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Creator:

Millet, Francis Davis, 1846-1912  Search this

Names:

Titanic (Steamship)  Search this

Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911  Search this

Booth, Hilda Millet  Search this

James, Henry, 1843-1916  Search this

Millet, John A. P. (John Alfred Parsons), 1888-1976  Search this

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925  Search this

Sharpey-Schafer, Joyce A.  Search this

Extent:

3.3 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Diaries

Sketchbooks

Place:

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Date:

1858-1984

bulk 1858-1955

Summary:

The Francis Davis Millet and Millet family papers measure 3.3 linear feet and are dated 1858-1984, with a few scattered early eighteenth-century items, such as legal documents and printed matter. The bulk of the materials dates from 1858 to 1955. Found are biographical materials, diaries/journals, family letters, notes and writings, art work, printed matter, miscellaneous records, and photographs documenting Millet's wide-ranging artistic and writing career and personal life, including his death aboard the Titanic. Also of interest are approximately twenty ink caricatures attributed to John Singer Sargent.

Scope and Content Note:

The Francis Davis Millet and Millet family papers measure 3.3 linear feet and are dated 1858-1984, with a few scattered early eighteenth-century items, such as legal documents and printed matter. The bulk of the material dates from 1858 to 1955. Found are biographical materials, diaries/journals, family letters, notes and writings, art work, printed matter, miscellaneous records, and photographs documenting Millet's wide-ranging artistic and writing career and personal life, including his death aboard the Titanic. Also of interest are approximately twenty ink caricatures attributed to John Singer Sargent.

Biographical material consists of biographical and genealogical notes; also, memorial resolutions, invitations, and programs with several related items tipped in. Diaries/journals for the period 1858-1911 (16 vols., plus excerpts and transcripts) record Civil War experiences, the Russo-Turkish War, travels throughout Europe, to the northwest United States and Alaska, the Orient, and Panama.

Letters from F. D. Millet to his family date from his years at Harvard, art training in Antwerp, residence in Italy, and service as a correspondent during the Russo-Turkish War. Millet's letters include a few received from friends and associates, original letters sent by Millet to others, along with typescript copies of incoming letters. Also included is a file of letters addressed to Millet and others concerning the purchase and restoration of the Grange, his Broadway studio. There are four letters from Millet to his girlfriend Velma Marie Morse and scattered letters to Velma's father, A.P. Morse, and Fred Chapman. Photocopies of letters from sister Kathleen Millet to her friend Margherita describe her brother's adventures during the Russo-Turkish War, and include an account of his wedding. His sister Lucia Millet's letters to her family were written while she was in England living as a member of her brother's household, and are rich with details of Frank's daily life, work, travels, friends, and the American colony in Broadway. The letters of Lily Millet consist mainly of condolence messages sent upon the death of her husband, but also include letters from Samuel L. Clemens, Henry James, Ellen Terry [Carew], Charles Dudly Warner, her children, and others.

Included in the collection are Millet's extensive research notes about costumes and artifacts of various historical periods and locations that served as reference for details in his murals. Also included are his notebooks about Italian art, Bulgarian history and costume, and the Philippines. Writings by Millet consist of articles, short stories, lectures and speeches. Writings about him include texts by various relatives (all but one are unpublished). The most extensive written piece is by niece Hilda Millet Booth and son John [Albert] Parsons Millet, and is accompanied by early drafts, notes, and related correspondence.

Art work by Millet includes twelve volumes of sketchbooks dating from his student days in Antwerp through 1896, along with loose sketches, drawings, and two watercolors. Most were executed while traveling, and include landscapes, building, and local peoples. Works by other artists include 20 caricatures drawn in ink, attributed to John Singer Sargent.

Among the printed matter are newspaper articles by F. D. Millet, along with clippings about or mentioning him, reproductions, exhibition catalogs and announcements. Of interest are Vienna Exposition memorabilia, and a full length biography, Soldier of Fortune: F. D. Millet, 1846-1912 by granddaughter Joyce A. Sharpey-Schafer. Miscellaneous records include drawings sketches, notes, printed matter, and photographs relating to the Abbot's Grange in Broadway that served as Millet's studio.

Photographs of people include F. D. Millet, his father Asa Millet with granddaughter Kate, and Mary Anderson. Photographs of works of art are by Millet and other artists.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into eight series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical material, circa 1864-1934 (Box 1, OV 5; 6 folders; Reel 5903)

Series 2: Diaries/Journals of Francis Davis Millet, 1858-1911 (Box 1; 0.5 linear ft.; Reels 5903-5904)

Series 3: Letters, 1867-1915, undated (Boxes 1-2; 0.5 linear ft.; Reel 5904)

Series 4: Notes and Writings, 1891-1970, undated (Box 3; 1.0 linear ft.; Reels 5904-5906)

Series 5: Art Work, 1872-1908, undated (Box 4; 0.5 linear ft.; Reels 5906-5907)

Series 6: Printed Matter, 1764-1984, undated (Box 4; 0.25 linear ft.; Reel 5907 and unfilmed)

Series 7: Miscellaneous Records, 1724-1897, undated(Box 4; 7 folders; Reel 5907)

Series 8: Photographs, circa 1883-circa 1910, undated (Box 4; 7 folders; Reel 5907)

Biographical Note:

During his lifetime, Francis Davis Millet (1846-1912), always known as Frank, was a prominent artist who was well known for murals that contained exactingly accurate historical details. His broad-ranging career included work with worlds' fairs in Vienna, Chicago, Paris, and Tokyo as a juror, administrator, mural painter/decorator, or advisor. In addition, Frank Millet was a newspaper writer who published short stories and enjoyed adventures as a war correspondent during the Russo-Turkish War and in the Philippines during the Spanish American War.

