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Manufacturer:

Bell Helicopter Corporation  Search this

Dimensions:

Rotor Diameter: 11.3 m (37 ft 2 in)

Length: 9.9 m (32 ft 5 in)

Height: 2.8 m (9 ft 4 in)

Weights: Empty, 862 kg (1,900 lb)

Gross, 1,293 kg (2,850 lb)

Type:

CRAFT-Rotary Wing

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Credit Line:

Transferred from the United States Air Force, Headquarters

Inventory Number:

A19690013000

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv96c156473-c5a6-4ada-9a27-995810de1a8c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19690013000

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Type:

Interviews

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2017-05-10T12:36:01.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this

See more by:

airandspace

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

YouTube Channel:

airandspace

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_SFa7NFE-e9M

Creator:

Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2009-06-09T16:13:41.000Z

YouTube Category:

Pets & Animals  Search this

Topic:

History;Birds  Search this

See more by:

SmithsonianMBC

Data Source:

Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianMBC

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_i9UqaT6hUWs

Biogeographical Region:

Nearctic  Search this

Collector:

M. D. Delfinado  Search this

Prep Count:

1

Preparation:

Slide

Sex:

Female

Stage:

Adult

Place:

Airport?, Albany, New York, United States

Collection Date:

17 Aug 1974

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Arthropoda, Arachnida, Prostigmata, Scutacaridae

Published Name:

Scutacarus eickworti Delfinado & Baker, 1976

Barcode:

USNMENT01779306

USNM Number:

USNMENT01779306

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Entomology Types

Data Source:

NMNH - Entomology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36d758a7b-f057-4b59-95b0-bca2c34a1ba9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhentomology_17044807

Biogeographical Region:

Nearctic  Search this

Collector:

M. D. Delfinado  Search this

Prep Count:

1

Preparation:

Slide

Sex:

Female

Stage:

Adult

Place:

Airport, Albany, New York, United States

Collection Date:

17 Aug 1974

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Arthropoda, Arachnida, Prostigmata, Scutacaridae

Published Name:

Scutacarus (Variatipes) affinis Delfinado et al., 1976

Barcode:

USNMENT01779319

USNM Number:

USNMENT01779319

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Entomology Types

Data Source:

NMNH - Entomology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3327506fb-40b9-4a62-8833-f3e12bac27c5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhentomology_17044894

Biogeographical Region:

Nearctic  Search this

Collector:

M. D. Delfinado  Search this

Prep Count:

1

Preparation:

Slide

Sex:

Female

Stage:

Adult

Place:

Airport, Albany, New York, United States

Collection Date:

17 Aug 1974

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Arthropoda, Arachnida, Prostigmata, Scutacaridae

Published Name:

Scutacarus (Variatipes) contiguus Delfinado et al., 1976

Barcode:

USNMENT01779320

USNM Number:

USNMENT01779320

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Entomology Types

Data Source:

NMNH - Entomology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37a1a6cc9-62fd-495a-a286-908360947232

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhentomology_17044901

Biogeographical Region:

75 - Northeastern U.S.A.  Search this

Collector:

Mark T. Strong  Search this

Place:

Suffolk County. Long Island, along Stewart Road, 0.2-0.3 km W of SR 31 opposite Suffolk County Airport, ca. 1-2 km NE of Westhampton., New York, United States, North America

Collection Date:

6 Aug 1999

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Asteraceae Asteroideae

Published Name:

Pityopsis falcata (Pursh) Nutt.

Barcode:

01683859

USNM Number:

3389791

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34b71e316-fd24-4025-8bba-586a69e9a9e2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12693632

Biogeographical Region:

75 - Northeastern U.S.A.  Search this

Collector:

Mark T. Strong  Search this

Place:

Suffolk County. Long Island, just W of SR 31, S of Suffolk County Airport, 1.3-1.4 km E of Westhampton., New York, United States, North America

Collection Date:

7 Aug 1999

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malvales Cistaceae Cistoideae

Published Name:

Lechea intermedia Legg. ex Britton

Barcode:

02967656

USNM Number:

3389786

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/346d902c6-d256-4b92-b2a4-98d92ee1b9fb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14341034

Biogeographical Region:

75 - Northeastern U.S.A.  Search this

Collector:

Mark T. Strong  Search this

Place:

Suffolk County: Long Island, along Stewart Road, 0.2-0.3 km W of SR 31, opposite Suffolk County Airport, ca. 1-2 km NE of Westhampton., New York, United States, North America

Collection Date:

30 Jun 2001

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Lamiales Orobanchaceae

Published Name:

Melampyrum lineare var. latifolium (Muhl.) P. Beauv.

