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Creator:

Bowman, Ruth, 1923-  Search this

Names:

American Association of Museums  Search this

American Federation of Arts  Search this

Brooklyn Museum  Search this

Canadian Museums Association  Search this

Craft and Folk Art Museum  Search this

KUSC (Radio station : Los Angeles, Calif.)  Search this

Long Beach Museum of Art  Search this

Los Angeles County Museum of Art  Search this

Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Search this

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

New York University  Search this

Newark Museum  Search this

WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Albers, Josef  Search this

Anshutz, Thomas Pollock, 1851-1912  Search this

Bengelsdorf, Rosalind, 1916-1979  Search this

Bolotowsky, Ilya, 1907-1981  Search this

Burkhardt, Hans Gustav, 1904-1994  Search this

Cézanne, Paul, 1839-1906  Search this

Diller, Burgoyne, 1906-1965  Search this

Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916  Search this

Ferren, John, 1905-1970  Search this

Holty, Carl, 1900-1973  Search this

Holtzman, Harry  Search this

Lassaw, Ibram, 1913-2003  Search this

Levine, Les, 1935-  Search this

Lipchitz, Jacques, 1891-1973  Search this

MacDonald, Duncan (Broadcaster)  Search this

Mason, Alice Trumbull, 1904-1971  Search this

McNeil, George, 1908-1995  Search this

Morris, George L. K., 1905-1975  Search this

Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988  Search this

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973  Search this

Reinhardt, Ad, 1913-1967  Search this

Sloan, Helen Farr, 1911-2005  Search this

Wilfred, Thomas, 1889-1968  Search this

Extent:

26.7 Linear feet

21.99 Gigabytes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Photographs

Interviews

Sound recordings

Scripts (documents)

Date:

1936-2006

bulk 1963-1999

Summary:

The papers of art historian and museum educator Ruth Bowman are dated 1936-2006, bulk 1963-1999, and measure 26.7 linear feet and 21.99 GB. Professional correspondence and subject files document Bowman's relationships with colleagues and reflect her interests, activities including curatorial work, and accomplishments as a museum educator. Writings and related research materials include her thesis,"Thomas Pollock Anshutz, 1851-1912" (M.A., Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, 1971), and unfinished projects. Also found are interviews conducted by Bowman with a wide range of individuals for a variety of purposes.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of art historian and museum educator Ruth Bowman are dated 1936-2006, bulk 1963-1999, and measure 26.7 linear feet and 21.99 GB. Professional correspondence and subject files document Bowman's relationships with colleagues and reflect her interests, activities including curatorial work, and accomplishments as a museum educator. Writing and related research materials include her thesis, "Thomas Pollock Anshutz, 1851-1912" (M.A., Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, 1971), and unfinished projects. Also found are interviews conducted by Bowman with a wide range of individuals for a variety of purposes.

Biographical materials consist of certificates, resumes, and a few photographs of Ruth Bowman. Correspondence concerns Bowman's professional activities and interests. Among the most frequent correspondents are: American Association of Museums, Craft and Folk Art Museum (Los Angeles), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Museum of Modern Art.

Writings by Ruth Bowman, published and unpublished, include a thesis and articles about Thomas Pollock Anshutz, catalogs for American Federation of Arts and The Newark Museum exhibitions, lectures, as well as articles about museum education and visual arts programs. Research relates to her writings about Anshutz, and to unrealized projects concerning Anshutz, Cézanne, Eakins, Picasso, and other subjects. Also found are two brief writings about Bowman.

Subject files--general subjects, artists' files, Ruth Bowman activities, and "Sunrise Semester"--contain the majority of Bowman's professional correspondence along with printed material, writings, photographs, and sound recordings. Among the most thoroughly documented general subjects are: The Brooklyn Museum's Trustees Retreat, Canadian Museums Association, a 1981 Craft Symposium, International Network for the Arts, Long Beach Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, "Museum Directors' Forum", New York University Art Collection, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Council for the Arts. Artists' files are comprised mainly of printed material with a small amount of correspondence and some photographs. The Les Levine file consists of the first issue of Art-Rite featuring a brief article about Levine on its cover; Thomas Wilfred's file includes information about Lumia. Ruth Bowman activities include lectures, radio and television appearances, and participation in professional events. "Sunrise Semester," a collaboration between CBS television and New York University, offered early morning courses for college credit. Ruth Bowman was the instructor for "20th Century American Art," which is documented by general information, scripts, and sound recordings of all 46 classes.

