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Arwin Galleries records, 1948-1981

Creator:
Arwin Galleries (Detroit, Mich.)  Search this
Subject:
Shahn, Ben  Search this
Arwin, Lester B.  Search this
Arwin, Kathleen G.  Search this
Yunkers, Adja  Search this
Type:
Drawings
Motion pictures
Citation:
Arwin Galleries records, 1948-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Women art dealers  Search this
Theme:
Art Gallery Records  Search this
Art Market  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)5673
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208507
AAA_collcode_arwigall
Theme:
Art Gallery Records
Art Market
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208507
Online Media:

Arwin Galleries records

Creator:
Arwin Galleries (Detroit, Mich.)  Search this
Names:
Arwin, Kathleen G.  Search this
Arwin, Lester B.  Search this
Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969  Search this
Yunkers, Adja, 1900-1983  Search this
Extent:
8.7 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Motion pictures
Date:
1948-1981
Summary:
The records of Detroit art gallery Arwin Galleries measure 8.7 linear feet and date from 1948 to 1981. The collection comprises administrative records including sales, a financial ledger of artists' account consignment and loan records; personal and professional correspondence; artist files for Chuang Chi, Richard Kozlow, Ben and Bernarda Bryson Shahn, Jo Snyder, Russel Thayer, Adja Yunkers, and others; printed materials documenting the 1963 fire at the gallery, exhibitions, and other activities related to the gallery; artwork by Frederick Simper, Donald Snydor, and a few others; and photographic materials and moving images including photos of the Arwins, gallery artists, and exhibitions, and two film reels relating to the gallery fire.
Scope and Contents:
The records of Detroit art gallery Arwin Galleries measure 8.7 linear feet and date from 1948 to 1981. The collection comprises administrative records containing sales records, consignment and loan records, appraisals, framing and graphics orders, a financial ledger of artists' accounts, and other administrative documents; personal and professional correspondence; artist's files for Chuang Chi, Richard Kozlow, Ben and Bernarda Bryson Shahn, Jo Snyder, Russel Thayer, Adja Yunkers, and others; printed materials documenting the 1963 fire at the gallery, exhibitions, and other articles related to the gallery; artwork by Frederick Simper, Donald Snydor, and a few others; and photographic materials and moving images include portraits and candid shots of the Arwins, gallery installations and openings, artists, works of art, and two film reels relating to the fire at the gallery.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as six series.

Series 1: Administrative Records, 1959-1981 (2.5 linear feet; Boxes 1-3, 13, OV 11)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1958-1981 (0.4 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 3: Artist's Files, 1948-1981 (4.0 linear feet; Boxes 3-7, 13, OV 11)

Series 4: Printed Materials, 1956-1981 (0.4 linear feet; Boxes 7-8, OV 11)

Series 5: Artwork, circa 1970s (0.2 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 6: Photographic Materials and Moving Images, circa 1950-1981 (0.8 linear feet; Box 3, FC 12)
Biographical / Historical:
The Arwin Galleries (est. 1963-1981) was founded by Lester and Kathleen (Kitty) Arwin in Detroit, Michigan.

Although intending to move to Chicago in the 1930s, Lester Arwin found himself remaining in Detroit due to lack of funds. There he spent time observing Diego Rivera painting the murals at the Detroit Institute of Art. He also visited Rivera's studio and purchased his first piece of artwork, thus beginning his career as an art collector and dealer. Arwin served as director of Grinnell Art Galleries prior to opening his own business.

In 1963, Lester and his wife Kitty opened the Arwin Galleries, specializing in contemporary art, in Robinsons Furniture Store on Washington Boulevard. A fire at the gallery in 1963 destroyed approximately $300,000 worth of artwork, including works by Picasso with an estimated value of $150,000. The Arwin Galleries reopened at W. Grand River in 1965. The Arwins worked closely with many renowned artists such as Richard Kozlow, Ben Shahn, and numerous others.