Millet was among the founders of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and was influential in the early days of the American Federation of Arts. Millet was involved with the American Academy in Rome from its inception and served as Secretary from 1904-1911. In 1911, Millet went to Rome as Chief Administrator of the newly combined Schools of Fine Arts and Classical Studies. He died aboard the Titanic while traveling to New York City on Academy business.

Missing Title

1846 -- born in Mattapoisett, Mass.

1864 -- enlisted as a private in the 60th Massachusetts Militia during Civil War, serving as a drummer; also acted as a surgical assistant to his physician father in the army of the Potomac

1869 -- graduated from Harvard University, where he studied modern languages and literature

1869-1870 -- learned lithography while working on the Boston Advertiser

1871-1872 -- studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, where he won the silver medal (1871) and was awarded the gold medal (1872); traveled through Germany with 3 other American Students

1873 -- Secretary to Charles Francis Adams, Jr., Massachusetts' commissioner to the Vienna Exposition member of the Vienna Exposition; jury correspondent for the New York Herald and the New York Tribune; traveled through southern Europe and Turkey

1873-1874 -- traveled in Greece, Italy, Switzerland, and Germany

1875 -- toured Italy; returned to Boston and set up a studio on Tremont Street

1876 -- exhibited The Bay of Naples at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, where he represented the Boston Advertiser and was a correspondent for the American Architect and Building News; assisted John La Farge in decorating Trinity Church, Boston; founded the School of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts with La Farge and W. M. Hunt

1877 -- exhibited portraits of Charles Francis Adams, Jr. and Samuel L. Clements at the National Academy of Design

1877-1878 -- special war correspondent to the New York Herald and Times of London, and special artist to the London Graphic, reporting on the Russo-Turkish War; Russia awarded him the Cross of St. Stanislaus and the Cross of St. Anne for military advice and exceptional service (informing Russian officers of a ford that would allow them to cross into Turkey more easily) and the Iron Cross of Romania

1878 -- returned to Paris to paint; served on fine arts jury at the Exposition Universelle in Paris; exhibited in the Paris Salon and at the British Royal Academy

1879 -- married Elizabeth (Lily) Greeley Merrill in Paris; returned to the United States, settling in East Bridgewater, Mass., where he set up a studio that included an accurate reconstruction of a colonial era kitchen

1880 -- lectured on costumes at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; birth of daughter, Katharine Field; became a member of the Society of American Artists; worked with Louis Comfort Tiffany on the decoration of the Seventh Regiment Armory, New York City

1881 -- shared studio in New York with Edwin Austin Abbey; birth of son, Edwin Abbey; commissioned by the Class of 1861 to design two windows for Harvard University Memorial Hall

1882 -- traveled in northern German and Scandinavia with Edwin Austin Abbey and R. Swain Gifford; elected an Associate member of the National Academy of Design

1883 -- traveled to England

1884 -- birth of Laurance, in London; settled with family in Broadway, Worcestershire (spending the winters of the next decade in New York); along with Edwin Austen Abbey, John Singer Sargent, and Alfred Parsons, he established a colony that at various times included Edwin Howland Blashfield, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, and Henry James, along with various other writers, actors, musicians

1885 -- traveled with Charles Francis Adams, Jr. throughout the U.S. and its territories, and to Mexico; elected a National Academician, National Academy of Design

1886 -- purchased "Russell House," that became his permanent home in Broadway, Worcestershire; and moved studio to "Abbot's Grange"

1887 -- translated "Sebastopol" by Tolstoy from French to English for publication

1888 -- birth of John Alfred Parsons

1889 -- awarded silver medal, Salon des Artistes, Paris

1890 -- published a collection of short stories, A Capillary Crime and Other Tales; purchased the "Abbot's Grange" that had been serving as his studio for the previous four years

1891 -- elected vice-president of National Academy of Design; for Harper's Magazine traveled with Alfred Parsons and Poultney Bigelow on a trip down the Danube in one-man canoes, from the Black Forest to the Black Sea (their illustrated narrative was published in the magazine, Feb.-May 1892; the following year, it appeared in book form as From the Black Forest to the Black Sea)

1892-1893 -- director of decorations for the White City of the World's Columbian Exposition, acting as a close advisor to the fair's architect Daniel Burnham; served on New York jury of the Columbian Exposition; once the Exposition opened, he served as Director of Functions and Ceremonies and also provided public relations and advertising services

1897 -- completed restoring "Abbot's Grange" to its 16th century appearance; completed lunette, Agriculture, commissioned for the Bank of Pittsburgh

1898 -- went to the Philippines to cover the Spanish American War as a special correspondent to Harper's Weekly, the London Times, and the New York Sun

1899 -- published Expedition to the Philippines, P. Bigelow, co-author

1900 -- appointed U. S. representative to the Paris Universal International Exposition where he was in charge of decoration of the Government Pavilion, and was a member of the Jury of Selection and the Fine Arts Jury; awarded Chevalier de la Legion of Hounneur by the French government in appreciation for his services to the Paris Exposition

1905 -- traveled to northwest United States, Alaska, and British Columbia; completed mural, The Treaty of the Traverse des Sioux, July 23, 1851, commissioned for the Minnesota State Capitol; became a charter member of the American Academy in Rome

