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Hervey, Wilna, 1894-1979
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1883-1985
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4.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hervwiln
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Archives of American Art
The papers of artist and silent film actress Wilna Hervey and her lifelong companion painter Nan Mason date from 1883 through 1985 and measure 4.9 linear feet. The collection is comprised mostly of letters to Hervey and Mason from friends, colleagues, and Mason's father, Dan Mason, also a silent film actor. Also found are personal photographs and snapshots, Hervey's handwritten memoirs, as well as twelve folders of Dan Mason's papers.
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Archives of American Art
- Dates:
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circa 1933-1991
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38.84 cu. ft. (38 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-015
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes records documenting the production of the Archives of American Art Journal (Volumes 24-26). Materials include Editor's records such as correspondence, publications, notes, grant proposals, agreements, budget summaries, photographs, and reports. Also included in this accession are records which document the administrati...
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Beach, Chester, 1881-1956
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1846-1999
bulk 1895-1999
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7.32 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.beacches
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Archives of American Art
The Chester Beach papers measure 7.32 linear feet and date from 1846 to 1999, with the bulk ot the material dating from circa 1900 to 1999. The work and professional activities of Beaux Arts sculptor Chester Beach (1881-1956) and his family's efforts to exhibit and sell work from the estate are documented by project files, business records, correspondence, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs. The papers also include many artist-designed Christmas cards sent and received by the Beach family, and artwork by Chester Beach and others.
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André Emmerich Gallery
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circa 1929-2009
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311.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.andremmg
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The André Emmerich Gallery records and André Emmerich papers measure 311.4 linear feet and date from 1929 to 2009. The collection documents the business of the André Emmerich Gallery as well as André Emmerich's life and activities related to the business of selling art. Gallery records include correspondence; appointment books; administrative and subject files; exhibition files; artist files and accounts; inventory, sales, purchase, and consignment records; chronological files; financial and legal records; printed materials; original artwork; photographic and audiovisual materials. Also found are personal papers and records relating to André Emmerich. A small addition received in 2014 includes general correspondence, administrative files, exhibition files, artists' files, inventory records, consignment records, printed material, photographic materials, and André Emmerich personal papers and records.
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Linda Farris Gallery
Farris, Linda
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1969-1995
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13.4 Linear feet (13 Boxes, 1 sol, 1 ov folder)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lindfarr
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Archives of American Art
The records of Seattle's avant-garde Linda Farris Gallery measure 13.4 linear feet and date from 1969-1995. The bulk of the records consist of artists' and exhibition files. Also found are gallery business correspondence, administrative files, event files, reference files, records of sales, scattered legal files, the personal papers of gallery owner Linda Farris, and printed materials.
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Corbett, Edward, 1919-
Corbett, Rosamond Walling Tirana, 1910-1999
Grace Borgenicht Gallery
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1932-1978
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7 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 7 reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.corbedwa
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Biographical information, correspondence, scrapbooks, writings, artwork and art-related information, photographic materials, school records, financial materials, miscellaneous items, and printed materials. Also included are papers of Rosamond Corbett's husband, economist Rifat Tirana (3 ft.).
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Norman, Irving, 1906-1989
Norman, Hela
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circa 1920-2010
- Size:
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10 Linear feet
142.32 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.normirvi
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Irving and Hela Norman measure 10.0 linear feet and 142.32 GB and date from circa 1920 to 2010. The papers document the career of painter Irving Norman through biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, curators, art galleries, and museums; writings, exhibition records, personal business records, printed material, personal photographs, and photographs of his artwork. Also found are numerous audio and video interviews of Irving and Hela Norman. Some of the materials, interviews and photographs are digital.
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Liebes, Dorothy
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circa 1850-1973
bulk 1922-1970
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24.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.liebdoro
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of weaver, textile designer, and consultant Dorothy Liebes date from circa 1850-1973 (bulk 1922-1970) and comprise 24.7 linear feet. Through biographical material including a sound recording of an interview, family and general correspondence, writings including a draft of Liebes's autobiography, subject files providing detailed records of her influential consulting work, financial and legal files, printed material, scrapbooks, artwork, textile samples, and photographic material picturing a wide variety of career and personal activities, the collection provides rich and extensive documentation of Liebes's career and personal life.
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Pulford, Florence
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1993
1968-1989
undated
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722 Photographic prints
458 Slides (photographs)
2580 Negatives (photographic)
65 Sound cassettes
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.027
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National Museum of the American Indian
The Florence Pulford collection includes both audio recordings and photographs that were made during the twenty years Pulford worked among Native American quilt makers in the 1970's and 1980's from Montana and the Dakotas. Quilt makers featured in this collection include; Ella First Kill Brown, Frances Weasel Woman Fox, Artie Crazy Bull, Almira Buffalo Bone Jackson and Regina Brave Bull.
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Richard York Gallery
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circa 1865-2005
bulk 1981-2004
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89.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.richyorg
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Richard York Gallery, a New York gallery specializing in American art from early 1800s to 1950, measure 79.3 linear feet and date from circa 1865-2005, with the bulk of the material dating from 1981 to 2004. Three-fourths of the records are artists' artwork files, documenting the sale and consignment of nearly 6,500 works of art. The gallery's activities are also recorded through correspondence, client files, gallery invoices, inventories, business and financial records, printed materials, scrapbooks, photographic materials of artwork, and estate records for the John Marin estate and Sergio Stella estate (Joseph Stella). An addition of 10.2 linear feet, dated circa 1865 to 2005, includes artists' files arranged alphabetically containing printed material, clippings, exhibition announcements, and scattered correspondence and financial documents.