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Richard Avedon Self-Portrait

Artist:
Richard Avedon, 15 May 1923 - 1 Oct 2004  Search this
Sitter:
Richard Avedon, 15 May 1923 - 1 Oct 2004  Search this
Medium:
Dye transfer print
Dimensions:
Image: 36.1 x 26.9cm (14 3/16 x 10 9/16")
Sheet: 38.4 x 29.1cm (15 1/8 x 11 7/16")
Mat: 71.1 x 55.9cm (28 x 22")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1978
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Equipment\Camera  Search this
Self-portrait  Search this
Richard Avedon: Male  Search this
Richard Avedon: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer  Search this
Richard Avedon: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer\Fashion photographer  Search this
Richard Avedon: Visual Arts\Art director  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.93.94
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© The Richard Avedon Foundation
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4087999b5-ab47-43b0-93d6-d6de09b18af6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.93.94

Work! a queer history of modeling Elspeth H. Brown

Title:
Queer history of modeling
Author:
Brown, Elspeth H. 1961-  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 348 pages illustrations (some color) 23 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2019
20th century
20e siècle
Topic:
Photography of women--Social aspects  Search this
Fashion photography--History  Search this
Commercial photography--History  Search this
Models (Persons)  Search this
Women in popular culture--History  Search this
Femininity in popular culture--History  Search this
Sex in advertising--History  Search this
Queer theory  Search this
Commercial photography  Search this
Photographie des femmes--Aspect social  Search this
Photographie de mode--Histoire  Search this
Photographie commerciale  Search this
Mannequins (Personnes)  Search this
Femmes dans la culture populaire--Histoire  Search this
Fémininité dans la culture populaire--Histoire  Search this
Sexualité dans la publicité--Histoire  Search this
Théorie queer  Search this
Photographie de femmes--Aspect social  Search this
Photographie commerciale--Histoire  Search this
Féminité dans la culture populaire--Histoire  Search this
PHOTOGRAPHY / General  Search this
Photography  Search this
Fashion photography  Search this
Femininity in popular culture  Search this
Sex in advertising  Search this
Women in popular culture  Search this
Idee  Search this
Mannequin  Search this
Ästhetik  Search this
Fotomodell  Search this
Tänzerin  Search this
Werbefotografie  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1162703

Alexander Liberman papers

Creator:
Liberman, Alexander, 1912-1999  Search this
Names:
André Emmerich Gallery  Search this
Bennington College  Search this
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum  Search this
Barr, Alfred H., Jr., 1902-1981  Search this
Beaton, Cecil Walter Hardy, Sir, 1904-  Search this
Cartier-Bresson, Henri, 1908-  Search this
Chernow, Burt  Search this
Dalí, Salvador, 1904-1989  Search this
De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997  Search this
Dietrich, Marlene  Search this
Emmerich, André  Search this
Frankenthaler, Helen, 1928-2011  Search this
Greenberg, Clement, 1909-1994  Search this
Hopps, Walter  Search this
Klein, William  Search this
Kline, Franz, 1910-1962  Search this
Leibovitz, Annie, 1949-  Search this
Motherwell, Robert  Search this
Mulas, Ugo  Search this
Namuth, Hans  Search this
Newman, Barnett, 1905-1970  Search this
Newton, Helmut, 1920-  Search this
Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006  Search this
Parsons, Betty  Search this
Penn, Irving  Search this
Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973  Search this
Ritts, Herb  Search this
Snowdon, Antony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of, 1930-  Search this
Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973  Search this
Vogel, Lucien  Search this
Vreeland, Diana  Search this
Extent:
59 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drafts (documents)
Drawings
Scrapbooks
Interviews
Photographs
Sketches
Sound recordings
Transcripts
Video recordings
Date:
circa 1912-2003
Summary:
The papers of sculptor, painter, and publishing executive Alexander Semeonovitch Liberman date from circa 1913-2003 and measure 59 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical materials; correspondence with family, galleries, museums, and many artists; numerous recorded interviews and transcripts with and by Liberman, including one of Walter Hopps; writings and writing project files; extensive subject files maintained by Liberman; exhibition files; printed materials; scattered drawings; and extensive photographs of Liberman's artwork, exhibitions, Liberman, and of Liberman with notable artists, dealers, collectors, and critics. Many of the photographs were taken by noted photograhers. Also found within the papers are unidentified sound and video recordings. Additional sound and video recordings have been integrated into other series.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of sculptor, painter, and publishing executive Alexander Semeonovitch Liberman date from circa 1913-2003 and measure 59 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical materials; correspondence with family, galleries, museums, and many artists; numerous recorded interviews and transcripts with and by Liberman, including one of Walter Hopps; writings and writing project files; extensive subject files maintained by Liberman; exhibition files; printed materials; scattered drawings; and extensive photographs of Liberman's artwork, exhibitions, Liberman, and of Liberman with notable artists, dealers, collectors, and critics. Many of the photographs were taken by noted photograhers. Also found within the papers are unidentified sound and video recordings. Additional sound and video recordings have been integrated into other series.