1906 -- traveled to North Africa, Italy, and France

1907 -- completed mural, The Fourth Minnesota Regiment Entering Vicksburg, July 4, 1863, commissioned for the Minnesota State Capitol; completed mural, Foreman of the Grand Jury Rebuking the Chief Justice of New Jersey, 1774, commissioned for the Essex County Courthouse, Newark, New Jersey; traveled to Cuba

1908 -- completed The History of Shipping from the Earliest Recorded Use of Boats until the Present Time commissioned to decorate the ceiling of the Custom House, Baltimore; traveled to Japan as Special Commissioner to the proposed World's Fair in Tokyo [the fair was never held]; awarded "First Class Order of the Sacred Treasure" by the Japanese government; additional travel to Germany, Italy, Russia, Turkey, and China; elected Secretary of the American Academy in Rome; elected a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters

1909 -- completed frieze of 13 panels, The History of the Settlement of Ohio, and several portraits commissioned by the Cleveland Trust Company; also responsible for the general color scheme of the building; completed frieze of 35 panels, The History of Mail Delivery, commissioned for the Post Office in the Federal Building, Cleveland; also responsible for determining the general color

1910 -- influential in the founding of the American Federation of Arts; served as its Secretary until his death; appointed to Federal Commission of Fine Arts; elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters

1911 -- completed lunettes, The Repulse of the Dutch, September 3, 1609, and The Purchase of the Land, 1658, and 12 small historical panels, commissioned for the Hudson County Courthouse, Jersey City, New Jersey; also responsible for the general color scheme of the building; traveled to Panama with Lily and Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Adams, Jr.; elected Vice Chairman of the Fine Arts Committee, American Academy in Rome; moved to Rome to serve as Chief Administrator of the consolidated schools of the American Academy in Rome and the American School of Classical Studies in Rome following the death of Charles F. McKim (Millet was a charter member and had served as Secretary since its inception)

1912 -- died aboard the S. S. Titanic, while heading to New York City on American Academy in Rome business

Related Material:

Found within the holdings of the Archives of American Art are several collections related to Francis Davis Millet, including five letters from Millet to Miss Ward and "Ticknor" and a collection of Francis Millet Rogers research material regarding Francis Davis Millet. The Philip Martiny papers contains two group photographs that include F. D. Millet. A letter describing a visit to Millet's studio is among the William Cushing Loring Papers. The American Academy in Rome records include documents created by F. D. Millet in his capacity as Secretary from 1904-1907 and as Chief Administrator in Rome, 1911-1912.

Separated Material:

The Archives of American Art also holds material lent for microfilming. Charles S. Millet loaned photographs, biographical information, and miscellaneous items in 1974 (reel 849). In 1976, he loaned an album of photographs of F. D. Millet's murals in the Baltimore Customs House, with related printed matter (reel 1080). Lent materials were returned to Charles S. Millet.

Provenance:

The Francis Davis Millet and Millet family papers were received between 1974 and 1996 from several family members. Most were gifts from Dr. John A. P. Millet, son of F. D. Millet, in 1974 and 1976. In 1974, Charles S. Millet, grandnephew of F. D. Millet, donated a copy of his brief biography he wrote on F. D. Millet and lent materials for microfilming. Also in 1974, Mrs. William King, granddaughter of F. D. Millet gave photographs of F. D. Millet and his art work, along with various printed matter. Additional letters to F. D. Millet were given by grandson, Frank D. Millet, in 1977.

In 1987, granddaughter Joyce A. Sharpey-Schafer donated documents she had used while writing a biography of Millet. In 1996, David M. Emerson, grandnephew of F. D. Millet, donated loose sketches and miscellaneous printed matter.

In 2003, additional letters were donated by grandsons Mr. Harry Flynn and Frank D. Millet, and again in 2006 by Frank D. Millet.

Restrictions:

Use of originals 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  Search this

Topic:

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Works of art  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878  Search this

Artists' studios  Search this

Painting, American  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries

Sketchbooks

Citation:

Francis Davis Millet and Millet family papers, 1858-1984 (bulk 1858-1955). Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

Identifier:

AAA.millfran

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ece93e39-d928-448d-839a-d94230a7dc56

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-millfran

Collector:

Cooper-Hewitt Museum  Search this

Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987  Search this

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

Names:

Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.)  Search this

Appalachian Exposition. (Knoxville, Tennessee: 1911)  Search this

Art and Techniques Exposition (Paris, France: 1937)  Search this

British Empire Exhibition (Wembley, London, England: 1924-1925)  Search this

British Empire Exposition (Glasgow, Scotland: 1938)  Search this

Bronx International Exposition (New York, New York: 1917-1918)  Search this

Brussels International (1910 )  Search this

California Midwinter International Exposition (1894 : San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

California-Pacific International Exposition (San Diego, California: 1935-1936)  Search this

Canadian National Exposition (1937)  Search this

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this

Centennial Exposition of the Ohio Valley and Central States (1888 : Cincinnati, Ohio)  Search this

Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)  Search this

Chicago Autumn Festival (1899)  Search this

Cincinnati Industrial Exposition (1882 : Cincinnati, Ohio)  Search this

Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga)  Search this

Esposizione Internationale (1911 : Turin, Italy)  Search this

Esposizione Internationale D'Arte (Venice, Italy: 1910)  Search this

Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte (1895 : Venice, Italy)  Search this

Exhibition of Art Treasures (1857 : Manchester, England)  Search this

Exhibition, Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association (1878 : Boston, Massachusetts)  Search this