Lester and Kitty Arwin died in 1981.
Provenance:
The Arwin Galleries records were donated in 1981, 1984 and 2021 by Melanie Arwin, the daughter of Lester and Kathleen Arwin.
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 audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. 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.
Topic:
Women art dealers  Search this
Function:
Art galleries, Commercial -- Michigan
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Motion pictures
Citation:
Arwin Galleries records, 1948-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.arwigall
See more items in:
Arwin Galleries records
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9cf38970b-0287-482f-9a00-39cc5ea2f2d4
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-arwigall

Alfons Bach Papers

Creator:
Bach, Alfons, 1904-1999  Search this
Names:
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company  Search this
Callaway Mills  Search this
Cooper-Hewitt Design Archive  Search this
General Electric Company  Search this
Heywood-Wakefield Company  Search this
Palm Trail Plaza  Search this
Philco Corporation  Search this
Ridgeway Center  Search this
Sach's New York  Search this
Seneca Textile Building  Search this
Extent:
6 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Slides
Clippings
Aerial photographs
Sketches
Photographs
Plans
Proposals
Exhibition catalogs
Writings
Speeches
Awards
Scrapbooks
Certificates
Date:
1934-1992
Scope and Contents:
Biographical files cover the period from 1938-1989 and include resumes, clippings, correspondence, certificates, awards, speeches, brochures for exhibitions, and artwork.

The project files cover the period from 1934-1961 and contain clippings, catalogs, brochures, and scrapbooks. This material documents Bach's work as an industrial designer, architect, and painter from 1934-1992.

The files on the Ridgeway Center mall are particularly extensive. Photographs cover the period from 1937-1961 and document Bach's design projects, particularly the Ridgeway Center, his house in Stamford, and the Miami and New York offices of Callaway Mills. Portraits of Bach and his family are included as well.

Glass lantern slides document Bach's interior and exterior design projects. Also included are several signed and numbered prints of Bach's watercolor scenes of the Riviera.
Arrangement:
The Collection i s arranged into three series.

Series 1: Biographical Materials and Project Files, 1934-1989 Series 2: Photographs, 1942-1961 Series 3: Lantern slides (glass), undated
Biographical / Historical:
Industrial designer, architect, and painter. Born in Germany, 1904. Bach studied film directing and design in Europe. He turned to industrial design upon immigrating to the United States in 1926. His design work from 1932-1953 include a Philco radio, furniture for Heywood-Wakefield, carpets for Bigelow-Sanford, and appliances for General Electric. Bach designed and built his own home in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1938.

In the late 1940s, he developed a plan for one of the first shopping malls in America, the Ridgeway Center in Stamford, Connecticut. He remodeled the interior and exterior of Sach's furniture store, 1948-1949, and redesigned the Seneca Textile Building on 34th Street in Manhattan in 1952. Bach moved to Florida in 1959, where he designed the Palm Trail Plaza, a marina apartment complex in Delray Beach, completed in 1961. In addition, Bach was also a noted painter. His watercolors were featured in numerous exhibitions in the United States and Europe.
Related Archival Materials:
Materials at the Smithsonian

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Drawings and Prints Department holds 431 drawings of designs for furniture, textiles, lamps, pianos, clocks, appliances, and retail, office, and home interiors
Provenance:
Collection donated by Alfons Bach in 1993.
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
Architects -- United States  Search this
Topic:
Design, Industrial -- United States  Search this
Display of merchandise  Search this
Furniture design -- United States  Search this
Radio -- Receivers and reception  Search this
Carpets -- United States  Search this
Interior decoration -- United States  Search this
Architecture -- Designs and plans  Search this
Shopping malls -- United States  Search this
Watercolor painting -- United States  Search this
Apartment houses  Search this
Genre/Form:
Slides
Clippings
Aerial Photographs
Sketches
Photographs -- 20th century
Plans
Proposals
Exhibition catalogs
Writings
Speeches
Awards
Scrapbooks
Certificates
Citation:
Alfons Bach Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1272
See more items in:
Alfons Bach Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86cb7a712-7b15-4d1a-aa64-98e3e57e1c61
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1272
Online Media:

