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Artist:

Robert Stewart Sherriffs, 1906 - 1960  Search this

Sitter:

Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 29 May 1874 - 14 Jun 1936  Search this

Medium:

Ink

Dimensions:

Sheet (estimate): 39.4 × 28.6cm (15 1/2 × 11 1/4")

Type:

Drawing

Date:

1930s

Topic:

Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this

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Gilbert Keith Chesterton: Male  Search this

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Gilbert Keith Chesterton: Journalism and Media\Journalist  Search this

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Credit Line:

Owner: National Portrait Gallery, London

Object number:

D18345 PGL

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Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

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edanmdm:npg_D18345_PGL

Artist:

Miguel Covarrubias, 22 Nov 1904 - 4 Feb 1957  Search this

Sitter:

Eva Le Gallienne, 11 Jan 1899 - 3 Jun 1991  Search this

Medium:

Ink, gouache and watercolor over graphite on paperboard

Dimensions:

Image/Sheet: 38.1cm x 25.4cm (15" x 10")

Type:

Drawing

Date:

c. 1923

Topic:

Caricature  Search this

Eva Le Gallienne: Female  Search this

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Eva Le Gallienne: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater  Search this

Eva Le Gallienne: Literature\Writer\Children's book  Search this

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Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.96.66

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Estate of Miguel Covarrubias

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National Portrait Gallery

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EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.96.66

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National Portrait Gallery  Search this

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YouTube Videos

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National Portrait Gallery  Search this

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YouTube Videos

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Creator:

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Names:

Duke Ellington Orchestra  Search this

Washingtonians, The.  Search this

Ellington, Mercer Kennedy, 1919-1996 (musician)  Search this

Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Musical History  Search this

Extent:

400 Cubic feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Phonograph records

Papers

Photographic prints

Posters

Sound recordings

Scrapbooks

Music

Clippings

Awards

Audiotapes

Place:

New York (N.Y.) -- 20th century

Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- 20th century

Washington (D.C.) -- 20th century

Date:

1903 - 1989

Summary:

The collection documents Duke Ellington's career primarily through orchestrations (scores and parts), music manuscripts, lead sheets, transcriptions, and sheet music. It also includes concert posters, concert programs, television, radio, motion picture and musical theater scripts, business records, correspondence, awards, as well as audiotapes, audiodiscs, photographs, tour itineraries, newspaper clippings, magazines, caricatures, paintings, and scrapbooks.

Scope and Contents:

Dating approximately from the time Duke Ellington permanently moved to New York City in 1923 to the time the material was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution in 1988, the bulk of the material in the Duke Ellington Collection is dated from 1934-1974 and comprises sound recordings, original music manuscripts and published sheet music, hand-written notes, correspondence, business records, photographs, scrapbooks, news clippings, concert programs, posters, pamphlets, books and other ephemera. These materials document Ellington's contributions as composer, musician, orchestra leader, and an ambassador of American music and culture abroad. In addition, the materials paint a picture of the life of a big band maintained for fifty years and open a unique window through which to view an evolving American society.

The approximate four hundred cubic feet of archival materials have been processed and organized into sixteen series arranged by type of material. Several of the series have been divided into subseries allowing additional organization to describe the content of the material. For example, Series 6, Sound Recordings, is divided into four subseries: Radio and Television Interviews, Concert Performances, Studio Dates and Non-Ellington Recordings. Each series has its own scope and content note describing the material and arrangement (for example; Series 10, Magazines and Newspaper Articles, is organized into two groups, foreign and domestic, and arranged chronologically within each group). A container list provides folder titles and box numbers.

The bulk of the material is located in Series 1, Music Manuscripts, and consists of compositions and arrangements by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn and other composers. Series 6, Sound Recordings also provides a record of the performance of many of these compositions. The materials in Series 2, Performances and Programs, Series 3, Business Records, Series 8, Scrapbooks, Series 9, Newspaper Clippings, Series 11, Publicity and Series 12, Posters provide documentation of specific performances by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra. Ellington was a spontaneous and prolific composer as evidenced by music, lyrical thoughts, and themes for extended works and plays captured on letterhead stationery in Series 3, Business Records, in the margin notes of individual books and pamphlets in Series 14, Religious Materials and Series 15, Books, and in the hand-written notes in Series 5, Personal Correspondence and Notes.

During its fifty-year lifespan, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra were billed under various names including The Washingtonians, The Harlem Footwarmers and The Jungle Band. The soloists were informally called "the band", and Series 3 includes salary statements, IOU's, receipts and ephemera relating to individual band members. Series 1, Music Manuscripts contains the soloists' parts and includes "band books" of several soloists (for example; Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges) and numerous music manuscripts of Billy Strayhorn. The changing role of Strayhorn from arranger hired in 1938 to Ellington's main collaborator and composer of many well-known titles for Duke Ellington and His Orchestra including "Take The A' Train" and "Satin Doll" can be traced in these music manuscripts. Series 7, Photographs and Series 2, Performances and Programs contain many images of the band members and Strayhorn. This Collection also documents the business history of Duke Ellington and His Orchestra. Series 3, Business Records contains correspondence on letterhead stationery and Series 11, Publicity contains promotional material from the various booking agencies, professional companies, and public relations firms that managed the Orchestra.

The materials in the Duke Ellington Collection provide insight into public and institutional attitudes towards African Americans in mid-twentieth-century America. The business records in Series 3 beginning in 1938 and published sheet music in Series 1 depict Duke Ellington's progression from an African-American musician who needed "legitimization" by a white publisher, Irving Mills, to a businessmen who established his own companies including Tempo Music and Duke Ellington, Incorporated to control his copyright and financial affairs. Programs from the segregated Cotton Club in Series 2, Performances And Programs and contracts with no-segregation clauses in Series 3: Business Records further illustrate racial policies and practices in this time period. The public shift in perception of Duke Ellington from a leader of an exotic "Jungle Band" in the 1930s to a recipient of the Congressional Medal Of Freedom in 1970 is evidenced in Series 2, Performances And Programs, Series 12, Posters, Series 7, Photographs and Series 13, Awards. Reviews and articles reflecting Ellington's evolving status are also documented in Series 8, Newspaper Clippings, Series 9, Scrapbooks, Series 10, Newspaper and Magazine Articles.

The materials in the Duke Ellington Collection reflect rapid technological changes in American society from 1923-1982. Sound recordings in Series 6 range from 78 phonograph records of three minutes duration manufactured for play on Victrolas in monaural sound to long-playing (LP) phonograph records produced for stereo record players. Television scripts in Series 4, programs in Series 2 and music manuscripts (for example, Drum Is A Woman) in Series 1 demonstrate how the development of television as a means of mass communication spread the Orchestra's sound to a wider audience. The availability of commercial air travel enabled the Ellington Orchestra to extend their international performances from Europe to other continents including tours to Asia, Africa, South America and Australia and archival material from these tours is included in every series.

Series 4, Scripts and Transcripts and Series 6, Audio Recordings contain scripts and radio performances promoting the sale of United States War bonds during World War II, and Series 7, Photographs includes many images of Duke Ellington and His Orchestra's performances for military personnel revealing the impact of historic events on Duke Ellington and His Orchestra. Series 2: Programs and Performances, Series 9, Newspaper clippings and Series 8, Scrapbooks document the 1963 Far East tour aborted as a result of President John F. Kennedy's assassination.

The Duke Ellington Collection contains works by numerous twentieth-century music, literature, and art luminaries. Series 1, Music Manuscripts contains original music manuscripts of William Grant Still, Eubie Blake, Mary Lou Williams, and others. Series 4, Scripts and Transcripts contains a play by Langston Hughes, and Series 12, Posters contains many original artworks.

Arrangement:

Series 1: Music Manuscripts, circa 1930-1981, undated

Series 2: Performances and Programs, 1933-1973, undated

Series 3: Business Records, 1938-1988

Series 4: Scripts and Transcripts, 1937-1970

Series 5: Personal Correspondence and Notes, 1941-1974, undated

Series 6: Sound Recordings, 1927-1974

Series 7: Photographs, 1924-1972, undated

Series 8: Scrapbooks, 1931-1973

Series 9: Newspaper Clippings, 1939-1973, undated

Series 10: Magazine Articles and Newspaper Clippings, 1940-1974

Series 11: Publicity, 1935-1988

Series 12: Posters and Oversize Graphics, 1933-1989, undated

Series 13: Awards, 1939-1982

Series 14: Religious Material, 1928-1974

Series 15: Books, 1903-1980

Series 16: Miscellaneous, 1940-1974

Biographical / Historical:

A native of Washington, DC, Edward Kennedy Ellington was born on April 29, 1899. Edward was raised in a middle-class home in the Northwest section of Washington described by his sister Ruth--younger by sixteen years--as a "house full of love." Ellington himself wrote that his father J.E. (James Edward) raised his family "as though he were a millionaire" but Edward was especially devoted to his mother, Daisy Kennedy Ellington. In 1969, thirty-four years after his mother's death, Ellington accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom with these words, "There is nowhere else I would rather be tonight but in my mother's arms." Both his parents played the piano and Ellington began piano lessons at the age of seven, but like many boys he was easily distracted by baseball.

In his early teens, Ellington sneaked into Washington clubs and performance halls where he was exposed to ragtime musicians, including James P. Johnson, and where he met people from all walks of life. He returned in earnest to his piano studies, and at age fourteen wrote his first composition, "Soda Fountain Rag" also known as "Poodle Dog Rag." Ellington was earning income from playing music at seventeen years of age, and around this time he earned the sobriquet "Duke" for his sartorial splendor and regal air. On July 2, 1918, he married a high school sweetheart, Edna Thompson; their only child, Mercer Kennedy Ellington, was born on March 11, 1919. Duke Ellington spent the first twenty-four years of his life in Washington's culturally thriving Negro community. In this vibrant atmosphere he was inspired to be a composer and learned to take pride in his African-American heritage.

