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Brown, Henry Kirke, 1814-1886
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1836-1893
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1 Linear foot
- Collection ID:
- AAA.browhenr
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of sculptor and portrait painter Henry Kirke Brown measure 1 linear feet and date from 1836 to 1893. The collection includes Brown's correspondence with his wife, Lydia Louise Udall, his nephew, Henry Kirke Bush-Brown, and other family members. Also included are letters from artists George Catlin, George Fuller, Sanford R. Gifford, James Reid Lambdin, Louis Lang, Erastus Dow Palmer, Hiram Powers, Horatio Stone, and others; five news clippings; and miscellaneous notes.
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Brandon Fortune
- Dates:
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1977-1993
bulk 1987-1991
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6.75 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- NPG.CAP.00004
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National Portrait Gallery
Research material gathered by Brandon B. Fortune regarding two exhibitions and one exhibition catalog about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago; including correspondence with museums and collectors, and photocopied book pages. The exact title of the first exhibition is now unknown, but it was likely similar to "World's Columbian Exhibition, 1893: Department of Fine Arts." The second exhibition was entitled "American Art at the 1893 World's Fair-Revisiting the White City," which was accompanied by a book with the same title.
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National Portrait Gallery. Office of Exhibitions
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1983-1991
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10 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (2 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 93-008
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that pertain to eight exhibitions which the Office of Exhibitions organized between 1983 and 1991. The bulk of the records includes correspondence between the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) Director, Alan Fern, and various national and international museum institutions, donors, art galleries, archives, ...
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Tovish, Harold, 1921-2008
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[ca. 1942-1995]
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1.2 Linear feet
27 Items (Reel 5281)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.toviharo
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Biographical material; correspondence, including letters from artists, galleries, museum officials, universities and others, and copies of letters from Tovish to his family, editors, students, and others; manuscripts for lectures; art school course assignments; project files; exhibition announcements and catalogs, 1942-1993 and price lists and chec...
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Pratt, Bela Lyon, 1867-1917
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1876-1986
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5 Reels (ca. 450 items (on 5 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pratbela
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Biographical materials, letters and correspondence, photographs, diary, subject files, and printed ephemera.
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National Museum of American Art. Department of Painting and Sculpture
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circa 1969-1986
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16 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 460
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of administrative files of the Department and documents the activities of its curators, Rand, Mecklenburg, Truettner, and Breeskin. The files contain information about Department relations with other National Museum of American Art (NMAA) offices concerning loans, shipments, requests for information, conservation, ...
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Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909
Gilder, Helena de Kay, d. 1916
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1874-1878
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41 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gildrich
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Journal kept by Richard Watson Gilder and Helena de Kay Gilder, beginning at the start of their marriage in June 1874 and spanning four years, including poems and verses, drawings by Helena de Kay Gilder, many of her husband, entries concerning the founding of American Art Association (later the Society of American Artists), and entries reflecting ...
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Cummings, Willard Warren, 1915-1975
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1911-1997
bulk 1930-1975
- Size:
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19.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cummwill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter and co-founder of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Willard Warren Cummings measure 19.3 linear feet and date from 1911 to 1997 with the bulk of the papers dating from 1930 to 1975. The collection documents Cummings's career as an artist through biographical material, correspondence, writings, printed materials, scrapbooks, artwork, and photographic material.
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Downtown Gallery records
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Downtown Gallery
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1824-1974
bulk 1926-1969
- Size:
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109.56 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.downgall
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Downtown Gallery date from 1824 to 1974 (bulk 1926-1969) and measure 109.56 linear feet. The records present a comprehensive portrait of a significant commercial gallery that operated as a successful business for more than forty years, representing major contemporary American artists and engendering appreciation for early American folk art. There is an unprocessed addition to this collection dating circa 1970 of a single financial/legal document.
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Romano, Umberto, 1905-1982
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[ca. 1935-1979]
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0.8 Items (Linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.romaumbe
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence, printed material, sketchbooks, photographs, and business material.