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Creator:

Widgery, Alban G. (Alban Gregory), 1887-1968  Search this

Akbar, Emperor of Hindustan, 1542-1605  Search this

Former owner:

Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum  Search this

Extent:

1 Cubic foot

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1924-1970s

Scope and Contents:

Collection consists of three sets of silver gelatin black and white photographs. The first is a bound volume, titled Photographs of the Paintings in the Razam-Nameh at The Palace, Jaipur, India, prepared by Alban G. Widgery, containing 105 photographs of paintings depicting scenes from the Razmnama, a Persian translation and abridgement of the Mahabharata, including labels. Widgery obtained the photographs from the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, which holds the original Razmnama illuminated manuscript, in Jaipur, India before 1924. The volume is bound inside a cover originally belonging to Plants of the Falkland Islands.

The second is a larger set of 148 photographs of Razmnama/Mahabharata scenes. These are copy prints made in the 1970s by Freer Gallery of Art staff of photographs from the volume assembled by Widgery, including additional images that are not in the volume.

The third is a set of 154 photographs of paintings depicting scenes from the Ramayana from the collection of the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, which gave the photographs to the Freer Gallery of Art in the early 1970s.

Arrangement:

Arranged by format, thereunder alphabetically by title, thereunder numerically.

Biographical / Historical:

These photographs document paintings illustrating scenes from the Razmnama, a Persian translation of the Sanskrit Mahabharata, and the Ramayana. The original paintings Widgery photograph are from the collections of the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum in Jaipur, India. Both works were commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar I (1542-1605).

The Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, located at The City Palace in Jaipur, India, was founded in 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II. It preserves and offers access to the palace itself, as well as collections of paintings, textiles, photographs, and archives.

Alban Widgery (1887-1968) was most noted as a professor of philosophy at Duke University, where he served as chair of the Department of Philosophy from 1930-1946. He specialized in the philosophy of religion and took particular interest in India, where he traveled extensively.

Provenance:

Transferred from the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Library.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce and publish an item from the Archives is coordinated through the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery's Rights and Reproductions department. Please contact the Archives in order to initiate this process.

Citation:

Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum Razmnama and Ramayana Photographs, FSA.A2019.07. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A2019.07

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Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc34aa4af43-8b21-4849-9f63-1781646bb15f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-fsa-a2019-07

Creator:

Finn, Dallas, 1919-2012  Search this

Names:

Finn, Dallas, 1919-2012  Search this

Extent:

5,500 Color slides

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Color slides

Slides (photographs)

Place:

Japan

Asia -- Japan

Date:

1975-1990

Scope and Contents:

This Collection contains in 24 albums over 5,500 color 35mm slides of Western-style architecture created during Japan's modernization, primarily druing Meiji Period (1868-1912). Taken throughout Japan between 1975-1990 by Dallas Finn, they were research materials in prepration for her book, Meiji Revisited: the Sites of Victorian Japan (New York, Weatherhill, 1995). Though the bulk of the slides are by Dallas Finn, the collection also contains copies of historic black and white photos showing lost buildings, Meiji personalities, and contemporary life. Also includes period photographs of foreighers in Japan and views of the foreign treaty ports Kobe, Yokahama, and Nagasaki. In addition to architectural sites, the collection covers industrial equipment and transportation like railroads, locomotives, bridges, canals, blast furnaces, and textile factories.

Arrangement:

The slides are generally organized by prefecture and cities and town therein.

Biographical / Historical:

Dallas Finn was an historian educated at Radcliffe and Harvard. After living many years in Japan, she became fluent in the language and taught at universities in Tokyo. She became an authority on Japanese design, with a specialty in how Western architecture was adapted by the Japanese. In 1995, Ms. Finn published "Meiji Revisited," a book about how Victorian architectural styles were modified and adopted in 19th-century Japan. She lectured widely on this subject and published magazine articles about Japanese design and historical encounters between Japan and the West.

Local Numbers:

FSA A2010.03

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Architecture  Search this

Art, Asian  Search this

Genre/Form:

Slides (photographs)

Citation:

Dallas Finn Slide Collection of Meiji Architecture. FSA.A2010.03. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Dallas Finn, 2010.