Biographical materials include awards, biographies and chronologies, family history materials, membership cards, writings by Liberman's mother, and a scrapbook about his father.

Correspondence is extensive and concerns both personal and professional affairs. It is with artists and photographers, art magazines, organizations and museums, art collectors, businesses, and family. Notable correspondents include Cecil Beaton, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Burt Chernow, Salvador Dali, Robert Motherwell, Helen Frankenthaler, Barnett and Annalee Newman, Additional correspondence is found within the subject files compiled and organized by Liberman (series 6).

There are sound and video recordings and transcripts of interviews with and by Liberman, most completed for broadcast television and radio shows. Of particular interest are sound cassettes, a sound tape reel, and a transcript of an interview with Walter Hopps by Liberman.

Writings by Liberman include essays, short stories, and a play entitled 2+1. Writing project files were organized by Liberman for writing projects for which he was the author, collaborator, or subject. There are numerous files concerning Barbara Rose's book about Liberman Alexander Liberman that also include recorded interviews with Liberman and transcripts. Other books for which there are files include The Art and Technique of Color Photography, The Artist in His Studio, Vogue: The First 100 Years, Vogue History of Fashion Photography, and others.

Subject files were organized by Liberman for a wide variety of work projects, activities, topics, and entities of interest. Files cover commissions, the filming and distribution of the 1981 documentary film Alexander Liberman: A Lifetime Burning, Liberman's personal collection of art, gifts of artwork, and his relationship with galleries and dealers, particularly André Emmerich Gallery.

Exhibition files document exhibitions of Liberman's artwork, and include those held at André Emmerich Gallery, Bennington College, the Guggenheim, Museum of Modern Art, among other venues. Files contain correspondence, contracts, photographs, plans and drawings, notes, etc. Also found are inventory records of Liberman's artwork in the form of lists, index cards, bound registers, and notes.

Ten linear feet of printed materials include exhibition announcements and catalogs, books and book flyers, brochures, calendars, clippings, postcards, posters, press releases, and other materials.

There are scattered drawings and sketches found within the papers, some of which are sketches of sculpture pieces.

Nearly one-half of the collection is comprised of photographs of Liberman and his artwork, and of artists and colleagues, many of which were taken by noted photographers, including Cecil Beaton, Henri Cartier-Bresson, William Klein, Henri Lartique, Annie Leibowitz, Inge Morath, Ugo Mulas, Hans Namuth, Helmut Newton, Gordon Parks, Irving Penn, Herb Ritts, and Lord Snowden, among others. Subjects of note found in the photographs include Alfred Barr, Salvador Dali, Marlene Dietrich, Willem de Kooning, Andre Emmerich, Helen Frankenthaler, Clement Greenberg, Franz Kline, Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, Betty Parsons, Pablo Piccaso, Edward Steichen, Lucien Vogel, and Diana Vreeland, among many others.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into twelve series. Photographs retain Liberman's original numerical and alpha schemas and the corresponding indexes are found in the Inventory Records in Series 8.

