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Muray, Nickolas, 1892-1965
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1910-1992
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1.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.muranick
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of photographer Nickolas Muray measure 1.5 linear feet and date from 1910 to 1978. Found within the papers are biographical materials; business and personal correspondence, including a handful of letters from Frida Kahlo; writings; teaching files, primarily of photography courses taught at New York University; printed material; artwork; and photographic materials of Muray, his family and friends, and his work. There is a 0.6 linear feet Unprocessed Addition which includes biographical material, correspondence, photographs, research notes and a diary about Africa, and a subject file on the book The Revealing Eye, Personalities of the 1920s, written by Paul Gallico with photographs taken by Muray, 1967.
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Pierson, Jack, 1960-
Fialho, Alex, 1989-
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2017 January 16-17
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5 Items (sound files (6 hrs., 10 min.), digital, wav)
84 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pierso17
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview with Jack Pierson, conducted 2017 January 16-17, by Alex Fialho, for the Archives of American Art's Visual Arts and the AIDS Epidemic: An Oral History Project, at Pierson's home in New York, New York.
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MacDonald, Kevin John, 1946-2006
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1958-2006
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8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.macdkevi
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Washington, D.C. painter and printmaker Kevin MacDonald measure 8 linear feet, and date from 1958-2006. The collection contains correspondence with friends and colleagues; journals, notebooks, and other writings; printed material; artwork by MacDonald and others; 29 sketchbooks; sound and video recordings; and home movies. Of note are several files regarding his work with the Washington Project for the Arts.
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Rolick, Esther G., 1922-
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1940-1985
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3.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.roliesth
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter and educator Esther Rolick measure 3.7 linear feet and date from 1940 to 1985. The papers document Rolick's career through correspondence with friends and colleagues; writings, including unpublished illustrated books for children; business records; printed material and scrapbooks of clippings and exhibition catalogs; artwork including a sketchbook; photographs of artwork, travels around the world, and personal photographs; and sound recordings of interviews with prominent African American artists.
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Aitken, Doug, 1968-
Drohojowska-Philp, Hunter
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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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Bradley, Peter, 1940-
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1966-1976
2003
2014
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0.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bradpete
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of African American painter and former art dealer Peter A. Bradley measure 0.3 linear feet and date from 1966 to 1976 with additional material dating from 2003 and 2014. The papers include correspondence from Klaus Perls, Anthony Caro, Robert Gelfman and attorney Karl S. Lowenthal. Included with correspondence is a recommendation for Bradley written by Klaus Perls. The papers include photographs of Alexander Calder and his family, as well as a photograph of Bradley with Calder's work at Perls Galleries, Bradley with Kenneth Noland and Bradley with Steven Cannon. Printed material consists of a 1971 Picasso exhibition catalog and a 2014 issue of Gulf Coast. Also included are architectural plans and notes for Bradley's studio designed by John Johansen as well as personal financial information.
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Gilder, Dorothea
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1897-1920
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0.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gilddoro
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Dorothea Gilder papers regarding Cecilia Beaux date from 1897 to 1920 and include correspondence between Beaux and Gilder, scattered printed materials, and two photographs of Beaux with Gilder and other friends. The papers are comprised primarily of correspondence between Cecilia Beaux and her close, life-long friend and intimate companion Dorothea Gilder between 1897 and 1920. The letters recount daily activities, travels, work, social life, attitudes, and aspects of their intimate relationship.
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Everett Piano Company
Hammacher, Schlemmer & Company
Chickering & Sons Piano Company
Pratt, Read and Company
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ca. 1903-1955.
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0.25 Cubic feet (2 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0511
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Advertisements, catalogs, repair manuals, union materials, and technical drawings related to pianos and piano tuning (companies and organizations listed below). While providing a window into a profession that spans both science and music, this collection contains information concerning economic changes, advertising, trade associations, and technical advances.
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Lunceford, Jimmie (bandleader)
Driggs, Frank, 1930-
Oliver, Sy
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circa 1929-1954
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8 Cubic feet (28 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0471
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of approximately 320 titles from the Jimmie Lunceford Band Orchestrations.
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Pemberton, John, 1928-2016
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1982-1986
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769 Slides (color; 35 mm)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2015-010
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
This collection is comprised of 769 35mm color slides, dates from 1982 to 1986 and documents various Agemo festivals, a performing art of the Yoruba religion. More specifically, Pemberton photographed Agemo funeral rites at the Asu Aluwa house in Olosiwonade, Ijebu, various Agemo priests and their stools, the Odun Agemo festival, Chief Sherafusi's Odun Agemo festival in Igbile, and Egungun dancing at the palace in Oru, Ijebu.