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Faith Ringgold

Artist:
Timothy J. Clark, born 30 Jun 1951  Search this
Sitter:
Faith Ringgold, 8 Oct 1930 - 12 Apr 2024  Search this
Medium:
Charcoal on laid paper
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 63.2 × 48.3 cm (24 7/8 × 19")
Mat: 77.5 × 62.9 cm (30 1/2 × 24 3/4")
Frame: 79.9 × 65.4 × 3.8 cm (31 7/16 × 25 3/4 × 1 1/2")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
2021
Topic:
Drawing  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Headscarf  Search this
Faith Ringgold: Female  Search this
Faith Ringgold: Visual Arts\Artist\Sculptor  Search this
Faith Ringgold: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2022.172
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© 2021 Timothy J. Clark
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm442193cab-0d60-45ee-92d1-f5a246a515a3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2022.172

Marilyn

Artist:
Faith Ringgold, 8 Oct 1930 - 12 Apr 2024  Search this
Sitter:
Marilyn Monroe, 1 Jun 1926 - 5 Aug 1962  Search this
Medium:
Gouache and marker
Type:
Painting
Date:
1997
Topic:
Marilyn Monroe: Female  Search this
Marilyn Monroe: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Marilyn Monroe: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular singer  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University
Object number:
PA430039
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48f41dd93-ad7e-45fe-8164-0b9d68a08eec
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_PA430039

Cassie Louise Lightfoot (character from Tar Beach)

Artist:
Faith Ringgold, 8 Oct 1930 - 12 Apr 2024  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Girl  Search this
Medium:
Hand-painted etching and pochoir border on linen
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23.7 x 38.5cm (9 5/16 x 15 3/16")
Type:
Mixed Media
Date:
1998
Topic:
Book  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Unidentified Girl: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
S/NPG.2004.24.6
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Faith Ringold / Artists Rights Society (ARS)
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42a89f739-f83d-4ddb-bb02-9225ce89df00
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.2004.24.6

Mona Lisa and little girls

Artist:
Faith Ringgold, 8 Oct 1930 - 12 Apr 2024  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Girls  Search this
Medium:
Hand-painted etching and pochoir border on linen
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23.5 x 38.1cm (9 1/4 x 15")
Type:
Mixed Media
Date:
1998
Topic:
Artwork  Search this
Book  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Artwork\Portrait\Mona Lisa  Search this
Unidentified Girls: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
S/NPG.2004.24.8
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Faith Ringold / Artists Rights Society (ARS)
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4be3a34fd-c9fa-4fa5-ba66-0ce01b712b5b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.2004.24.8

Tusk

Maker:
Vili artist  Search this
Kongo artist  Search this
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 76.4 x 16.4 x 5.5 cm (30 1/16 x 6 7/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Loango coast, Congo
Date:
Late 19th century
Topic:
elephant  Search this
leopard  Search this
crocodile  Search this
Status  Search this
mother and child  Search this
foreigner  Search this
snake  Search this
musical instrument  Search this
weapon  Search this
boat  Search this
monkey  Search this
male  Search this
female  Search this
bull  Search this
Trade  Search this
Credit Line:
Museum purchase
Object number:
2007-1-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7cdfeb498-72e6-4a40-88da-93dd487a213b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2007-1-1
Online Media:

Factory printed cloth

Medium:
Cotton, dye
Dimensions:
H x W: 109 x 201.2 cm (42 15/16 x 79 3/16 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Zambia
Date:
1991
Topic:
elephant  Search this
Agricultural  Search this
lion  Search this
bicycle  Search this
Writing  Search this
male  Search this
female  Search this
female  Search this
Credit Line:
The Wil and Irene Petty Collection
Object number:
2008-5-75
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7465f1dea-c2b5-47af-8712-64df28220460
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2008-5-75

Oral history interview with Laura Andreson, 1981 May 20

Interviewee:
Andreson, Laura F., 1902-1999  Search this
Interviewer:
Bowman, Ruth, 1923-  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Laura Andreson, 1981 May 20. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women ceramicists  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Decorative arts  Search this
Theme:
Craft  Search this
Women  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)13075
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212215
AAA_collcode_andres81
Theme:
Craft
Women
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212215
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Rosalind Bengelsdorf Browne, 1968 January 29-February 16

Interviewee:
Bengelsdorf, Rosalind, 1916-1979  Search this
Interviewer:
Sandler, Irving, 1925-  Search this
Subject:
Browne, Byron  Search this
Hofmann, Hans  Search this
Holty, Carl  Search this
Gorky, Arshile  Search this
Greene, Balcomb  Search this
Lassaw, Ibram  Search this
Matulka, Jan  Search this
Diller, Burgoyne  Search this
De Kooning, Willem  Search this
Davis, Stuart  Search this
American Abstract Artists  Search this
Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Rosalind Bengelsdorf Browne, 1968 January 29-February 16. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women art critics  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Art, American  Search this
Art, Abstract  Search this
Cubism -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12786
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212563
AAA_collcode_bengel68
Theme:
Women
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212563
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Una E. Johnson, 1971 Jan. 5-July 29