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Materials, circa 1930s-1999 (1 linear foot; Box 1, 56)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1944-1997 (4 linear feet; Boxes 1-5, 56, OV 65)

Series 3: Interviews, 1946-1996 (1.4 linear feet; Boxes 5-7, 56)

Series 4: Writings, 1948-1995 (0.9 linear feet; Boxes 7-8)

Series 5: Writing Project Files, 1951-1997 (1.8 linear feet; Boxes 8-9, 56)

Series 6: Subject Files, 1946-2000 (6 linear feet; Boxes 9-15, 56, OV 66-67)

Series 7: Exhibition Files, 1954-1991 (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 15-16, 56, OV 68)

Series 8: Inventory Records, 1938-1998 (6 linear feet; Boxes 16-22)

Series 9: Printed Materials, 1932-2003 (10 linear feet; Boxes 22-31, 56-57, OV 69)

Series 10: Artwork, circa 1940s-1990s (0.4 linear feet; Boxes 32, 57, OV 70)

Series 11: Photographic Materials, circa 1912-1999 (26 linear feet; Boxes 32-55, 57-64, OVs 71-77)

Series 12: Unidentified Sound and Video Recordings, circa 1941-1999 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 55, 64)
Biographical / Historical:
Alexander S. Liberman (1912-1999) was a sculptor, painter, photographer, graphic designer, writer, and publishing executive who worked primarily in New York City. He held senior positions at Condé Nast Publications for 32 years.

Alexander Semeonovitch Liberman was born in 1912 in Kiev Russia. He was educated in London and the École des Beaux Art in Paris. He began his journalistic career in Paris at VU magazine owned by Lucien Vogel and there he befriended photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson, Brassai, Robert Capa, and André Kértesz. He served in the French army for a short time in 1940, but he and his family fled Paris in 1941 to New York City. Condé Nast hired Liberman in 1941 as an assistant to the art director of Vogue magazine. Liberman became art director in 1943 and editorial director of Condé Nast Publications in 1962, a position he held until his retirement in 1994.

Liberman was also a photographer whose subjects included Georges Braque, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Marlene Dietrich, among others, many represented in his 1960 book entitled The Artist in his Studio and Marlene: An Intimate Photographic Memoir (1992). He was also the subject of the work of noted photographers Cecil Beaton, Irving Penn, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gordon Parks, Lord Snowden, Jill Krementz, Henri Lartique, Annie Leibovitz, and Hans Namuth.

Liberman took up painting and sculpting in the 1950s. Although his first exhibition was at the Betty Parsons Gallery, he was primarily associated with the André Emmerich Gallery in New York City. His monumental sculptures were mostly assembled from industrial parts and painted and can be seen in museums and public sites worldwide.

Liberman was briefly married to Hildegarde Sturm. He married his second wife Tatiana Yacovleff du Plessix in 1942. Before their marriage, they fled occupied France together. She was a noted hat designer, working for Henri Bendel and Saks, where she became known as Tatiania of Saks. She died in 1991 and, in 1992, Liberman married Melinda Pechangco, a nurse who had earlier cared for Tatiania. Alexander Liberman died in 1999 in Miami, Florida.
Related Materials:
Related collections found at the Archives of American Art include the Dodie Kazanjian and Calvin Tomkins research materials on Alexander Liberman and numerous collections of gallery records.
Provenance:
The Alexander Liberman papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Liberman Art Partners in 2010 via Dodie Kazanjian.
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. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
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:
Publishers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Graphic designers  Search this
Topic:
Photographers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Photography  Search this
Sculptors -- France -- Paris  Search this
Fashion photography  Search this
Painters -- France -- Paris  Search this
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Photographers -- France -- Paris  Search this
Genre/Form:
Drafts (documents)
Drawings
Scrapbooks
Interviews
Photographs
Sketches
Sound recordings
Transcripts
Video recordings
Citation:
Alexander Liberman Papers, circa 1912-2003. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.libealex
See more items in:
Alexander Liberman papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw942e7024f-773e-4db8-b545-31138550580a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-libealex
Online Media:

Vogue 100 a century of style Robin Muir

Title:
Vogue one hundred a century of style
Century of style
Author:
Muir, Robin  Search this
Physical description:
303 pages chiefly illustrations (some color), portraits 32 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Portraits
Expositions
Exhibition catalogues
Exhibition catalogs
History
Date:
2016
20th century
21st century
20e siècle
21e siècle
Topic:
Fashion photography--History  Search this
Fashion--History  Search this
Clothing and dress--History  Search this
Celebrities  Search this
Photographie de mode--Histoire  Search this
Célébrités  Search this
21.85 costume and fashion  Search this
Fashion photography  Search this
Portrait photography  Search this
Photography  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1159222

Sapeurs ladies and gentlemen of the Congo Tariq Zaidi

Title:
Ladies and gentlemen of the Congo
Photographer:
Zaidi, Tariq  Search this
Physical description:
175 pages color illustrations, portraits 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo
Date:
2020
Topic:
Fashion photography  Search this
Portrait photography  Search this
Photographie de mode  Search this
Portraits (Photographie)  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1146128

Sistaaz of the Castle SistaazHood, trans sex work support group Cape Town ; in collaboration with Jan Hoek and Duran Lantink ; texts by Gerda van de Glind

Title:
Spring & summer & autumn & winter in forever time and space
Photographer expression:
Hoek, Jan 1984-  Search this
Author:
Lantink, Duran  Search this
Writer of added commentary:
Glind, Gerda van de  Search this
Book designer:
Berg, Merel van den  Search this
Editor:
Knoop, Rens van der  Search this
Issuing body:
SistaazHood (Organization)  Search this
Physical description:
135 pages color illustrations, portraits 29 cm
Type:
Portraits
Ouvrages illustrés
Pictorial works
Illustrated works
Place:
South Africa
Cape Town
Afrique du Sud
Le Cap
Cape Town (South Africa)
Date:
2019
21st century
Topic:
Transgender women  Search this
Sex workers  Search this
Transgender women--Political activity  Search this
Fashion photography  Search this
Portrait photography  Search this
Photographie de mode  Search this
Transgenres féminins  Search this
Transgenres--Activité politique  Search this
Manners and customs  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1154530

Our own selves Nadine Ijewere ; text by Lynette Nylander and Nadine Ijewere

Interviewee:
Ijewere, Nadine  Search this
Interviewer:
Nylander, Lynette  Search this
Subject:
Ijewere, Nadine Catalogs  Search this
Physical description:
191 pages chiefly color illustrations 29 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
Portraits
Catalogs
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
2021
Topic:
Women photographers--Catalogs  Search this
Photographers, Black--Catalogs  Search this
Portrait photography  Search this
Women, Black  Search this
Women  Search this
Black people  Search this
Fashion photography  Search this
Street photography  Search this
Hair in art  Search this
Hairstyles  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Photography, Artistic  Search this
Women photographers  Search this
Photographers, Black  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1154001

Irving Penn at the Intersection of Art, Fashion and Photography Forum - Session 1

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2015-10-23T18:25:08.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
See more by:
americanartmuseum
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
YouTube Channel:
americanartmuseum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_YEvY7eV3mcw

Photographs by Norman Parkinson : fifty years of portraits and fashion

Author:
Parkinson, Norman 1913-1990  Search this
Author:
National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain)  Search this
Subject:
Parkinson, Norman 1913-1990  Search this
Physical description:
112 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.), ports. ; 26 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Date:
1981
Topic:
Portrait photography  Search this
Fashion photography  Search this
Call number:
TR647.P248 N2
TR647.P248N2
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_150208

