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Collector:

National Museum of American History. Division of Medical Sciences.  Search this

National Museum of American History. Division of Medical Sciences.  Search this

Author:

Parke, Davis Company  Search this

Names:

Davis, George S.  Search this

Duffield, Samuel P., Dr. (physician, pharmacist)  Search this

Parke, Harvey  Search this

Extent:

300 Cubic feet (389 boxes, 42 map folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Blueprints

Notebooks

Lantern slides

Annual reports

Newsletters

Employee records

Brochures

Date:

1867-1971

Summary:

The collection documents Parke-Davis and Company, one of the most important and oldest pharmaceutical firms in America.

Scope and Contents:

The collection documents Parke, Davis and Company, one of America's oldest and largest drug makers. Parke, Davis had the first research laboratory in the American pharmaceutical industry. The company played a major role in the development of some of the principle new drugs of the twentieth century and pioneered in the field of drug standardization. They were one of the first American firms to produce antitoxins, hormones, and other biologicals. They introduced new and important drugs such as adrenalin, dilantin, chlorenpleniol, and other antibiotics. They also did important research on vitamins, disinfectants, and pencillin.

The collection contains complete documentaion of all the research activities done, including research laboratory notes, correspondence, and published papers. The collection also contains corporate, financial, advertising and sales materials, photographs, and audiovisual materials. The collection is important for those researchers interested in the history of public health, the history of biologicals, pharmaceutical manufacturing and business history.

Arrangement:

Collection is divided into 13 series.

Series 1: Corporate Materials, 1887-1951

Series 2: Financial Materials, 1880-1970

Series 3: Employee/Personnel Materials, 1900-1989

Series 4: Advertising/Sales Materials, 1868-1980

Series 5: Photographs, 1932-1952

Series 6: Notebooks, 1908-1968

Series 7: Control Department Records, 1884-1931

Series 8: Formulas, 1882-1967

Series 9: Equipment Data Files, 1922-1978

Series 10: Publications, 1968-1988

Series 11: Research Materials, 1920-1978

Series 12: Drawings, 1911-1971

Series 13: Addenda, 1867-1970

Series 14: Audio Materials, 1956-1957

Biographical / Historical:

Parke-Davis and Company traces it's origins to Samuel Pearce Duffield (1833-1916), a physician and pharmacist. Duffield was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and his family moved to Detroit when he was an infant. Duffield graduated from the University of Michigan in 1854 and he attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, latter leaving for Germany where he studied chemistry and sought treatment for his eyesight. He subsequently earned a Doctor of Philosophy from Ludwig University at Giessen in Germany. Duffield returned to Detroit in 1858 and established a retail drugstore with a strong interest in manufacturing pharmaceuticals. Duffield sought financial partners for his retail and manufacturing venture with A.L. Patrick and Francis C. Conant. Both men retracted their investments and Duffield met Hervey Coke Parke (1927-1899), a native of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Duffield and Parke formed a formal partnership in 1866. George S. Davis, a third partner and traveling salesman previously with Farrand, Sheley and Company, was added 1867. Duffield withdrew in 1869. Augustus F. Jennings joined the company as a partner to head manufacturing. The company became known as Duffield, Parke, Davis, & Jennings Company. Duffield withdrew in 1869 and the name Parke, Davis & Company was adopted in 1871. The company incorporated in 1875 and began planning world-wide scientific expeditions to discover new vegetable drugs such as Guarana, Bearsfoot, Eucalyptus Globulus, and Coca. The company first showed a profit in 1876, and the first dividend paid to shareholders in 1878 and dividends paid until mid-1960s. Research was a major activity of the company. Due to a weakening financial position, the company became susceptible to take-over, and was purchased by Warner-Lambert in 1970. Warner Lambert, was then acquired by Pfizer in 2000. In 2007, Pfizer closed its research facilities in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Alka-Seltzer Documentation and Oral History Project (NMAH.AC.0184)

N W Ayer Advertising Agency Records (NMAH.AC.0059)

Cover Girl Advertising Oral History Documentation Project (NMAH.AC.0374)

Garfield and Company Records (NMAH.AC.0820)

Albert W. Hampson Commercial Artwork Collection (NMAH.AC.0561)

Ivory Soap Advertising Collection (NMAH.AC.0791)

Kiehl's Pharmacy Records (NMAH.AC.0819)

Alan and Elaine Levitt Advertisement Collection (NMAH.AC.0303)

Medical Sciences Film Collection (NMAH.AC.0222)

Norwich Eaton Pharmaceutical, Inc. Collection (NMAH.AC.0395)

Procter & Gamble Company Product Packaging Collection (NMAH.AC.0836)

Sterling Drug Company Records (NMAH.AC.772)

Syntex Collection of Pharmaceutical Advertising (NMAH.Ac.0821)

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Medicine (NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Medicine)

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Patent Medicines (NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.PatentMedicines)

Materials at Other Organizations

Detroit Public Library, Special Collections

Parke, Davis & Company records, 1892-1959

Scrapbook of clippings, 1929-44; Excursions & Announcements, 1892-1902; and company newsletters.

University of California San Francisco

Drug Industry Documents was created by the University of California San Francisco Library in collaboration with faculty members C. Seth Landefeld, MD and Michael Steinman, MD. Originally established to house documents from an off-label marketing lawsuit against Parke-Davis (United States of America ex rel. David Franklin vs. Parke-Davis), the archive has grown to include documents from additional sources illustrating how the pharmaceutical industry, academic journals and institutions, continuing medical education organizations and regulatory/funding agencies operate in ways that are detrimental to public health.