Interviews conducted by Bowman are with English museum administrators and educators; people knowledgeable about a controversial proposal for an Annenberg Fine Arts Center at The Metropolitan Museum of Art; guests on KUSC radio shows "Sounds of Seeing" and "Live from Trump's"; and guests on the WNYC radio program "Views on Art." Interviews with miscellaneous individuals include Josef Albers, Hans Burkhardt, Carl Holty, Isamu Noguchi, and Helen Farr Sloan. Bowman interviewed a dozen American abstract artists, including Ilya Bolotowsky, Rosalind Bengelsdorf Browne, Burgoyne Diller, John Ferren, Carl Holty, Harry Holtzman, Ibram Lassaw, Jacques Lipchitz, Alice Mason, George McNeil, George L. K. Morris, and Ad Reinhardt for a thesis on the subject, but eventually wrote on a different topic. Two interviews with Bowman were conducted by Duncan MacDonald and an unidentified interviewer.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged as 5 series:

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1964-1984 (Box 1; 0.1 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1963-1996 (Box 1; 0.7 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings and Related Research, 1942-1999 (Boxes 1-3; 1.5 linear feet)

Series 4: Subject Files, 1936-2006 (Boxes 3-12, 26; 9.6 linear feet)

Series 5: Interviews, 1963-1989 (Boxes 12-25; 9.2 linear feet, ER01-ER70; 21.99 GB)

Biographical / Historical:

Ruth Bowman (b. 1923) is an art historian and museum educator who worked in New York City and Los Angeles. She is known for her interest in using new communications technology for museum education, discovering Arshile Gorky's long forgotten murals at Newark Airport, and expertise in the work of Thomas Anshutz.

A graduate of Bryn Mawr College (B.A. 1944), where she had studied art history and classical archaeology, Ruth Bowman began a museum career in New York as an assistant curator at the Jewish Museum in the early 1960s. From 1963-1974 Ruth Bowman served as curator of the York University Art Collection and was involved in its transition to the Grey Art Gallery and Study Center. Bowman wrote her master's thesis on Philadelphia artist Thomas Pollock Anshutz and received a degree from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University in 1971. During this same period, she was a staff lecturer at The Museum of Modern Art and taught art history in divisions of New York University. She was the instructor for a "Sunrise Semester" 20th century American art course broadcast nationally on CBS.

In 1974 Bowman and her family moved to California and she began an association with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art as Director of Education. She attended summer courses in arts administration at Harvard University (1975) and similar training provided by the British Arts Council (1976). She taught at University of California Santa Barbara, as well as at California State University at Fullerton and Long Beach. Bowman was active in the Council of the American Association of Museums (vice president), the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles (vice president), and has served as a consultant to several museums and a corporate collection.

Ruth Bowman with her friend Harry Kahn (1916-1999) developed a collection of self-portraits by 20th century American artists, which she donated to the National Portrait Gallery in 2002. Mrs. Bowman is the widow of R. Wallace Bowman and currently resides in New York City.

Provenance:

Donated by Ruth Bowman in 2004.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

Rights:

Research material including correspondence, writings and notes, photographs, and printed material on Cezanne, Thomas Eakins, and Picasso: Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce requires written permission from Ruth Bowman. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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 historians -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

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

Topic:

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Art, American -- 20th century  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Interviews

Sound recordings

Scripts (documents)

Citation:

Ruth Bowman papers, 1936-2006, bulk 1963-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.bowmruth2

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

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ead_collection:sova-aaa-bowmruth2

Collection Creator:

Bowman, Ruth, 1923-  Search this

Extent:

9.2 Linear feet (Boxes 12-25)

21.99 Gigabytes (ER01-ER70)

Type:

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Date:

1963-1989

Scope and Contents:

With two exceptions, the interviews were conducted by Ruth Bowman. She is the subject of two interviews, and one KUSC "Live from Trump's" radio program was hosted by Myra Livingston.