Barcode:

03918295

USNM Number:

3408774

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3870f0e3d-6a25-4257-8f84-755ff212aa56

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_15676044

Biogeographical Region:

75 - Northeastern U.S.A.  Search this

Collector:

R. Dirig  Search this

Min. Elevation:

131  Search this

Place:

Saratoga County, Town of Milton, grounds of the Saratoga County Airport E of Stone Church Rd., N of County Rt. 43, & W of Rowland St.; area near centre of airport, SE of the main SW-to-NE running runway., New York, United States, North America

Collection Date:

1 Jun 1978

Taxonomy:

Fungi Ascomycota Lecanoromycetes Lecanorales Cladoniaceae

Published Name:

Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl.

Barcode:

04565344

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Botany

Bryophytes and Lichens

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a44d5ebf-c9b3-419b-9d27-77f53673f3b2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16807056

Biogeographical Region:

75 - Northeastern U.S.A.  Search this

Collector:

R. Dirig  Search this

Min. Elevation:

131  Search this

Place:

The Upper Hudson River Valley Sand Plains. Saratoga County, Town of Milton, grounds of the Saratoga County Airport, E. of Stone Church Rd., N. of County Rt. 43, & W. of Rowland St.; area S.E. of the main S.W.-to-N.E.-running runway., New York, United States, North America

Collection Date:

5 Jun 1978

Taxonomy:

Fungi Ascomycota Lecanoromycetes Lecanorales Cladoniaceae

Published Name:

Cladina submitis (A. Evans) Hale & W.L. Culb.

Barcode:

04565102

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Botany

Bryophytes and Lichens

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33f4a8aa1-be19-4681-8eca-69aff444239e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16807120

Biogeographical Region:

75 - Northeastern U.S.A.  Search this

Collector:

R. Dirig  Search this

Place:

Town of Milton, grounds of the Saratoga County Airport, E of Stone Church Rd., N of County Rt. 43, W of Rowland St., Saratoga, New York, United States, North America

Collection Date:

1 Jun 1978

Taxonomy:

Fungi Ascomycota Lecanoromycetes Agyriales Agyriaceae

Published Name:

Trapeliopsis granulosa (Hoffm.) Lumbsch

Barcode:

03436439

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Botany

Bryophytes and Lichens

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3de341d0c-57eb-4a02-a2e4-e2a4f8a17641

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14931656

Creator:

Adams, Molly, 1918-2003  Search this

Landscape architect:

Ireys, Alice Recknagel, 1911-2000  Search this

Stege, Friede, 1896-1990  Search this

Weber, Nelva M.  Search this

Extent:

Photographic prints (color, 4 x 6 inches)

Photographic prints (black and white, 3 1/2 x 5 inches)

Photographic prints (black and white, 8 x 10 inches)

Contact sheets (black and white)

35mm slides (photographs) (color, 2 x 2 inches)

Negatives, 35mm negatives (color)

Negatives (black & white, 4 x 5 inches)

Negatives, 120mm negatives (black and white, 2 x 2 inches)

Film transparency (color, 4 x 5 inches)

Transparencies, 120mm transparencies (color, 2 x 2 inches)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Film transparencies

Color negatives

Black-and-white photographs

Photographs

Color photographs

Negatives

Slides (photographs)

Contact sheets

Black-and-white negatives

Date:

circa 1960-1994

Summary:

The Maida Babson Adams American Garden Collection documents the work of Molly Adams, a free-lance garden photographer who photographed hundreds of private and public gardens, many of them in the mid-Atlantic region, from the late 1950s through the mid-1990s. It includes slides, photographic prints, negatives and transparencies. A significant number of images document the work of landscape designers Nelva M. Weber, Alice Recknagel Ireys, and Friede Stege. Roughly 50 gardens do not have an identified location. Some images have captions and other information written on them.