Separated Materials:

Division of Medicine and Science, National Museum of American History

The division holds objects related to Parke, Davis. See accessions: 1978.0882; 1982.0043; 1982.0043; 1984.0351; 1985.0475; 1988.3152; 1991.0415; 1992.3127; 2001.3066; 2012.0165; and 2018.5001.

Provenance:

The initial collection of approximately 185 cubic feet was donated by the Warner-Lambert Company, through Jerry A. Weisbach, Vice-President and President of the Pharmaceutical Research Division, on February 3, 1982.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Pharmaceutical industry -- 1900-1950  Search this

Medical scientists -- 1900-1950  Search this

Drugs -- 1900-1950  Search this

Pharmacology -- 1900-1950  Search this

Photographs  Search this

Genre/Form:

Blueprints -- 20th century

Notebooks -- 1900-1950

Lantern slides -- 1900-1950

Annual reports -- 20th century

Newsletters -- 20th century

Employee records

Brochures -- 20th century

Citation:

Parke, Davis Research Laboratory Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0001

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0001

Interviewee:

Hurtado, Luchita, 1920-2020  Search this

Interviewer:

Winter, Amy H. (Amy Harriet)  Search this

Karlstrom, Paul J.  Search this

Names:

Bloch, Lucienne, 1909-1999  Search this

D'Harnoncourt, Rene, 1901-1968  Search this

Kozloff, Joyce  Search this

Moholy-Nagy, Sibyl, 1905-  Search this

Mullican, Lee, 1919-1998  Search this

Mullican, Matt, 1951-  Search this

Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988  Search this

Paalen, Wolfgang, 1907-  Search this

Varda, Jean  Search this

Wescher, Mary  Search this

Wescher, Paul, 1894-  Search this

Extent:

4 Sound cassettes (Sound recording (4 hrs., 15 min.), analog)

120 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Pages

Date:

1994 May 1-1995 Apr. 13

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Luchita Hurtado conducted 1994 May 1-1995 Apr. 13, by Amy Winter and Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art, Women in the Arts in Southern California Oral History Project.

1994 May 1 session: The interview focuses on Hurtado's family background; years with her second husband, artist and collector Wolfgang Paalen; the surrealist artist group, Dynaton, living and traveling in Mexico with Paalen, moving to San Francisco and her relationships with artists, collectors; influences on her painting; and Surrealism. Among those mentioned are Rufino and Olga Tamayo, Isamu Noguchi, Gordon Onslow Ford, Jacqueline Johnson, Frida Kahlo, Remedios Varos, Leonora Carrington, Edward James, Lucienne Bloch, Stephen Dimitroff, Grace McCann Morley, Sybil Moholy-Nagy, Jack and Frank Stauffacher, James Broughton, Rene d'Harnoncourt, Julius Karlebach, Herbert (Joe) Spinden, and Robert Motherwell.

April 13, 1995 session: Hurtado continues with a focus on the California years, discussing her reasons for settling there, the Dynaton group and her circle of friends; her third husband, Lee Mullican; the birth of her son Matthew Mullican; her work; California and Mexican imagery; importance of experience and senses, particularly smell, to her creativity and work; importance of her family; and difficulties of pursuing art as a career for a woman, wife and mother; and life in Taos, N.M. She recalls Jean Varda, Shiela and Giles Healey, Mary and Paul Wescher, and Joyce Kozloff.

Biographical / Historical:

Luchita Hurtado (1920-2020) was a painter from Santa Monica, Calif. and Arroyo Seco, N.M. She was born in Caracas, Venezuela.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics, and administrators. Funding for this interview was provided by the Margery and Harry Kahn Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund of New York.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Women artists -- California -- Interviews  Search this

Surrealism  Search this

Painters -- California -- Interviews  Search this

Hispanic American women artists  Search this

Sponsor:

The digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.hurtad94

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-hurtad94

Creator:

Ramsburg, Charles  Search this

Extent:

0.8 Linear feet

6.04 Gigabytes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Video recordings

Date:

1959-2020

Summary:

The papers of artist Charles Ramsburg (1942- ) measure 0.8 linear feet and 6.04 GB, and date from 1959-2020. The collection documents Ramsburg's career and art practice through biographical material, correspondence, exhibition files, printed material, and photographic material. Some email correspondence, three video recordings and the bulk of the photographs are in digital form.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of artist Charles Ramsburg (1942- ) measure 0.8 linear feet and 6.04 GB, and date from 1959-2020. The collection documents Ramsburg's career and art practice through biographical material, correspondence, exhibition files, printed material, and photographic material. Some email correspondence, three video recordings and the bulk of the photographs are in digital form.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as five series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1959-circa 1993 (Box 1, 1 folder; ER06, ER09, 0.162 GB)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1961-2019 (Box 1, 2 folders; ER07-ER08, 0.054 GB)

Series 3: Exhibition Files, 1989-2005 (Box 1, 0.3 linear feet; ER01, 3.86 GB)

Series 4: Printed Material, circa 1980-2018 (Box 2; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 5: Photographic Material, 1990-2017 (Box 2, 0.2 linear feet; ER02-ER05, 1.94 GB)

Biographical / Historical:

Charles Ramsburg (1942- ) is an artist in New York City who creates sculptures and drawings related to the minutiae of nature. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ramsburg studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, University of Arizona, and University of California at Santa Barbara. He moved to New Mexico in 1970, and after several decades returned to the east coast. Ramsburg's work has been featured in exhibitions internationally, and he has been represented by Carter Burden Gallery in New York and Horwitch LewAllen Gallery in New Mexico.

