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M. Balwant Singh with Colonel Borthwick

Artist:
Baijnath  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (painting): 20.3 × 27.3 cm (8 × 10 3/4 in)
H x W (overall): 24 × 30.4 cm (9 7/16 × 12 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Devgarh or Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh state, India
Date:
dated 1825
Topic:
man  Search this
India  Search this
ruler  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Accession Number:
S2018.1.58
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c790abda-8616-4e1a-8a85-d32a19ece9df
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2018.1.58

Geraldine Ferraro and Diane Feinstein

Artist:
Marvin Mattelson, born 1947  Search this
Sitter:
Geraldine Anne Ferraro, 26 Aug 1935 - 26 Mar 2011  Search this
Dianne Goldman Feinstein, born 1933  Search this
Medium:
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions:
30.5cm x 20.4cm (12" x 8 1/16"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1984
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Star  Search this
Personal Attribute\Teeth  Search this
Dianne Goldman Feinstein: Female  Search this
Dianne Goldman Feinstein: Politics and Government\US Senator\California  Search this
Dianne Goldman Feinstein: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\San Francisco, CA  Search this
Geraldine Anne Ferraro: Female  Search this
Geraldine Anne Ferraro: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Geraldine Anne Ferraro: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New York  Search this
Geraldine Anne Ferraro: Politics and Government\Vice-Presidential Candidate  Search this
Geraldine Anne Ferraro: Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Commentator  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine
Object number:
NPG.86.TC31
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm426d9fc99-2a40-4cd1-a8b4-eca6490d0ee9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.86.TC31

Joseph McClusky

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Joseph McClusky, 1842 - 1901?  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 7.6 × 6.3 cm (3 × 2 1/2")
Mount: 10.5 × 6.4 cm (4 1/8 × 2 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\California\San Francisco\San Francisco
Date:
c. 1896
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this
Photographic format\Mugshot  Search this
Joseph McClusky: Male  Search this
Joseph McClusky: Law and Crime\Criminal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Pinkerton's, Inc.
Object number:
S/NPG.82.29
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49a1f7d5a-45ba-4c10-bf9a-66efc9bda67d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.82.29

En-lightening - Installation by Nick Dong @ Mercury 20 Oakland

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2014-04-26T16:50:52.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art  Search this
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SmithsonianArt
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianArt
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_t9O9Iu9rh4o

“Chiura Obata: American Modern” at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2019-11-21T23:17:21.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
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americanartmuseum
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
YouTube Channel:
americanartmuseum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_7_IbPsRVhAA

Are Years What? (for Marianne Moore)

Artist:
Mark di Suvero, American, b. Shanghai, China, 1933  Search this
Medium:
Steel, paint, and wire
Dimensions:
480 × 480 × 360 in. (1219.2 × 1219.2 × 914.4 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
(1967)
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Joseph H. Hirshhorn Purchase Fund and Gift of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, by exchange, 1999
Accession Number:
99.19
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py29932ac7e-4f61-4331-b925-585e1255ff10
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_99.19

California painting: 40 painters, selected by Samuel Heavenrich [director of the exhibition] and Grace L. McCann Morley, with statements by the artists. The Municipal Art Center, Long Beach, in collaboration with the San Francisco Museum of Art

Title:
40 painters
Forty painters
Author:
Heavenrich, Samuel  Search this
Morley, Grace 1900-1985  Search this
Long Beach Museum of Art  Search this
Physical description:
1 v. (unpaged) illus. 26 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
California
Date:
1956
1956?]
20th century
Topic:
Painting, American  Search this
Painters  Search this
Call number:
ND230.C2 L84
ND230.C2L84
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_145929

Kay WalkingStick and Jeff Chang: A Conversation

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2016-02-16T17:49:49.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_rtbwoKC_pXw

Landor Design Collection

Creator:
Landor Associates  Search this
Landor, Walter  Search this
Names:
Mair, Francis M., 1916-1991 (commercial artist)  Search this
Extent:
68 Cubic feet (198 boxes, 4 map folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Audiovisual materials
Business letters
Business records
Personal papers
Videotapes
Interviews
Oral history
Date:
circa 1862-2002, undated
Summary:
Collection consists of the business records and original art documenting the work of Walter Landor and his design firm Landor Associates located in San Francisco, California.
Scope and Contents:
Collection documents the career of designer Walter Landor and the significant body of commercial imagery and packaging produced by Landor Associates design firm. Contains corporate and business records of Landor Associates, Landor's personal papers, oral history interviews, films, videotapes, and other audiovisual resources.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into seven series.