In 1976, while attending an arts administration program offered by the British Arts Council, Bowman inteviewed museum administrators and educators in England (6 sounds cassettes).

Serving as an advisor to Metroplitan Museum of Art Director Thomas Hoving, Bowman interviewed more than a dozen people in 1976 concerning the benefits, drawbacks, and ramifications of the Annenberg Fine Arts Center proposed for The Metropolitan Museum of Art (12 sound cassettes). The controversial plan aroused much concern and Annenberg eventually withdrew his offer.

Among the interviews with miscellaneous individuals (4 sound reels, 6 sound cassettes, and 2 transcripts) , of particular interest is an interview with Noguchi concerning a possible commission for a sculpture at Bryn Mawr College, his mother's alma mater. A 1974 interview with Bowman concerns her work at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Bowman was the host of "Sounds of Seeing," a radio show produced by KUSC radio in Los Angeles, 1979-1983. With funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, "Sounds of Seeing" aired Bowman's interviews with artists, art historians, museum curators and directors, conservators, local politicians, and others on a wide range of art related topics (7 sound reels and 69 sound cassettes). On "Live from Trump's," a KUSC radio program broadcast from Trump's Restaurant, Bowman conversed with guests about local exhibitions and other arts events.

Interviews with 12 American abstract artists were conducted by Ruth Bowman (Ruth Gurin at the time) as background research for her intended thesis on the subject. Plans changed, and the thesis she eventually wrote was "Thomas Pollock Anshutz, 1851-1912" (M.A., Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, 1971).

"Views on Art," her weekly radio show on WNYC, 1967-1973, featured interviews with artists, museum directors and curators, gallery owners and others who discussed their work and current exhibitions. Other topics covered include: art forgeries, underground movie making, museum management, art publishing, business and the arts, art and public relations, computers and the humanities, new art technologies, and trends in art education. (72 sound reels, 3 sound cassettes, and 1 transcript; 70 digital recordings).

Arrangement:

Interviews concerning the Annenberg Fine Arts Center, interviews of miscellaneous individuals, and WNYC "Views on Art" radio programs are alphabetized by interviewee. Those with museum administrators and educators are arraned chronologically, as are the interviews for KUSC radio shows "Sounds of Seeing" and "Live From Trump's." "Sounds of Seeing" interviews are housed in 1 folder and 4 smaller boxes within Box 14. Additional interviews recorded for other purposes are scattered among the subject files (series 4).

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

Collection Rights:

Research material including correspondence, writings and notes, photographs, and printed material on Cezanne, Thomas Eakins, and Picasso: Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce requires written permission from Ruth Bowman. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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:

Ruth Bowman papers, 1936-2006, bulk 1963-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.bowmruth2, Series 5

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-bowmruth2-ref13

Collection Creator:

Bowman, Ruth, 1923-  Search this

Container:

Box 5, Folder 10

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1975

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

Collection Rights:

Research material including correspondence, writings and notes, photographs, and printed material on Cezanne, Thomas Eakins, and Picasso: Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce requires written permission from Ruth Bowman. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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:

Ruth Bowman papers, 1936-2006, bulk 1963-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Ruth Bowman papers

Ruth Bowman papers / Series 4: Subject Files / General Subjects

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-bowmruth2-ref821

Artist:

Henriette Wyeth, 22 Oct 1907 - 3 Apr 1997  Search this

Sitter:

Paul George Vincent O'Shaughnessy Horgan, 1 Aug 1903 - 8 Mar 1995  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas on Masonite

Dimensions:

64 x 61 cm (25 3/16 x 24" )

Type:

Painting

Date:

1946

Topic:

Symbols & Motifs\Medal  Search this

Symbols & Motifs\Star  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Tie\Necktie  Search this

Paul George Vincent O'Shaughnessy Horgan: Male  Search this

Paul George Vincent O'Shaughnessy Horgan: Education\Educator\Professor\University  Search this