Ellington moved to New York City in 1923 to join and eventually lead a small group of transplanted Washington musicians called "The Washingtonians," which included future Ellington band members, Sonny Greer, Otto Hardwicke and "Bubber" Miley. Between 1923 and 1927, the group played at the Club Kentucky on Broadway and the ensemble increased from a quintet to a ten-piece orchestra. With stride pianist Willie "The Lion" Smith as his unofficial guide, Ellington soon became part of New York's music scene; Smith proved to be a long-lasting influence on Duke's composing and arranging direction. At the Club Kentucky, Ellington came under the tutelage of another legendary stride pianist, "Fats" Waller. Waller, a protege of Johnson and Smith, played solos during the band's breaks and also tutored Ellington who began to show progress in his compositions. In November 1924, Duke made his publishing and recording debut with "Choo Choo (I Got To Hurry Home)" released on the Blu-Disc label. In 1925, he contributed two songs to Chocolate Kiddies, an all-black revue which introduced European audiences to black American styles and performers. By this time Ellington's family, Edna and Mercer, had joined him in New York City. The couple separated in the late 1920's, but they never divorced or reconciled.

Ellington's achievements as a composer and bandleader began to attract national attention while he worked at the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City, from 1927 to 1932. The orchestra developed a distinctive sound that displayed the non-traditional voicings of Ellington's arrangements and featured the unique talents of the individual soloists. Ellington integrated his soloists' exotic-sounding trombone growls and wah-wahs, their high-squealed trumpets, their sultry saxophone blues licks and Harlem's street rhythms into his arrangements. In the promotional material of the Cotton Club, the band was often billed as "Duke Ellington and His Jungle Band." With the success of compositions like "Mood Indigo," and an increasing number of recordings and national radio broadcasts from the Cotton Club, the band's reputation soared.

The ten years from 1932 to 1942 are considered by some major critics to represent the "golden age" for the Ellington Orchestra, but it represents just one of their creative peaks. These years did bring an influx of extraordinary new talent to the band including Jimmy Blanton on double bass, Ben Webster on tenor saxophone, and Ray Nance on trumpet, violin and vocals. During this ten year span Ellington composed several of his best known short works, including "Concerto For Cootie," "Ko-Ko," "Cotton Tail," "In A Sentimental Mood," and Jump For Joy, his first full-length musical stage revue.

Most notably, 1938 marked the arrival of Billy Strayhorn. While a teenager in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Strayhorn had already written "Lush Life," "Something To Live For" and a musical, Fantastic Rhythm. Ellington was initially impressed with Strayhorn's lyrics but realized long before Billy's composition "Take the A' Train" became the band's theme song in 1942 that Strayhorn's talents were not limited to penning clever lyrics. By 1942, "Swee' Pea" had become arranger, composer, second pianist, collaborator, and as Duke described him, "my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brain waves in his head, and his in mine." Many Ellington/Strayhorn songs have entered the jazz canon, and their extended works are still being discovered and studied today. Strayhorn remained with the Ellington Organization until his death on May 30, 1967.

Ellington had often hinted of a work in progress depicting the struggle of blacks in America. The original script, Boola, debuted in Carnegie Hall in November of 1943, retitled Black, Brown and Beige. The performance met with mixed reviews, and although Ellington often returned to Carnegie Hall the piece was never recorded in a studio, and after 1944 was never performed in entirety again by the Ellington Orchestra. Nonetheless, it is now considered a milestone in jazz composition.

After World War II the mood and musical tastes of the country shifted and hard times befell big bands, but Ellington kept his band together. The band was not always financially self-sufficient and during the lean times Ellington used his songwriting royalties to meet the soloists' salaries. One could assign to Ellington the altruistic motive of loyalty to his sidemen, but another motivation may have been his compositional style which was rooted in hearing his music in the formative stage come alive in rehearsal. "The band was his instrument," Billy Strayhorn said, and no Ellington composition was complete until he heard the orchestra play it. Then he could fine tune his compositions, omit and augment passages, or weave a soloist's contribution into the structure of the tune.

In 1956, the American public rediscovered Duke and the band at the Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island. The searing performances of tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves on "Diminuendo and Crescendo In Blue," his premiere soloist, alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges on "Jeep's Blues", and the crowd's ecstatic reaction have become jazz legend. Later that year Duke landed on the cover of Time magazine. Although Ellington had previously written music for film and television (including the short film, Black and Tan Fantasy in 1929) it wasn't until 1959 that Otto Preminger asked him to score music for his mainstream film, Anatomy of a Murder, starring Jimmy Stewart. Paris Blues in 1961, featuring box-office stars Paul Newman and Sidney Poitier in roles as American jazz musicians in Paris, followed.

Ellington's first performance overseas was in England in 1933, but the 1960s brought extensive overseas tours including diplomatic tours sponsored by the State Department. Ellington and Strayhorn composed exquisite extended works reflecting the sights and sounds of their travels, including the Far East Suite, 1966. They wrote homages to their classical influences; in 1963, they adapted Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite and celebrated Shakespeare's works with the suite Such Sweet Thunder in 1957. With Ella Fitzgerald, they continued the Norman Granz Songbook Series. Ellington also began to flex his considerable pianist skills and recorded albums with John Coltrane (1963), Coleman Hawkins (1963), Frank Sinatra, and Money Jungle (1963) with Charles Mingus and Max Roach. The First Sacred Concert debuted in San Francisco's Grace Cathedral in 1965. In his final years, Ellington's thoughts turned to spiritual themes and he added a Second (1968) and Third (1973) Concert of Sacred Music to his compositions.

In his lifetime, Duke received numerous awards and honors including the highest honor bestowed on an American civilian, the Congressional Medal Of Freedom. In 1965, Ellington was recommended for a Pulitzer Prize to honor his forty years of contribution to music but the recommendation was rejected by the board. Most likely he was disappointed, but his response at the age of sixty-six was, "Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be famous too young."

Ellington never rested on his laurels or stopped composing. Whenever he was asked to name his favorite compositions his characteristic reply was "the next five coming up," but to please his loyal fans Ellington always featured some of his standards in every performance. Even on his deathbed, he was composing the opera buffo called Queenie Pie.

Duke Ellington died on May 24, 1974 at seventy-five years of age. His funeral was held in New York's Cathedral of St. John The Divine; he was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. His long-time companion Beatrice "Evie" Ellis was buried beside him after her death in 1976. He was survived by his only child, Mercer Kennedy Ellington, who not only took up the baton to lead the Duke Ellington Orchestra but assumed the task of caring for his father's papers and his legacy to the nation. Mercer Ellington died in Copenhagan, Denmark on February 8, 1996, at the age of seventy-six. Ruth Ellington Boatwright died in New York on March 6, 2004, at the age of eighty-eight. Both Mercer and Ruth were responsible for shepherding the documents and artifacts that celebrate Duke Ellington's genius and creative life to their current home in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

William H. Quealy Collection of Duke Ellington Recordings (AC0296)

Rutgers University Collection of Radio Interviews about Duke Ellington (AC0328)

Duke Ellington Oral History Project (AC0368)

Duke Ellington Collection of Ephemera and realated Audiovisual Materials (AC0386)

Annual International Conference of the Duke Ellington Study Group Proceedings (AC0385)

Robert Udkoff Collection of Duke Ellington Ephemera (AC0388)

Frank Driggs Collection of Duke Ellington Photographic Prints (AC0389)

New York Chapter of the Duke Ellington Society Collection (AC390)

Earl Okin Collection of Duke Ellington Ephemera (AC0391)

William Russo Transcription and Arrangement of Duke Ellington's First Concert of Sacred Music (AC0406)

Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials (AC0415)

Music manuscripts in the Ruth Ellington Collection complement the music manuscripts found in the Duke Ellington Collection.

Carter Harman Collection of Interviews with Duke Ellington (AC0422)

Betty McGettigan Collection of Duke Ellington Memorabilia (AC0494)

Dr. Theodore Shell Collection of Duke Ellington Ephemera (AC0502)

Edward and Gaye Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials (AC0704)

Andrew Homzy Collection of Duke Ellington Stock Music Arrangements (AC0740)

John Gensel Collection of Duke Ellington Materials (AC0763)

Al Celley Collection of Duke Ellington Materials (AC1240)

Materials at Other Organizations

Institute of Jazz Studies

Separated Materials:

Artifacts related to this collection are in the Division of Culture and the Arts (now Division of Cultural and Community Life) and include trophies, plaques, and medals. See accessions: 1989.0369; 1991.0808; 1993.0032; and 1999.0148.

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Provenance:

The collection was purchased through an appropriation of Congress in 1988.

Restrictions:

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

Rights:

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

Copyright restrictions. Consult the Archives Center at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Paul Ellington, executor, is represented by:

Richard J.J. Scarola, Scarola Ellis LLP, 888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10106. Telephone (212) 757-0007 x 235; Fax (212) 757-0469; email: rjjs@selaw.com; www.selaw.com; www.ourlawfirm.com.

