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Creator:
Smith, James B.  Search this
Subject:
Beasley, Bruce  Search this
Crutchfield, William  Search this
Filkowsky, Josefa  Search this
Lippold, Richard  Search this
Pallas, Jim  Search this
Schwartz, Buky  Search this
Trova, Ernest T.  Search this
Ts?ai, Wen-ying  Search this
Valentine, DeWain  Search this
Taubman Co.  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
56 Items, (on partial microfilm reel)
Access Note / Rights:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
Files kept by Smith on sculptors whom he contacted to do sculptures for his employer, the Taubman Company, Southfield, Mich. Files contain photographs, correspondence, some exhibition catalogs, and a few chronologies. Sculptors represented include Bruce Beasley, William Crutchfield, Josefa Filkosky, Richard Lippold, Jim Pallas, Buky Schwartz, Ernest Trova, Wen-Ying Tsai, and DeWain Valentine.
Citation:
James B. Smith papers, 1970-1976. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 1159 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to the lender, James B. Smith, after microfilming, 1976.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
Architect; Southfield, Mich.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1976 by James B. Smith.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Corporations -- Art collections  Search this
Sculpture, Architectural  Search this
Theme:
Patronage  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8714
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210895
AAA_collcode_smitjame
Theme:
Patronage
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210895