Gordon R. Smith Kentucky Photoprints
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Smith, Gordon R.
- Dates:
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1994
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0.1 Cubic feet (1 box, 7 items)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0700
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographs from a project entitled "Kentucky Coal Country," in which photographer Gordon Smith concentrates on economic and social factors in Kentucky. The photographs document poverty, erosion of the land through strip mining, and other harsh realities in Kentucky.
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Baigell, Matthew
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[ca. 1965-1985]
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0.2 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.baigmatt
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence, writings and research material concerning Thomas Hart Benton and Baigell's other writings. Also included is a ca. 1965 interview with Hoyt Sherman conducted by Baigell.
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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum
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1897-1918
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11.00 cu. ft. (22 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 55
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence and various other records compiled during Richard Rathbun's career as Assistant Secretary. Descriptions of the records are included as part of the series descriptions. For other records of Richard Rathbun see Record Units 79, 80, 189, 192, 201, and 7078.
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James McNeill Whistler, 1834-1903
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1863-1906, circa 1940
- Size:
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.whisjame2
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The collection measures 0.2 linear feet and provides scattered documentation of the career of American-born British-based painter and etcher James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) through 39 items from Whistler to various recipients, including 25 letters, 9 telegraphs, 3 invitations, one thank you card and a postcard. The collection also contains 4 letters from others, 7 catalogs of Whistler exhibitions, a note from the back of Whistler's painting The Beach at Selsey Bill, and a 1906 copy of Wilde v. Whistler: being an acromonious correspondence on art between Oscar Wilde and James A. McNeill Whistler, a pamphlet containing letters originally published in London newspapers between 1885 and 1890.
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Sanchez, Emilio, 1921-1999
- Dates:
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1922-2012
- Size:
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18.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sancemil
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The collection measures 18.1 linear feet, dates from 1922 to 2012, and documents the career of Cuban-born painter and printmaker, Emilio Sanchez. The collection includes letters to Sanchez, business records, photographs of the artist and sources for his artwork, many original sketches, printed material, and calendars.
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Robbins, Warren M.
- Dates:
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circa 1927-2009
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83.1 cu. ft. (80 record storage boxes) (4 12x17 boxes) (2 16x20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-001
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers document the life and work of Warren M. Robbins, covering a wide swath of his life, from his early career in the Foreign Service to his work in cross cultural communications and African art. A prolific writer, Robbins correspondence with such people as Maya Angelou, Ernie Barnes, Saul Bellow, Eliot Elisofon, Otto Fried, Buckminste...
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Pollock, Charles C.
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1875-1994
- Size:
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3.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pollchar
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter, muralist, and educator Charles Pollock measure 3.1 linear feet and date from 1875 to 1994. Found within the papers are biographical materials; family and personal correspondence; subject files on art and professional topics; writings; printed material; artwork, including political cartoons and figurative sketches; and photographs of Pollock, his family and friends, and his work.
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Daley, William, 1925-
- Dates:
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1905-2004
bulk 1951-2001
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15.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.dalewill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of ceramist William P. Daley measure 15.2 linear feet and date from 1905-2004 (bulk 1951-2001). The collection documents Daley's career as both artist and teacher through biographical information, correspondence, exhibition files, project files, material on workshops, seminars, and lectures, teaching files, artist files, reference files, printed material, photographs, financial files, and artwork.
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Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969
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1879-1990
bulk 1933-1970
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24.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.shahben
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of social realist painter, photographer, illustrator, printmaker, and teacher Ben Shahn (1898-1969) measure 24.8 linear feet and date from 1879-1990, with the bulk of the material dating from 1933-1970. The bulk of the collection consists of over 14 linear feet of incoming letters from artists, writers, colleagues, publishers, art organizations, galleries, and universities and colleges. Also found are biographical materials, project and source files, printed material, artwork by Shahn and others, photographs taken of and by Shahn, interview transcripts, sound recordings of interviews and a motion picture film.
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American Art Association
- Dates:
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circa 1853-1929
bulk 1885-1922
- Size:
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27.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.amerarta
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The American Art Association records measure 27.8 linear feet and date from circa 1853-1929, with the bulk of the material dating from circa 1885-1922. The records include auction and sales files, general financial and legal files, inventory and stock records, client files, printed materials, photographic materials, artwork, and the personal papers of founder Thomas Ellis Kirby.