Occupation:

Composers -- 20th century  Search this

Topic:

Big bands  Search this

Pianists  Search this

Bandsmen -- 20th century  Search this

Jazz -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Musicians -- 20th century  Search this

Music -- Performance  Search this

African American entertainers -- 20th century  Search this

African Americans -- History  Search this

Popular music -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Music -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

African American musicians  Search this

Genre/Form:

Phonograph records

Papers

Photographic prints

Posters

Sound recordings

Scrapbooks -- 20th century

Music -- Manuscripts

Clippings

Awards

Audiotapes

Citation:

Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Sponsor:

Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0301

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep850a376a1-6b6d-48bc-9076-cffef76fea2c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0301

Creator:

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program  Search this

Type:

Lectures

YouTube Videos

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2020-08-31T21:02:31.000Z

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Education  Search this

Topic:

Asian Americans  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program

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apacenter

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edanmdm:yt_rix8NdRT68k

Artist:

José María Romero Escacena, 1901 - 1978  Search this

Sitter:

Josephine Baker, 3 Jun 1906 - 12 Apr 1975  Search this

Medium:

Watercolor and gouache on paper

Dimensions:

Frame: 45.4 × 38.6 cm (17 7/8 × 15 3/16")

Type:

Drawing

Place:

España\Madrid\Madrid\Madrid

Date:

1930

Topic:

Costume\Jewelry  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this

Caricature  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Feather  Search this

Food\Fruit  Search this

Josephine Baker: Female  Search this

Josephine Baker: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this

Josephine Baker: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Josephine Baker: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this

Josephine Baker: Legion of Honor  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Bequest of Jean-Claude Baker

Object number:

NPG.2016.51

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a428f3aa-4fc4-4367-a133-9ca50e9854e5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2016.51

Creator:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

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Education  Search this

Topic:

Art, modern  Search this

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Collection Creator:

Armstrong, Lucille  Search this

Bechet, Sidney, 1897-1959  Search this

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971  Search this

Condon, Eddie, 1905-1973  Search this

Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994  Search this

Commodore Records.  Search this

Feather, Leonard, 1914-1994  Search this

Gabler, Milt  Search this

Davis, Sammy, 1925-  Search this

Decca (recording company).  Search this

Granz, Norman  Search this

Hawkins, Coleman  Search this

Kaempfert, Bert, 1923-1980  Search this

Ives, Burl, 1909-  Search this

Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959  Search this

Norvo, Red, 1908-1999  Search this

Mills Brothers.  Search this

Krupa, Gene, 1909-1973  Search this

Kelly, Peck, 1898-  Search this

Williams, Cootie, 1911-1985  Search this

United Hot Clubs of America.  Search this

Stewart, Rex (William), Jr., 1907-1967 (cornetist)  Search this

Jordan, Louis, 1908-1975  Search this

Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1930's-1991, undated

Scope and Contents:

Miscellaneous Photos (1930's-1991) consist of candid photos of various artists and figures from the recording industry, Gabler jam session photos with graphics used as publicity photos for Commodore Records, various cartoons/caricatures, and jazz photos by Bill Gottlieb.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use. Some materials restricted; but most are available for unrestricted research access on site by appointment.

Several items of personal correspondence contained private medical information about living individuals. The originals were removed and will remain sealed until 2030. Copies with the sensitive information redacted are available for research use in the collection.

Access to audio recordings for which no reference copy exists requires special arrangements with Archives Center staff. Please ask the reference archivist for additional information.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Milt Gabler Papers, 1927-2001, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0849, Subseries 26.5

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Milt Gabler Papers / 26: Photographs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8253a174e-7a05-4b74-bf2f-f59f549ac86f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0849-ref1213

Collection Creator:

Armstrong, Lucille  Search this

Bechet, Sidney, 1897-1959  Search this

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971  Search this

Condon, Eddie, 1905-1973  Search this

Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994  Search this

Commodore Records.  Search this

Feather, Leonard, 1914-1994  Search this

Gabler, Milt  Search this

Davis, Sammy, 1925-  Search this

Decca (recording company).  Search this

Granz, Norman  Search this

Hawkins, Coleman  Search this

Kaempfert, Bert, 1923-1980  Search this

Ives, Burl, 1909-  Search this

Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959  Search this

Norvo, Red, 1908-1999  Search this

Mills Brothers.  Search this

Krupa, Gene, 1909-1973  Search this

Kelly, Peck, 1898-  Search this

Williams, Cootie, 1911-1985  Search this

United Hot Clubs of America.  Search this

Stewart, Rex (William), Jr., 1907-1967 (cornetist)  Search this

Jordan, Louis, 1908-1975  Search this

Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986  Search this

Container:

Box 76, Folder 7

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use. Some materials restricted; but most are available for unrestricted research access on site by appointment.

Several items of personal correspondence contained private medical information about living individuals. The originals were removed and will remain sealed until 2030. Copies with the sensitive information redacted are available for research use in the collection.

Access to audio recordings for which no reference copy exists requires special arrangements with Archives Center staff. Please ask the reference archivist for additional information.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Milt Gabler Papers, 1927-2001, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Milt Gabler Papers

Milt Gabler Papers / 26: Photographs / 26.5: Miscellaneous

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83fd0a7c8-68d7-4b79-a96a-42e6453b6a13

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0849-ref1221

Collection Creator:

Armstrong, Lucille  Search this

Bechet, Sidney, 1897-1959  Search this

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971  Search this

Condon, Eddie, 1905-1973  Search this

Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994  Search this

Commodore Records.  Search this

Feather, Leonard, 1914-1994  Search this

Gabler, Milt  Search this

Davis, Sammy, 1925-  Search this

Decca (recording company).  Search this

Granz, Norman  Search this

Hawkins, Coleman  Search this

Kaempfert, Bert, 1923-1980  Search this

Ives, Burl, 1909-  Search this

Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959  Search this

Norvo, Red, 1908-1999  Search this

Mills Brothers.  Search this

Krupa, Gene, 1909-1973  Search this

Kelly, Peck, 1898-  Search this

Williams, Cootie, 1911-1985  Search this

United Hot Clubs of America.  Search this

Stewart, Rex (William), Jr., 1907-1967 (cornetist)  Search this

Jordan, Louis, 1908-1975  Search this

Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986  Search this

Container:

Box 76, Folder 13

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1978

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use. Some materials restricted; but most are available for unrestricted research access on site by appointment.

Several items of personal correspondence contained private medical information about living individuals. The originals were removed and will remain sealed until 2030. Copies with the sensitive information redacted are available for research use in the collection.

Access to audio recordings for which no reference copy exists requires special arrangements with Archives Center staff. Please ask the reference archivist for additional information.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Milt Gabler Papers, 1927-2001, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Milt Gabler Papers

Milt Gabler Papers / 26: Photographs / 26.5: Miscellaneous

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep871df4f31-30fe-43b0-adaf-88dba5759b7a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0849-ref1230

Depicted (sitter):

Reagan, Ronald Wilson  Search this

Physical Description:

fabric (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements:

overall (flat): 21 1/2 in x 15 in; 54.61 cm x 38.1 cm

Object Name:

shirt

Date made:

1984

Subject:

Protest  Search this

Women's History  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Gender  Search this

Punk culture  Search this

Presidents--Election  Search this

ID Number:

2018.0253.01

Accession number:

2018.0253

Catalog number:

2018.0253.01

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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments

Clothing & Accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-c148-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1899166

Creator:

D'Harnoncourt, Rene, 1901-1968  Search this

Names:

American Federation of Arts  Search this

Art in America  Search this

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

Sarah Lawrence College -- Faculty  Search this

United States. Indian Arts and Crafts Board  Search this

Alvarez Bravo, Manuel, 1902-  Search this

Covarrubias, Miguel, 1904-1957  Search this

Durieux, Caroline, 1896-1989  Search this

Fosado, Víctor  Search this

Klumb, Henry, 1905-1984  Search this

Marriott, Alice  Search this

Tantaquidgeon, Gladys Iola  Search this

d'Harnoncourt, Sarah  Search this

Extent:

2.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Sketches

Scrapbooks

Drawings

Place:

Mexico -- description and travel

Date:

1921-1983

Summary:

The papers of Austrian born curator, lecturer, and museum director, René d'Harnoncourt (1901-1968), document d'Harnoncourt's activities, primarily in the 1930s and 1940s, particularly as they relate to Mexican and Native American art. D'Harnoncourt's career, including his arrival in Mexico in 1925, his curation of the exhibitions, Mexican Art (1930-1932), and Indian Art of the United States (1941), and his work for the Department of the Interior's Indian Arts and Crafts Board from 1937-1944, are documented in small amounts of biographical material and correspondence, published writings, printed material, scrapbooks, photographs of d'Harnoncourt and colleagues, and photographs of works of art. The collection also contains a drawing of d'Harnoncourt, and photocopies of caricatures of d'Harnoncourt and others.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Austrian-American curator, lecturer, and museum director, René d'Harnoncourt (1901-1968), document d'Harnoncourt's activities, primarily in the 1930s and 1940s, particularly as they relate to Mexican and Native American art. D'Harnoncourt's career, including his arrival in Mexico in 1925, his curation of the exhibitions, Mexican Art (1930-1932), and Indian Art of the United States (1941), and his work for the Department of the Interior's Indian Arts and Crafts Board from 1937-1944, are documented in small amounts of biographical material and correspondence, published writings, printed material, scrapbooks, photographs of d'Harnoncourt and colleagues, and photographs of works of art. The collection also contains a drawing of d'Harnoncourt, and photocopies of caricatures of d'Harnoncourt and others.

Biographical material consists of d'Harnoncourt's official Austrian departure documents for his travel to Mexico in 1925; pages of an appointment book from 1932; and notes on d'Harnoncourt's career that index publications in which he is mentioned amongst other things, prepared by Sarah d'Harnoncourt.

Correspondence and memoranda relate primarily to the Mexican Arts exhibition, (1930-1932) sponsored by the American Federation of Arts; the "Art in America" radio program, organized by the American Federation of Arts with the cooperation of the Museum of Modern Art; d'Harnoncourt's part time teaching position at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville; and his appointment as General Manager of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board. Later correspondence references research on d'Harnoncourt's work for the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, and includes information on d'Harnoncourt, provided in response to inquiries about him.

Writings by d'Harnoncourt include published articles on Mexican and Indian arts and crafts, a 1969 reprint of d'Harnoncourt's and Frederic H. Douglas's expanded version of the catalog for Indian Art of the United States, a foreword, and two seminar/symposium papers. Unpublished writings comprise two typescripts. The series also includes several writings by others.

Printed material includes announcements and exhibition catalogs, documentation of the "Art in America Program," published books belonging to and/or referencing d'Harnoncourt, Department of Interior publications, including some issued by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Museum of Modern art press releases, news clippings relating to d'Harnoncourt and his activities, and miscellaneous printed material.

Additional clippings from a dismantled scrapbook(s) document the Mexican Arts exhibition.

Artwork and artifacts include one original sketch in colored pencil of d'Harnoncourt by Austrian artist, Silverbauer, photocopies of caricatures and doodles by d'Harnoncourt, Miguel Covarrubias, and Caroline Durieux, and two Indian Arts and Crafts Board weaving samples.