Paul George Vincent O'Shaughnessy Horgan: Humanities and Social Sciences\Historian  Search this

Paul George Vincent O'Shaughnessy Horgan: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Paul George Vincent O'Shaughnessy Horgan: Visual Arts\Administrator\Art Museum\Trustee  Search this

Paul George Vincent O'Shaughnessy Horgan: Pulitzer Prize  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Paul Horgan

Object number:

S/NPG.80.4

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Henriette Wyeth

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b6efb30f-d32a-48f2-b84d-6fa3fa383825

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.80.4

Creator:

Withers, Margret Craver, 1907-  Search this

Extent:

9.6 Linear feet

0.002 Gigabytes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Drawings

Motion pictures

Scrapbooks

Date:

1908-2016

Summary:

The papers of silversmith and arts administrator Margret Craver Withers measure 9.6 linear feet and 0.002 GB and date from 1908 to 2016. The papers document her career as an silversmith and jeweler through biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, colleagues, and art organizations; manuscripts, notes, lectures, and other writings; professional activity records with various organizations; photographs, printed material, correspondence related to specific subject materials such as individuals or organizations; exhibition catalogs, clippings, published articles, and other printed materials; designs, sketches, sketchbooks, and other artwork; and personal photographs, some in digital format, and photographs and slides of works and works by other artists.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of silversmith and arts administrator Margret Craver Withers measure 9.6 linear feet and 0.002 GB and date from 1908 to 2016. The papers document her career as an silversmith and jeweler through biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, colleagues, and art organizations; manuscripts, notes, lectures, and other writings; professional activity with various organizations; photographs, printed material, correspondence related to specific subject materials such as individuals or organizations; exhibition catalogs, clippings, published articles, and other printed materials; designs, sketches, sketchbooks, and other artwork; and personal photographs, some in digital format, photographs and slides of works and works by other artists.

Biographical material includes copies of a transcript for an oral history conducted by Columbia University, awards, and artist statements. Correspondence includes letters to friends, colleagues, and organizations. Also included are numerous personal letters between Craver and her husband. Writings include draft manuscripts for articles and booklets, transcripts for various lectures, and notes and notebooks.

Professional material includes film reels and corresponding transcripts, about sliversmithing techniques; grooved disk recordings of interviews with artists and silversmithing techniques; scrapbooks; invoices; commissioned work; and exhibition related materials for various museums.

Subject Files were organized by Craver on specific individuals or organizations. The files contain documents such as correspondence, printed material, and photographs. Printed material includes exhibition announcements and catalogs, newspaper and magazine clippings, a scrapbook, and published articles and booklets by Craver.

Artwork consists of sketches, designs, and sketchbooks by Craver. Included are some pieces by other artists. Photographic material consists of personal photographs and digital photographs of Craver with family and friends, photographs and slides of her artwork, and photographs of works by other artists.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 8 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1945-1988 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1935-2016 (1.7 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 3: Writings, 1929-1988 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 2-3)

Series 4: Professional Activity Files, 1941-1996 (1.6 linear feet; Boxes 3-4, 9, FC 14-20)

Series 5: Subject Files, 1926-1991 (0.7 linear feet; Box 4)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1935-1997 (1.5 linear feet; Boxes 4-5, 9-10)

Series 7: Artwork, circa 1937 (0.4 linear feet; Box 5, OV 11-13)

Series 8: Photographs, 1908-2002 (3.0 linear feet; Boxes 6-8, 0.002 GB; ER01)

Biographical / Historical:

Margret Craver Withers (1907-2010) was a silversmith and arts administrator in Boston, Massachusetts.

Withers was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1907. She became interested in metal working while studying at the University of Kansas. After graduation she traveled to Europe where she trained under Baron Erik Fleming, court silversmith to the King of Sweden. In 1935 Withers established the department of jewelry and metalsmithing at the Wichita Arts Association. In the 1940s and 1950s Craver developed and taught a series of workshops on metalsmithing as occupational therapy for wounded veterans. In 1949, she married Charles Withers. She continued to be known professionally under her unmarried name, Margret Craver. Withers is credited with reviving the technique of en resille, in which enamel-coated metal foil is embedded in glass. Withers died in 2010.