Series 1: Landor Associates Business Records, 1862-1993, undated

Subseries 1.1: Historical Background and Project Administration Files, 1941-1993, undated

Subseries 1.2: Office Files, 1960-1993, undated

Subseries 1.3: Newsletters, 1978-1986

Subseries 1.4: Scrapbooks, 1940s-1990s, undated

Subseries 1.5: Memoranda, 1956-1979

Subseries 1.6: Magazine Articles, Newspaper Clippings, and Trade Journal Articles, 1926-1992, undated

Subseries 1.7: Press Releases and Miscellaneous Files, 1982-1987, undated

Subseries 1.8: Walter Landor Reading Files, 1948-1978 (bulk 1970-1978)

Subseries 1.9: New Brochure, 1978-1983, 1978-1985

Subseries 1.10: International Files, 1938-1993, undated

Subseries 1.11: Promotional Files, 1964-1991, undated

Subseries 1.12: Conventions, Seminars, and Conferences, 1955-1989, undated

Subseries 1.13: Awards, 1937-1989, undated

Subseries 1.14: Tours, Presentations, and Parties, 1951-1986, undated

Subseries 1.15: Communication Films, 1965-1969, undated

Subseries 1.16: Client Files, 1936-1992, undated

Subseries 1.16.1: Companies A-Z, 1936-1992, undated

Subseries 1.16.2: Montedison Group S.p.A., 1971-1980, undated

Subseries 1.17: Ferryboat Klamath and the Museum of Packaging Antiquities, 1924-1992, undated

Subseries 1.18: Labels, 1862-1986, undated

Subseries 1.19: Packaging, 1949, undated

Subseries 1.20: Original Artwork, 1976-1992, undated

Series 2: Walter Landor Papers, 1939-1996, undated

Subseries 2.1: Papers, 1939-1993, undated

Subseries 2.2: Trip Files, 1954-1988, undated

Subseries 2.3: Speeches, 1948-1992, undated

Subseries 2.4: Corporate Historical Reference, 1950-1996, undated

Series 3: Photographic Materials, 1930-1993, undated

Subseries 3.1: Photographic Prints, 1930-1993, undated

Subseries 3.2: Slides, 1940-1990, undated

Subseries 3.3: Publications, 1965-1992, undated

Series 4: Landor Archives Project, 1949-2002, undated

Subseries 4.1: Lillian Sader Files, 1950-1993, undated

Subseries 4.2: Ed Scubic Files, 1968-1990, undated

Subseries 4.3: Other Associates Files, 1949-1993, undated

Subseries 4.4: Oral Histories, 1969-1994

Subseries 4.5: Archives Project Reference Files, 1939-2002, undated

Series 5: Motion Picture Films, 1944-1977, undated

Subseries 5.1: Landor Associates, 1958-1972, undated

Subseries 5.2: Educational and Training Acquired by Landor Associates, 1944-1975, undated

Subseries 5.3: Promotional Films Acquired by Landor Associates, 1958-1977, undated

Subseries 5.4: Television Commercials, Advertising and Public Service Announcements, 1964-1975, undated

Subseries 5.5: Miscellaneous Films Acquired by Landor Associates, 1967-1970, undated

Series 6: Video Cassette Tapes, 1980-1993, undated

Series 7: Audio Cassette Tapes, 1971-1991, undated
Biographical / Historical:
Walter Landor (1913-1995), son of Jewish Bauhaus architect Fritz Landauer, came to the United States in 1938 with the design team for the British Pavilion at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City. He emigrated to the United States in 1941, launching a small design firm in San Francisco. Landor started out doing package design for a largely local and regional clientele (including many West Coast wineries and breweries), although he soon developed a client list that included some of the world's largest and most prestigious corporations. Corporate identity projects were an important specialization. In addition to his own considerable design abilities, Landor had a gift for inspiring and organizing the creativity of a group of associates, and for developing lasting and productive relationships with his clients. The firm developed particular strength in its portfolio of airlines, financial institutions and consumer goods, and prided itself on a network of international clients. From the beginning, Landor linked design to research in consumer behavior, developing increasingly sophisticated methods for evaluating the effectiveness of his designs. This collection documents Walter Landor's remarkable career, the significant body of corporate identity, packaging and other commercial imagery produced by Landor Associates, and the interplay between industrial design and American consumer culture.
German Historical Institute

Walter Landor in the Immigrant Entrepreneurship: German-American Business Biographies, 1720 to the Present.