Expo 67 (Montréal, Québec)  Search this

Exposicion Centro-Americana (1897 : Guatemala City, Guatemala)  Search this

Exposition International (1894 : Lyons, France)  Search this

Exposition International Coloniale Maritime et d'Art Flammand (Antwerp, Belgium: 1930)  Search this

Exposition International de Liege (1930)  Search this

Exposition Internationale Maritime (1887 : Le Havre, France)  Search this

Exposition Nationale Belge (1880 : Belgium)  Search this

Exposition Universelle (1885 : Antwerp, Belgium)  Search this

Exposition Universelle de Paris (1855 : Paris, France)  Search this

Exposition Universelle de Paris (1878 : Paris, France)  Search this

Exposition coloniale internationale de Paris (1931)  Search this

Exposition universelle de 1867 à Paris  Search this

Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France)  Search this

Exposition universelle et internationale (1958 : Brussels, Belgium)  Search this

Exposition universelle internationale de 1900 (Paris, France)  Search this

Fiera di Milano (1939)  Search this

Foreign Exhibition (1883 : Boston, Massachusetts)  Search this

Franco-British Exhibition (London, England: 1908)  Search this

Franklin Institute Exhibition (1874 : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)  Search this

Gewerbe Austellung (1896 : Berlin, Germany)  Search this

Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

Great Exhibition of 1851 (London, England)  Search this

Great Industrial Exhibition (1853 : Dublin, Ireland)  Search this

Great Lakes Exposition (Cleveland, Ohio: 1936-1937)  Search this

Hemisfair '68 (San Antonio, Texas: 1968)  Search this

Hudson-Fulton Celebration (1909)  Search this

Imperial International Exhibition (London, England: 1909)  Search this

International Exhibition (1897 : Brussels, Belgium)  Search this

International Exhibition of 1862 (London, England)  Search this

International Exhibition of 1871 (London, England)  Search this

International Exhibition of 1872 (London, England)  Search this

International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures (1865: Dublin, Ireland)  Search this

International Exposition (Barcelona, Spain: 1929-1930)  Search this

International Exposition (Brussels, Belgium: 1935)  Search this

International Exposition of Decorative Arts and Modern Industries (1925 : Paris, France)  Search this

International Exposition on the Environment (Spokane, Washington: 1974)  Search this

International Fire Exhibition 1903 : London, England)  Search this

International Marine Exhibition of Marine Hygiene and Exhibition of the Italian Glories (Genoa, Italy: 1914)  Search this

International Ocean Exposition (Okinawa, Japan: 1975)  Search this

Interstate and West Indian Exposition (Charleston, South Carolina: 1901-1902)  Search this

Italian Exposition (1904 : London, England)  Search this

Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition (Hampton Roads, Virginia: 1907)  Search this

Japan World Exposition (Osaka, Japan: 1970)  Search this

Japan-British Exhibition (London, England: 1910)  Search this

Knoxville International Energy Exposition (1982)  Search this

Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905 : Portland, Or.)  Search this

Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904: Saint Louis, Mo.)  Search this

National Ecuadorian Exposition (Quito, Ecuador: 1909)  Search this

National Export Exposition (1899 : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)  Search this

New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this

New York World's Fair (1964-1965)  Search this

Pan-American Exposition (1901: Buffalo, N.Y.)  Search this

Panama-California Exposition (1915 : San Diego, Calif.)  Search this

Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

Scottish National Exposition (Edinburgh, Scotland: 1908)  Search this

Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition (1926 : Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this

Sydney International Exhibition (Sydney, Australia: 1879)  Search this

Texas Centennial Central Exposition (Dallas, Texas: 1936)  Search this

Universal Exhibition (1873 : Vienna, Austria)  Search this

Western Pennsylvania Exposition (1915 : Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)  Search this

World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)  Search this

World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition (1884-1885 : New Orleans, La.)  Search this

Extent:

46 Cubic feet (123 boxes and 150 map-folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Motion pictures (visual works)

Postcards

Greeting cards

Stationery

Panoramas

Sheet music

Posters

Shopping bags

Photographs

Stereographs

Menus

Place:

Disneyland (California)

Date:

1841-1988

Scope and Contents:

Memorabilia of fairs and World's Fairs throughout history, both in the United States and abroad, including photographs, stereographs, panoramas and slides; printed materials; postcards; sheet music; philatelic material; stationery and greeting cards; menus and food service items; posters; shopping bags; motion picture films; and other items.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into three series.

Series 1: World's Fair Materials, 1841-1988

Series 2: Reference and Miscellaneous Materials

Series 3: Larry Zim Materials

Series 4: Oversize Materials, 1909-1968

Biographical / Historical:

Larry Zim, whose actual name was Larry Zimmerman, was an industrial designer, a historian of World's Fairs who wrote extensively on the subject, and a collector of World's Fair memorabilia.

Provenance:

Collection by bequest of Larry Zim.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but two oversize folders 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.

Topic:

Crystal Palace -- (New York, New York)  Search this

Exhibitions  Search this

Genre/Form:

Motion pictures (visual works)

Postcards

Greeting cards

Stationery

Panoramas

Sheet music -- 20th century

Posters

Shopping bags

Photographs -- 19th century

Sheet music -- 19th century

Stereographs

Menus

Citation:

Larry Zim World's Fair Collection, 1841-1988, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0519

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8523c6615-9c45-41fc-86c2-ca7717969437

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0519

Creator:

Hale, Philip Leslie, 1865-1931  Search this

Names:

Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

Butler, Theodore Earl, 1861-1936  Search this

Cox, Kenyon, 1856-1919  Search this

Hale, Nancy, 1908-  Search this

Hart, William H., b. 1863  Search this

Kennedy, Albert J. (Albert Joseph), 1879-1968  Search this

Tarbell, Edmund Charles, 1862-1938  Search this

Extent:

7.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Interviews

Sketchbooks

Sketches

Date:

1818-1962

bulk 1877-1939

Summary:

The papers of Boston painter, teacher, critic, and writer Philip Leslie Hale measure 7.4 linear feet and date from 1818 to 1962, with the bulk of the material dating from 1877 to 1939. Biographical information; correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues, including many artists; sketches and 9 sketchbooks; writings; printed material; and photographs document the artist's career and personal life. The collection also includes research materials and catalogs compiled by Albert J. Kennedy for a never-published Philip Leslie Hale memorial volume.