Creating African fashion histories politics, museums, and sartorial practices edited by JoAnn McGregor, Heather Akou, and Nicola Stylianou

Author:
Creating African Fashion Histories (Conference) ) 2016 : Brighton, England)) author  Search this
Editor:
McGregor, JoAnn  Search this
Akou, Heather Marie  Search this
Stylianou, Nicola  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 350 pages color illustrations 23 cm
Type:
Congresses
Congrès
Conference papers and proceedings
History
Place:
Africa
Great Britain
Grande-Bretagne
Date:
2022
Topic:
Fashion--History  Search this
Clothing and dress--History  Search this
Museums--Collection management  Search this
Musées--Gestion des collections  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1156401

[Fashion photograph of a Priscilla of Boston wedding gown : black and white photoprint]

Collection Creator:
Kidder, Priscilla C. (costume designer)  Search this
Priscilla of Boston.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (14" x 11".)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1967
Scope and Contents:
Photographer unidentified.
Local Numbers:
AC0557-0000004.tif (AC Scan)
General:
In Box 5, Folder 6.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
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.
Topic:
Brides  Search this
Wedding costume -- 1960-1970  Search this
Fashion photography -- 1960-1970  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1960-1970
Collection Citation:
Priscilla of Boston Collection, 1940-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Priscilla of Boston Collection
Priscilla of Boston Collection / Series 5: Publicity Photographs / Publicity photographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85d28350f-04a5-4832-b5b7-d7150363fb21
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0557-ref736

[Fashion photograph of a Priscilla of Boston wedding gown : black-and-white photoprint]

Creator:
Kidder, Priscilla C. (creator of wedding gown)  Search this
Manufacturer:
Priscilla of Boston.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Kidder, Priscilla C. (costume designer)  Search this
Priscilla of Boston.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (14" x 11".)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1967
Scope and Contents:
Model wearing trapeze style wedding dress; photographer unidentified.
Local Numbers:
AC0557-0000005.tif (AC Scan)
General:
In Box 5, Folder 6.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
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.
Topic:
Brides  Search this
Fashion photography -- 1960-1970  Search this
Wedding costume -- 1960-1970  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1960-1970
Collection Citation:
Priscilla of Boston Collection, 1940-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Priscilla of Boston Collection
Priscilla of Boston Collection / Series 5: Publicity Photographs / Publicity photographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ec0cc81e-29cd-46ce-9dd8-c571c911e2c3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0557-ref737

[Model wearing a Priscilla of Boston wedding gown : color advertisement on paper]

Manufacturer:
Priscilla of Boston.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Kidder, Priscilla C. (costume designer)  Search this
Priscilla of Boston.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 10.5" x 7.75".)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Print advertising
Date:
1986
Scope and Contents:
Color advertisement of woman in wedding gown and cap with veil; the word "Priscilla" in upper left hand corner. Model is leaning backwards on a table. Gown from the Priscilla of Boston Contemporary Collection, Style No. 655. Photographer unidentified.
Local Numbers:
AC0557-0000018.tif (AC Scan)
General:
In Box 9, Folder 13.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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.
Topic:
Wedding costume -- 1980-1990  Search this
Fashion photography -- 1980-1990  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1980-1990 -- Color -- Reproductions
Print advertising
Collection Citation:
Priscilla of Boston Collection, 1940-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Priscilla of Boston Collection
Priscilla of Boston Collection / Series 6: Tear Sheets / Tear sheets, 1994, and undated, 1990s
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8db94a2b9-30cd-4f92-9c12-bc730dc02f27
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0557-ref738

[Model wearing wedding dress and veil : black-and-white photoprint.]