Scope and Contents:

The Maida Babson Adams American Gardens Collection includes a total of 7,606 images documenting close to 400 gardens photographed by Molly Adams from the 1950s to the 1990s. Although most images document gardens in New Jersey, the collection also includes gardens in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania. While the vast majority of gardens in the collection are private, there are also some public gardens and venues like the Frelinghuysen Arboretum in New Jersey, the International Flower Show in New York City, and the White House in Washington, D.C. A number of gardens were photographed during organized garden or horticultural tours or annual meetings of the Garden Club of America. A significant number of images document the work of landscape designers Alice Ireys, Nelva Weber, and Friede Stege. Approximately 85 gardens in the collection are unidentified as to their location and/or client. Relatively few images are captioned or dated; Adams often labeled a film envelope or back of a photograph or contact sheet with just a client surname and the designer (if it was Ireys, Weber, or Stege). In some cases, additional information about a garden's location or owner's full name was gleaned from the finding aids for the Alice Recknagel Ireys Papers or the Nelva Weber Papers. Some images were accompanied by clippings from newspapers or magazines that featured one or more related images by Adams; most of these clippings date from the 1950s and 1960s. There is also a file of general clippings of Adams' work; many of these do not identify the garden that is shown.

Most of the images are black and white, though there are a number taken in color. Adams' contact sheets and photo envelopes were sometimes marked with cropping marks or photo developing notes respectively.

Biographical / Historical:

Molly (Maida Babson) Adams (1918 - 2003) had a 40+ year career as a nationally recognized free-lance garden and wildlife photographer and conservationist. Her images were published under the name "Molly Adams." Adams was born in Orange, New Jersey and lived over fifty years in Mendham Township, New Jersey. As a teenager she became interested in photography; she later attended the New York Institute of Photography and became a member of the New York Camera Club.

Her photographs were featured in numerous newspapers and magazines including the "New York Times," "New York Herald Tribune," "House Beautiful," "Horticulture," "Home Garden," and "Audubon." During the Kennedy administration, she photographed the White House Rose Garden; these photographs were later published in "Flower Grower."

Adams provided hundreds of photographs for "How to Plan and Plant Your Own Property" (1967) by landscape architect Alice Recknagel Ireys and "How to Plan Your Own Home Landscape" (1976) by landscape designer Nelva M. Weber. Her images were also published in books including "The Reader's Digest Practical Guide to Home Landscaping," and "The Complete Illustrated Book of Garden Magic." Adams also occasionally wrote garden-themed articles. A longtime member in the Somerset Hills (NJ) Garden Club, which is part of the Garden Club of America, Adams once served as the latter's official photographer.

In the 1960's Adams' photographs drew attention to conservation issues related to the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern New Jersey. These widely publicized photographs rallied public support against the proposed destruction of the Great Swamp for the construction of an airport. Adams was also active as a member of the Mendham Township Environmental Commission and the North Jersey Conservation Foundation. In the 1980's she was awarded the Buckley Medal of Merit for Horticultural Achievement by the Garden Club of America for her photographs used in the postcard campaign "Save Our Vanishing Wild Flowers."

Related Archival Materials Note:

The Alice Recknagel Ireys Papers in the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, include photographs by Molly Adams.

The Nelva Weber Papers in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections at Cornell University Library in Ithaca, New York, likely include photographs by Molly Adams.

Separated Materials:

The North Jersey History & Genealogy Center at The Morristown & Morris Township Library in New Jersey has a collection of images by Molly Adams showcasing nature scenes and birds.

Provenance:

Adams' family donated her collection of garden images to the Smithsonian's Archives of American Gardens after her death in 2003.

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.

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:

Gardens -- Pennsylvania  Search this

Gardens -- United States  Search this

Gardens -- Connecticut  Search this

Gardens -- Massachusetts  Search this

Gardens -- New Jersey  Search this

Gardens -- New York (State)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographic prints

Film transparencies

Color negatives

Black-and-white photographs

Photographs

Color photographs

Negatives

Slides (photographs)

Contact sheets

Black-and-white negatives

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Maida Babson Adams American garden collection.