Provenance:

Donated to the Archives of American Art by Charles Ramsburg in 2017, 2019 and 2020.

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.

Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

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.

Occupation:

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

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

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Citation:

Charles Ramsburg papers, 1959-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.ramschar

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Charles Ramsburg papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-ramschar

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (digital audio file)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Date:

2017 June 29

Scope and Contents:

Timothy Mack (presenter); Samantha Baker; Joel Baker; Ian M. Carey; Giulia Gentile; Carlo Gentile; Gianluca Gentile; Gioia Gentile; Giuseppina Gentile; Orlene Gentile; Natasha Kaluza; Calvin Ku; Abigail Munn; Michael Pinkham; Robert Reich; Alisa Rose; Dwoira Scheffer; Jonathan Seiberlich; Greg Stephens This professional group from San Francisco, California, is famous for its one-ring circus and open-air performances. Circus Bellas repertoire includes trapeze, rope-walking, a nine-person juggling act, contortion, hula hoop, original clowning, and more. Founded with the goals of engaging with diverse communities and challenging their artists, this troupe has reached out to over 35,000 audience members through free performances.

Collection Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.

Collection Rights:

Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.2017, Item SFF2017_0629_Circus_Arts_Ralph_Rinzler_Stage_0002

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 2: Circus Arts / Audio

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-2017-ref564

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (digital audio file)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Date:

2017 June 30

Scope and Contents:

Timothy Mack (presenter); Samantha Baker; Joel Baker; Ian M. Carey; Giulia Gentile; Carlo Gentile; Gianluca Gentile; Gioia Gentile; Giuseppina Gentile; Orlene Gentile; Natasha Kaluza; Calvin Ku; Abigail Munn; Michael Pinkham; Robert Reich; Alisa Rose; Dwoira Scheffer; Jonathan Seiberlich; Greg Stephens This professional group from San Francisco, California, is famous for its one-ring circus and open-air performances. Circus Bellas repertoire includes trapeze, rope-walking, a nine-person juggling act, contortion, hula hoop, original clowning, and more. Founded with the goals of engaging with diverse communities and challenging their artists, this troupe has reached out to over 35,000 audience members through free performances. This performance will feature The Gentile Family.

Collection Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.

Collection Rights:

Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.2017, Item SFF2017_0630_Circus_Arts_Ralph_Rinzler_Stage_0004

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 2: Circus Arts / Audio

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-2017-ref599

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (digital audio file)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Date:

2017 July 02

Scope and Contents:

Timothy Mack (presenter); Samantha Baker; Joel Baker; Ian M. Carey; Giulia Gentile; Carlo Gentile; Gianluca Gentile; Gioia Gentile; Giuseppina Gentile; Orlene Gentile; Natasha Kaluza; Calvin Ku; Abigail Munn; Michael Pinkham; Robert Reich; Alisa Rose; Dwoira Scheffer; Jonathan Seiberlich; Greg Stephens This professional group from San Francisco, California, is famous for its one-ring circus and open-air performances. Circus Bella's repertoire includes trapeze, rope-walking, a nine-person juggling act, contortion, hula hoop, original clowning, and more. Founded with the goals of engaging with diverse communities and challenging their artists, this troupe has reached out to over 35,000 audience members through free performances.

Collection Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.

Collection Rights:

Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.2017, Item SFF2017_0702_Circus_Arts_Ralph_Rinzler_Stage_0006

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 2: Circus Arts / Audio

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-2017-ref673

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (digital audio file)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Date:

2017 July 03

Scope and Contents:

Timothy Mack (presenter); Samantha Baker; Joel Baker; Ian M. Carey; Giulia Gentile; Carlo Gentile; Gianluca Gentile; Gioia Gentile; Giuseppina Gentile; Orlene Gentile; Natasha Kaluza; Calvin Ku; Abigail Munn; Michael Pinkham; Robert Reich; Alisa Rose; Dwoira Scheffer; Jonathan Seiberlich; Greg Stephens This professional group from San Francisco, California, is famous for its one-ring circus and open-air performances. Circus Bellas repertoire includes trapeze, rope-walking, a nine-person juggling act, contortion, hula hoop, original clowning, and more. Founded with the goals of engaging with diverse communities and challenging their artists, this troupe has reached out to over 35,000 audience members through free performances.

Collection Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.

Collection Rights:

Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.2017, Item SFF2017_0703_Circus_Arts_Ralph_Rinzler_Stage_0006

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 2: Circus Arts / Audio

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-2017-ref711

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (digital audio file)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Date:

2017 July 04

Scope and Contents:

Timothy Mack (presenter); Samantha Baker; Joel Baker; Ian M. Carey; Giulia Gentile; Carlo Gentile; Gianluca Gentile; Gioia Gentile; Giuseppina Gentile; Orlene Gentile; Natasha Kaluza; Calvin Ku; Abigail Munn; Michael Pinkham; Robert Reich; Alisa Rose; Dwoira Scheffer; Jonathan Seiberlich; Greg Stephens This professional group from San Francisco, California, is famous for its one-ring circus and open-air performances. Circus Bellas repertoire includes trapeze, rope-walking, a nine-person juggling act, contortion, hula hoop, original clowning, and more. Founded with the goals of engaging with diverse communities and challenging their artists, this troupe has reached out to over 35,000 audience members through free performances. This performance will feature The Gentile Family.

Collection Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.