Manufacturer:
Priscilla of Boston.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Kidder, Priscilla C. (costume designer)  Search this
Priscilla of Boston.  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (8" x 10".)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1968
Scope and Contents:
Photographer unidentified. Fashion photograph of a model wearing short-sleeved wedding dress with floor-length veil. Number "992" on the print may be the the style number of the dress.
Local Numbers:
AC0557-0000007.tif (AC Scan)
General:
In Box 5, Folder 7.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
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.
Topic:
Fashion -- 20th century  Search this
Wedding costume -- 1960-1970  Search this
Fashion photography -- 1960-1970  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1960-1970
Collection Citation:
Priscilla of Boston Collection, 1940-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Priscilla of Boston Collection
Priscilla of Boston Collection / Series 5: Publicity Photographs / Publicity photographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b1a9ea75-fd20-4135-a8c6-b59fd26c4e95
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0557-ref739

"Fashion Photography in the Bay Area" (1983)

Collection Creator:
Focus Gallery  Search this
Container:
Box 8, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1982-1983
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Focus Gallery records, 1963-1987. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Focus Gallery records
Focus Gallery records / Series 3: Exhibition files / 3.2: Group Exhibiton files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93c950875-f5d5-466c-9c82-644a9f110cc9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-focugall-ref309

Press Release, Announcement, and Clippings

Collection Creator:
Finch College. Museum of Art  Search this
Varian, Elayne H.  Search this
Container:
Box 15, Folder 55
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1975
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Collection Rights:
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:
Exhibition records of the Contemporary Study Wing of the Finch College Museum of Art, 1943-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Exhibition records of the Contemporary Study Wing of the Finch College Museum of Art
Exhibition records of the Contemporary Study Wing of the Finch College Museum of Art / Series 4: Exhibition Files / "James Brooks Retrospective" (1975)
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
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Solo Show (June - September 2004)

Collection Creator:
Susanne Hilberry Gallery  Search this
Hilberry, Susanne, 1943-2015  Search this
Extent:
Includes born-digital records, see ER03
Container:
Box 3, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1983-2005
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. Use of archival audiovisual recordings and born-digital records with no duplicate copy requires advance notice.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Susanne Hilberry Gallery records, 1964-2017, bulk 1976-2016. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Susanne Hilberry Gallery records
Susanne Hilberry Gallery records / Series 1: Artist Files / Elizabeth Murray
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Archives of American Art
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Stable Gallery records

Creator:
Stable Gallery  Search this
Names:
New York School of poets and painters  Search this
Groh, Alan, 1923-1996  Search this
Scull, Robert, 1917-1986 -- Art collections  Search this
Ward, Eleanor, 1912-1984  Search this
Extent:
2.9 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Video recordings
Sketchbooks
Sound recordings
Photographs
Date:
1916-1999
bulk 1953-1970
Summary:
The Stable Gallery records measure 2.9 linear feet and are dated 1916-1999 (bulk 1953-1970). The gallery was known for its representation of the New York School. Records consist mainly of artist files containing biographical notes, correspondence, price lists, sales and payment information, printed matter, and photographs. A small number of gallery administrative and financial records are included, along with printed matter, photographs, and personal papers and estate records of gallery founder and owner Eleanor Ward. There are also reminiscences by gallery owner Eleanor Ward and her assistant Alan Groh, a sound cassette recording of Eleanor Ward, and a videoreel (1/2 inch) documentary of a 1973 Sotheby auction of works from the Robert C. Scull collection.
Scope and Content Note:
The Stable Gallery records measure 2.9 linear feet and are dated 1916-1999 (bulk 1953-1970). The gallery was known for its representation of the New York School. Records consist mainly of artist files containing biographical notes, correspondence, price lists, sales and payment information, printed matter, and photographs. A small number of gallery administrative and financial records are included, along with printed matter, photographs, personal papers, and estate records of gallery founder and owner Eleanor Ward. There are also reminiscences by gallery owner Eleanor Ward and her assistant Alan Groh, a sound cassette recording of Eleanor Ward, and a videoreel (1/2 inch) documentary of a 1973 Sotheby auction of works from the Robert C. Scull collection.