Identifier:

FSA.A2010.03

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc30a5a3efc-122b-45e9-96e0-cab8dd2a6a42

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-fsa-a2010-03

Names:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Library  Search this

Smithsonian Institution. Libraries. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Library  Search this

Brooke, Anna  Search this

Hirshhorn family  Search this

Extent:

2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Electronic records

Floor plans

Architectural drawings

Black-and-white transparencies

Color transparencies

Date:

1971-2016

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of records documenting the history, administration, and activities of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Library and its first librarian, Anna Brooke, who retired in 2016. The Library was established in approximately 1969 in New York City before moving to Washington, D.C., and ultimately into the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden building which opened to the public in 1974. The library was administered by the museum until approximately 2000 when it became part of the existing Smithsonian Institution Libraries system (renamed Smithsonian Libraries in 2014). Subjects covered in this accession include the establishment of the library, collection management, the integration into the Smithsonian Institution Libraries system, relations with the Hirshhorn family, and outreach activities. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, collection documentation, procedural documents, proposals, lecture notes, presentations, images, project planning files, floor plans, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.

Topic:

Art museums  Search this

Art, Modern  Search this

Museum libraries  Search this

Museums -- Administration  Search this

Museums -- Collection management  Search this

Librarians  Search this

Museums -- Educational aspects  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Electronic records

Floor plans

Architectural drawings

Black-and-white transparencies

Color transparencies

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-127, Smithsonian Libraries, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Library, Subject Files

Identifier:

Accession 17-127

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Subject Files

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa17-127

Creator:

Underwood & Underwood  Search this

Mayor, A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt), 1901-1980  Search this

Underwood & Underwood Studios  Search this

Exposition universelle de 1867 à Paris  Search this

Names:

Meiji, Emperor of Japan, 1852-1912  Search this

Extent:

51 Stereographs (black and white)

2 Postcards (black and white)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Stereographs

Postcards

Place:

Japan -- 1900-1910

Date:

circa 1904

Scope and Contents:

43 stereographs from the early twentieth century were produced by the Underwood & Underwood Studio depicting various scenes and people from Meiji Japan, 3 stereographs from the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris, France, and two black and white postcards from Japan. Specific Japanese locations depicted include: Yokohama; Mississippi Bay and the Mikado Cliffs; Tokyo; Mt. Haruna, Ikao; Kyoto; Hiroshima; Lake Chuzenji.

Arrangement:

0.5 linear foot

Biographical / Historical:

The cards were most likely assembled by Ms. Smith's father, A. Hyatt Mayor (1901-1980), art historian, writer, and Metropolitan Museum of Art Curator of Prints from 1946-1966.

Underwood & Underwood was an early photographic studio who produced steroscopic and photographic images from 1881 to the 1940s. Founded in Ottawa, Kansas by brothers Elmer Underwood and Bert Elias Underwood, the studio worked in Ottawa, Baltimore, and New York City. They sold box sets of photographs and set up distribution offices throughout the world. Underwood & Underwood covered major news events like the Boer War and the Great War.

Local Numbers:

FSA A2002.02

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Genre/Form:

Stereographs

Postcards

Citation:

Martha Smith Collection of Stereographs and Postcards. FSA.A2002.02. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A2002.02

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc36b222a0f-422d-4cb3-86f2-a715a666b4f7

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-fsa-a2002-02

Collection Creator:

Pizitz, Silvia  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 10

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1969-1984

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Silvia Pizitz papers, 1927-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

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Silvia Pizitz papers

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw99d5c3415-8ef6-4e0f-b329-3ed3e73e013d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-pizisilv-ref10

Collection Creator:

Pizitz, Silvia  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 11

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1980

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Silvia Pizitz papers, 1927-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

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Silvia Pizitz papers

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9715da907-b1be-4e28-8fbe-f937fe375040

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-pizisilv-ref11

Collection Creator:

Pizitz, Silvia  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 12-13

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1970s-circa 1980s

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Silvia Pizitz papers, 1927-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

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Silvia Pizitz papers

Silvia Pizitz papers / Series 1: Silvia Pizitz Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98b4f5152-3222-4cf6-be57-46ca03d03ba8

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-pizisilv-ref12

Collection Creator:

Pizitz, Silvia  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 14

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1960-1978

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Silvia Pizitz papers, 1927-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

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Silvia Pizitz papers

Silvia Pizitz papers / Series 1: Silvia Pizitz Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a14761fa-e208-42f3-9694-2dd01c96dfad

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-pizisilv-ref13

Collection Creator:

Pizitz, Silvia  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 15

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1952-1985

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Silvia Pizitz papers, 1927-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

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Silvia Pizitz papers

Silvia Pizitz papers / Series 1: Silvia Pizitz Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97964c047-87c6-4b27-9a76-879c7496a426

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-pizisilv-ref14

Collection Creator:

Pizitz, Silvia  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 16

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1960s-circa 1980s

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Silvia Pizitz papers, 1927-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

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Silvia Pizitz papers

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw981f8e944-fc73-412b-8142-8077fe5d17fa

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-pizisilv-ref15

Collection Creator:

Pizitz, Silvia  Search this

Extent:

1 Linear foot (Box 1)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1927-1989

Scope and Contents:

Artist files are found for Alice Barber, George Chemeche, and Dorothy Gillespie. Files contain photographs, scattered letters, and printed material. Biographical materials include biographical notes, identification cards for art schools, travel papers, and four small date books from the 1980s. Correspondence is with friends and family including writer Joseph Freeman, her siblings, and father Louis Pizitz. Many of the letters concern Silvia Pizitz's strained relationship with her family regarding inheritance and ownership of Pizitz department stores in Alabama. Records on the donation of her art collection to Cornell University, New York University, the University of Birmingham and other institutions include correspondence, appraisals, deeds of gift, and shipping records.

Personal photographs include snapshots and portraits of Pizitz, Pizitz with friends and family, and travel. Photographs, negatives, and slides of works of art are by others, and are presumably pr items from Pizitz's collection. Some photos are of works by Raeford Liles. Of note are photos from an exhibition at the Birmingham Museum of Art of the Silvia Pizitz Collection. Printed materials include clippings and exhibition announcements, many of which concern the Pizitz family and her art collection. Also found are commemorative materials produced for or by the Pizitz department store to celebrate milestones and accomplishments.

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Silvia Pizitz papers, 1927-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Identifier:

AAA.pizisilv, Series 1

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Silvia Pizitz papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9147fdb77-52c3-406a-83b0-18b26d488919

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-pizisilv-ref3

Collection Creator:

Pizitz, Silvia  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1976-1983

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Silvia Pizitz papers, 1927-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

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Silvia Pizitz papers

Silvia Pizitz papers / Series 1: Silvia Pizitz Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9312974c8-bd93-49d5-a43e-281fc7853cea

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-pizisilv-ref4

Collection Creator:

Pizitz, Silvia  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1981-1983

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Silvia Pizitz papers, 1927-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

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Silvia Pizitz papers

Silvia Pizitz papers / Series 1: Silvia Pizitz Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ebc03381-e3ad-4942-9d6d-b22e4ecd5955

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-pizisilv-ref5

Collection Creator:

Pizitz, Silvia  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1978-1988

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Silvia Pizitz papers, 1927-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

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Silvia Pizitz papers

Silvia Pizitz papers / Series 1: Silvia Pizitz Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ab4924ed-ba92-441e-a35a-8e19cf030faf

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-pizisilv-ref6

Collection Creator:

Pizitz, Silvia  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1927-1989

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Silvia Pizitz papers, 1927-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

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Silvia Pizitz papers

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw999e37747-7c80-4059-9af3-fd42942ffcd2

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-pizisilv-ref7

Collection Creator:

Pizitz, Silvia  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 5-7

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1927-1988

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Silvia Pizitz papers, 1927-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

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Silvia Pizitz papers

Silvia Pizitz papers / Series 1: Silvia Pizitz Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95ac6cbd6-ec10-4260-90fd-6c2cfa1ccc9a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-pizisilv-ref8

Collection Creator:

Pizitz, Silvia  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 8-9

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1968-1989

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Silvia Pizitz papers, 1927-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

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Silvia Pizitz papers

Silvia Pizitz papers / Series 1: Silvia Pizitz Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91bae360e-4268-423c-a8e9-b28a67538a38

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-pizisilv-ref9

Creator:

Pizitz, Silvia  Search this

Extent:

1 Linear foot

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1927-1989

Summary:

The papers of New York art collector Silvia Pizitz (1905-1991) date from 1927 to 1989 and measure 1.0 linear feet. Found are artist files, biographical material, correspondence, photographs and slides, and printed material. Of note are records concerning the donation of Pizitz's art collection and material relating to Pizitz's family department store in Birmingham, Alabama.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of New York art collector Silvia Pizitz (1905-1991) date from 1927 to 1989 and measure 1.0 linear feet. Found are artist files, biographical material, correspondence, photographs and slides, and printed material. Of note are records concerning the donation of Pizitz's art collection and material relating to Pizitz's family department store in Birmingham, Alabama.

