Oral history interview with Francis W. Dolloff
Brown, Robert F.
51 Pages (Transcript)
An interview with Francis W. Dolloff conducted 1986 September 19-1986 November 13, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Karl Gruppe papers
Correspondence, writings, art work, photographs, subject files, and printed material, relating to Gruppe's career as a sculptor, his involvement with the Public Works of Art Project, and his teacher Karl Bitter.
Exhibition and Program Records
This accession consists of records documenting the exhibition and program coordinating activities of the Office of Curatorial Affairs, primarily in regard to the preservation of the Star-Spangled Banner and the planning, development, and production of the exhibition "The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem" at the National …
Photographs of Department of Anthropology conservation and ceramic studies
10 Prints (silver gelatin)
Photographs largely depicting Andreas Joseph Andrews, a conservator in the Department of Anthropology, working with pottery and other artifacts in his laboratory. There are also images of Dr. Owen Rye and William Potts conducting laboratory tests as part of an Ancient Technology Project study of ceramic firing. The photographs were …
Repair and Renovation Records
This accession consists of records that document the planning, renovation, repairs and relocation of office space. The bulk of the records document the relocation and reconfiguration of several offices. Materials include architectural drawings, floor plans, notes, sketches, budget estimates, details and specifications for materials and decoration.
Bernard Zakheim papers
Federal Art Project
Resumes, lists of works exhibited and commissioned, and a copy of an award; addresses; correspondence primarily concerning his murals and his struggles to have them found or restored, including letters from John Dormer Smith's files, (Zakheim's biographer); notes and writings by Zakheim and others including a 113 page biography by the …
Videotapes
This accession consists of videocassettes of training and educational programs. Programs in this accession include "Beyond the Ocean, Beneath the Leaf;" "Of Myths and Men: The American Presidency;" "Museum Careers;" "Museum Bracketmaker;" "Lights Beneath the Sea;" "Children in the Museum;" and "Docents on Tour." Also included are supplemental booklets to …
Murals without walls [videorecording] / WNET/Thirteen; director, Alfred Broderick; producer, Elizabeth Davis; artistic consultant, Ruth Bowman
Describes the 1972 discovery and later conservation of Arshile Gorky's murals "Aviation" at the Newark, N.J. International Airport, executed in 1937 by Gorky as part of the Work Projects Administration art project. Art historian Ruth Bowman, N.J. Port Authority employees Saul Wenegrat and Stephen Staempler, and conservator Carroll Wales of Oliver Bros …
Air & Space Magazine
This accession consists of a reference set of "Air & Space" magazine (Volume 27, Number 2 through Volume 31, Number 1), which is published bi-monthly by Smithsonian Enterprises and may occasionally include special issues. The magazine documents the world of aviation and space flight today, plus offers in-depth coverage about flight history, military aviation, space …
Air & Space Magazine
This accession consists of a reference set of Air & Space magazine (Volume 31, Number 2 through Volume 32, Number 7), which is published bi-monthly by Smithsonian Enterprises and may occasionally include special issues. The magazine documents the world of aviation and space flight today, plus offers in-depth coverage about flight history, military aviation, space …