Collection Rights:

Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.2017, Item SFF2017_0704_Circus_Arts_Ralph_Rinzler_Stage_0004

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 2: Circus Arts / Audio

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-2017-ref748

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (digital audio file)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Date:

2017 July 07

Scope and Contents:

Theo Gonzalvez (presenter); Rocco Ray; Conrad J. Benedicto; Theo Gonzales; Brian Batugo; Alexis Camillo; Manuel Dragon; Titania Bucholdt; Lydia Neff San Francisco Kulintang Legacy presents traditional kulintang ensemble music and traditional dances of the Maguindanaon and Maranao cultures of the Philippines, as taught in the United States by NEA National Heritage Fellow Danongan Danny  Kalanduyan (c. 1947-2016). Before the arrival of Islamic missionaries in the 1400s and European missionaries in the 1500s, this complex and varied music was played by many cultures spread throughout the Philippine archipelago. Today, this indigenous music is played primarily in the Southern Philippines but it has been embraced by second-, third-, and fourth-generation Filipino Americans in part through the work of artists like Kalanduyan. From California, Virginia, and Washington state, the group performing at the Festival is comprised of artists from among the many students and collaborators who worked with Kalanduyan over the last four decades.

Collection Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.

Collection Rights:

Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.2017, Item SFF2017_0707_Circus_Arts_Jubilee_Stage_0002

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 2: Circus Arts / Audio

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-2017-ref785

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (digital audio file)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Date:

2016 July 02

Scope and Contents:

Dan Sheehy (presenter); Meklit; Martha Gonzales; Tylana Enomoto; Evan Greer; Alberto Lopez; Juan Perez; Ramon Guiterez (participants) Enjoy the underground sounds of California's largest cities, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Quetzal is a GRAMMY Award-winning Smithsonian Folkways "Chican@ rock group" rooted in the complex cultural currents of barrio life, its social activism, its strong feminist stance, and its rock 'n' roll beginnings. They creatively combine shades of East L.A.'s soundscape, traditional son jarocho of Veracruz, salsa, R&B, and more to express the political and social struggle for self-determination and self-representation. Their next album on Smithsonian Folkways will be released later this year. San Francisco-based singer and activist Meklit will join Quetzal on stage, adding her own blend of North American and Ethiopian jazz with folk, hip-hop, and art rock. She describes her music as emanating from "in-between spaces" and reflecting her three "sonic homelands" of Addis Ababa, Brooklyn, and the Bay Area.

Collection Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.

Collection Rights:

Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.2016, Item SFF2016_0702_Ralph_Rinzler_Concert_Stage_0001

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 5: Special Events / 5.3: Audio

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-2016-ref1225

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (digital audio file)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Date:

2016 July 09

Scope and Contents:

Youth Speaks; Adriel Luis One of the world's leading presenters of spoken word performance, education, and youth development programs, Youth Speaks champions a movement of young people picking up pens, stepping onto stages, and declaring themselves present. Founded in San Francisco in 1996, Youth Speaks produces local and national youth poetry slams, festivals, and reading series, alongside a comprehensive slate of arts-in-education programs during the school day, after school, and on weekends. The artists presented in this one-time only session are: Antique, Ebony Donnley, Natasha Huey, gabrielanthony, Benjamin Earl Turner, and Tassiana WillisYouth Speaks' Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam, the largest festival of its kind, will be presented in Washington, D.C., from July 12 to 16, 2016.

Collection Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.

Collection Rights:

Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.2016, Item SFF2016_0709_SOCA_Stage_and_Plaza_0007

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Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-2016-ref1369

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound recording (digital audio file)

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Date:

2016 July 10

Scope and Contents:

John Santos; Gladys Simmons; Russell Christopher Rodriguez Bandleader John Santos of the Latin Jazz ensemble The John Sextos Sextet and Afro-Cuban vocalist, composer, and bandleader Bobi Céspedes, who izes in the Cuban son and Afro-Caribbean music, demonstrate their percussion mastery.The John Santos Sextet is one of the premier Latin jazz ensembles in the world. Born in San Francisco, bandleader Santos was raised in the Puerto Rican and Cape Verdean traditions of his family and surrounded by the fertile musical environment of the Bay Area. Across a career spanning five decades, he has been recognized for his achievements as a composer, producer, percussionist and Afro-Latino music educator. He is a seven-time GRAMMY nominee, 2012 San Francisco Latino Heritage Arts Award winner, and SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director (2013 and 2014). Since 1984, he has written, recorded, and published more than 100 original compositions, mostly on his Machete Records, and has performed with masters such as Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Cachao, Eddie Palmieri, Francisco Aguabella, Susana Baca, Lalo Schifrin, and Carlos Santana. Bobi Céspedes is an acclaimed vocalist and composer, she has performed through the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and the Caribbean during a career that has spanned over thirty-five years. She has been a lead singer and musical artistic director for Conjunto Céspedes, a twelve-piece Cuban dance band, and the folkloric ensemble Siguaralla, which features Orisha song presentations. Céspedes also toured as part of Mickey Hart's Planet Drum (Bembé Orisha) project. In addition to her concerts, she gives university lectures on Cuban folklore.

Collection Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.

Collection Rights:

Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.2016, Item SFF2016_0710_SOCA_Stage_and_Plaza_0003

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Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-2016-ref1378

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Introduction:

Occupying a significant swath of the western edge of the United States, facing the Pacific, and emerging from a historically significant exchange with Latin America, California is a crossroads. It continues to be shaped by the conflict, creativity, and energy of people creating a home in a region whose cultural and social ground is as ever shifting as its geology.

