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Sinton, Nell, 1910-1997
Sinton, Stanley H., d. 1954
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[circa 1920]-1993
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7.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sintnell
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Nell (Eleanor) and Stanley Sinton papers measure 7.9 linear feet and date from circa 1920-1993. Included are biographical material; personal and professional correspondence; a bound copy of "Nell Sinton, An Adventurous Spirit: The Life of A California Artist," (oral history, University of California, Berkeley, 1993); an album, "Happy School Day...
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circa 1885-1981
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14.41 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (20 document boxes) (4 12x17 boxes) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7293
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Materials in this record unit were donated to the Archives by Lucile Quarry Mann and the National Zoological Park between 1977 and 1988. During 1980 and 1981, Lucile Mann narrated the 16mm motion picture on audiotape with scripts by Pamela M. Henson, Oral Historian. In 1985, the motion picture was transferred to a 3/4" videotape and the t...
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Washington Steel Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Company
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1957-1966.
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0.5 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0730
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Motion picture films (16mm on reels, both color and black-and-white) documenting aspects of the steel industry, including manufacturing techniques and examination of the Washington Steel Corporation.
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Cutler, Charles Gordon, 1914-1971
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1940-1974
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212 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cutlchar
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence including a few letters with Harriet Crane, Cutler's dealer in Cincinnati, Ohio; a 1968 calendar of Cutler's work published by the Harriet Crane Gallery; exhibition catalogs; photographs of Cutler's work; slides; a 16mm film transferred to VHS about the work of Charles Cutler; clippings; printed material; and miscellaneous items.