Related Materials:

Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Margret Craver Withers conducted by Robert F. Brown between 1983 and 1985.

Provenance:

The Margret Craver Withers papers were donated in several installments between 1971 and 2019. Donations between 1971 and 1998 were done by Marget Craver Withers. Three film reels were donated in 1975 by Handy and Harman. Donations in 2011 were by Josephine Withers, daughter of Margret Craver Withers. Donations between 2014 and 2019 were made by Judith Childs, friend of Margret Craver Withers.

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 or audiovisual recordings 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:

Arts administrators -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Silversmiths -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Topic:

American studio craft movement  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Motion pictures

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Margret Craver Withers papers, 1908-2016. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.withmarg

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

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ead_collection:sova-aaa-withmarg

Interviewee:

Armitage, Merle, 1893-1975  Search this

Interviewer:

Loomis, Sylvia Glidden  Search this

Creator:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

American Institute of Graphic Arts  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Public Works of Art Project  Search this

Public Works of Art Project (Calif.)  Search this

Bruce, Edward, 1879-1943  Search this

Hatfield, Dalzell, 1893-1963  Search this

Zornes, James Milford, 1908-2008  Search this

Extent:

28 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1964 February 6

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Merle Armitage conducted 1964 February 6, by Sylvia Loomis, for the Archives of American Art.

Armitage speaks of his role as Public Works of Art Project regional chairman of Southern California, including his supervision of 126 artists involved in painting, drawing, sculpture, lithography and mural projects; experimental work in PWAP easel painting projects; censorship of subject matter in a mural for the Frank Wiggins Trade School; his opposition to government subsidized art programs; his impressions of Edward Bruce, Dalzell Hatfield, James Milford Zornes, and others associated with the PWAP. Armitage also speaks of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and contemporary book design.

Biographical / Historical:

Merle Armitage (1893-1975) was an art administrator and graphic artist of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 48 min.

Provenance:

This interview conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.

Restrictions:

Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.

Topic:

Art and state  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- California  Search this

Art -- Censorship  Search this

Arts administrators -- California -- Interviews  Search this

Graphic artists -- California -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.armita64

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-armita64

Interviewee:

Bell, Philip Fletcher, 1907-1964  Search this

Interviewer:

Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-  Search this

Creator:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Extent:

18 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

circa 1963

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Philip Fletcher Bell conducted circa 1963, by Harlan Phillips, for the Archives of American Art.

Bell speaks of a mural painting project he ran for the Federal Art Project; his work as a director of a children's art center in Washington, D.C.; how students were chosen for the center; how the center was administered; some of the projects that were done by the center; and his philosophies of teaching drawing and art to children.

Biographical / Historical:

Philip Fletcher Bell (1907-1964) was an art administrator and painter from Washington, D.C.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 53 min.

Provenance:

This interview conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.

Topic:

Children's art  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Arts administrators -- Washington (D.C.) -- Interviews  Search this

Function:

Art centers -- Washington (D.C.)

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.bell63

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-bell63

Interviewee:

Brown, Herbert J.  Search this

Interviewer:

Swift, Geoffrey  Search this

Creator:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

Federal art project (Mass.)  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Extent:

28 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1965 November 29

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Herbert J. Brown conducted 1965 November 29, by Geoffrey Swift, for the Archives of American Art. Brown speaks of his background in music, duties in the Federal Art Project of Massachusetts, artists and their works associated with the Project, the Index of American Design, and government support of artists.

Biographical / Historical:

Herbert J. Brown was an art administrator from Natick, Massachusetts. Assistant State Director for Federal Art Project, Massachusetts.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 47 min.

Provenance:

Conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.