Among the fifty states, California is the most populous and one of the most diverse, comprised of people who have emigrated from all parts of the globe. It is home to the largest Native American population, one of the largest populations of people who identify as mixed race, as well as people whose families migrated to the state generations ago. In 2016, at a time when public discussion around immigration is clamorous, one in four immigrants in the U.S. lives in California. No single racial or ethnic group forms a majority in the state, and foreign-born residents represent more than a quarter of California's total population.

At the 2016 Folklife Festival, Sounds of California presented a series of evening concerts as well as daytime performances and activities, offering a glimpse into how musical culture mirrors the movements reshaping the state and the nation today. We featured artists who contribute to the soundscapes of California, who demonstrate the social power of music and cultural heritage.

While rooted in the terrain of their communities, these artists work across borders - in many senses. They sustain traditions to bridge distant homelands to their present homes. They remix traditions to forge new variations and collaborations. They deploy traditions to engage and invite others to action. These resilient artists cultivate community by both tending to and extending beyond what is near and familiar, honor tradition while looking forward, and contribute to creating a diverse, resonant landscape.

The program's Curatorial Team included: Olivia Cadaval, James Deutsch, Quetzal Flores, Lily Kharrazi, Sojin Kim, Amy Kitchener, Adriel Luis, Samuel Orozco, Russell Rodríguez, and Ranald Woodaman.

The program was co-produced with the Alliance for California Traditional Arts, Radio Bilingüe, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, and the Smithsonian Latino Center. Presenting partners included the Aga Khan Music Initiative, Tumo Center for Creative Technologies, and My Armenia, a collaborative project between the people of Armenia, USAID, and the Smithsonian Institution. The program received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, and the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. Other supporters included the Sakana Foundation and Smithsonian Grand Challenges Consortia for the Humanities.

Researchers and media producers:

Betto Arcos, Akira Boch, Jon Ching, Elisa Hough, Amy Kitchener, Ara Madzounian, Deborah Wong

Presenters:

Eduardo Díaz, Theodore Gonzalves, Lily Kharrazi, Amy Kitchener, Mary S. Linn, Adriel Luis, Hugo Morales, Carolyn Rapkievan, Russell Rodríguez, Daniel Sheehy, Zoe Tribur, Oliver Wang, Deborah Wong, Ranald Woodaman

Participants:

BAY AREA

Meklit Ayelo Hadero, 1980-, singer-songwriter, San Francisco, California

Homayoun Sakhi, 1976-, -- rubâb -- player, Fremont, California

John Santos Sextet with Bobi Céspedes -- John Santos Sextet with Bobi CéspedesJohn Santos, 1955-, percussionist, band leader, Oakland, CaliforniaBobi Céspedes, 1946-, singer, percussionist, Oakland, CaliforniaJohn Calloway, 1959-, flute player, San Francisco, CaliforniaMarco Diaz, 1975-, pianist, trumpeter, Vallejo, CaliforniaDavid Flores, 1972-, drummer, Oakland, CaliforniaMelecio Magdaluyo, 1957-, saxophonist, San Francisco, CaliforniaSaul Sierra, 1968-, bassist, Palo Alto, California

Youth Speaks, poet, San Francisco, California -- Youth Speaks, poet, San Francisco, CaliforniaAntique, poet, San Francisco, CaliforniaEbony Donnley, poet, San Francisco, Californiagabrielanthony, poet, San Francisco, CaliforniaNatasha Huey, poet, San Francisco, CaliforniaBenjamin Earl Turner, poet, San Francisco, CaliforniaTassiana Willis, poet, San Francisco, California

LOS ANGELES

Armenian Public Radio -- Armenian Public RadioMher Ajamian, 1980-, guitarist, percussionist, North Hollywood, CaliforniaRyan Demirjian, 1985-, lead guitarist, Glendale, CaliforniaSaro Koujakian, 1980-, lead singer, guitarist, Los Angeles, California

Bambu, 1977-, MC, Oakland, California

DJ Phatrick, 1981-, DJ, Lomita, California

FandangObon -- FandangObonGeorge Abe, 1944-, fue, shakuhachi, taiko player, Los Angeles, CaliforniaTylana Enomoto, 1977-, violinist, Los Angeles, CaliforniaQuetzal Flores, 1973-, jarana, requinto, guitar player, Pasadena, CaliforniaElaine Fukumoto, 1951-, dancer, dance instructor, Rosemead, CaliforniaMartha González, 1972-, singer, percussionist, Pasadena, CaliforniaSandino González-Flores, 2005-, singer, Alhambra, CaliforniaRamón Gutiérrez Hernández, 1967-, instrument maker, Xalapa, Veracruz, MexicoSean Miura, 1988-, shamisen player, Los Angeles, CaliforniaNobuko Miyamoto, 1939-, Great Leap director, singer, dancer, Los Angeles, CaliforniaJuan Pérez, 1975-, bassist, Los Angeles, CaliforniaNancy Sekizawa, 1953-, vocalist, Los Angeles, California

Low Leaf, 1987-, singer, songwriter, producer, Granada Hills, California

Salar Nader, tabla player, composer, Los Angeles, California

Quetzal -- QuetzalQuetzal Flores, 1973-, jarana, requinto, guitar player, Pasadena, CaliforniaMartha González, 1972-, singer, percussionist, Pasadena, CaliforniaTylana Enomoto, 1977-, violinist, Los Angeles, CaliforniaEvan Greer, 1989-, percussionist, Inglewood, CaliforniaAlberto López, 1974-, percussionist, Los Angeles, CaliforniaJuan Pérez, 1975-, bassist, Los Angeles, California

