Oral history interview with Richard Haas
Berman, Avis
United States. General Services Administration. Design Excellence and the Arts Oral History Project
133 Pages (Transcript)
An interview of Richard Haas conducted 2009 Jan. 13 and Mar. 16, by Avis Berman, for the Archives of American Art's U.S. General Services Administration, Design Excellence and the Arts oral history project, at Haas' studio, in New York, N.Y.
Oral history interview with Herbert Ferber
Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994
7 Pages (Transcript)
An interview of Herbert Ferber conducted by Dorothy Seckler in 1962 for the Archives of American Art.
Adolph Block papers
Correspondence, including telegrams to his wife, letters about arrangements for ornamentation of buildings, acknowledgments from several senators for material Block sent as president of the National Sculpture Society, letters to his parents in 1920s, later correspondence regarding his official work for the Architectural League of New York, Allied Artists of America …
Photographs of Robert Henri's class at the Art Student's League
Two copyprints of Henri's night class at the Art Students' League, including one of students drawing, and a group photo of his class with Henri seated in front. Photographer(s) unknown. The photograph presumably includes Burton Boundy, a pupil of Henri's circa 1909-1910.
Benedict Tatti papers
bulk 1945-1993
The papers of New York sculptor, painter, educator, and video artist, Benedict Tatti (1917-1993) measure 1.8 linear feet and date from 1936-2011, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1945-1993. Papers consist of biographical material, correspondence, project files, subject files, exhibition files, writings, notes, and lists, printed materials, and photographs. Exhibition files and printed material, such as catalogues and checklists provide an overview of Tatti's activities as a sculptor and video artist. Also, photographs of artwork are a rich source of provenance-related information on Tatti's sculptures.
Lanette Scheeline collection
This collection documents Scheeline's work as a textile designer from 1945-1970.The archive material consists of brochures, photographs, sketches, correspondence, scrapbooks, client records, and other related items that document Ms. Scheeline's career from the 1930s to the 1980s (briefly covers 1990s). A majority of the items deal specifically with the projects for textiles and wallcoverings, research on forms in nature, and notes on her travels.
Parish-Hadley Associates, Inc. collection
Parish-Hadley Associates
Hadley, Albert
The Parish-Hadley Collection documents the history of the New York City design firm from 1962-1994.Particular emphasis is on Sister Parish (Mrs. Henry Parish II) and Albert Hadley. Magazine clippings from various publications make up the majority of the collection as well as gossip column excerpts about Parish-Hadley or infamous clients. The slides date mostly from the 1980s-1990s and depict some but not all Parish-Hadley projects.
Victor Hugo Proetz papers
5 Items (rolled docs)
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.
Foreign Missions Library Lantern Slide Collection
Lantern slides, undated, some hand-tinted, assembled by the Foreign Missions Library of New York City to document missionary activities in Iran, probably during the early part of the twentienth century. Included are images of missionaries and evangelists, Fiske seminary, The American High School for Boys in Tehran, the Memorial School …
Oral history interview with Robert Grosvenor
Cummings, Paul
54 Pages (Transcript)
Interview of Robert Grosvenor conducted 1972 Aug. 9, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
