Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Painting and Sculpture
- Dates:
-
1963-1991
- Size:
-
35 cu. ft. (35 record storage boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 469
- Repository:
-
Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of professional correspondence and administrative and research files of a number of curators from the Department of Painting and Sculpture. Included are correspondence and memoranda with HMSG staff, artists, galleries, and other museums; loan agreements, checklists, scripts, and installation plans for HMSG exhibitions; ...
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Smith, Hassel, 1915-2007
- Dates:
-
circa 1900-2004
bulk 1930-1995
- Size:
-
4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.smithass
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Art
The papers of Southern California painter and instructor Hassel Smith measure 4 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to 2004 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1930-1995. Found within the papers are correspondence, a transcript of an interview conducted by Jan Butterfield in the 1980s, personal business files, teaching files, writings by Smith and others, sketches, printed materials, and photographs of Smith, his family and friends, and his artwork. There are audio recordings of a lecture series organized by Smith and of reviews of Smith's work. Correspondents include Paule Anglim, Elmer Bischoff, Andre Emmerich, Clyfford Still, Wayne Thiebaud, and many others.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Pach, Walter, 1883-1958
- Dates:
-
1857-1980
- Size:
-
20.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pachwalt2
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Art
The papers of New York artist, critic, historian, writer, art consultant and curator Walter Pach, measure 20.7 linear feet and date from 1857-1980. The collection documents Pach's promotion of modernism through his role in the landmark 1913 Armory Show, his relationships with artists and art-world figures and his extensive writings on art. Records include biographical material, correspondence with family, friends and colleagues including noted artists, handwritten and edited versions of manuscripts by Pach, diaries and journals, business records, printed material, scrapbooks, sketchbooks and artwork by Pach and others, and photographs of Pach and his family, friends, and colleagues. The collection also includes 12 linear feet of selections from Walter Pach's library.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Preble, Edward Alexander, 1871-1957
- Dates:
-
1887-1957 and undated
- Size:
-
8.5 cu. ft. (16 document boxes) (2 half document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7252
- Repository:
-
Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers document Preble's personal life and careers with the Bureau of Biological Survey and the American Nature Association, and include general correspondence, primarily incoming; published and unpublished manuscripts for scientific and conservation work; addresses and reports by others; field notebooks, diaries, lists and checklists ...
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
James Graham & Sons
- Dates:
-
1821
1815
circa 1896-2011
- Size:
-
103.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.jamegras
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Art
The records of the New York City gallery James Graham & Sons measure 103.6 linear feet and date from 1815, 1821, circa 1896-2011 (bulk 1950s-1980s). The collection generally documents the gallery's contemporary art department during the time in which Robert Claverhouse Graham, Sr. worked at the gallery (1940-1979); records prior to 1954 are sparse and scattered. Gallery records include artist files; correspondence; exhibition files; financial records; inventory records; printed materials; sales, loans, and consignment records; scrapbooks; and photographic materials. Also found are records from Coe Kerr Gallery regarding exhibitions.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
-
June 25-July 6, 2003
- Size:
-
1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2003
- Repository:
-
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Dowd, William R.
- Dates:
-
1949-1997
- Size:
-
33 Cubic feet (81 boxes, 7 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0593
- Repository:
-
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Dowd's career as a maker and scholar of harpsichords through correspondence, photographs, drawings, notes, and financial materials. The collection contains templates and drawings for harpsichords built or restored by Dowd. The collection also documents the activities of small business and its owner in Boston from 1959-1988.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014
- Dates:
-
1900-2012, undated
- Size:
-
65 Cubic feet (124 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1323
- Repository:
-
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Duncan Schiedt (1921-2014) was a jazz scholar, writer, photographer, film maker, researcher and pianist. He authored four books relating to jazz history. Many of his photographs and articles were featured in magazines, periodicals and documentaries. Schiedt also collected the work of other photographers on the subject of jazz. The collection primarily consists of photographs created by or collected by Mr. Schiedt.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation
Heye, George G. (George Gustav), 1874-1957
- Dates:
-
1890-1998
- Size:
-
400 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.001
- Repository:
-
National Museum of the American Indian
These records document the governance and programmatic activities of the Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation (MAI) from its inception in 1904 until its sublimation by the Smithsonian Institution in 1990. The types of materials present in this collection include personal and institutional correspondence, individual subject files, minutes and annual reports, financial ledgers, legal records, expedition field notes, research notes, catalog and object lists, publications, clippings, flyers, maps, photographs, negatives and audio-visual materials. These materials span a varied range of subjects relating to the activities of the museum which are more fully described on the series level.
Found In
Collapse [ ]
Expand
- Creators:
-
Antonakos, Stephen, 1926-2013
- Dates:
-
1932-2014
bulk 1960-2014
- Size:
-
24.2 Linear feet
1.73 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.antostep
- Repository:
-
Archives of American Art
The papers of American sculptor Stephen Antonakos measure 24.2 linear feet and 1.73 GB and date from 1932-2014, with the bulk of the material dating from 1960-2014. The collection documents Antonakos's pioneering work in neon, through biographical material, correspondence, writings and notes, project files, exhibition files, printed and digital material, and photographs.