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY

Banda Brillo de San Miguel Cuevas -- Banda Brillo de San Miguel CuevasEmiliano Flores, 1966-, bandleader, saxophonist, Fresno, CaliforniaEric Flores, 1994-, trombonist, Fresno, CaliforniaPedro Flores, 1991-, sousaphone player, Fresno, CaliforniaFelix Morales, 1968-, bass drummer, Fresno, CaliforniaJuan Carlos Morales, 2003-, timbales and snare drum player, Fresno, CaliforniaJosé Luis Ramos, 1990-, clarinetist, Ceres, CaliforniaRaúl López, 1979-, trumpeter, Fresno, California

Grupo Nuu Yuku de San Miguel Cuevas -- Grupo Nuu Yuku de San Miguel CuevasJorge Juárez, 1981-, dancer, co-director, Fresno, CaliforniaDiego Solano, 1988-, dancer, co-director, Fresno, CaliforniaAlex Vásquez, 1987-, dancer, mask maker, Los Banos, CaliforniaHeriberto Farias Jr., 1999-, dancer, Madera, CaliforniaNoel Gil, 2003-, dancer, Fresno, CaliforniaJoseph Zurita Gil, 2000-, dancer, Kerman, CaliforniaErgar Guzmán, 1999-, dancer, Fresno, CaliforniaRaymundo Guzmán Acevedo, 1991-, dancer, Fresno, CaliforniaJoari Solano, 2000-, dancer, Fresno, California

Radio Bilingüe -- Radio BilingüeChelis López, 1969-, producer, San Francisco, CaliforniaHugo Morales, 1949-, executive director, Fresno, CaliforniaMichael Yoshida, 1953-, engineer, Oakland, California

SOUTHERN BORDER REGION

Helena Quintana Arrow-weed, 1942- Pueblo, artist, educator, environmentalist, Fort Yuma, California

Preston J. Arrow-weed, 1940-, Quechan-Kamya, tribal singer, language teacher, playwright, actor, environmentalist, Fort Yuma, California

Marta Rodriguez, 1978-, San José de la Zorra Kumeyaay Community, singer, dancer, basket weaver, potter, Santa Ysabel, California

Stan Rodriguez, 1958-, Santa Ysabel Band of the Iipay Nation, educator, language teacher, tribal singer, Santa Ysabel, California

Collection Restrictions:

Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.

Collection Rights:

Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.2016, Series 4

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Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

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Interviewee:

Xie, Xiaoze, 1966-  Search this

Xie, Xiaoze, 1966-  Search this

Interviewer:

Riedel, Mija, 1958-  Search this

Subject:

United States  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Topic:

Asian American art  Search this

Asian American artists  Search this

Chinese American art  Search this

Chinese American artists  Search this

Asian American painters  Search this

Asian American curators  Search this

Asian American video artists  Search this

Curators -- Interviews  Search this

Theme:

Asian American  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)15806

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)289264

AAA_collcode_xie10

Theme:

Asian American

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_289264

Graphic artist:

Terasaki, Hisako  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 28.5 cm x 24.5 cm; 11 7/32 in x 9 21/32 in

Object Name:

print

Object Type:

Aquatint

Place made:

United States: California

Date made:

ca 1979

Subject:

Japanese Americans  Search this

ID Number:

2017.0106.03

Accession number:

2017.0106

Catalog number:

2017.0106.03

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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-8200-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1842899

Interviewee:

Stocksdale, Kay Sekimachi  Search this

Interviewer:

Baizerman, Suzanne  Search this

Creator:

Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this

Names:

Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this

Adamson, Glenn  Search this

Extent:

59 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

2001 July 26-August 6

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Kay Sekimachi [Stocksdale] conducted 2001 July 26-August 6, by Suzanne Baizerman, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Sekimachi's home in Berkeley, California.

Sekimachi speaks of her family and early childhood in Berkeley; a trip to Japan when she was four, during which her older brother died of dysentery; what it was like growing up in a Japanese community in Berkeley; the death of her father when she was ten years old; learning Japanese culture through her mother's cooking and traditions; the relocation of her family during WWII; learning to paint and draw at the relocation center in Tanforan; moving to Utah, then Cincinnati before finally returning to Berkeley; her trip to Japan in 1974 and how it felt like she really belonged there, and falling in love with the Japanese aesthetic; trips to London, and consequently meeting Ann Sutton and Peter Collingwood; studying and working with Trude Guermonprez; teaching for Mary Woodard Davis in Santa Fe, N.M.; her first trip to Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine.; how the community groups and guilds provided support and many friendships, including Claire Weaver; some of the magazines she subscribes to, and the numerous books that influenced her during her career, by Anni Albers, Mary Atwater, and others; how her work started out as functional and gradually became non-functional; the many different types of her artwork, monofilament, paper bowls, and hornets nests; the limitations of the loom, and learning to experiment with fiber; difficulty of selling her craft; the numerous places she has exhibited and sold her work, including but not limited to Local Color, Nanny's (both in San Francisco), the Mint Museum in Charlotte, N.C., the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, and Brown Grotta Gallery in Wilton, Connecticut; how she doesn't like to deal with agents, and dealers; her marriage to Bob Stocksdale; her studio and the studio of her husband; all of the artwork in her dining room and living room area; and how she is still weaving, but is not as frequent in her studio because she has been taking care of Bob. Sekimachi also recalls Kenneth Trapp, Marguerite Wildenhain, Lee Nordness, Loiuse Allrich, Jack Lenor Larsen, Dominic DiMare, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Kay Sekimachi (1926- ) is a Japanese American fiber artist based in Berkeley, California. Suzanne Baizerman is a curator at the Oakland Museum in Oakland, California. Sekimachi is also known as Kay Sekimachi Stocksdale. She is married to wood-turner Bob Stocksdale.