Scope and Contents note:

The papers of Boston painter, teacher, critic, and writer Philip Leslie Hale measure 7.4 linear feet and date from 1818 to 1962, with the bulk of the material dating from 1877 to 1939. Biographical information; correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues, including many artists; sketches and 9 sketchbooks; writings; printed material; and photographs document the artist's career and personal life. The collection also includes research materials and catalogs compiled by Albert J. Kennedy for a never-published Philip Leslie Hale memorial volume.

Biographical materials include financial and legal records; personal documents, such as educational records and biographical notes; printed material; and notes concerning art classes and teaching. Also included are scattered letters, invitations, schoolwork, and notebooks from his youth. Ten notebooks contain sketches, along with some class notes and essays.

Family, general, and business correspondence document the personal and professional life of Philip Leslie Hale and, to a lesser extent, several of his relatives. Family correspondence includes Hale's exchanges with various relatives, and some of their correspondence with others. General correspondence with friends, colleagues, and other artists is both personal and professional in nature. Correspondents include Theodore Butler, Kenyon Cox, Nancy Hale, William H. Hart, and Edmund C. Tarbell. Business correspondence concerns many aspects of Hale's career. Correspondents include students, arts institutions, models, and publishers.

Writings by Philip L. Hale consist of lectures on anatomy, art history, and various art topics; miscellaneous articles; notes on artists, esthetics and philosophy either for classroom use or his writings; character sketches, a play, poems, and political writings.

Artwork consists of 9 sketchbooks and loose sketches in pencil and ink of heads, figures, anatomical studies, landscapes, and miscellaneous subjects. A much smaller number of pastels, prints, and oil sketches are included. This series also includes a few items by other artists.

Research files and catalogs, compiled from 1932 to 1939 by Hale's friend Albert J. Kennedy for a never-published memorial volume, include extensive correspondence and notes of interviews with friends, relatives, colleagues, former students, and models recording their reminiscences of Hale. Kennedy collected exhibition catalogs and a variety of other printed material, along with biographical and genealogical information, and photographs of Hale's work. Many of his research notes consist of handwritten transcriptions of published articles by and about Hale.

Printed material about Philip L. Hale includes articles, reviews, and miscellaneous newspaper clippings mentioning him or containing reproductions of his work. Printed items by Hale consist of art reviews, miscellaneous articles on art topics, copies of his columns that appeared in Arcadia: A Journal Devoted to Music, Art and Literature, and the text of a speech.

The majority of photographs record works of art, mainly by Philip L. Hale, and also by Lilian Westcott Hale, Robert Payne, and Edmund C. Tarbell. Personal photographs include images of Hale, his relatives, and friends. There are also several group portraits of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exhibition Jury, a group portrait with students, views of Hale at work in his studio and in the classroom, pictures of a summer house, and landscapes.

Arrangement note:

The collecion is arranged as 7 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1875-1939 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1818-1944 (2 linear feet; Boxes 1-3)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1910-1930 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 3-4)

Series 4: Artwork, circa 1870-1930 (0.4 linear feet; Box 4)

Series 5: Memorial Book, circa 1862-1962 (2.8 linear feet; Boxes 4-8, OV 9)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1883-1951 (8 folders; Box 7)

Series 7: Photographic Material, 1868-1931 (12 folders; Box 7)

Biographical/Historical note:

Philip Leslie Hale (1865-1931) was the son of prominent Unitarian minister and well-known author, Edward Everett Hale. Members of this distinguished old Boston family included such ancestors as Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale, influential preacher Lyman Beecher, educator Catherine Beecher, and Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. From a young age Philip's talent and interest in drawing was encouraged by his parents, especially his mother. An older artist sister, Ellen Day Hale (1855-1940) and an aunt, Susan Hale (1834-1910), a trained painter, provided Philip with his first art lessons.

Family tradition and expectations decreed that after completing studies at the Boston Latin School and Roxbury Latin School, Hale would attend Harvard. After passing Harvard's entrance examination, as required by his father, Philip was free to pursue art. He enrolled in the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in the fall of 1883, where he was an early pupil of Edmund C. Tarbell. The following year he continued his studies in New York at the Art Students League under J. Alden Weir and Kenyon Cox.

In early 1887, Hale went to Paris, adopted a bohemian lifestyle, and studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Académie Julian. He became friends with fellow students Theodore Butler and William Howard ("Peggy") Hart. In the summer of 1888, the three made their first trip to Giverny, where they were among the first Americans to experiment with Impressionism. They met other American artists, including Theodore Robinson, John Leslie Breck, and Theodore Wendel, who also had been drawn to Giverny by the presence of Claude Monet. Hale returned to Boston in the summer of 1890, but was soon drawn back to Paris to be with his sweetheart Katharine Kinsella. He spent the summers of 1891-1893 continuing his experiment with Impressionism in Giverny, and during that period traveled to London, Paris, and Spain, periodically returning home and to the family's Rhode Island summer place.