Identifier:

AAG.ADM

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Maida Babson Adams American garden collection.

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb64551e192-9900-4d6c-9a87-0322776b8d93

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aag-adm

Writer of accompanying material:

Beck, Larry, 1938-1994  Search this

Extent:

3.9 Linear feet

1,405 Photographic prints

3873 Slides (photographs)

2617 Negatives (photographic)

314 Transparencies

35 Contact prints

Culture:

Yupik Eskimos  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Slides (photographs)

Negatives (photographic)

Transparencies

Contact prints

Photographs

Sketches

Notes

Portfolios (groups of works)

Correspondence

Newsletters

Negatives

Pamphlets

Drawings

Date:

1938-1995

Summary:

The Lawrence 'Larry' James Beck papers, located in the Cultural Resource Center of the National Museum of the American Indian, contain biographical materials, sculpture portfolios, art shows, notes, sketches and drawings, publications, correspondence and visual material including photos, slides and negatives of Larry's art.

Scope and Contents:

The Larry Beck papers contains materials that span his career as an artist. The bulk of the material in this collection dates from the late 1960's until his death in 1994 and includes, but is not limited to, biographical materials, sculpture portfolios, correspondence relating to his artwork and his family, sketches and drawings as well as visual materials of Beck's artwork which including prints, slides and negatives. Additionally, publications regarding subjects that interested Beck are also included in this collection.

Arrangement:

The Lawrence 'Larry' James Beck Papers are arranged into seven series:

Series 1: Biographical and Personal, (undated, 1938-1994)

Series 2: Correspondence, (undated, 1966-1994)

Series 3: Sculptures and Shows, (undated, 1966-1994)

Series 4: Sketches, Drawings, Notes and Ideas, (undated)

Series 5: Publications and Graphic Materials (undated, 1966-1995)

Series 6: Miscellaneous Material, (undated)

Series 7: Visual Material, contains photographs, negatives and slides

Biographical / Historical:

Lawrence 'Larry' James Beck was born in Seattle, Washington on May 20, 1938. Beck's father was American and his mother was Norwegian and Yup'ik from Alaska. Larry was raised in Seattle and in 1956 graduated from Ballard High School. He then attended college at the University of Washington from1957 to 1959, where he first studied engineering. However, he decided that art was more in his future so between 1960-1961 he attended the Burnley School of Professional Art in Seattle, now known as The Art Institute of Seattle. In 1962 Larry was given the opportunity to attend the University of Arizona's Guadalajara Summer School and study art abroad. Upon his return in 1962, he resumed his studies at The University of Washington and in 1964 he earned a B.A. in painting and a M.F.A. in 1965. While at UW, Larry was taught by George Tsutakawa and Everett Du Pen and visiting New York artist Gabriel Kohn. His art reflects the influences of sculptor David Smith, Mark di Suvero and Inuit artist Gariel Kohn.

During the 1966-1967 academic year, Larry was a visiting instructor of sculpture at the University of Oregon, in Eugene. During this time Larry participated in an exhibit called the Great Northwest Sausage Company Art show. This show included artists such as Morris Yarowsky, Dan Solomon, Gertrude (Trudie) Pacific-Beck, David Cotter, John Haugse and Marcella Rawlinson. The years between 1967-1968 were spent at the University of Southampton, England as a Fine Arts Fellow. His wife at the time, Trudie also accompanied him and also studied art while in England. When Larry and Trudie returned to the States, they settled in Skagit Valley Washington.

During the late 1960s and 1970s, Larry focused on his large scale, abstract sculptures and established his reputation as a sculpture. Larry's early works were comprised of found metals and objects assembled in a lyrical but humorous manner. Larry also was apart of the Shazam Society with Tom Robbins among others, which produced performances and happenings. During 1975-1980, he installed projects for Golden Gardens Park in Seattle, Highline Community College and Boeing (King County Airport). He also worked on a piece for the Occidental Park site in Seattle, but due to circumstances of the city it was never installed.