General:

Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 7 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 21 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.

Occupation:

Fiber artists -- California -- Berkeley  Search this

Topic:

Decorative arts  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Asian American art  Search this

Asian American artists  Search this

Asian American women artists  Search this

Japanese American art  Search this

Japanese American artists  Search this

Japanese American women artists  Search this

Asian American fiber artists  Search this

Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.sekima01

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-sekima01

Interviewee:

Xie, Xiaoze  Search this

Interviewer:

Riedel, Mija, 1958-  Search this

Creator:

United States. General Services Administration. Design Excellence and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

United States. General Services Administration. Design Excellence and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Extent:

58 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

2010 May 10-11

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Xiaoze Xie conducted 2010 May 10 and 11, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's U.S. General Services Administration, Design for Excellence and the Arts oral history project at Xie's studio in Stanford, California.

Xie speaks of growing up in a rural area of southern China; the incorporation of historical events into his work; the development of his series Library in the US and China; his education, including attending graduate school for architecture at the Central Academy of Art and Design in Beijing and at the University of North Texas for painting; the outbreak of the pro-democracy student movement in China in 1989; his first big artwork in the US, Duet; the incorporation of Photorealism in his work; his piece Flags and Banners, which used existing photographs as source images; the process of making his paintings using newspapers as source images; his GSA commission, Iowa Reports; the urgency he felt to create political work after September 11, 2001; comparisons of his work with that of other contemporary American and Chinese artists; and his influences including Gerhard Richter. Xie also recalls Vincent Falsetta, Vernon Fisher, Xu Beihong, Lin Fengmian, Liu Haisu, Wu Zuoren, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Interviewee Xiaoze Xie (1966- ) is a Chinese American visual artist and professor based in Palo Alto, California. Interviewer Mija Riedel (1958- ) is a writer and independent scholar in San Francisco, California.

General:

Originally recorded on 6 memory cards. Reformatted in 2010 as 7 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hrs., 8 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.

Occupation:

Video artists  Search this

Painters  Search this

Topic:

Asian American art  Search this

Asian American artists  Search this

Chinese American art  Search this

Chinese American artists  Search this

Asian American painters  Search this

Asian American curators  Search this

Asian American video artists  Search this

Curators -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the U.S. General Services Administration, Design Excellence and the Arts.

Identifier:

AAA.xie10

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-xie10

Interviewee:

Villa, Carlos, 1936-2013  Search this

Interviewer:

Roth, Moira  Search this

Extent:

6 Items (5 videocassettes (U-matic); 1 VHS)

5 Items (video files (1 hrs., 38 min.), digital, mov)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1989 July 11

Scope and Contents:

An interview with Carlos Villa conducted 1989 July 11, by Moira Roth, for the Archives of American Art, at Villa's studio in Oakland, California.

Biographical / Historical:

Carlos Villa (1936- 2013) was a Filipino American painter, curator, and educator based in San Francisco, California. Moira Roth (1933- ) is an art historian and writer in Berkeley, California.

General:

Originally recorded on 5 U-matic videocasettes.

Related Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds an oral history interview with Carlos Villa, 1995 June 20-July 10.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.

Restrictions:

This interview is not transcribed. The video recording is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Painters -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Art teachers -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Topic:

Asian American art  Search this

Asian American artists  Search this

Filipino American art  Search this

Filipino American artists  Search this

Asian American painters  Search this

Asian American curators  Search this

Asian American educators  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.villa89

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-villa89

Interviewee:

Villa, Carlos, 1936-2013  Search this

Interviewer:

Karlstrom, Paul J.  Search this

Names:

Park Place Gallery Art Research, Inc.  Search this

University of California, San Francisco. School of Fine Arts  Search this

Berman, Wallace, 1926-1976  Search this

Bischoff, Elmer, 1916-1991  Search this

Brown, Joan, 1938-1990  Search this

Diebenkorn, Richard, 1922-1993  Search this

Garcia, Rupert, 1941-  Search this

Hudson, Robert, 1938-  Search this

Neri, Manuel, 1930-  Search this

Valledor, Leo, 1936-1989  Search this

Wiley, William T., 1937-  Search this

Extent:

134 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

1995 June 20-July 10

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Carlos Villa conducted 1995 June 20-July 10, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art.

Villa discusses his "progress" from Filipino background to his art world identity; the phenomena and individuals who contributed to the new awareness in the mid-1970s: "El Movimiento," Chicano "Rasquache," Rupert Garcia, Amalia Mesa-Baines; the idea of "recuperation," and the sense of Asian-American identity and community as a basis for his art. Villa recalls growing up in San Francisco; his early life; living in the Tenderloin district and his exposure to racism; the influence of his cousin, artist Leo Valledor; growing up Filipino in California and the difficulties that accompanied it. Villa discusses popular (black) culture, jazz "guapo," zoot-suit style as role models and basis for aesthetic/art; his admiration for black self-esteem; his aesthetics; viewing art as a way out of the ghetto and an escape from racism.

Villa discusses his introduction to the California School of Fine Arts (soon thereafter the San Francisco Art Institute); his need to be part of the artist community; CSFA and other students and teachers; and his self-conception as a modernist. He discusses the technical aspects of his art; the influence of various Bay Area artists on his work; his investigation of Filipino art history and his role models; the role of the women at the CSFA and women as role models. Villa recalls his first show at Pointdexter in New York; his associations with minimalists and the Park Place Gallery group; his New York minimalist phase and his need to escape the New York environment after six years. He discusses his return to the Bay Area and his use of identity/politics as subjects for his art.