Freedomways Vol. 6 No. 3

Published by:
Freedomways Associates, Inc., American, 1961 - 1985  Search this
Edited by:
John Henrik Clarke, American, 1915 - 1998  Search this
Esther Cooper Jackson, American, born 1917  Search this
Jack O'Dell, American, 1923 - 2019  Search this
John Devine  Search this
Written by:
Lawrence Guyot, Jr., American, 1939 - 2012  Search this
Shirley Graham Du Bois, American, 1896 - 1977  Search this
Ekwueme Mike Thelwell, American, born 1939  Search this
Lance Jeffers, American, 1919 - 1985  Search this
Frank Chapman Jr., American, born 1942  Search this
Ellsworth Raymond Johnson  Search this
Ernest D. Kaiser, American, born 1916  Search this
Augusta Strong, American, 1934 - 1976  Search this
Illustrated by:
Tom Feelings, American, 1933 - 2003  Search this
Subject of:
President Lyndon Baines Johnson, American, 1908 - 1973  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 9 × 6 1/16 × 5/16 in. (22.8 × 15.4 × 0.8 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Cultural Place:
Africa
Ghana, Africa
Date:
1966
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Africa  Search this
Art  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Politics  Search this
Prisons  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Maurice Jackson
Object number:
2021.20.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Pan Africanism
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd504c554c5-8fe5-44e4-b310-84de35c47c1e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.20.2
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Storage Bag Face Torba

Dimensions:
H x W: 36.5 × 131 cm (14 3/8 × 51 9/16 in)
Type:
Costume and Textile
Origin:
Turkmenistan
Date:
Last quarter of the 19th century
Topic:
Turkmenistan  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Richard Isaacson
Accession Number:
S2022.1.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye39bd0226a-2fd2-415e-a51b-24efc091ec37
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2022.1.3
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Circular Staircase

Maker:
Karnick, Erwin  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 in x 7 7/8 in; 25.4 cm x 20.0025 cm
Object Name:
gelatin silver print
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1960s
Subject:
Furnishings  Search this
ID Number:
2013.0327.0548
Catalog number:
2013.0327.0548
Accession number:
2013.0327
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-e313-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1813649

Dining Table and Buffet with Hutch

Maker:
Karnick, Erwin  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 in x 7 7/8 in; 25.4 cm x 20.0025 cm
Object Name:
gelatin silver print
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1960s
Subject:
Furnishings  Search this
ID Number:
2013.0327.0549
Catalog number:
2013.0327.0549
Accession number:
2013.0327
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-e314-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1813652

Dining Table and Buffet with Hutch

Maker:
Karnick, Erwin  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 in x 7 7/8 in; 25.4 cm x 20.0025 cm
Object Name:
gelatin silver print
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1960s
Subject:
Furnishings  Search this
ID Number:
2013.0327.0550
Catalog number:
2013.0327.0550
Accession number:
2013.0327
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-e315-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1813654

Sofa and Chair

Maker:
Karnick, Erwin  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 7 7/8 in x 10 in; 20.0025 cm x 25.4 cm
Object Name:
gelatin silver print
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1960s
Subject:
Furnishings  Search this
ID Number:
2013.0327.0551
Catalog number:
2013.0327.0551
Accession number:
2013.0327
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-e316-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1813655

Sofa and Chair

Maker:
Karnick, Erwin  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 7 7/8 in x 10 in; 20.0025 cm x 25.4 cm
Object Name:
gelatin silver print
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1960s
Subject:
Furnishings  Search this
ID Number:
2013.0327.0552
Catalog number:
2013.0327.0552
Accession number:
2013.0327
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-e317-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1813657

Phyllis Diller’s Gag File

Manufacturer:
Art Steel Company, Inc.  Search this
Maker:
Diller, Phyllis  Search this
Art Steel Company, Inc.  Search this
Physical Description:
steel (overall material)
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
adhesive (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 48 in x 40 in x 17 1/4 in; 121.92 cm x 101.6 cm x 43.815 cm
Object Name:
file
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
ca 1962 - 1994
Subject:
Humor  Search this
Comedians  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Phyllis Diller
ID Number:
2003.0289.01.01
Accession number:
2003.0289
Catalog number:
2003.0289.01.01
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Popular Entertainment
Phyllis Diller
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-40b6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1218385
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Tamatave En 1897, La 1ere Maison d'Ameublement