The Stable Gallery's administrative records includes both general correspondence and copious letters from Eleanor Ward to Alan Groh, her assitant regarding gallery business, lists, floor plans, financial records, printed matter, and photographs of unidentified artwork and exhibition installations. There are also reminiscences by gallery owner Eleanor Ward and Alan Groh, a cassette recording of Eleanor Ward, and a film recording of a 1973 Sotheby auction of works from the Robert C. Scull collection. Additional Stable Gallery administrative and financial information, as well as related printed matter is included with the artist files.

Artist files contain biographical notes, correspondence, price lists, printed matter, and photographs of artists and artwork. The correspondence includes memoranda regarding payments to artists and sales information. Among the printed matter is documentation of the Stable Gallery and other exhibitions, reviews, and miscellaneous articles. Unfortunately, no records about the famous Stable Annuals held between 1953 and 1957 survive.

Artwork consists of 4 sketchbooks and loose sheets with charcoal drawings by unidentified artist(s).

The Eleanor Ward papers include miscellaneous personal papers and records concerning her estate. Photographs in the series are of Eleanor Ward, friends and family, parties, and the interior and exterior of Ward's Connecticut house.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as four series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Administrative Records, 1955-1986 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 1, 4, 5)

Series 2: Artist Files, 1952-1997 (1.6 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 3: Artwork, circa 1955-1970 (3 folders; Box 4)

Series 4: Eleanor Ward Papers, 1916-1999 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 2-4, 5)
Historical Note:
Established in 1953 by Eleanor Ward (1911-1984), the Stable Gallery derived its name from its first home, a former livery stable on Seventh Avenue at West 58th Street, New York City. Long interested in art and recognized for her "good taste" and "flair," Mrs. Ward had vaguely considered the idea of opening her own gallery for some time and received encouragement from Christian Dior, with whom she had worked in Paris. In 1952, opportunity arose to lease a suitable building that would later become a gallery. At first, Ward and a friend sold mannequins and made the large, empty space available for fashion photography; in December, she operated a Christmas boutique for a few weeks.

The Stable Gallery opened in 1953 with an exhibition of work by Ward's friend Mike Mishke, a commercial artist. She then arranged for the Stable Gallery to host a sequel to the 1951 Ninth Street Show (the initial show, organized by the Club with financial assistance from Leo Castelli, was held in an empty store on Ninth Street). The New York Artists Annual, better known as the Stable Annual, was selected by the artists themselves; this well-attended, widely-reviewed, and influential exhibition continued until 1957. Participating artists included Philip Guston, Franz Kline, Willem deKooning, Robert Motherwell, Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, Ad Reinhardt, Richard Stankiewicz, and Jack Tworkov.

The Stable Gallery soon became a gathering place for artists, including some not in Stable's "stable." Over the years, the Stable Gallery presented the first one-man shows of Robert Indiana, Cy Twombly, and Andy Warhol. Among the artists closely associated with the gallery were: Joseph Cornell, Edward Dugmore, John Ferren, Alex Katz, Conrad Marca-Relli, Marisol, Joan Mitchell, Isamu Noguchi, Richard Stankiewicz, Cy Twombly, Jack Tworkov, and Wilfred Zogbaum. The gallery was known for dramatic, somewhat theatrical installations, and occasionally presented exhibitions beyond its usual focus (photographs by Hans Namuth and pre-Columbian sculpture, which personally interested Ward).