Although Larry was not raised around his ancestral homelands, like his Mother, in the mid 1970s Larry visited the Alaskan coast. It was then that he realized he understood the Yup'ik culture. In 1973 Larry started to produce a new series of pieces called "Inukshuk", which is Inuit for sculpture presence. This term was also used for three major commissions that later followed. Larry continued to use Inuit terminology in his work. This was the first sign that Larry started to embrace his multicultural heritage in his artwork. Larry experimented with making bronze and aluminum small castings of traditional Inuit masks, but he felt uneasy that these masks represented a complete contradiction to his western art training.

After the 1980 install of the Boeing sculpture, Beck experienced what he would call his sculpture career crisis. He became disappointed with public art. This is when Larry received his calling to start working on his abstract Inuit Inua (spirit) masks. Larry embraced the idea of using the ancestral ways of his Mother's people of finding natural objects and turning them into masks or art pieces. Larry utilized this method and found contemporary objects within junkyards and hardware stores to create his contemporary Inua masks. From this time on, Larry focused the remaining years of his life working on Inua masks. He participated in shows at art galleries and loaned artwork out for traveling exhibits that where exhibited from the United Nations in Switzerland to all over the United States, including his ancestral homelands of Alaska. Also from the mid 1980s till the end of his life in 1994, he spent more time with his children.

On March 27th 1994, Larry died of a heart attack in his home in Washington. His artwork still lives on today in many museums and private collections. He turned Native American Art into something that kept historical cultural ties while also embracing a contemporary look.

Provenance:

These research materials were donated to NMAI in March 2009 by Nikolai Beck and Alex Beck.

Restrictions:

Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).

Rights:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Copyright is vested with Nikolai Beck and Alex Beck and will not transfer to the National Museum of the American Indian until 2018. Researchers seeking publication use, must obtain permission directly from the donors by contacting NMAI Archives (nmaiarchives@si.edu).

Topic:

Sculptors -- Washington (State)  Search this

Public sculpture, American  Search this

Inuit masks  Search this

Indian art -- North America  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Sketches

Notes

Portfolios (groups of works)

Correspondence

Newsletters

Negatives

Pamphlets

Drawings

Slides (photographs)

Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Lawrence 'Larry' James Beck Papers, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NMAI.AC.017

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Lawrence 'Larry' James Beck papers

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv44bd6f2ef-4205-4792-b746-aa65a7e2fa40

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-017

Manufacturer:

Curtiss Airplane Co.  Search this

Materials:

Fuselage: steel tube with fabric cover

Dimensions:

Wingspan: 9.9 m (31 ft 6 in)

Length: 6.7 m (22 ft 10 in)

Height: 2.4 m (8 ft 11 in)

Weight, empty: 978 kg (2,161 lb)

Weight, gross: 1,342 kg (2,963 lb)

Top speed: 249 km/h (155 mph)

Engine: Pratt & Whitney Wasp R-1340, 600 hp

Type:

CRAFT-Aircraft

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Date:

ca. 1929

Credit Line:

Gift of Dolphin D. Overton

Inventory Number:

A19700171000

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location:

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Exhibit Station:

General Aviation

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9fee9d5d5-76be-41b9-bc2a-9cc1edff02dd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19700171000

Creator:

National Museum of Natural History  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2009-06-09T16:19:48.000Z

YouTube Category:

Science & Technology  Search this

Topic:

Natural History  Search this

See more by:

smithsonianNMNH

Data Source:

National Museum of Natural History

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianNMNH

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_jPIwZjhXM-8

Artist:

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes  Search this

Medium:

Print, Etching on Paper

Dimensions:

2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 44.5 x 58.4cm (17 1/2 x 23 in.)

2-D - Unframed (H x W): 21.6 x 33.7cm (8 1/2 x 13 1/4 in.)

Type:

ART-Prints, Original

Country of Origin:

Spain

Date:

1815-1823

Credit Line:

Gift of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Inventory Number:

A19772676000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv91a921744-cba2-418c-b630-98d40d19691d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19772676000

Creator:

Stamm, Ted  Search this

Extent:

2.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1968-1986, 2018

Summary:

Ted Stamm slides of works of art and exhibitions measure 2.2 linear feet and date from circa 1968-1986, and 2018. The collection is comprised primarily of approximately 6450 35mm slides assembled by the painter Ted Stamm between his arrival in New York in 1968 and his death in 1984. The majority of the slides were photographed by Stamm himself, and collectively form a unique and expansive record of artworks and exhibitions on view in New York during that time period, by a variety of artists including Stamm.

