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Sculptors Guild (New York, N.Y.)
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1936-1979
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5.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sculguil
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Sculptors Guild measure 5.7 linear feet, date from 1936-1979, and document the history of this non-profit artist organization from its inception in 1937 to the late 1970s. The records contain correspondence and minutes documenting the activities of the Guild's various committees, legal and financial records, artist files for Guild members, exhibition files, printed material, scrapbooks and photographs.
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Proetz, Victor, 1897-1966
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1935 [and undated]
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13 Letters ((on partial microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.proevicl
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Letters mostly concern an article that Proetz is preparing for House and Garden magazine about architecture in St. Louis. Proetz, writing from New Haven and New York City, writes to Putzel in St. Louis to ask Putzel to photograph architectural details for his proposed article. One letter includes thumbnail sketches and the location of doors, railin...
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SoHo Artists Association records
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SoHo Artists Association
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1968-1978
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0.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sohoarti
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Archives of American Art
The records of the New York City SoHo Artists Association measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1968 to 1978. They document the Association's lobbying efforts to change New York City zoning laws to allow artists to live and work in SoHo lofts. Found within the collection are correspondence, reports, founding documents, notes, publicity and printed material, photographs, and a sound recording of the first meeting of the Association in 1970.
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Larsen, Jack Lenor, 1927-2020
Fisch, Arline M.
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
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2004 February 6-8
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78 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.larsen04
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Jack Lenor Larsen conducted 2004 February 6-8, by Arline M. Fisch, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Longhouse, East Hampton, N.Y.
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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Department of Development and Public Affairs
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circa 1977-1996
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-045
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records were created by a succession of Public Affairs staff in the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Arthur Lindo succeeded Isabelle Silverman as Public Information Manager around 1986. Michele Raphoon became Public Information Assistant at the same time, and took on additional duties as Special Events Coordinator in 1988. In ...
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Constantine, Mildred
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1945-2008
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5.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.consmild
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Mildred Constantine measure 5.3 linear feet and are dated 1945-2009. Subject files, writings, photographs, and a scrapbook provide an overview of her curatorial work in the Architecture and Design department of the Museum of Modern Art, and subsequent activities as an independent curator, and art consultant. Especially well documented is Whole Cloth, a book written with Laurel Reuter that presents an historical overview of how artists have used cloth in their work.
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Proetz, Victor, 1897-1966
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[ca. 1930]-1965
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1 Linear foot
5 Items (rolled docs)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.proevict
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Notebooks, card file, architectural plans, elevations, details, drawings, and designs for chairs, desks, cabinets, picture frames, etc. relating to Proetz's renovation of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Many of the designs and records pre-dating the renovation were evidently used by Proetz in the renovation.
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Deskey, Donald, 1894-
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1927-1989
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75 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- SIL-CH.1975-11-77
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Smithsonian Libraries
Project files containmagazine and newspaper clippings, reviews, correspondence, renderings, floor plans, perspective drawings, site plans, sketches, preliminary drawings, patents, stationery, labels, and technical reports. There is an extensive collection of photographs and slides of many of Deskey's packaging designs, interiors, furnishings, and exhibition installations. The files of Donald Deskey Associates include organizational charts, client files, proposals, and financial records. Some of Deskey's personal correspondence, speeches, articles, and family photographs are included. Materials cover the period from 1927-1975.
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Cole, Alphaeus Philemon, 1876-1988
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1885-1988
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4.5 Linear feet ((on 12 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.colealph
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Biographical material; diaries; correspondence, financial material; notes; writings; art work; printed material; and photographs
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Washington, Rico, Music Journalist
Yanagawa, Shino, Photographer
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2009-2011
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4 Linear feet (2 boxes; 4 linear ft., 3.58 GB)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-103
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
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.