When the block where the Stable Gallery stood was razed in 1960 to make way for a high rise apartment building, Mrs. Ward moved her gallery to 33 East 74th Street, where she was able to maintain an apartment for herself upstairs. Quite abruptly, Ward closed the Stable Gallery in 1970, noting changes in the art scene, growing commercialization, and a loss of enthusiasm that made the gallery merely a business for her. Alan Groh (1923-1996), who started as Eleanor Ward's assistant in 1956 and was eventually named gallery director, became director of A. M. Sachs Gallery. Mrs. Ward traveled widely and acted as an art consultant to selected clients.
Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Eleanor Ward conducted by Paul Cummings, February 8, 1972.
Provenance:
The Stable Gallery records were the gift of the Estate of Eleanor Ward. In 1984, artist files were received from Alan Groh, executor of Ward's estate and her assistant at the Stable Gallery. Additional records were donated in 1997 by Buzz Miller on behalf of the Estate of Eleanor Ward; Mr. Miller was Alan Groh's partner and executor of his estate. Another addition was received in 1999 from Paul Gardner, executor of the Estate of Buzz Miller. A final addition of 0.2 liner feet was donated in 2019 by Nancy Berner, Alan Groh's niece.
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. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
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.
Topic:
New York school of art  Search this
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Exhibitions  Search this
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Function:
Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State)
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Video recordings
Sketchbooks
Sound recordings
Photographs
Citation:
Stable Gallery records, 1916-1999, bulk 1953-1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.stabgall
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Stable Gallery records
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
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Bill Blass Interprets the Cover Girl Look [color advertisement, tear sheet]

Photographer:
Avedon, Richard  Search this
Names:
Blass, Bill  Search this
Eckhart, Maggie  Search this
Collection Creator:
Bunting, George L., Jr.  Search this
Brinkley, Christie  Search this
Ellsworth, Scott, Dr.  Search this
Colonel, Sheri  Search this
Giordano, Lynn  Search this
Ford, Eileen  Search this
Hall, L. C. "Bates"  Search this
Grathwohl, Geraldine  Search this
Huebner, Dick  Search this
Harrison, Fran  Search this
Lindsay, Robert  Search this
Hunt, William D.  Search this
McIver, Karen  Search this
MacDougall, Malcolm  Search this
Noble, Stan  Search this
Nash, Helen  Search this
Noxell Corporation.  Search this
Bergin, John  Search this
O'Neill, Jennifer  Search this
Oelbaum, Carol  Search this
Pelligrino, Nick  Search this
Poris, George  Search this
Roberts, F. Stone  Search this
Tiegs, Cheryl  Search this
Troup, Peter  Search this
Weithas, Art  Search this
Witt, Norbert  Search this
Extent:
1 Item
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Tear sheets
Advertisements
Date:
1964
Scope and Contents:
Color advertisement (reproduction of photograph) of model Maggie Eckhart wearing fantastic fuschia hat; image of Bill Blass sitting in director's chair beside model.
Local Numbers:
AC0374-0000290.tif (AC Scan: detail, model)

AC0374-0000290a.tif (AC Scan: detail, Bill Blass)

AC0374-0000290m.tif (AC Scan: full advertisement)
General:
In Box 25, Folder 4.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Copyright and trademark restrictions.
Topic:
Hats  Search this
Fashion photography -- 1960-1970  Search this
advertising -- Cosmetics  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1960-1970 -- Color -- Reproductions
Tear sheets -- 1960-1970
Advertisements
Collection Citation:
Cover Girl Advertising Oral History & Documentation Project, 1959-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Cover Girl Advertising Oral History and Documentation Project
Cover Girl Advertising Oral History and Documentation Project / Series 5: Print Advertisements / 5.2: Printed Advertisements and Proof sheets / 1963
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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"Francois Kollar: French Fashion Photography pf the 1930s-40s" Exhibiton

Collection Creator:
Zabriskie Gallery  Search this
Container:
Box 55, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
2010
Collection Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Zabriskie Gallery Records, 1905-2011. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Zabriskie Gallery records
Zabriskie Gallery records / Series 6: Artist Files / Francois Kollar
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
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