Arrangement:

Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical:

Art collector Silvia Pizitz (1905-1991) was active in New York City, New York. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Pizitz studied at the Grand Central School of Art and continued her appreciation of art by acquiring a large art collection. Later in life, she donated her collection to various institutions including Cornell University, New York University, and the University of Birmingham.

Provenance:

Donated 2006 by Raeford Liles, Pizitz's widower.

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.

Occupation:

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

Citation:

Silvia Pizitz papers, 1927-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Identifier:

AAA.pizisilv

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Silvia Pizitz papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e1a5b4f8-eb14-4d3c-958b-7e8924cb9b84

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-pizisilv

Creator:

Allen, Mary Cecil, 1893-1962  Search this

Names:

Allen, Mary Cecil, 1893-1962  Search this

Hensche, Henry, 1901-  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Date:

1928-1970

Summary:

The scattered papers of Australian artist and lecturer Mary Cecil Allen measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1928 to 1970. Found is a copy of Allen's book, The Mirror of the Passing World (1928) and a mixed media scrapbook focusing on Allen's return to Melbourne, Australia. Inserted in the book are a letter to Elisabeth Hooker, and a snapshot of Allen with the painters Henry and Ada Hensche and art shop owner, Will Rogers, in the Hensche's house, Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Scope and Contents:

The scattered papers of Australian-born painter and educator Mary Cecil Allen measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1928 to 1970. Found is a copy of Allen's book, The Mirror of the Passing World (1928) and a mixed media scrapbook focusing on Allen's return to Melbourne, Australia. Inserted in the book are a letter to Elisabeth Hooker, and a snapshot of Allen with the painters Henry and Ada Hensche and art shop owner, Will Rogers, in the Hensche's house, Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Arrangement:

Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical:

Mary Cecil Allen (1893-1962) was a painter and educator in Melbourne, Australia, New York, New York, and Provincetown, Massachusetts who was also known as Cecil Allen and Mary Cecil.

Born in Australia, Allen studied at the National Gallery of Victoria for several years, and briefly at the Slade School in London. In 1927, she accepted an invitation to lecture on art for the People's Institute, sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation. The lectures formed the basis for her two books, The Mirror of the Passing World and Painters of the Modern Mind, and for her successful lifelong career as a lecturer. She returned to Melbourne during 1935-1936, where she lectured on modern art and exhibited her work. From 1950 until her death she split her time between Provincetown, Massachusetts and Australia. She died in Provincetown on April 7, 1962.

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Archives of American Art in 1996 by Elisabeth Hooker. Hooker was a friend of Allen's and found the papers among Allen's effects soon after her death.

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.

Occupation:

Painters -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown  Search this

Educators -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown  Search this

Educators -- Australia -- Melbourne  Search this

Painters -- Australia -- Melbourne  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Mary Cecil Allen papers, 1928-1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Identifier:

AAA.allemary

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Mary Cecil Allen papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98d92b3f9-a533-4c56-9c83-cc6e98007920

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-allemary

Creator:

Curtiss-Gould, Leah, 1893-1979  Search this

Names:

Curtiss Gallery  Search this

Stone, Arthur J., 1847-1938  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Date:

1918-1985

Summary:

The scattered papers of Leah Curtiss-Gould measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1918 to 1985. Primarily, the papers relate to silversmith Arthur J. Stone, his company of silversmiths, Stone Associates, and their business relationship with the Curtiss Gallery. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, drawings by Stone and his associates, printed material, and photographs.

Scope and Contents:

The scattered papers of Leah Curtiss-Gould measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1918 to 1985. Primarily, the papers relate to silversmith Arthur J. Stone, his company of silversmiths, Stone Associates, and their business relationship with the Curtiss Gallery. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, drawings by Stone and his associates, printed material, and photographs.

Arrangement:

Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical:

Leah Curtiss-Gould (1893-1979) was an art dealer in New York City, New York and Connecticut and was a dealer in Arthur J. Stone silver from 1936-1975. During the period 1936-1950 Curtiss-Gould worked at Portraits, Inc., a shop in New York City where Stone's silver was sold. Eventually, she opened Curtiss Gallery in Connecticut, which she operated until it was sold in 1970.

Provenance:

Nicole Meek, one of the investors in Curtiss-Gould's business, donated the papers in 1982.

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.

Occupation:

Art dealers -- Connecticut  Search this

Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Silverwork  Search this

Women art dealers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Citation:

Leah Curtiss-Gould papers, 1918-1985. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Identifier:

AAA.curtleah

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Leah Curtiss-Gould papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9476d5254-44ea-4ae7-973f-2c19d83f7af3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-curtleah