Singer Industrial Design Collection
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Singer Manufacturing Company
Singer Company (The), (Fairfield, New Jersey)
- Dates:
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1927-1983
bulk 1960-1977
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11 Cubic feet (3 oversize folders, 20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0169
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The bulk of the collection consists of renderings of sewing machines and related products by industrial designers such as Henry Dreyfuss, Robert P. Gersin, Eliot Noyes, and Malcolm S. Park; by designers of Singer's in-house design department; and by consultants to the firm. Materials include decals, photographs, negatives, patents, and renderings and sketches. This collection documents the influence of industrial design on Singer sewing machines as well as other household products such as vacuum cleaners.
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Renwick Gallery
- Dates:
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1970-1983
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9 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-149
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the exhibitions Woodenworks: Furniture Objects by Five Contemporary Craftsmen; Design Is . . .; and Craft Multiples. Woodenworks: Furniture Objects by Five Contemporary Craftsmen was the major inaugural exhibition at the Renwick Gallery and was on display from January 28 - July 19, 1972. I...
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Diamond, Freda, 1905-
- Dates:
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1945-1998
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3 Cubic feet (3 boxes, 4 folders )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0616
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Archival materials relating to Diamond's career as an industrial designer, including various client files (especially Libbey Glass) containing photographs, designs, sketches, and other papers; articles by and about Diamond; magazines; awards; and a scrapbook.
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Maroger, Jacques, 1884-1962
- Dates:
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1923-1990
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1 Linear foot ((on 1 microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.marojacq
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Biographical material; letters; business records; writings; notes and notebooks; printed material; photographs.
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Simpson, Tommy
Cooke, Edward S., 1954-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
- Dates:
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2004 May 6-July 2
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6 Items (Sound recording: 6 sound files (3 hr., 54 min.), digital, wav)
89 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.simpso04
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Tommy Simpson conducted 2004 May 6-July 2, by Edward S. Cooke, Jr., for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.
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Florentine Craftsmen
- Dates:
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circa 1915-1976
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2 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- AAG.FLO
- Repository:
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Archives of American Gardens
The Florentine Craftsman Collection contains trade literature and photographic images compiled by the Florentine Craftsmen firm of Long Island City, New York, dating from approximately 1915 to 1976. Most of the manufacturers' literature--including catalogs, fliers, and brochures--deals with outdoor furniture and ornaments, statuary, and iron work fixtures. Some of the materials relate specifically to product lines by Florentine Craftsmen, though many illustrate the work of other manufacturers of outdoor furnishings and ornaments.
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Proetz, Victor, 1897-1966
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[ca. 1930]-1965
- Size:
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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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Bonney, M. Thérèse (Mabel Thérèse), 1897-1978
- Dates:
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1925-1937
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4,300 Photographs (black and white)
- Collection ID:
- SIL-CH.2000-42-1
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Libraries
This collection contains4,300 black and white photographs that document architecture and design in Paris from 1925-1937.These silver-gelatin prints, mostly 8 x 10, depicting French industrial art objects, interior settings, and window displays were amassed by Bonney who lived most of her life in Paris. Many of the photographs were done by Bonney. She collected others from news agencies, photographers, and stock photograph vendors. Many of the photographs are accompanied by captions composed in a conversational manner by Bonney.
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Mair, LaVeda
Mair, Francis M., 1916-1991 (commercial artist)
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1935-1994
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56 Cubic feet (104 Boxes, 40 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0548
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Client files, administrative files, artwork, and collected food labels from graphic and industrial designer Francis Mair. Mair specialized in beverage labels and packaging during his many years with Landor Associates in San Francisco. Late in his career, he directed Landor's Museum of Packaging History. His prolific freelance career included designs for furniture, decorative arts, letterhead, and corporate images. His personal artwork included alphabets, typefaces, and sketchbooks. Much of his personal artwork is humorous or erotic.
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National Museum of American Art. Office of Design and Production
- Dates:
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1967-1996
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12 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-131
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records which document planning for exhibitions at the National Museum of American Art (NMAA). Also included are records pertaining to departmental issues in the museum. Materials consist of general correspondence, memoranda, and notes; correspondence of David B. Keeler, Chief of Design and Production, 1973-1985; exh...