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Digitized Content Prentiss Taylor papers
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Creators:
Taylor, Prentiss, 1907-1991
Dates:
1885-1991
Size:
20.4 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.taylpren
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The collection measures 20.4 linear feet, dates from 1885 to 1991 (bulk dates 1908-1986) and documents the career of Harlem Renaissance lithographer, teacher, and painter Prentiss Taylor. The collection consists primarily of subject/correspondence files (circa 16 ft.), reflecting Prentiss' career as a lithographer and painter, his association with figures prominent in the Harlem Renaissance, notably Carl Van Vechten and Langston Hughes, his activities as president of the Society of Washington Printmakers and other art organizations, his work in art therapy treating mental illness, and his teaching position at American University. The subject files contain mostly correspondence, but many include photographs and printed material. Also included are biographical, financial, legal and printed material; several hundred photographs; notes and writings; sketchbooks, drawings and a few prints by Taylor; and scrapbooks dating from 1885-1956.

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Hobart Nichols papers
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Creators:
Nichols, Hobart, 1869-1962
Dates:
[ca. 1895]-1958
Size:
0.2 Linear feet ((on 2 partial microfilm reels))
Collection ID:
AAA.nichhoba
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Correspondence, printed material and photographs.

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Exhibition Records
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Creators:
National Museum of the American Indian. Office of Exhibitions and Public Spaces
Dates:
2001-2005
Size:
2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Collection ID:
Accession 09-153
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of exhibition records which document the planning and fabrication of the exhibition, Our Universes: Traditional Knowledge Shapes Our World. The materials document the work of the Office of Exhibitions and Public Spaces and the firms: Design & Production, Inc.; Howard + Revis Design Services; and Clark Construction. ...

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Toby Topek papers
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Creators:
Topek, Toby, 1934-
Dates:
1950-1982
Size:
1 Item (partial microfilm reel)
Collection ID:
AAA.topetoby
Repository:
Archives of American Art

A resume; letters, undated and 1952-1981, from The Art League of Houston, Rabbi Moshe Cahana, the City Federation of Woman's Clubs, Houston, Rabbi William S. Malev, David A. Sharp and others; clippings; exhibition announcements; catalogs and invitations; lists of paintings and drawings; consignment sheets and statements, 1971; an insurance claim an...

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Publicity Records
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Creators:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Office of Public Affairs
Dates:
1955-2001
Size:
7.07 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (3 16x20 boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 17-125
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records documenting the publicity and legal history of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG) and its activities and exhibitions as well as the Joseph H. Hirshhorn family and collections. Well-documented topics include the design and construction of the museum; the museum's collections; Mr. Hirshhorn's ...

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Space and Facilities Files
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Creators:
National Museum of African Art. Office of the Director
Dates:
1985-1989
Size:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection ID:
Accession 09-012
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of inaugural events and museum history information surrounding the opening of the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) facilities on the National Mall in 1987. These records were created and maintained during the tenure of Sylvia H. Williams, Director, 1983-1996. Materials include news releases, photographs, correspon...

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Jozef Pielage papers
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Creators:
Pielage, Jozef
Dates:
1933-1987
Size:
0.6 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.pieljoze
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Resumés, correspondence, exhibition files, card file, price lists, art work, photographs, exhibition announcements and catalogs, clippings, and other printed material regarding Pielage's career as a painter and art instructor in Washington, D.C.

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Digitized Content Jeffrey Kliman Photographs
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Creators:
Kliman, Jeffrey, 1942-
Dates:
1993 - 2001
Size:
0.25 Cubic feet (11 boxes)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0628
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

This collection documents the District Curators Jazz Arts Festivals held in Washington, D.C. between 1993 and 1998 and the Kennedy Center's Mary Lou Williams' Women in Jazz Series, 1996-2000. The subjects of the District Curators Festivals include the Steve and Iqua Colson Sextet, Sonny Sharrock Band, Don Bryon Quartet, David Sanchez, David Murray...

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Ella B. Howard Pearis Interview
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Creators:
Pearis, Ella B. Howard. interviewee
Dates:
1986
Size:
(Reference copies).
Collection ID:
Record Unit 9540
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...

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Digitized Content Before freedom came: African American life in the antebellum South exhibition records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
National Museum of American History (U.S.)
Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
Dates:
undated
Size:
2.42 Linear feet (3 boxes)
Collection ID:
ACMA.03-032
Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives

This exhibition was developed for circulation by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service with the assistance of the Anacostia Museum of the Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum of American History. It was adapted from an exhibition organized by the Museum of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit script, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.

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