In 1893 Hale began teaching cast drawing at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where he remained on the faculty until his death in 1931. Eventually he became the chief instructor of drawing, and also offered courses in life drawing, artistic anatomy, and art history. Hale also taught at the Worcester Art Museum (1898-1910), the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1913-1928), and Boston University (1926-1928).

Hale's first solo exhibition, held in 1899 at Durand-Ruel Galleries in New York City, consisted of Impressionist paintings and pastels that received mixed reviews. In subsequent years his work became increasingly academic and focused on figure paintings and portraits. He exhibited frequently in national and international shows, won numerous medals and prizes, and was elected an Associate National Academician of the National Academy of Design in 1917.

In 1902, Hale married former student, Lilian Westcott, a painter and portraitist whose success during some periods eclipsed that of her husband.

Philip Leslie Hale, like many of his relatives, was a noted writer and speaker. His column "Art in Paris" appeared regularly in the Canadian-based periodical Arcadia: A Journal Devoted to Music, Art and Literature between 1892 and 1893 and discussed Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Symbolism. Hale regularly contributed art columns, reviews, and miscellaneous articles to the Boston Daily Advertiser, Boston Commonwealth, Boston Herald, and Boston Evening Transcript during the first decade of the twentieth century.

Hale's teaching stressed the importance of learning Old Master's techniques. He had a life-long interest in Vermeer, and as a writer and critic he generated quite a bit of enthusiasm for that artist among the figurative painters of the Boston School, his own students, and others. Jan Vermeer of Delft, a highly regarded monograph by Philip Leslie Hale - the first on the subject published in the United States - appeared in 1913. He wrote several other books on art subjects, and his services as a lecturer on art topics were sought after by a variety of organizations both locally and nationally.

Philip Leslie Hale died following emergency surgery in Dedham, Massachusetts, on February 2, 1931.

Related Archival Materials note:

The Archives of American Art also holds a separately cataloged collection of Philip Leslie Hale drawings on microfilm reel 3766 and two collections related to the Hale family, including the Ellen Hale and Hale family papers and the Edward Everett Hale letter to an unidentified person.

Provenance:

The Philip Leslie Hale papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 1962 by the artist's daughter, Nancy Hale Bowers. Additionally, notes written by Mrs. Nathan Hale were donated by Lilian Westcott Hale in 1963.

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:

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

Occupation:

Art teachers -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Art critics -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Topic:

Art -- History  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Painting, American  Search this

Painters -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Authors -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Function:

Artists' studios -- Massachusetts

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Interviews

Sketchbooks

Sketches

Citation:

Philip Leslie Hale papers, 1818-1962, bulk 1877-1939. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

Identifier:

AAA.halephil

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Philip Leslie Hale papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw986c5713b-e14b-47a1-a44d-f4c3b49ea2f0

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-halephil

Creator:

Watkins, Alexandra Solowij, 1933-  Search this

Names:

Matsukata, Miye, 1922-1981  Search this

Extent:

0.01 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1973-1980

Summary:

The scattered papers of Alexadra Solowij Watkins regarding Miye Matsukata date from 1973 to 1980. Found are slides of works by Matsukata and printed material.

Scope and Contents:

The scattered papers of Alexadra Solowij Watkins regarding Miye Matsukata date from 1973 to 1980. Found are slides of works by Matsukata and printed material.

Arrangement:

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

Biographical / Historical:

Amanda Solowij Watkins (1933-) is a jeweler and goldsmith in Boston, Massachusetts, who headed jeweler Miye Matsukata's workshop for many years and photographed pieces as they were returned from cleaning or repair.

Miye Matsukata (1922-1981) was a Japanese American jeweler and metal-worker based in Boston, Massachusetts. She designed and made jewelry at her firm Janiye in Boston from 1950 to her death.

Provenance:

Donated 1985 by Alexandra Solowij Watkins.

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:

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:

Jewelers -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Goldsmiths -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Topic:

Jewelry making  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Asian American artists  Search this

Japanese American artists  Search this

Asian American jewelers  Search this

Asian American metal-workers  Search this

Metal-work  Search this

Citation:

Alexandra Solowij Watkins papers regarding Miye Matsukata, 1973-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

Identifier:

AAA.watkalex

See more items in:

Alexandra S. Watkins papers relating to Miye Matsukata

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9065b20e1-7e11-4c8a-8f02-8f330f8e5461

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-watkalex

Author:

Cather, Willa 1873-1947  Search this

Type designer:

Dwiggins, W. A (William Addison) 1880-1956  Search this

Publisher:

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.,  Search this

Binder:

Plimpton Press  Search this

Papermaker:

S.D. Warren Company  Search this

Physical description:

viii, 295 pages, 1 unnumbered page 20 cm

Type:

Fiction

Romans, nouvelles, etc

American fiction

Historical fiction

History

Dust jackets (Binding)

Place:

United States

États-Unis

Virginia

Virginie

Date:

1940

20th century

20e siècle

1775-1865

Topic:

Slavery  Search this

African Americans  Search this

African American families  Search this

Husband and wife  Search this

Jealousy  Search this

American fiction  Search this

Salmon  Search this

People with disabilities  Search this

Esclavage  Search this

Noirs américains  Search this

Familles noires américaines  Search this

Jalousie  Search this

Roman américain  Search this

Saumons  Search this

Frontier and pioneer life--Fiction  Search this

Blacks--Fiction  Search this

Slavery--Fiction  Search this

History  Search this

Histoire  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_526344

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2019-07-02T16:49:15.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_2e0Ar1nVU8Q