Photographs are of d'Harnoncourt, Sarah d'Harnoncourt, and friends and colleagues. They include a photograph of d'Harnoncourt by Manuel Alvarez-Bravo; snapshots of others including Fred Davis; Sarah d'Harnoncourt and folk art specialist, Victor Fosado; fellow Indian Arts and Crafts Board members, architect Henry Klumb, Alice Marriot, and anthropologist, author, and tribal council member, Gladys Tantaquidgeon. Also found are three photographs of Mexican Art exhibition installations; fourteen photographs of Native Americans; three photographs showing covers and/or fronts pieces of d'Harnoncourts books Beast, Bird and Fish, Mexicana, The Hole in the Wall, and The Painted Pig; and photographs of artwork included in the Mexican Art exhibition and an exhibition of Australian Aboriginal Cave Paintings (1947).

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as seven series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1925-circa 1978 (5 folders; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1929-1981 (5 folders; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, 1928-circa 1970s (0.4 linear feet; Box 1, OV 4)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1921-1979 (1.1 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, OV 4)

Series 5: Scrapbooks, 1930-1933 (0.3 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 6: Artwork and Artifacts, circa 1926-circa 1950s (3 folders; Box 3)

Series 7: Photographs, 1930-1983 (0.25 linear feet; Box 3, OV 4)

Biographical / Historical:

Austrian born curator, lecturer, and museum director, René d'Harnoncourt (1901-1968), was an authority on Native American art and Mexican arts and crafts. He curated and toured with a traveling exhibition, Mexican Art, from 1930-1932, guest curated the exhibition, Indian Art of the United States, for the Museum of Modern Art in 1941, served on the Department of the Interior's Indian Arts and Crafts Board from 1937-1944, and was Director of the Museum of Modern Art from 1949-1968.

D'Harnoncourt was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1901. He left Austria for Mexico in 1925, and began working for American, Frederick Davis, who owned a shop that sold Mexican antiquities and folk art in Mexico City. At this time, d'Harnoncourt made many important connections, including meeting American Ambassador to Mexico, Dwight Morrow, and his wife, Elizabeth Morrow. D'Harnoncourt illustrated several books in the early 1930s, including The Painted Pig (1930) and Beast, Bird and Fish (1933), both written by Elizabeth Morrow, and The Hole in the Wall (1931) and Mexicana: A Book of Pictures (1931). According to Sarah d'Harnoncourt, her husband considered himself an amateur in the field of book illustration, which he enjoyed as a means of self-amusement.

In 1929, d'Harnoncourt was asked to curate an extensive exhibition of Mexican art to travel to major cities in the United States, sponsored by the American Federation of Arts. D'Harnoncourt toured with this exhibition, Mexican Art, for two years, beginning at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in October, 1930.

D'Harnoncourt visited Austria briefly in 1932, then returned to the United States in 1933 and married Sarah Carr the same year. He became a naturalized United States citizen in 1939.

Between 1933 and 1944, d'Harnoncourt directed the radio program "Art in America," organized by the American Federation of Arts in cooperation with the Museum of Modern Art. He also taught art history at Sarah Lawrence College from 1934-1937. In 1936 he began working for the Indian Arts and Crafts Board of the Department of the Interior, becoming General Manager in 1937, and the Board's Chairman in 1944. As General Manager he curated an exhibition on Indian art for the San Francisco Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939, and installed an expanded version of the exhibition, Indian Art of the United States, as guest curator for the Museum of Modern Art in 1940-1941.

In 1944, d'Harnoncourt joined the Museum of Modern Art as Vice President in charge of Foreign Activities, focusing his work on Latin America, and as Director of the Department of Manual Industries, responsible for the preservation of Native American art and culture. In 1949 he was appointed Director of the Museum of Modern Art, and served in this capacity until his death in an automobile accident in 1968.

Related Materials:

An oral history of René d'Harnoncourt, interviewed by Isabel Grossner in 1968, can be found at Columbia University, Oral History Research Office, 801 Butler Library, 535 West 114 Street, New York, NY 10027.

Separated Materials:

The bulk of René d'Harnoncourt's papers are in the Museum Archives of the Museum of Modern Art. The Museum's 59.25 linear feet document, in particular, d'Harnoncourt's years with the Museum from 1944-1968. That collection also includes papers donated by Sarah d'Harnoncourt which relate to d'Harnoncourt's time in Mexico, from 1925-1932, and his work in the United States from 1933-1944. While these holdings may overlap occasionally with the papers in the Archives of American Art (some items at the Archives of American Art, for instance, may be photocopies of originals at the Museum), the bulk of the Archives' d'Harnoncourt papers appear to be distinct from those at the Museum.

The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reels 2919-2931) including papers generated by d'Harnoncourt during his professional affiliation with the Museum of Modern Art, such as, personal files, three appointment notebooks, professional files including Latin American correspondence, exhibition files, files documenting outside affiliations, and departmental and special event files. Loaned materials were returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.

Provenance:

D'Harnoncourt's widow, Sarah d'Harnoncourt, donated the René d'Harnoncourt papers to the Archives of American Art in 1975, 1981, and 1984. An additional eleven linear feet of material was lent by the Museum of Modern Art's for microfilming in 1983.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Rights:

Reels 2919-2931: Authorization to publish requires written permission from Museum of Modern Art, New York, N.Y. MoMA requires full citation to include microfilm reel and frame numbers, and reference to MoMA as the owner of the Rene d'Harnoncourt papers. 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.

Topic:

Art museum directors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art, Mexican  Search this

Art, Aboriginal Australian  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Indian art -- Exhibitions  Search this

Cave paintings -- Austrailia  Search this

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

Art, Latin American  Search this

Function:

Art museums -- New York (State)

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Sketches

Scrapbooks

Drawings

Citation:

René d'Harnoncourt papers, 1921-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

Identifier:

AAA.dharrene

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René d'Harnoncourt papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9356d27d9-b5c7-460b-aed6-eb1caf6be354

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-dharrene

Collection Creator:

D'Harnoncourt, Rene, 1901-1968  Search this

Extent:

0.25 Linear feet (Box 3, OV 4)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1930-1983

Scope and Contents:

Photographs of d'Harnoncourt and others include a copy print of a circa 1930 photo of d'Harnoncourt by Manuel Alvarez-Bravo from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art; a snapshot (1939) of Gladys Tantaquidgeon with Sarah d'Harnoncourt; a snapshot (1940) of architect, Henry Klumb, and his wife, Elsa, their son, and d'Harnoncourt in Tuscon; a snapshot (1951), with two copy negatives, of Fred Davis; two snapshots (1951) of Davis's house and garden in Cuernavaca, Mexico, taken by folk art specialist, Victor Fosada, who was a key member of staff at Fred Davis's shop in Mexico; a snapshot (1959) of d'Harnoncourt and Sarah d'Harnoncourt with Victor Fosado; a color photo (1968) of d'Harnoncourt; a color photo (1983) of Alice Marriott; and a color slide of Mrs. Roanhorse and a child named René, sent by Grace and Charles Cole.

Also found are twelve photographic prints of Native Americans, two of whom are identified as Brovira Soft Velvet, and Red Tomahawk, and two copy prints of "Seminole Indians, Florida probably 1950s."

There is one copy print of a Metropolitan Museum of Art photograph of the Mexican Art exhibition installation, and two prints of items that were also possibly installations in the exhibition; and a print of a Museum of Modern Art photograph showing an installation of printed material about Native American art.

Photographs of artwork by d'Harnoncourt include copy prints of three photographs by Will Brown of covers, and/or fronts pieces, for four children's books co-authored/illustrated by d'Harnoncourt: Beast, Bird and Fish, Mexicana, The Hole in the Wall, and The Painted Pig.

Photos of artwork by others include photos of Mexican artwork, some of which was used in Mexican Arts; a complete set of seventy-four photos of artwork from the exhibition Australian Aboriginal Cave Paintings (1947); a copy print of a caricature of d'Harnoncourt by Miguel Covarrubias; and photos of artwork by unidentified artists.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Collection Rights:

Reels 2919-2931: Authorization to publish requires written permission from Museum of Modern Art, New York, N.Y. MoMA requires full citation to include microfilm reel and frame numbers, and reference to MoMA as the owner of the Rene d'Harnoncourt papers. 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:

René d'Harnoncourt papers, 1921-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

Identifier:

AAA.dharrene, Series 7

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9689bf153-27dd-438f-ba26-bc446fba869e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-dharrene-ref13

Artist:

Ralph Barton, 14 Aug 1891 - 19 May 1931  Search this

Printer:

StenliSilks Corporation  Search this

Sitter:

Norma Shearer, Aug 1902 - 12 Jun 1983  Search this

John Barrymore, 15 Feb 1882 - 29 May 1942  Search this

Eleanor Boardman, 19 Aug 1898 - 12 Dec 1991  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., 23 May 1883 - 12 Dec 1939  Search this

Mary Pickford, 8 Apr 1892 - 29 May 1979  Search this

Marion Davies, 3 Jan 1897 - 22 Sep 1961  Search this

Patsy Ruth Miller, 22 Jun 1905 - 16 Jul 1995  Search this

William Haines, 1900 - 26 Nov 1973  Search this

Betty Bronson, 17 Nov 1907 - 19 Oct 1971  Search this

Renee Adoree, 30 Sep 1898 - 5 Oct 1933  Search this

Fannie Ward, 1872 - 27 Jan 1952  Search this

Peggy Jean Montgomery, 29 Oct 1918 - 24 Feb 2020  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., 09 Dec 1909 - 07 May 2000  Search this

Dolores Costello, 17 Sep 1905 - 1 Mar 1979  Search this

Lowell J. Sherman, 1885 - 1934  Search this

Clara Gordon Bow, 29 Jul 1905 - 26 Sep 1965  Search this

Joan Crawford, 23 Mar 1904 - 13 May 1977  Search this

Mary Astor, 3 May 1906 - 25 Sep 1987  Search this

Anna Q. Nilsson, 30 May 1890 - 1974  Search this

Sally O'Neil, 23 Oct 1908 - 1968  Search this

Jackie Coogan, 26 Oct 1914 - 1 Mar 1984  Search this

Lois Moran, 1 Mar 1908 - 13 Jul 1990  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, 16 Apr 1889 - 25 Dec 1977  Search this