The collaborative research project Immigrant Entrepreneurship: German-American Business Biographies, 1720 to the Present sheds new light on the entrepreneurial and economic capacity of immigrants by investigating the German-American example in the United States. It traces the lives, careers and business ventures of eminent German-American business people of roughly the last two hundred and ninety years, integrating the history of German-American immigration into the larger narrative of U.S. economic and business history.
Related Materials:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Francis M. Mair Papers NMAH.AC.0548

NW Ayer Advertising Agency Records NMAH.AC.0059

Hills Bros. Coffee Company, Incorporated Records NMAH.AC.0395

Emmett McBain Afro American Advertising Poster Collection NMAH.AC.0192

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana NMAH.AC.0060

Marilyn E. Jacklar Memorial Collection of Tobacco Advertisements NMAH.AC.1224

Marlboro Oral History and Documentation Project NMAH.AC.0198

Black and Decker Collection NMAH.AC.1441

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Documentation Project NMAH.AC.0816

Frito-Lay, Incorporated Records NMAH.AC.1263

Smothers Brothers Collection, NMAH.AC.1437

Division of Work and Industry, National Museum of American History

The division holds artifacts related to the Walter Landor and his advertising work. See accession 1993.0393.
Provenance:
Personal papers donated to Archives Center in 1993 by Josephine Landor, widow of Walter Landor; business records donated to Archives Center in 1993 by Landor Associates.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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:
Industrial design  Search this
advertising  Search this
Industrial designers  Search this
Marketing  Search this
Genre/Form:
Audiovisual materials
Business letters
Business records -- 20th century
Personal papers -- 20th century
Videotapes
Interviews -- 1980-2000
Oral history
Citation:
Landor Design Collection, circa 1862-2002, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0500
See more items in:
Landor Design Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85b2af5a7-7d92-4d6e-b7fe-f715312975d4
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0500
Online Media:

Alma de Bretteville Spreckels papers, 1920-1978

Creator:
Spreckels, Alma de Bretteville, 1881-1968  Search this
Subject:
California Palace of the Legion of Honor  Search this
Maryhill Museum of Art  Search this
Citation:
Alma de Bretteville Spreckels papers, 1920-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Decorative arts -- Romania  Search this
Theme:
Patronage  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9469
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211667
AAA_collcode_sprealma
Theme:
Patronage
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211667

Oo Fifi, Five Days in Claude Monet's Garden, Parts 1 and 2

Artist:
Diana Thater, American, b. San Francisco, California, 1962  Search this
Medium:
4 video projectors, 4 media players
Type:
Video
Date:
1992
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Joseph H. Hirshhorn Purchase Fund, 2014
Accession Number:
14.14
See more items in:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
On View:
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 3rd Floor
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2c6f93e27-17a5-4ed7-bb5c-2f65bc1477e0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_14.14