Occupation:

Arts administrators -- Massachusetts -- Natick -- Interviews  Search this

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.brown65

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-brown65

Creator:

Archives of American Art  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Lectures

Podcast

MIME Type:

audio/mpeg

Uploaded:

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 07:00:00 -0500

Topic:

Art  Search this

American  Search this

See more episodes:

Oral History Collection from the Archives of American Art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:podcasts_d0f02470a58783b5dd241669b323592a

Creator:

Wyman, William, 1922-1980  Search this

Subject:

Massachusetts College of Art  Search this

Type:

Correspondence

Date:

1966 Apr. 27

Topic:

Art schools  Search this

Arts administrators  Search this

Ceramicists  Search this

Decorative arts  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)178

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William Wyman papers, 1930-1982

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_178

Creator:

Wood, Grant, 1891-1942  Search this

Ness, Zenobia Brumbaugh, 1877-1943  Search this

Type:

Correspondence

Date:

1930 Oct. 28

Topic:

Art schools  Search this

Arts administrators  Search this

Clubs  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)8045

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Grant Wood papers, 1930-1983

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

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edanmdm:AAADCD_item_8045

Photographer:

Woltz, Lewis P.  Search this

Subject:

Rowan, Edward Beatty  Search this

Type:

Photographs

Date:

ca. 1932

Topic:

Arts administrators  Search this

Portraits  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)7533

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Edward Beatty Rowan papers, 1929-1946

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_7533

Creator:

Harris & Ewing  Search this

Subject:

Rowan, Edward Beatty  Search this

Type:

Photographs

Date:

1934

Topic:

Arts administrators  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)7537

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Edward Beatty Rowan papers, 1929-1946

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_7537

Creator:

Richards, M. C., 1916-1999  Search this

Merritt, Francis Sumner, 1913-2000  Search this

Subject:

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts  Search this

Type:

Correspondence

Date:

1972 July 5

Topic:

Art schools  Search this

Arts administrators  Search this

Arts and crafts  Search this

Calligraphy  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)180

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Francis Sumner Merritt papers, circa 1930-1980

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_180

Creator:

Larsen, Jack Lenor, 1927-2020  Search this

Merritt, Francis Sumner, 1913-2000  Search this

Type:

Correspondence

Place:

Aspen, Colo.

Date:

1972 Oct. 26

Topic:

Arts administrators  Search this

Arts and crafts  Search this

Basket makers  Search this

Basketry  Search this

Decorative arts  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)181

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Francis Sumner Merritt papers, circa 1930-1980

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Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_181

Creator:

Merritt, Francis Sumner, 1913-2000  Search this

Quick, Kenneth  Search this

Subject:

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts  Search this

Type:

Correspondence

Date:

1958 June 9

Topic:

Arts administrators  Search this

Arts and crafts  Search this

Decorative arts  Search this

Exhibitions  Search this

Potters  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)184

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Francis Sumner Merritt papers, circa 1930-1980

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Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_184

Creator:

Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956  Search this

Parsons, Betty, 1900-1982  Search this

Type:

Correspondence

Date:

ca. 1951

Topic:

Art galleries, Commercial  Search this

Art market  Search this

Arts administrators  Search this

Murals  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)492

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Betty Parsons Gallery records and personal papers, 1916-1991, bulk 1946-1983

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_492

Creator:

Miller, Dorothy Canning, 1904-2003  Search this

Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976  Search this

Subject:

World Trade Center  Search this

Type:

Correspondence

Place:

New York, N.Y.

Date:

1970 Dec. 30

Topic:

Arts administrators  Search this

Sculpture  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)7686

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Dorothy C. Miller papers, 1853-2013, bulk 1920-1996

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_7686

Creator:

Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976  Search this

Miller, Dorothy Canning, 1904-2003  Search this

Subject:

World Trade Center  Search this

Type:

Correspondence

Place:

New York, N.Y.

Date:

1970 Dec. 17

Topic:

Arts administrators  Search this

Sculpture  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)7687

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Dorothy C. Miller papers, 1853-2013, bulk 1920-1996

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_7687

Photographer:

Sunami, Soichi, 1885-1971  Search this

Subject:

Miller, Dorothy Canning  Search this

Type:

Photographs

Date:

ca. 1938

Topic:

Arts administrators  Search this

Portraits  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)7689

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Dorothy C. Miller papers, 1853-2013, bulk 1920-1996

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_7689