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2019-07-02T15:11:36.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_qaRuVS2d-d4

Creator:

Smithsonian Education  Search this

Type:

Lectures

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-11-29T22:12:26.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

Topic:

Education  Search this

See more by:

SmithsonianEducation

Data Source:

Smithsonian Education

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianEducation

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_0-KCwiodyqA

Artist:

David Marlin, born 16 Apr 1928  Search this

Sitter:

Arnold "Red" Auerbach, 20 Sept 1917 - 28 Oct 2006  Search this

Bob Cousy, born 9 Aug 1928  Search this

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image: 27.6 x 34.9cm (10 7/8 x 13 3/4")

Sheet: 28 x 35.4cm (11 x 13 15/16")

Mat: 55.9 x 71.1cm (22 x 28")

Type:

Photograph

Place:

United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston

Date:

1957

Topic:

Interior\Sports arena  Search this

Equipment\Sound Devices\Whistle  Search this

Bob Cousy: Male  Search this

Bob Cousy: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Basketball  Search this

Arnold "Red" Auerbach: Male  Search this

Arnold "Red" Auerbach: Sports and Recreation\Coach\Basketball  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.2008.63

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© David A. Marlin, no reproduction without permission

See more items in:

National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f603e6a5-bf16-4234-9e7e-8073a41bdfc2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2008.63

Artist:

Arthur Leipzig, 25 Oct 1918 - 5 Dec 2014  Search this

Sitter:

Dr. Elliot Proctor Joslin, 06 Jun 1869 - 28 Jan 1962  Search this

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image: 34.1 × 23.9 cm (13 7/16 × 9 7/16")

Sheet: 35.2 × 27.8 cm (13 7/8 × 10 15/16")

Type:

Photograph

Place:

United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston

Date:

1960

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this

Printed Material\Document  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this

Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen  Search this

Home Furnishings\Telephone  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this

Dr. Elliot Proctor Joslin: Male  Search this

Dr. Elliot Proctor Joslin: Medicine and Health\Physician  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Estate of Arthur Leipzig

Object number:

NPG.2018.165

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm455d3bcb5-cbf1-47f1-8a48-e71b7fab3c42

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2018.165

Artist:

John Case, 1808 - 1880  Search this

Studio:

Case & Getchell Studio, active c. 1863 - 1865  Search this

Sitter:

Maurice Grau, 1849 - 14 Mar 1907  Search this

Medium:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

Image/Sheet: 8.7 × 5.5 cm (3 7/16 × 2 3/16")

Mount: 10.2 × 6.2 cm (4 × 2 7/16")

Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")

Type:

Photograph

Place:

United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston

Date:

c. 1863

Topic:

Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this

Architecture\Balustrade  Search this

Artist's Effects  Search this

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this

Photographic format\Carte-de-visite  Search this

Interior\Studio\Photography  Search this

Maurice Grau: Male  Search this

Maurice Grau: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Opera director  Search this

Maurice Grau: Performing Arts\Producer\Impresario  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.80.191

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d6151622-0143-44f6-a93e-67c2337692a6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.80.191

Artist:

David Marlin, born 16 Apr 1928  Search this

Sitter:

W. Arthur Garrity Jr., 20 Jun 1920 - 16 Sep 1999  Search this

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image: 35 x 27.3 cm (13 3/4 x 10 3/4")

Sheet: 35.4 x 27.9 cm (13 15/16 x 11")

Type:

Photograph

Place:

United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston

Date:

1976

Topic:

Printed Material\Book  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this

Printed Material\Papers  Search this

Interior\Office  Search this

Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookshelf  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this

W. Arthur Garrity Jr.: Male  Search this

W. Arthur Garrity Jr.: Law and Law Enforcement\Judge  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of David A. Marlin

Object number:

S/NPG.2008.61

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© David A. Marlin, no reproduction without permission

See more items in:

National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4211286f4-0d8f-446a-a2e2-c8416810e52d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.2008.61

Artist:

Silsbee Case & Company, active 1858 - 1863?  Search this

Sitter:

Clara Louise Kellogg, 12 Jul 1842 - 13 May 1916  Search this

Medium:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

Image/Sheet: 8.8 × 5.6 cm (3 7/16 × 2 3/16")

Mount: 9.6 × 6.1 cm (3 3/4 × 2 3/8")

Type:

Photograph

Place:

United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston

Date:

c. 1862

Topic:

Costume\Jewelry  Search this

Interior  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this

Architecture\Balustrade  Search this

Interior\Studio  Search this

Architecture\Column  Search this

Photographic format\Carte-de-visite  Search this

Clara Louise Kellogg: Female  Search this

Clara Louise Kellogg: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Opera singer  Search this

Clara Louise Kellogg: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Soprano  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

S/NPG.78.201

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40bb06f4d-b53d-488e-954b-bfc2a7f52125

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.78.201

Creator:

Robins, Seymour, 1913-2011  Search this

Names:

AT & T (Firm)  Search this

Cooper-Hewitt Design Archive  Search this

Creative playthings, Inc.  Search this

Diamond International Corporation  Search this

Genesco, Inc.  Search this

Kimberly-Clark Corporation  Search this

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

Mohawk Paper Mills (Cohoes, N.Y.)  Search this

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  Search this

Neenah Paper (Firm)  Search this

Philadelphia Museum of Art  Search this

Smithsonian Institution  Search this

Whitney Museum of American Art  Search this

Extent:

0.5 Cubic feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Trade catalogs

Date:

1962 - 1992

Scope and Contents:

Materials consist of project catalogs for Mohawk Paper Mills and Neenah Paper, a division of Kimberly-Clark. The collection documents Robins' work as a graphic and industrial designer.