Alma de Bretteville Spreckels papers

Creator:
Spreckels, Alma de Bretteville, 1881-1968  Search this
Names:
California Palace of the Legion of Honor  Search this
Maryhill Museum of Art  Search this
Extent:
0.6 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1920-1978
Summary:
The papers of San Francisco art patron and philanthropist Alma de Bretteville Spreckels measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1920 to 1978. The collection focuses on Spreckels's founding of and service to the California Palace of the Legion of Honor and the Maryhill Museum of Fine Arts through correspondence, financial and legal records, meeting minutes, photographs, printed material, and registrarial records. Of note are Queen Marie of Romania's handwritten descriptions describing the provenance of her mementos and artifacts donated to the Maryhill Museum of Fine Arts.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of San Francisco art patron and philanthropist Alma de Bretteville Spreckels measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1920 to 1978. The collection focuses on Spreckels's founding of and service to the California Palace of the Legion of Honor and the Maryhill Museum of Fine Arts through correspondence, financial and legal records, meeting minutes, photographs, printed material, and registrarial records. Of note are Queen Marie of Romania's handwritten descriptions describing the provenance of her mementos and artifacts donated to the Maryhill Museum of Fine Arts.
Biographical / Historical:
Alma de Bretteville Spreckels (1881-1968) was an art patron and socialite from San Francisco, California. Her early childhood was marked by near poverty but her fascination with art led her to studying at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art (San Francisco Art Institute). Alma worked as an artist model for artists such as Robert Aitken, and she was purportedly the inspiration for Aitken's Dewey Monument in San Francisco.

Alma married the heir of a sugar fortune, Adolph B. Spreckels, with whom she had two children. Following Adolph's death in 1924, Spreckels focused her energies on art patronage and philanthropy, including the founding and sourcing of collections for the Palace of the Legion of Honor and the Maryhill Museum of Art.
Provenance:
The collection was donated to the Archives of American Art by Mrs. Dorothy Munn, daughter of Alma de Bretteville Spreckles, in 1980.
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 patrons -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Philanthropists -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Topic:
Decorative arts -- Romania  Search this
Citation:
Alma de Bretteville Spreckels papers, 1920-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.sprealma
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Alma de Bretteville Spreckels papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90305f023-6e19-41fa-956f-1ae7a7c9302a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-sprealma

Four Seasons (4 Panels Forming Ceiling), (painting)

Painter:
Obata, Chiura 1885-1975  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor
Type:
Paintings-Mural
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Gump's 253 Post Street San Francisco California 94108
Date:
1911
Topic:
Cityscape--Water  Search this
Control number:
IAP 70150572
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_128057

Meet The Artist: Rupert Garcia #shorts

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2022-02-07T16:43:07.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
See more by:
americanartmuseum
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
YouTube Channel:
americanartmuseum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_tigzYXtCOuE

The Blind Fiddler, (sculpture)

Artist:
Mulligan, W.  Search this
Type:
Sculptures
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Occupation--Beggar  Search this
State of Being--Disabled--Blind  Search this
Figure male  Search this
Performing Arts--Music--Fiddle  Search this
Control number:
AECI 02770066
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_52540

Grotesque Head, (sculpture)

Artist:
Ellis, S.  Search this
Type:
Sculptures
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Figure--Head  Search this
Control number:
AECI 02870244
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_54619

Crayon Drawing. Blind Girl, (drawing)

Artist:
Turner, M. J. G. Mrs.  Search this
Medium:
Crayon
Type:
Drawings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Figure female--Child  Search this
State of Being--Disabled--Blind  Search this
Control number:
AECI 04050161
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_82921

The Pension Agent, (painting)

Painter:
Johnson, Eastman 1824-1906  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Palace of the Legion of Honor Lincoln Park San Francisco California 94121 Accession Number: 1943.6
Date:
1867
Topic:
Architecture interior--Domestic--House  Search this
Figure group--Family  Search this
State of Being--Disabled--Physical Disability  Search this
Animal--Dog  Search this
Control number:
IAP 71068717
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_145213

Seven Seals of Silence: The Maimed and the Ignorant, (sculpture)

Title:
Maimed and the Ignorant, (sculpture)
Sculptor:
Wilson, Ed 1925-1996  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 151 Third Street San Francisco California 94103 Accession Number: 77.4 A-G
Date:
1966
Topic:
State of Being--Disabled--Physical Disability  Search this
Allegory--Quality--Ignorance  Search this
Abstract  Search this
Control number:
IAS 04280340
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_303946

Victor Zamudio-Taylor papers, 1999-2013

Creator:
Zamudio-Taylor, Victor, 1956-2013  Search this
Subject:
Pitta, Thiago Rocha  Search this
Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo  Search this
Citation:
Victor Zamudio-Taylor papers, 1999-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Latino and Latin American artists  Search this
Theme:
Latino and Latin American  Search this
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)17410
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)384353
AAA_collcode_zamuvict
Theme:
Latino and Latin American
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_384353

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