Scope and Contents:

Ted Stamm slides of works of art and exhibitions measure 2.2 linear feet and date from circa 1968-1986, and 2018. The collection is comprised primarily of approximately 6450 35mm slides assembled by the painter Ted Stamm between his arrival in New York in 1968 and his death in 1984. The majority of the slides were photographed by Stamm himself, and collectively form a unique and expansive record of artworks and exhibitions on view in New York during that time period, by a variety of artists including Stamm.

The collection includes both exhibition views and individual artworks photographed in situ. In addition to exhibitions in galleries and nonprofit spaces, Stamm also photographed works installed in public spaces, graffiti and street art, and views of the gallery facades and architectural fabric of Lower Manhattan.

Stamm used the slides in his own teaching, and the collection includes a set of slides documenting periods of art history. Additional teaching material includes examples of course descriptions, syllabi, reading lists, and other teaching materials for courses taught by Stamm. Printed material includes an artist book, an exhibition catalog, and a monograph/catalog.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as three series.

Series 1: Slides, circa 1968-circa 1984 (Boxes 1-2; 2 linear feet)

Series 2: Teaching Material, 1977-1982 (Box 3; 0.1 linear feet)

Series 3: Printed Material, 1979-1986, 2018 (Box 3; 0.1 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical:

Ted Stamm (1944-1984) was a multidisciplinary conceptual artist and educator in New York, New York, known for his focused series of paintings, works on paper, and studies. Stamm's studies, such as the Wooster series, were influenced by the shapes, street contours, and intersections he could see from his studio on Wooster Street in SoHo.

Stamm was born in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Hofstra University, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1967. In 1968 he settled in New York City and his early work was included in exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum Art School in New York and in the alumni show at Hofstra University in 1971.

From 1974 until his death in 1984, Stamm lived and worked on the top floor of 101 Wooster Street in New York City. There he began his iconic group of works titled Woosters, and subsequent series including Dodgers, from the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team, C-Dodgers influenced by the Concorde planes he observed at John F. Kennedy Airport, and Designators, graffiti Stamm painted on buildings in stages which he would photograph each time he returned to develop the graffiti further.

Stamm's work was exhibited widely throughout his life, both internationally and in the United States. He taught classes at the School of Visual Arts, Hofstra University, and C. W. Post College, and was awarded National Endowment for the Arts and Guggenheim fellowships in 1981 and 1983.

Stamm died of congenital heart disease at the age of 39.

Provenance:

The collection was donated in 2022 by The Ted Stamm Estate via Per Haubro Jensen.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

The Ted Stamm Estate donor has retained all intellectual property rights including copyright on all slides taken by Ted Stamm. Please contact the Ted Stamm Estate for copyright permission at tedstammestate.com.

Occupation:

Conceptual artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Educators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Citation:

Ted Stamm slides of works of art and exhibitions, circa 1968-1986, 2018. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by The Walton Family Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.stammted

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Ted Stamm slides of works of art and exhibitions

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw99f8da07c-9ae9-4ba4-8d0a-f9c157a6ffaa

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-stammted

Creator:

Stamm, Ted, 1944-1984  Search this

Citation:

Ted Stamm slides of works of art and exhibitions, circa 1968-1986, 2018. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Theme:

Photography  Search this

Art Market  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)22156

AAA_collcode_stammted

Theme:

Photography

Art Market

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_22156

Biogeographical Region:

75 - Northeastern U.S.A.  Search this

Collector:

R. Dirig  Search this

Min. Elevation:

131  Search this

Place:

Town of Milton, grounds of the Saratoga County Airport, E of Stone Church Rd., N of County Rt. 43, W of Rowland St; area E of all runways, Saratoga, New York, United States, North America

Collection Date:

17 Jul 1978

Taxonomy:

Fungi Ascomycota Lecanoromycetes Lecanorales Cladoniaceae

Published Name:

Pycnothelia papillaria (Ehrh.) Dufour

Barcode:

03428576

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Botany

Bryophytes and Lichens

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d9f944bc-d92b-4567-a63c-7c0e35bd6edc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14525791