Richard Dix, 8 Aug 1894 - 20 Sep 1949  Search this

Edmund Goulding, 20 Mar 1891 - 24 Dec 1959  Search this

Ramon Novarro, 6 Feb 1899 - 31 Oct 1968  Search this

Mauritz Stiller, 17 Jul 1883 - Nov 1928  Search this

Vilma Banky, 9 Jan 1898 - 18 Mar 1991  Search this

Emil Jannings, 23 Jul 1884 - 2 Jan 1950  Search this

Lya de Putti, 1901 - 27 Nov 1931  Search this

Lil Dagover, 30 Sep 1897 - 23 Jan 1980  Search this

James Robert Quirk, c. 1883 - 1 Aug 1932  Search this

Ernst Lubitsch, 29 Jan 1892 - 30 Nov 1947  Search this

Lothar Mendes, 19 May 1894 - 25 Feb 1974  Search this

George Jean Nathan, 14 Feb 1882 - 8 Apr 1958  Search this

F. W. Murnau, 1888 - 1931  Search this

Joseph Schildkraut, 1895 - 1964  Search this

Pola Negri, 3 Jan 1897 - 1 Aug 1987  Search this

Erich Von Stroheim, 22 Sep 1885 - 12 May 1957  Search this

Max Reinhardt, 9 Sep 1873 - 31 Oct 1943  Search this

Carl Van Vechten, 17 Jun 1880 - 21 Dec 1964  Search this

Paul Morand, 1888 - 1976  Search this

Anita Loos, 26 Apr 1888 - 18 Aug 1981  Search this

Konrad Bercovici, 1882 - 1961  Search this

Aileen Pringle, 1895 - 1989  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken, 12 Sep 1880 - 29 Jan 1956  Search this

F. Scott Fitzgerald, 24 Sep 1896 - 21 Dec 1940  Search this

Jim Tully, 1891 - 1947  Search this

Theodore Dreiser, 27 Aug 1871 - 28 Dec 1945  Search this

Joseph Hergesheimer, 15 Feb 1880 - 25 Apr 1954  Search this

Elinor Glyn, 1864 - 1943  Search this

Gloria May Josephine Swanson, 27 Mar 1899 - 4 Apr 1983  Search this

Irving Thalberg, 1899 - 1936  Search this

Greta Garbo, 18 Sep 1905 - 15 Apr 1990  Search this

John Gilbert, 10 Jul 1897 - 9 Jan 1936  Search this

Pauline Stark, 1900 - 1977  Search this

King Vidor, 1894 - 1982  Search this

Louis Burt Mayer, 1885 - 29 Oct 1957  Search this

Cecil Blount DeMille, 12 Aug 1881 - 21 Jan 1959  Search this

Marcus Loew, 7 May 1870 - 5 Sep 1927  Search this

Samuel Goldwyn, 27 Aug 1882 - 31 Jan 1974  Search this

Carl Laemmle, 17 Jan 1867 - 24 Sep 1939  Search this

Jesse Louis Lasky, 1880 - 1958  Search this

Adolph Zukor, 7 Jan 1873 - 10 Jun 1976  Search this

Morris Gest, 1881 - 1942  Search this

Victor McLaglen, 1886 - 1959  Search this

Edward "Hoot" Gibson, 1892 - 1962  Search this

Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy, 1891 - 1978  Search this

Wallace Fitzgerald Beery, 1 Apr 1885 - 15 Apr 1949  Search this

Matt Moore, 8 Jan 1888 - 21 Jan 1960  Search this

Mae Murray, 10 May 1889 - 23 Mar 1965  Search this

Lewis J. Cody, 1887 - 1934  Search this

William Fox, 1879 - 1952  Search this

Colleen Moore, 19 Aug 1900 - 25 Jan 1988  Search this

David Lewelyn Wark Griffith, 22 Jan 1875 - 23 Jul 1948  Search this

May Allison, 1895 - 1989  Search this

Tom Moore, c.1884 - 1955  Search this

Owen Moore, 1886 - 1939  Search this

Noah Beery, Sr., 1884 - 1946  Search this

Tom Mix, 6 Jan 1880 - 12 Oct 1940  Search this

Lon Chaney, 1 Apr 1883 - 26 Aug 1930  Search this

Jack Dempsey, 24 Jun 1895 - 31 May 1983  Search this

Alla Nazimova, 4 Jun 1878 - 13 Jul 1945  Search this

Richard Barthelmess, 1895 - 1963  Search this

Estelle Taylor, 1899 - 1958  Search this

Blanche Sweet, 1896 - 1986  Search this

Marshal "Mickey" Neilan, 1891 - 1958  Search this

Louise Brooks, 1868 - 1929  Search this

Buster Keaton, 4 Oct 1895 - 1 Feb 1966  Search this

Bebe Daniels, 1901 - 1961  Search this

Will Rogers, 4 Nov 1879 - 15 Aug 1935  Search this

Lillian Gish, 14 Oct 1893 - 27 Feb 1993  Search this

Will H. Hays, 5 Nov 1879 - 7 Mar 1954  Search this

Dorothy Gish, 1898 - 1968  Search this

Constance Talmadge, c. 1899 - 1973  Search this

Bessie Love, 10 Sep 1898 - 26 Apr 1986  Search this

Lionel Barrymore, 28 Apr 1878 - 15 Nov 1954  Search this

Norma Talmadge, 1897 - 1957  Search this

Frances Marion Owens, 1890 - 1973  Search this

Florence Vidor, 1895 - 1977  Search this

George Fitzmaurice, 1895 - 1940  Search this

Eddie Cantor, Sept 1892 - 10 Oct 1964  Search this

Mack Sennett, 1880 - 1960  Search this

Adolphe Menjou, 18 Feb 1890 - 29 Oct 1963  Search this

Thomas Meighan, 1879 - 1936  Search this

Syd Chaplin, 1885 - 1965  Search this

Harry Langdon, 1884 - 1944  Search this

Justine Johnston  Search this

Beatrice Lillie, 29 May 1894 - 20 Jan 1989  Search this

Sid Grauman, 1879 - 1950  Search this

Ronald Charles Colman, 09 Feb 1891 - 19 May 1958  Search this

Mary Philbin, 1903 - 1993  Search this

William Randolph Hearst, 29 Apr 1863 - 14 Aug 1951  Search this

Walter Wanger, 1894 - 1968  Search this

Thomas Moreno, 1887 - 1967  Search this

Betty Compson, 1897 - 1974  Search this

Carmel Myers, 1900 - 1980  Search this

Conrad Nagel, 1897 - 1970  Search this

Corinne Griffith, 1896 - 1979  Search this

William Claude Fields, 29 Jan 1880 - 25 Dec 1946  Search this

H. B. Warner, 1876 - 1958  Search this

Louella Parsons, 1893 - 1972  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd, 20 Apr 1894 - 8 Mar 1971  Search this

Mabel Normand, 1894 - 1930  Search this

James Cruze, 1884 - 1942  Search this

Joseph M. Schenck, 1878 - 1961  Search this

Medium:

Printed silk

Dimensions:

Dress (on pillow in box): 98 x 70 x 3.5 cm. (38 9/16 x 27 9/16 x 1 3/8")

Belt: 90.5 x 7.5 cm. (35 5/8 x 3")

Type:

Decorative Arts

Date:

c. 1927

Topic:

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this

Caricature  Search this

Interior\Nightclub  Search this

Food  Search this

Decorative Arts\Clothing  Search this

Cecil Blount DeMille: Male  Search this

Cecil Blount DeMille: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Cecil Blount DeMille: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Cecil Blount DeMille: Oscar  Search this

Cecil Blount DeMille: Legion of Honor  Search this

Lillian Gish: Female  Search this

Lillian Gish: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Lillian Gish: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Lillian Gish: Oscar  Search this

Eddie Cantor: Male  Search this

Eddie Cantor: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Eddie Cantor: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Eddie Cantor: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Eddie Cantor: Oscar  Search this

David Lewelyn Wark Griffith: Male  Search this

David Lewelyn Wark Griffith: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

David Lewelyn Wark Griffith: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

David Lewelyn Wark Griffith: Oscar  Search this

Joan Crawford: Female  Search this

Joan Crawford: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this

Joan Crawford: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Joan Crawford: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this

Joan Crawford: Oscar  Search this

Will H. Hays: Male  Search this

Will H. Hays: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer  Search this

Will H. Hays: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster\Postmaster General\US Postmaster General  Search this

Will H. Hays: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Entertainment\Motion pictures  Search this

Will H. Hays: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster\Postmaster General  Search this

George Jean Nathan: Male  Search this

George Jean Nathan: Literature\Writer  Search this

George Jean Nathan: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this

George Jean Nathan: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor  Search this

George Jean Nathan: Performing Arts\Theater critic  Search this

Clara Gordon Bow: Female  Search this

Clara Gordon Bow: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Norma Shearer: Female  Search this

Norma Shearer: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Norma Shearer: Oscar  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Male  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Literature\Literary critic  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Literature\Publisher\Book  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd: Male  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd: Oscar  Search this

Buster Keaton: Male  Search this

Buster Keaton: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Buster Keaton: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Buster Keaton: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Buster Keaton: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

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Gloria May Josephine Swanson: Female  Search this

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Lionel Barrymore: Male  Search this

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Theodore Dreiser: Male  Search this

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Lowell J. Sherman: Male  Search this

Beatrice Lillie: Female  Search this

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Dorothy Gish: Female  Search this

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Marcus Loew: Male  Search this

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Wallace Fitzgerald Beery: Male  Search this

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Wallace Fitzgerald Beery: Oscar  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Male  Search this

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F. Scott Fitzgerald: Male  Search this

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Lon Chaney: Male  Search this

