Antonin Heythum papers
Primarily subject files containing letters, photographs, and printed material pertaining to various international expositions and Heythum's teaching activities.
Oral history interview with Rockwell Kent
Cummings, Paul
40 Pages (Transcript)
An interview of Rockwell Kent conducted 1969 Feb. 26-27, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Kent speaks of his family background; his early interest and talent in art; studying painting with Robert Henri and William Merritt Chase; his early studies and work in architecture; Kenneth Hayes Miller as a …
Oral history interview with William Abbenseth
McChesney, Mary Fuller
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
An interview of William Abbenseth conducted 1964 November 23, by Mary Fuller McChesney, for the Archives of American Art.
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
Yanagawa, Shino, Photographer
An exhibition exploring the varied stigmas and stereotypes applied to New York City's Housing Authority sites and the residents (past and present) who live in them. Journalist Rico Washington and photographer Shino Yanagawa collaborated on this exhibit which offers an in-depth look at how New York City public housing has impacted society-at-large by producing some of the world's most influential and dynamic artists, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, politicians, and thinkers. It was exhibited at the World Festival of Black Arts and Culture in Dakar, Senegal, 2010, at the Gordon Parks Gallery at the College of New Rochelle (NY), 2013, and the Brooklyn Historical Society from 2014-2015.
Robert Garrison papers
A scrapbook containing clippings, photographs and writings regarding Garrison's work on the Boston Ave. Methodist Church, Tulsa, Okla.; Midland Savings and Loan, Denver, Colo.; the RKO building, New York, N.Y. and elsewhere; and seven loose photographs of sculpture.
Forbes Watson papers
bulk 1900-1960
The papers of New York City art critic, writer, and lecturer Forbes Watson date from 1840-1967 with the bulk of materials dating from 1900-1960 and measure 13.92 linear feet. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, business records relating to the Arts Publishing Corporation, records documenting Watson's work for the Public Works of Art Project and the Section of Painting and Sculpture, reference files, an exhibition file from the Pepsi-Cola Company's Third Annual Exhibition, writings and notes, ten scrapbooks and loose pages, printed materials, and photographs.
Richard Haas papers
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.
The Artist Reviews Art records
18 transcripts of the weekly radio program "The Artist Reviews Art," by Fernando Puma and Helen Waren, script no. 15-23, October 1, 1943 to February 18, 1944, broadcast on WEVD and WABF, New York.
International Association of Art Critics panel discussions
0.2 Linear feet (Transcripts: 27 and 29 p)
Panel discussions "American Painting and Sculpture" and "American Contemporary Architecture" sponsored by the International Association of Art Critics at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Panel members are Aleksa Celebonovic, Stuart Davis, Lloyd Goodrich, Adolph Gottlieb, Jacques Guiton, Philip Cortelyou Johnson, William Henry Jordy, Isamu Noguchi, Theodore …
Kahn Family Film Collection
Kahn family
Kahn, Kimberly
A collection of films shot by Harry B. Bergman documenting Bergman's New York City, New York construction firm Godwin Construction Company. Films document construction of landmark buildings such as The Chrysler Building, New York Port Authority and others. Films also document company "beefsteaks", and Bergman's numerous vacations and pursuits.