Biographical / Historical:

Seymour Robins is a graphic and industrial designer.,Born in Canada, he has lived most of his life in New York City and had his design practice there. Although locking together slotted pieces of paper has been done for many years, in the two decades that Robins has been designing these shapes that become forms when opened, he has developed them into a unique art form in itself. Robins' interlocking paper sculptures have been called "magic". He has had successful design assignments for AT&T, Diamond International Corporation, Genesco, Mohawk Paper Mills, Neenah Paper, Creative Playthings, and a host of other names in American industry. Robins designed the complex and precise Armillary Sphere for the Smithsonian, and has done paper sculptures for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The Whitney Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, The Philadelphia Museum, and others. Over the years his demands and guidance for perfection in production have forced graphic arts suppliers into innovative improvements that have raised the level of die-makers' and the die-cutters' crafts. His work appears regularly in international design journals and is in the permanent collection at the Cooper-Hewitt Archives. He now lives and works in Sheffield, Massachusetts, in a barn he has converted into a studio and home.

Provenance:

All materials were donated by Mr. Robins in 1992. Transferred to the Archives Center in 2012.

Restrictions:

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

Rights:

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

Occupation:

Industrial designers -- United States  Search this

Topic:

Design, Industrial -- Sources -- History -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Graphic arts -- Sources -- History -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Trade catalogs

Citation:

Seymour Robins Papers, 1962-1992, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1270

See more items in:

Seymour Robins collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8299c24ef-53b0-4bdf-9037-8e2202371519

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1270

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2019-07-02T16:53:47.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_SdK6fiIbt4M

Interviewee:

Stevens, May, 1924-  Search this

Interviewer:

Richards, Judith Olch, 1947-  Search this

Subject:

Baranik, Rudolf  Search this

Heresies Collective, Inc.  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with May Stevens, 2009 August 10-11. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Feminism and art  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)15709

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)283568

AAA_collcode_steven09

Theme:

Women

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_283568

Interviewee:

Stevens, May  Search this

Creator:

Richards, Judith Olch  Search this

Names:

Heresies Collective, Inc.  Search this

Baranik, Rudolf  Search this

Extent:

85 Pages (Transcript)

6 Items (6 SD memory cards; 6 sound files; 4 hrs., 14 min., digital, wav)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2009 August 10-11

Scope and Contents:

An interview of May Stevens conducted August 10 and 11, by Judith Olch Richards, for the Archives of American Art, at Stevens's home and studio, in Santa Fe, N.M.

Stevens speaks of her childhood in Quincy, Massachusetts and her family; her interest and good marks in school; studying fine at Massachusetts College of Art and Design; her little interest in abstraction until much later in her career; various jobs in Boston before moving to New York City; taking classes at the Art Students League where she met fellow artist and future husband Rudolf Baranik; getting married and moving to Paris where Baranik studied at the studio of Fernand Léger; early figurative paintings; teaching at the School of Visual Arts in New York from 1961 to 1996; her political activity that become integral to her art work in the 1960s and '70s; her predominately colorful works juxtaposed with her occasional use of black and white to depict difficult subjects; her work with Heresies feminist magazine; a lifelong love of drawing and writing; printmaking projects; the benefits of participating in artist in residency programs around the country; several important series of works, including Big Daddy, satirically depicting her father as criticism of the Vietnam War, and Ordinary/Extraordinary, which depicts images of her mother, Alice, and Rosa Luxemburg; her interesting figurative style and rich colors; her lack of interest in critics and reviews of her work; her current projects, including a nude self-portrait. Stevens also recalls Leon Golub, Nancy Spero, Lou Gilbert, Grace Paley, Jack Sonenberg, Pheobe Helman, Lucy Lippard, Harmondy Hammond, and Patricia Hills.

Biographical / Historical:

Interviewee May Stevens (1924-2019) was a feminist painter in Santa Fe, N.M.

Interviewer Judith Olch Richards (1947- ) is former Executive director of iCI in New York, N.Y.

Provenance:

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

Restrictions:

This transcript is open for research. Access to the entire audio recording is restricted. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Painters -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe  Search this

Topic:

Feminism and art  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Identifier:

AAA.steven09

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9f0874d32-1fd7-4174-a12d-c6004cbcec6c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-steven09

Maker:

Green, Bethiah D.  Search this

Physical Description:

fabric, linen, cotton (overall material)

thread, linen, silk (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 103 in x 92 in; 261 cm x 234 cm

Object Name:

counterpane

Date made:

1796-1805

1796-1798

Subject:

Quilting  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood

ID Number:

TE.E388872

Accession number:

182022

Catalog number:

E388872

See more items in:

Home and Community Life: Textiles

Quilts

Textiles

Domestic Furnishings

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-5644-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1336825

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2019-07-02T14:48:16.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

See more by:

cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_iLPPjCuCEig

Creator:

Watkins, Alexandra Solowij, 1933-  Search this

Subject:

Matsukata, Miye  Search this

Citation:

Alexandra S. Watkins papers relating to Miye Matsukata, 1969-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Jewelry making  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Asian American artists  Search this

Japanese American artists  Search this

Asian American jewelers  Search this

Asian American metal-workers  Search this

Metal-work  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Asian American  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)7216

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209353

AAA_collcode_watkalex

Theme:

Women

Asian American

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209353