Interviewee:
Johnson, Una E.  Search this
Interviewer:
Cummings, Paul  Search this
Subject:
Schniewind, Carl Oscar  Search this
Brooklyn Museum  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Drawings -- 19th century
Drawings -- 20th century
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Una E. Johnson, 1971 Jan. 5-July 29. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Curators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Printmakers  Search this
Women museum curators  Search this
Women art historians  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12158
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212752
AAA_collcode_johnso71
Theme:
Women
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212752
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Janet I. Fish, 1988 Jan. 30-Mar. 2

Interviewee:
Fish, Janet, 1938-  Search this
Interviewer:
Shikler, Barbara  Search this
Subject:
Close, Chuck  Search this
Katz, Alex  Search this
Kornblee, Jill  Search this
Serra, Richard  Search this
Vicente, Esteban  Search this
Type:
Interviews
Sound recordings
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Janet I. Fish, 1988 Jan. 30-Mar. 2. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Feminism and art  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Realism in art  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)13260
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212871
AAA_collcode_fish88
Theme:
Women
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212871
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Dorothy Cravath, 1964 May 13 and 27

Interviewee:
Cravath, Dorothy, 1901-1974  Search this
Interviewer:
Martin, Minette  Search this
Subject:
Rivera, Diego  Search this
University of California, San Francisco. School of Fine Arts  Search this
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Dorothy Cravath, 1964 May 13 and 27. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Mural painting and decoration  Search this
Coit Memorial Tower (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
New Deal  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)13070
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213376
AAA_collcode_cravat64
Theme:
Women
New Deal
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213376

Oral history interview with Ellen Lanyon, 1975 Dec. 5-1976 Jan. 18

Interviewee:
Lanyon, Ellen, 1926-2013  Search this
Interviewer:
Crawford, James, 1944-  Search this
Subject:
Berdich, Vera  Search this
Blackshear, Kathleen  Search this
Buehr, George Frederick  Search this
Carleback, Julius  Search this
Ginzel, Roland  Search this
Grooms, Red  Search this
Hirsch, Joseph  Search this
Hoff, Margo  Search this
Lasansky, Mauricio  Search this
Rupprecht, Edgar A.  Search this
Schniewind, Carl Oscar  Search this
Watson, Dudley Crafts  Search this
Abercrombie, Gertrude  Search this
Golub, Leon  Search this
Ox-Bow Summer School of Painting  Search this
Art Institute of Chicago. School  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Ellen Lanyon, 1975 Dec. 5-1976 Jan. 18. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Mural painting and decoration  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women printmakers  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Women muralists  Search this
Feminism and art  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)11523
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214174
AAA_collcode_lanyon75
Theme:
Women
Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_214174

Spoon

Maker:
Derby Silver Co.  Search this
Physical Description:
silver plate (overall material)
electroplated (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 14.7 cm x 3.1 cm; 5 13/16 in x 1 1/4 in
overall: 1/2 in x 5 7/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 1.27 cm x 14.9225 cm x 3.175 cm
Object Name:
spoon
Object Type:
flatware
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Derby
United States: Connecticut, Derby
Place used:
United States: Illinois, Rockford
Date made:
ca 1880
Date used:
ca 1880 - 1885
Subject:
Eating  Search this
Education  Search this
School  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Mrs. John White (Mary Taggert Marshall) McBurney
ID Number:
DL.65.0776
Catalog number:
65.0776
Accession number:
258259
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-e1b0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_301433
Online Media:

Table Knife

Maker:
Meriden Britannia Company  Search this
Physical Description:
silver plate (overall material)
electroplated (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 23 cm x 2.2 cm; 9 1/16 in x 7/8 in
overall: 1/4 in x 9 in x 3/4 in; .635 cm x 22.86 cm x 1.905 cm
Object Name:
knife
Object Type:
flatware
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Meriden
Place used:
United States: Illinois, Rockford
Date made:
ca 1880
Date used:
ca 1880 - 1885
Subject:
Eating  Search this
Education  Search this
Knives  Search this
School  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Mrs. John White (Mary Taggert Marshall) McBurney
ID Number:
DL.65.0774
Catalog number:
65.0774
Accession number:
258259
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-cd66-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_302167
Online Media:

Fork

Physical Description:
silver plate (overall material)
electroplated (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 18.2 cm x 2.5 cm; 7 3/16 in x in
overall: 1 1/8 in x 7 1/8 in x 7/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 18.0975 cm x 2.2225 cm
Object Name:
fork
Object Type:
flatware
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Hartford
United States: Connecticut, Meriden
Place used:
United States: Illinois, Rockford
Date made:
ca 1880
ca 1880
Date used:
ca 1880 - 1885
Subject:
Eating  Search this
Education  Search this
School  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Mrs. John White (Mary Taggert Marshall) McBurney
ID Number:
DL.65.0773
Catalog number:
65.0773
Accession number:
258259
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-b626-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_302177
Online Media:

Napkin Ring

Physical Description:
silver plate (overall material)
electroplated (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 4.2 cm x 4.3 cm; 1 5/8 in x 1 11/16 in
overall: 1 5/8 in x 1 5/8 in; 4.1275 cm x 4.1275 cm
Object Name:
ring, napkin
Object Type:
flatware
Place made:
United States
Place used:
United States: Illinois, Rockford
Date made:
ca 1880
Date used:
ca 1880 - 1885
Subject:
Eating  Search this
Education  Search this
School  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Mrs. John White (Mary Taggert Marshall) McBurney
ID Number:
DL.65.0775
Catalog number:
65.0775
Accession number:
258259
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-115b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_302757
Online Media:

Autograph Album

Owner:
Moyer, Luella M.  Search this
Physical Description:
pasteboard (covers material)
gilt (decoration material)
cloth (binding material)
staples (binding material)
paper (pages material)
ink (text material)
graphite (text material)
Measurements:
overall: 3/8 in x 6 7/8 in x 4 5/8 in; .9525 cm x 17.4625 cm x 11.7475 cm
Object Name:
album, autograph
Place made:
United States
Place used:
United States: Pennsylvania, Myerstown
United States: Ohio
United States: Illinois, Joliet
United States: Nebraska, Blue Hill
United States: Iowa, Whittemore
Associated Place:
United States: New Jersey, Middlebush
United States: Maryland, Leitersburg
Date made:
1890+
1890 - 1894
Inscription dates:
1890-06-19 to 1893-06-16
Subject:
Autographs  Search this
Education, College  Search this
Travel  Search this
Women  Search this
Pennsylvania  Search this
Ohio, State of  Search this
Iowa (State)  Search this
Nebraska  Search this
New Jersey  Search this
Depicted:
Girls  Search this
ID Number:
DL.62.0298
Catalog number:
62.0298
Accession number:
240815
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Family & Social Life
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-75a2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_319402
Online Media:

"Jenny Lind Album"

Measurements:
overall: 3/4 in x 7 5/8 in x 9 3/8 in; 1.905 cm x 19.3675 cm x 23.8125 cm
Object Name:
album, autograph
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Place used:
United States: Illinois, Lincoln
Date made:
ca 1874
Subject:
Autographs  Search this
Education  Search this
Girls  Search this
Depicted:
Singers  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Miss Ruth L. Meehan
ID Number:
DL.63.0909
Catalog number:
63.0909
Accession number:
246874
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Family & Social Life
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-f6c1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_321596
Online Media:

Autograph Album

Physical Description:
leather (binding material)
pasteboard (binding material)
gilt (decoration on upper cover and spine; text block edging material)
textile (decoration on upper cover material)
thread (binding material)
paper (text block material)
ink (writing material)
Measurements:
overall: 1/2 in x 7 in x 4 3/8 in; 1.27 cm x 17.78 cm x 11.1125 cm
Object Name:
album, autograph
Place made:
United States
Place owned:
United States: Pennsylvania, Myerstown
Associated Place:
United States: Illinois
Date made:
1881
1887
Subject:
Autographs  Search this
Gifts & Presents  Search this
Women  Search this
Pennsylvania  Search this
Depicted:
Flowers  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Luella M. Moyer
ID Number:
DL.59.0793
Accession number:
221533
Catalog number:
59.0793
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Family & Social Life
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-5044-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_321598
Online Media:

[Miscellaneous Sites in Paris]: the Fontaine aux Lions and the Place Félix Eboué.

Photographer:
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966  Search this
Collection Creator:
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966  Search this
Sears & Wendell  Search this
Olmsted Brothers  Search this
Harvard University  Search this
American Society of Landscape Architects  Search this
Extent:
1 Lantern slide (black-and-white, 3.25 x 4 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Lantern slides
Place:
France -- Paris
France -- Ile-de-France -- Paris -- Paris
Date:
1906 Aug.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Fountains  Search this
Streets  Search this
Lions  Search this
Umbrellas  Search this
Sculpture  Search this
Horses  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Lampposts  Search this
Urban areas  Search this
Women  Search this
Men  Search this
Genre/Form:
Lantern slides
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection.
Identifier:
AAG.SRS, Item FR029002
See more items in:
Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection
Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / International / France / FR029: Paris -- Miscellaneous Sites in Paris
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb64433a203-83c3-4274-99e9-f807c21858a4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-srs-ref2649

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