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John Barrymore: Male  Search this

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Colleen Moore: Female  Search this

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John Gilbert: Male  Search this

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Joseph Hergesheimer: Male  Search this

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Peggy Jean Montgomery: Female  Search this

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Samuel Goldwyn: Male  Search this

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Samuel Goldwyn: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer  Search this

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Samuel Goldwyn: Oscar  Search this

Samuel Goldwyn: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this

Morris Gest: Male  Search this

Morris Gest: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater  Search this

Ernst Lubitsch: Male  Search this

Ernst Lubitsch: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

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Ernst Lubitsch: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Ernst Lubitsch: Oscar  Search this

Will Rogers: Male  Search this

Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Will Rogers: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this

Will Rogers: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this

Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Will Rogers: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Cowboy  Search this

Will Rogers: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Humorist  Search this

Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman  Search this

Will Rogers: Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Commentator  Search this

Will Rogers: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\Beverly Hills, CA  Search this

Mary Pickford: Female  Search this

Mary Pickford: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Mary Pickford: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Mary Pickford: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Mary Pickford: Oscar  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.: Male  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.: Oscar  Search this

Carl Van Vechten: Male  Search this

Carl Van Vechten: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer  Search this

Carl Van Vechten: Performing Arts\Music critic  Search this

Carl Van Vechten: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Carl Van Vechten: Performing Arts\Theater critic  Search this

Jack Dempsey: Male  Search this

Jack Dempsey: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Boxer  Search this

Jack Dempsey: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Restaurateur  Search this

Adolph Zukor: Male  Search this

Adolph Zukor: Performing Arts\Producer  Search this

Adolph Zukor: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Adolph Zukor: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater  Search this

Greta Garbo: Female  Search this

Greta Garbo: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Greta Garbo: Oscar  Search this

Richard Barthelmess: Male  Search this

Richard Barthelmess: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Jesse Louis Lasky: Male  Search this

Jesse Louis Lasky: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

William Fox: Male  Search this

William Fox: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Erich Von Stroheim: Male  Search this

Erich Von Stroheim: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Erich Von Stroheim: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Erich Von Stroheim: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Lewis J. Cody: Male  Search this

Lewis J. Cody: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Thomas Meighan: Male  Search this

Thomas Meighan: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Male  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Visual Arts\Art collector  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New York  Search this

Owen Moore: Male  Search this

Owen Moore: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Owen Moore: Performing Arts\Producer  Search this

Louis Burt Mayer: Male  Search this

Louis Burt Mayer: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Louis Burt Mayer: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Entertainment\Motion pictures  Search this

Louis Burt Mayer: Oscar  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Male  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Politics and Government\Diplomat  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Entrepreneur  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Performing Arts\Producer\Television producer  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Diplomatic agent  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Performing Arts\Film production manager  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Legion of Honor  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Distinguished Service Cross  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\World War II  Search this

Mack Sennett: Male  Search this

Mack Sennett: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Mack Sennett: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Mack Sennett: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Mack Sennett: Oscar  Search this

Carmel Myers: Female  Search this

Carmel Myers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Jackie Coogan: Male  Search this

Jackie Coogan: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Jackie Coogan: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television  Search this

Jackie Coogan: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Child  Search this

Jackie Coogan: Military and Intelligence\Army  Search this

Bessie Love: Female  Search this

Bessie Love: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Adolphe Menjou: Male  Search this

Adolphe Menjou: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain  Search this

Adolphe Menjou: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Victor McLaglen: Male  Search this

Victor McLaglen: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Victor McLaglen: Oscar  Search this

Mary Astor: Female  Search this

Mary Astor: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Mary Astor: Oscar  Search this

Anita Loos: Female  Search this

Anita Loos: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Anita Loos: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this

Anita Loos: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Constance Talmadge: Female  Search this

Constance Talmadge: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Joseph Schildkraut: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this

Joseph Schildkraut: Male  Search this

Joseph Schildkraut: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Eleanor Boardman: Female  Search this

Eleanor Boardman: Visual Arts\Fashion model  Search this

Eleanor Boardman: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Patsy Ruth Miller: Female  Search this

Patsy Ruth Miller: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Patsy Ruth Miller: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

William Haines: Male  Search this

William Haines: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

William Haines: Visual Arts\Designer\Interior designer  Search this

Betty Bronson: Female  Search this

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Renee Adoree: Female  Search this

Renee Adoree: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Renee Adoree: Performing Arts\Performer\Circus performer  Search this

Fannie Ward: Female  Search this

Fannie Ward: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Fannie Ward: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Fannie Ward: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Dolores Costello: Female  Search this

Dolores Costello: Visual Arts\Fashion model  Search this

Dolores Costello: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Anna Q. Nilsson: Female  Search this

Anna Q. Nilsson: Visual Arts\Fashion model  Search this

Anna Q. Nilsson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Sally O'Neil: Female  Search this

Sally O'Neil: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Lois Moran: Female  Search this

Lois Moran: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Lois Moran: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Lois Moran: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television  Search this

Lois Moran: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this

Lois Moran: Performing Arts\Dance Instructor  Search this

Richard Dix: Male  Search this

Richard Dix: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Richard Dix: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Edmund Goulding: Male  Search this

Edmund Goulding: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Edmund Goulding: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Edmund Goulding: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Theater director  Search this

Edmund Goulding: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this

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Ramon Novarro: Male  Search this

Ramon Novarro: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Ramon Novarro: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Mauritz Stiller: Male  Search this

Mauritz Stiller: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

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Vilma Banky: Female  Search this

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Emil Jannings: Male  Search this

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Emil Jannings: Oscar  Search this

Lya de Putti: Female  Search this

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Lil Dagover: Female  Search this

Lil Dagover: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Lil Dagover: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

James Robert Quirk: Male  Search this

James Robert Quirk: Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher  Search this

James Robert Quirk: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter  Search this

James Robert Quirk: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor  Search this

James Robert Quirk: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this

Lothar Mendes: Male  Search this

Lothar Mendes: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

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Lothar Mendes: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

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Marion Davies: Female  Search this

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Marion Davies: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Max Reinhardt: Male  Search this

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Max Reinhardt: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater  Search this

Alla Nazimova: Female  Search this

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Alla Nazimova: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this

Alla Nazimova: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Violinist  Search this

William Claude Fields: Male  Search this

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F. W. Murnau: Male  Search this

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Pola Negri: Female  Search this

Pola Negri: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Paul Morand: Male  Search this

Paul Morand: Literature\Writer  Search this

Konrad Bercovici: Male  Search this

Konrad Bercovici: Literature\Writer  Search this

Aileen Pringle: Female  Search this

Aileen Pringle: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Jim Tully: Male  Search this

Jim Tully: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Jim Tully: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Jim Tully: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Elinor Glyn: Female  Search this

Elinor Glyn: Literature\Writer  Search this

Irving Thalberg: Male  Search this

Irving Thalberg: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Entertainment\Motion pictures  Search this

Pauline Stark: Female  Search this

Pauline Stark: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

King Vidor: Male  Search this

King Vidor: Performing Arts\Performing arts director  Search this

Carl Laemmle: Male  Search this

Carl Laemmle: Business and Finance\Businessperson  Search this

Carl Laemmle: Visual Arts\Founder  Search this

Carl Laemmle: Performing Arts\Producer  Search this

Carl Laemmle: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Entertainment\Motion pictures  Search this

Edward "Hoot" Gibson: Male  Search this

Edward "Hoot" Gibson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy: Male  Search this

Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Matt Moore: Male  Search this

Matt Moore: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Mae Murray: Female  Search this

Mae Murray: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Mae Murray: Performing Arts\Performer  Search this

May Allison: Female  Search this

May Allison: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Tom Moore: Male  Search this

Tom Moore: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Noah Beery, Sr.: Male  Search this

Noah Beery, Sr.: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Tom Mix: Male  Search this

Tom Mix: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Tom Mix: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Cowboy  Search this

Estelle Taylor: Female  Search this

Estelle Taylor: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Blanche Sweet: Female  Search this

Blanche Sweet: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Marshal "Mickey" Neilan: Male  Search this

Marshal "Mickey" Neilan: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Marshal "Mickey" Neilan: Performing Arts\Performing arts director  Search this

Louise Brooks: Female  Search this

Louise Brooks: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Bebe Daniels: Female  Search this

Bebe Daniels: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Norma Talmadge: Female  Search this

Norma Talmadge: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Frances Marion Owens: Female  Search this

Frances Marion Owens: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Florence Vidor: Female  Search this

Florence Vidor: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

George Fitzmaurice: Male  Search this

George Fitzmaurice: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

George Fitzmaurice: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

George Fitzmaurice: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Syd Chaplin: Male  Search this

Syd Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Harry Langdon: Male  Search this

Harry Langdon: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Justine Johnston: Female  Search this

Justine Johnston: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Justine Johnston: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this

Sid Grauman: Male  Search this

Sid Grauman: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Entertainment\Theater  Search this

Mary Philbin: Female  Search this

Mary Philbin: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Walter Wanger: Male  Search this

Walter Wanger: Performing Arts\Producer  Search this

Thomas Moreno: Male  Search this

Thomas Moreno: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Betty Compson: Female  Search this

Betty Compson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Betty Compson: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Conrad Nagel: Male  Search this

Conrad Nagel: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Corinne Griffith: Female  Search this

Corinne Griffith: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

H. B. Warner: Male  Search this

H. B. Warner: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Louella Parsons: Female  Search this

Louella Parsons: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this

Mabel Normand: Female  Search this

Mabel Normand: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

James Cruze: Male  Search this

James Cruze: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Joseph M. Schenck: Male  Search this

Joseph M. Schenck: Performing Arts\Producer  Search this

Joseph M. Schenck: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive  Search this

Ronald Charles Colman: Male  Search this

Ronald Charles Colman: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Ronald Charles Colman: Oscar  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Richard Merkin

Object number:

NPG.96.126

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm407635a10-2f33-4eba-94b1-051ad0f75759

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.96.126

Container:

Box 3 of 8

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Rights:

Restricted for 25 years from the latest date of records. See deed of gift for additional information regarding restrictions, until Jan-01-2029; Transferring office; 12/1/2003 Deed of Gift; Contact reference staff for details.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 04-028, Judith K. Zilczer Papers

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Judith K. Zilczer Papers / Box 3

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-fa04-028-refidd1e2761

Creator:

Berryman family (Washington, D. C.)  Search this

Names:

American Federation of Arts  Search this

Gridiron Club (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Society of Washington Artists (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Baruch, Bernard M. (Bernard Mannes), 1870-1965  Search this

Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949  Search this

Berryman, Florence Seville, 1900-1992  Search this

Berryman, James Thomas, 1902-1971  Search this

Berryman, Kate  Search this

Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925  Search this

Byrd, Harry Flood, 1887-1966  Search this

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852  Search this

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933  Search this

Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948  Search this

Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962  Search this

Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926  Search this

Garner, John Nance, 1868-1967  Search this

Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey, 1875-1966  Search this

Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923  Search this

Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954  Search this

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964  Search this

Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972  Search this

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924  Search this

McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949  Search this

Mechlin, Leila, 1874-1949  Search this

Putnam, Brenda, 1890-1975  Search this

Reynolds, Joseph G., 1886-1972  Search this

Rogers, Will, 1879-1935  Search this

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945  Search this

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919  Search this

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930  Search this

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972  Search this

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924  Search this

Extent:

11.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Illustrated letters

Diaries

Sketchbooks

Date:

1829-1984

bulk 1882-1961

Summary:

The Berryman family papers measure 11.4 linear feet and date from 1829 to 1984, with the bulk of the material dating from 1882 to 1961. The collection presents a good overview of the careers of Washington Star cartoonist Clifford Berryman, his daughter, Star art critic, Florence, and to a lesser extent, son Jim Berryman.

Scope and Content Note:

The Berryman family papers measure 11.4 linear feet and date from 1829 to 1984, with the bulk of the material dating from 1882 to 1961. The collection presents a good overview of the careers of Washington Star cartoonist Clifford Berryman, his daughter, Star art critic, Florence, and his son, Jim Berryman, though the latter's career is not as well represented. The papers also contain material relating to Kate Berryman, including a scrapbook and diaries.

The collection contains biographical material, correspondence, business records, notes and writings, scrapbooks, printed material, photographs, and artwork by Clifford and Jim Berryman and others.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into three series according to individual family members; each series is arranged into subseries and material within each subseries is arranged chronologically.

Missing Title

Series 1: Clifford and Kate Berryman papers, 1829-1963, undated (boxes 1-7, 11-12, OVs 14-15, 7.9 linear ft.)

Series 2: Florence Berryman Papers, 1902-1984, undated (boxes 8-10, 13, 2.3 linear ft.)

Series 3: Jim Berryman Papers, 1919-1964, undated (boxes 10, 13, 1.1 linear ft.)

Biographical Note:

The patriarch of the Berryman family, Clifford Kennedy Berryman, was born in Versailles, Kentucky, in 1869. His first job was in the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C. He became a cartoonist for the Washington Post in 1891. From 1907, until his death in 1949, Clifford Berryman was political cartoonist for the Washington Star, earning a reputation as the "Dean of American Cartoonist," and winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1944. His cartoon of Theodore Roosevelt, "Drawing the Line in Mississippi," 1902, began the American Teddy Bear craze, and created Berryman's cartoon trademark. He was also the first cartoonist to become president of the Gridiron Club. His wife, Kate, was an avid member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Their daughter, Florence Berryman, 1900-1992, abandoned her study of music because of a loss of hearing and turned her attention to art. In the 1920s, she became a free-lance local art critic, writing articles for newspapers. She later assisted Leila Mechlin, as an art critic for the Washington Star. In 1946, Florence Berryman succeeded Mechlin and worked for the Star until her retirement in 1961. She also served as editor for the American Federation of Arts until 1944.

Clifford and Kate Berryman's son, James Thomas Berryman, 1902-1976, attended George Washington University and the Corcoran School of Art. He worked as a reporter for the New Mexico State Tribune, until his return, in 1923, to Washington, D.C. because of his mother's illness. He worked at the Washington Star, as an editorial artist and illustrator, until 1933, when he became a sports cartoonist. When his father suffered a storke in 1935, Jim intermittently drew political cartoons for the STAR. Jim Berryman also won a Pulitzer Prize for his political cartoons.

Separated Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reel D111) including a scrapbook of memorabilia, 1905-1945, collected by Kate Berryman regarding her husband. The scrap book includes letters from Bernard Baruch, William Jennings Bryan, Harry Flood Byrd, Jay Darling, John Nance Garner, Herbert Hoover, Henry Cabot Lodge, Harry Truman, and Woodrow Wilson; clippings; cartoons; printed material; and photographs of Clifford, family members, William Jennings Bryan, John Nance Garner, Brenda Putnam, and William Howard Taft. Though some items in the scrapbook were subsequently donated, lent materials were returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.

Provenance:

Portions of the Berryman family papers were donated in 1965 by Florence Berryman, and in 1992 by her estate. The latter donation included portions of a scrapbook of memorabilia which had previously been lent for filming (reel D111) by Florence Berryman in 1962. The whearabouts of the other items in the scrapbook which were donated is unknown.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Patrons must use microfilm copy.

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:

Cartoonists -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Art critics -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Topic:

Politicians -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Women art critics  Search this

Politicians -- Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Political cartoons -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Illustrated letters

Diaries

Sketchbooks

Citation:

Berryman family papers, 1829-1984, bulk 1882-1961. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.berrfami

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Berryman family papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9fed62f5a-36ab-4346-8b56-209de14dbbde

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-berrfami

Author:

Zdafee, Keren  Search this

Physical description:

246 pages illustrations (some color) 27 cm

Type:

Books

History

Place:

Egypt

Égypte

Date:

2019

20th century

20e siècle

1919-1952

Topic:

Caricature--History  Search this

Caricatures and cartoons--History  Search this

Art and society--History  Search this

Caricature--Histoire  Search this

Caricatures et dessins humoristiques--Histoire  Search this

Art et société--Histoire  Search this

Art and society  Search this

Caricature  Search this

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

History  Search this

Histoire  Search this

Caricatures et dessins humoristiques  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1146360

Creator:

Riverón, Enrique  Search this

Names:

Wichita State University -- Faculty  Search this

Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975  Search this

Bermúdez, Cundo, 1914-2008  Search this

Cantinflas, 1911-1993  Search this

Carreño, Mario  Search this

Carreño, Mario -- Photographs  Search this

Cugat, Xavier, 1900- -- Photographs  Search this

De Diego, Julio, 1900-  Search this

García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936  Search this

Gattorno, Antonio  Search this

Gómez Sicre, José  Search this

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967  Search this

Kiki, 1901-1953  Search this

Lozano Castro, Alfredo  Search this

Milland, Ray -- Photographs  Search this

Neruda, Pablo, 1904-1973 -- Photographs  Search this

Orozco, José Clemente, 1883-1949 -- Photographs  Search this

Peláez, Amelia, 1897-1968 -- Photographs  Search this

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973  Search this

Pidgeon, Walter, 1897-  Search this

Prohias, Antonio  Search this

Rebajes, Pauline  Search this

Reed, Alma M. -- Photographs  Search this

Russell, Rosalind -- Photographs  Search this

Salinas, Baruj  Search this

Sicre, Juan José -- Photographs  Search this

Siqueiros, David Alfaro -- Photographs  Search this

Tamayo, Rufino, 1899- -- Photographs  Search this

Waguermert, Luis Gomez -- Photographs  Search this

Yunkers, Adja, 1900-1983  Search this

Extent:

3.3 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Date:

1918-1990s

Summary:

The papers of Cuban born painter, sculptor, cartoonist, and illustrator Enrique Riverón measure 3.3 linear feet and date from 1918-1990s. The collection contains correspondence, writings, diary entries, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs documenting Riverón's career as an illustrator, cartoonist, painter and sculptor in the United States and Cuba and, to a lesser extent, Riverón's teaching career at Wichita University in Kansas.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of Cuban born painter, sculptor, cartoonist, and illustrator Enrique Riverón measure 3.3 linear feet, date from 1918-1990s and document Riverón's career as an illustrator, cartoonist, painter and sculptor in the United States and Cuba and, to a lesser extent, his teaching career at Wichita University in Kansas. The collection includes correspondence, the majority of which concerns Riverón's exhibitions; writings, primarily Riverón's recollections of his trips to Paris and Madrid and his memories of people he met in Latin America, Europe, and the United States; printed material documenting exhibitions and Riverón's work for magazines such as Cine-Mudial and Bally-Hoo; and photographs.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into eight series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1929-1960 (Box 1; 2 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1918-1991 (box 1, 0.6 ft.)

Series 3: Writings, 1923-1980s, undated (box 1, 0.2 ft.)

Series 4: Scrapbooks, 1920s-1990s, undated (boxes 1, 3, and 4, 0.7 ft.)

Series 5: Artwork, 1958-1983, undated (boxes 1 and 5, 0.4 ft.)

Series 6: Printed Material, circa 1930-1992 (boxes 2 and 5, 0.7 ft.)

Series 7: Photographs, 1918-1992, undated (boxes 2, 5 and 6, 0.6 ft.)

Series 8: Miscellany, 1927-1989, undated (box 6, 7 folders)

Biographical Note:

Painter, sculptor, cartoonist, and illustrator Enrique Riverón was born in 1902 in Cienfuegos, Cuba and belonged to the first generation of Cuban modernists, experimenting with Cubism and pursuing abstraction from very early on in his career. During his early twenties Riverón traveled to France, Italy, Belgium, and Spain to study under scholarships and attend the Academia de San Fernando in Madrid. In 1926 Riverón's first major one-man exhibition took place at the Association Paris Amerique Latine where the catalog introduction was written by noted Mexican writer Alfonso Reyes.