Villa recalls or mentions Rupert Garcia, Leo Valledor, Manuel Neri, Joan Brown, Bill Morehouse, David Stone Martin, Wallace Berman, William Wiley, Bob and Dona Hudson, Bill Allen, Elmer Bischoff, Richard Diebenkorn, Ralph DuCass, Walter Kuhlman, Wally Hedrick, Bruce Conner, Alvin Light, Claire Falkenstein, Bob McFarlane, Hayter, Tapies, Fred Martin, Nathan Oliveira, Jennifer Bartlett, Dick Maclean, Elizabeth Murray, Alfred Neumeyer, Mark Rothko, Kenneth Noland, Sol Lewitt, Mark di Suvero, Robert Grovesnor, Tom Seligman, Kurt Schwitters, Robert Rauschenberg, Angela Davis, and Moira Roth.

Biographical / Historical:

Carlos Villa (1936-2013) was a Filipino American painter, curator, and educator in San Francisco, California.

General:

Originally recorded on 8 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 15 digital wav files. Duration is 7 hr., 40 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Painters -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Sculptors -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Topic:

Modernism (Art)  Search this

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Asian American art  Search this

Asian American artists  Search this

Filipino American art  Search this

Filipino American artists  Search this

Asian American painters  Search this

Asian American curators  Search this

Asian American educators  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

The digital preservation of this interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.villa95

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-villa95

Creator:

Eisenlord, William J., 1926-1997  Search this

Names:

City Lights Bookstore (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Photographs  Search this

San Francisco Museum of Art  Search this

Berman, Shirley  Search this

Berman, Wallace, 1926-1976  Search this

Broughton, James  Search this

Castelli, Leo  Search this

Castellón, Rolando  Search this

DeRoux, Kenneth  Search this

Ferlinghetti, Lawrence  Search this

Green, Mark L., 1932-2004  Search this

Herms, George, 1935-  Search this

Hirschman, Jack, 1933-  Search this

Larsen, Michael, 1941-  Search this

LeBlanc, Peter, 1930-  Search this

Linhares, Philip E.  Search this

McClure, Michael  Search this

Micheline, Jack, 1929-1998  Search this

Oldenburg, Claes, 1929- -- Photographs  Search this

Pomada, Elizabeth  Search this

Rexroth, Kenneth, 1905-1982  Search this

Selz, Peter Howard, 1919-  Search this

Stiles, Knute, 1923-  Search this

Photographer:

Nyberg, Ed  Search this

Extent:

0.3 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Place:

San Francisco Calif. -- Photographs

Date:

1953-1976

Summary:

The photographs of San Francisco photographer William J. Eisenlord measure 0.3 linear feet and date from 1953-1976. Photographs depict the City Lights Bookstore of San Francisco, California and the exhibition opening of "Poets of the Cities" at the San Francisco Museum of Art in 1976. Also included are photographs of jazz and beat poetry performances taken by Ed Nyberg in 1957.

Scope and Contents note:

The photographs of San Francisco photographer William J. Eisenlord measure 0.3 linear feet and date from 1953-1976. Photographs depict the City Lights Bookstore of San Francisco, California and the exhibition opening of "Poets of the Cities" at the San Francisco Museum of Art in 1976. Also included are photographs of jazz and beat poetry performances taken by Ed Nyberg in 1957.

City Lights Bookstore was a popular meeting ground for many people associated with the Beat literary movement in San Francisco. The collection includes one exterior window photograph of the bookstore taken the year of its founding in 1953, and fifteen interior photographs of the store taken circa 1959. The interior shots include images of bookstore founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti, bookstore manager Shigeyoshi Murao, and various customers browsing the stacks.

The photographs taken at the "Poets of the Cities" exhibition opening on January 30, 1976 at the San Francisco Museum of Art include notable figures Jack Micheline, Claes Oldenburg, James Broughton, Phil Linhares, Mark and Sally Green, Michael Larsen, Elizabeth Pomada, Ken deRoux, Peter and Minette LeBlanc, Jack Hirschman, Rolando Castellon, Knute Stiles, Michael and Joanna McClure, Byron Meyer, Peter Selz, Leo Castelli, George Herms, and Shirley and Wallace Berman.

Also included are ten photographs taken in 1957 by Ed Nyberg at The Jazz Cellar, a popular San Francisco beat nightclub. Notable figures include Kenneth Rexroth, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Grover Sales Jr., Sonny Wayne, and Bill Weisjahn.

Arrangement note:

The collection is arranged as 2 series:

Series 1: William J. Eisenlord Photographs, 1953-1976 (Box 1; 15 folders)

Series 2: Ed Nyberg Photographs, 1957 (Box 1; 1 folder)

Biographical/Historical note:

William J. Eisenlord (1926-1997) worked as a photographer in San Francisco, California. He was an acquaintance of photographer, poet, and journalist Mark Green. Together with business partner Thayne Riggs, Eisenlord opened the Omnibus Gallery in Sacramento, California in 1980.

Provenance:

The William J. Eisenlord photographs were donated to the Archives of American Art in two installments, in 1976 and 1977, by William J. Eisenlord.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

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.

Topic:

Poets -- Exhibitions -- Photographs  Search this

Beat generation  Search this

Photographers -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

William J. Eisenlord photographs, 1953-1976. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Identifier:

AAA.eisewill

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William J. Eisenlord photographs

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-eisewill