In 1927 Riverón returned to Havana and had a one-man show of his European work at the Asociación de Pintores y Escultores, as well as several other shows in Havana and New York. He moved to the United States in 1930 and became a United States citizen in 1943.

In addition to being known for his naturalistic drawings of street life in Paris and Cuba, Riverón began working with collage in the 1930s and was, for a number of years, a cartoonist for newspapers in Havana and other publications such as The New Yorker and Cine Mundial which was published in New York and widely circulated in Latin America. He also worked in Hollywood for a time as an illustrator for Walt Disney Pictures.

From 1940 on, Riverón focused on painting and sculpture. He moved to Miami from Wichita, Kansas, in 1964. Enrique Riverón died in 1998.

Related Material:

The Archives of American Art also has a collection of Enrique Riverón letters to Mario Carreño, 1981-1990, in which Riverón writes of their mutual friends, his memories of Cuba, health issues, politics, pricing paintings, collages, and his longings for Paris and New York.

Provenance:

The Enrique Riverón papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Patricia Riverón Lee, daughter of Riverón, in 1996.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.

Rights:

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

Occupation:

Illustrators  Search this

Cartoonists  Search this

Topic:

Artists -- Florida -- Miami  Search this

Cuban American art  Search this

Artists -- Cuba  Search this

Expatriate artists -- Florida -- Miami  Search this

Cuban American artists  Search this

Magazine illustration  Search this

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Sculptors -- Florida -- Miami  Search this

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Citation:

Enrique Riverón papers, 1918-1990s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.riveenri

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Enrique Riverón papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9f97ec4c1-ff24-4264-8862-e6c643037bb5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-riveenri

Creator:

Blumenschein, Ernest Leonard, 1874-1960  Search this

Names:

Committee on Public Information  Search this

National Academy of Design (U.S.)  Search this

Salmagundi Club  Search this

Taos Society of Artists  Search this

Blumenschein, Helen G. (Helen Greene)  Search this

Blumenschein, Mary Greene  Search this

Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934  Search this

Glackens, William J., 1870-1938  Search this

Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949  Search this

Meem, John Gaw, 1894-1983  Search this

Sharp, Joseph Henry, 1859-1953  Search this

Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946  Search this

Ufer, Walter, 1876-1936  Search this

Extent:

2.1 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Writings

Photographs

Date:

1873-1964

Summary:

The papers of southwest painter and illustrator Ernest Blumenschein measure 2.1 linear feet and date from 1873-1964. The collection documents Blumenschein's artistic career, his relationship with his wife and daughter, his love of the American southwest, and his involvement in the art community of Taos, New Mexico. Found are biographical materials, personal and professional correspondence, scattered personal business records, writings, a large amount of juvenilia artwork, and photographs of artwork.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of southwest painter and illustrator Ernest Blumenschein measure 2.1 linear feet and date from 1873-1964. The collection documents Blumenschein's artistic career, his relationship with his wife and daughter, his love of the American southwest, and his involvement in the art community of Taos, New Mexico. Found are biographical materials, personal and professional correspondence, scattered personal business records, writings, a large amount of juvenilia artwork, and photographs of artwork.

Biographical materials include biographical sketches, school notebooks and curriculum vita, family genealogical materials and other family records, certificates, diplomas, and materials commemorating Blumenschein's election to the National Academy of Design. Also found are scattered ephemera items, such as membership cards, tickets, and travel materials.

Correspondence consists primarily of letters between Blumenschein, his wife Mary, and his daughter Helen. These discuss Blumeschein's career, domestic life, financial matters, Helen's schooling, and travel. Blumenschein's activities during World War I are documented by correspondence with the Committee of Public Information, the Salmagundi Club, and with Aide de Camps of army bases. There are a few letters from other artists and writers including William Glackens, Walt Kuhn, Ward Lockwood, Booth Tarkington, and a long letter from Cass Gilbert.

Scattered personal business records consist of a guest list, a list of Blumenschein works in a private collection, a jury duty certificate, and a car payment record.

Writings include personal, critical, and creative writings. There are writings by Blumenschein about the founding of the Taos Society of Artists and the artistic community of Taos and his memoirs about his first trip to Taos. Additional writings include a satirical discussion of modern art, and essays about artists John Gaw Meem, Joseph Henry Sharp, and Walter Ufer, and discussions of select paintings. Blumenschein also wrote of his travels in Paris, Switzerland, and Pittsburgh, as well as about French churches and cemeteries. Creative writings explore the landscape, life and culture of the American southwest.

Artwork consists primarily of fourteen folders of Blumenschein's illustrations for "Tomfoolery," a handwritten and hand drawn magazine that Blumenschein contributed to in high school. His illustrations for "Tomfoolery" include portraits, caricatures, and sequential art. Also found is one folder of small sketches.

Printed materials about Blumenschein include clippings, exhibition announcements, and exhibition catalogs. There are also brochures related to the Taos Art Colony and a 1902 menu for a Salmagundi Club program/dinner Also found here is a 1915 signed menu from a National Academy of Design event signed by Gifford Beal, George Bellows, and Eugene Spiecher among others.

Photographs include two portraits of Blumenschein and a group portrait of National Academy of Design members that includes Blumenschein. There are also photographs of Blumeschein's artwork and installation views of Blumenschein exhibitions.

Some images and language in these manuscripts may be offensive to viewers. It is presented as it exists in the original documents for the benefit of research. This material in no way reflects the views of the Archives of American Art or the Smithsonian Institution.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into 7 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1873-1971 (Boxes 1, OV1; 17 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1891-1970 (Box 1; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 3: Personal Business Records, 1918-1950s (Box 1; 4 folders)

Series 4: Writings, 1880s-1959 (Box 1-2; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 5: Artwork, 1888-1925 (Box 2; 0.25 linear feet)

Series 6: Printed Materials, 1891-1964 (Box 2, OV1; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 7: Photographs, 1880s-1955 (Box 2, OV1; 0.25 linear feet)

Biographical Note:

Ernest Blumenschein was born on May 26th, 1874 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He moved to Dayton, Ohio at the age of four, the same year his mother died. His father was a professional musician and composer, who chiefly made his living as a conductor of large choruses. During high school he contributed illustrations to "Tomfoolery," a handwritten and hand drawn weekly humor magazine. Besides his artistic talents, Ernest Blumenschein was a skilled violin player, and was awarded a scholarship to the Cincinnati College of Music. In 1892, Blumenschein auditioned for the New York National Conservatory, and was chosen by Anton Dvorak for the role of first violin. With the income from playing violin, Blumenschein attended classes at the Art Students League.

In 1892, Ernest Blumenschein first traveled to Paris to study at the Académie Julian. While in Paris, he met Joseph Henry Sharp who inspired Blumenschein with his stories and sketches of the American southwest, particularly the Taos area. He returned to American in 1896, rented a studio with another Académie Julian student Bert Phillips, and began a successful career as a commercial illustrator working for magazines such as Century, Harper's, Scribner's, and McClure's.

Blumenschein first visited Taos in the fall of 1898 while traveling en route to Mexico on a sketching trip with Phillips. A wheel on the wagon carrying their belongings broke and they took it to the nearest blacksmith in the area, which was in Taos. Upon arriving at Taos, Blumenschein was struck by the "the superb beauty and serenity" of the landscape and was "stirred deeply." The town made a strong impact on both Blumenschein and Phillips, but while Phillips decided to stay, Blumenschein returned to New York for a short while and continued working as an illustrator. The following year Blumenschein decided to concentrate on painting, and re-enrolled at the Académie Julian while supporting himself with his commercial work. In 1903, he met Mary Greene, an American painter living in Paris and they married in 1905, and began sharing a Paris studio. Their daughter and only child, Helen, was born in November of 1909.

While Ernest Blumenschein continued to study in Paris, he also kept working as an illustrator, supporting himself easily. His illustration work was much in demand by American magazines and book publishers. Blumenschein was commissioned to illustrate Jack London's first book, Love of Life, in 1904. He also worked with other famous writers such as Stephen Crane, Willa Cather, and Joseph Conrad.

Upon returning to New York after the birth of their daughter, Ernest and Mary taught at the Pratt Institute. Ernest spent every summer in Taos. In 1919, the family moved permanently to Taos, with Helen returning to New York for school. It was during this time that Blumenschein co-founded the Taos Society of Artists and became part of the Taos art colony. For four decades, Blumenschein created paintings of the landscape, local inhabitants, the Taos Pueblo culture, and city skylines. He won numerous awards for his work and exhibited widely. His work was responsible for changing perceptions about the native culture and peoples of the area - the Navajo and Pueblo Indians. Blumenschein also indulged his love of the outdoors and sports. He avidly camped, played tennis, and was part of the Taos amateur baseball team. His artistic output in the 1950s was hampered by his declining health, and the death of Mary in 1958. Blumenschein died in June of 1960, and his ashes are repositioned at the Taos Pueblo Reservation.

Related Material:

Found in the Archives of American Art is a small collection of "Ernest Blumenschein letters and transcripts", available on microfilm reel 3281, and consisting of eleven letters between Blumenschein and Thomas Gilcrease, a letter between Helen Blumenschein and Gilcrease, and the transcript of a 1958 radio interview with Blumenschein.

Additionally, the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library in Santa Fe, New Mexico holds papers related to Ernest Blumenschein, Mary Greene Blumenschein, and Helen Greene Blumenschein.

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Archives of American Art by Helen Greene Blumenschein, Ernest Blumenschein's daughter, in 1971.

Restrictions:

Use of the original papers requires an appointment.

Rights:

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

Occupation:

Painters -- New Mexico -- Taos  Search this

Topic:

Illustrators -- New Mexico -- Taos  Search this

Taos School of Art  Search this

Works of art  Search this

Painting -- New Mexico -- Taos  Search this

World War, 1914-1918  Search this

Genre/Form:

Writings

Photographs

Citation:

Ernest Blumenschein papers, 1873-1964. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

Identifier:

AAA.blumerne

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Ernest Blumenschein papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9be57a409-a4fd-450c-a1e2-bfe0a6b923aa

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-blumerne