Creator:
Maison Pierre Ghigiasso (Tamatave)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (collotype., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)
Container:
Volume 2 MG
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Madagascar
Madagascar, -- Toamasina province, -- Toamasina (Tamatave)
Date:
ca. 1906
Scope and Contents:
Original caption reads, "Tamatave - In 1897 - The 1st Furniture Store." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Ville - Dommange, Marne, 16 September 1906."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "Edition de la Maison P. Ghigiasso, librairie, ameublement, - Tamatave."
Original hand-written address on verso, "Mme Ch. Nôel. Café Restaurant Sacy Prés Reins Marne France."
Local Numbers:
EEPA MG-35-13
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Industry  Search this
Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Stores  Search this
Men  Search this
Women  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA MG 2012-001-2060
See more items in:
African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 26: Madagascar (MG)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo796043174-14cd-4e2d-8bc2-17f5aa836ba7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref5811

Oral history interview with Val Laigo, 1989 July 12

Interviewee:
Laigo, Val M., 1930-1992  Search this
Interviewer:
Lau, Alan Chong  Search this
Subject:
Nakane, Kazuko  Search this
Bennett, Doug  Search this
Callahan, Kenneth  Search this
Chong, Fay  Search this
Dusanne, Zoe  Search this
Horiuchi, Paul  Search this
Jones, Quincy  Search this
Katayama, Mits  Search this
Nordness, Lee  Search this
Okada, Frank S. (Frank Sumio)  Search this
Orozco, José Clemente  Search this
Picasso, Pablo  Search this
Ritchie, Bill  Search this
Rivera, Diego  Search this
Siqueiros, David Alfaro  Search this
Tamayo, Rufino  Search this
Voorhees, Clark G. (Clark Greenwood)  Search this
Washington, James W.  Search this
Charles and Emma Frye Art Museum  Search this
Foster/White Gallery  Search this
Mexico City College  Search this
Seattle University  Search this
University of Washington  Search this
Northwest Asian American Project  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Val Laigo, 1989 July 12. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Asian American art  Search this
Asian American artists  Search this
Computer Art  Search this
Filipino American art  Search this
Filipino American artists  Search this
Asian American painters  Search this
Asian American muralists  Search this
Muralists -- Mexico  Search this
Theme:
Asian American  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12747
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)224926
AAA_collcode_laigo89
Theme:
Asian American
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_224926
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Val Laigo

Interviewee:
Laigo, Val M., 1930-1992  Search this
Interviewer:
Lau, Alan Chong  Search this
Nakane, Kazuko  Search this
Names:
Charles and Emma Frye Art Museum  Search this
Foster/White Gallery  Search this
Mexico City College -- Students  Search this
Northwest Asian American Project  Search this
Seattle University -- Students  Search this
University of Washington -- Students  Search this
Bennett, Doug  Search this
Callahan, Kenneth, 1905-1986  Search this
Chong, Fay  Search this
Dusanne, Zoe, 1884-1977  Search this
Horiuchi, Paul, 1906-  Search this
Jones, Quincy, 1933-  Search this
Katayama, Mits  Search this
Nordness, Lee  Search this
Okada, Frank S. (Frank Sumio), 1931-2000  Search this
Orozco, José Clemente, 1883-1949  Search this
Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973  Search this
Ritchie, Bill  Search this
Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957  Search this
Siqueiros, David Alfaro, 1896-1974  Search this
Tamayo, Rufino, 1899-1991  Search this
Voorhees, Clark G. (Clark Greenwood), 1871-1933  Search this
Washington, James W., 1911-2000  Search this
Extent:
42 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1989 July 12
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Val Laigo conducted 1989 July 12, by Alan Lau and Kazuko Nakane, for the Archives of American Art Northwest Asian American Project, in Laigo's home, Seattle, Wash.
Laigo speaks of learning how to paint at age eleven with watercolors; growing up with a heart condition known as Eisenmenger's Complex; teaching at Highline High School and creating a wolverine as the school's mascot; the inclusion of his life story in a Filipino oral history project; singing for an orchestra called the Gentlemen of Rhythm, at the Filipino Catholic Youth Activities events and other venues; Doug Bennett as an influence in composition and design; being a student at Seattle University and joining Art Equity in approximately 1951; remembering his painting, "Madonna" being shown at the Seattle Art Museum; his first show at the People's Furniture Store and later with Fay Chong at the Hathaway House; Zoe Dusanne became his agent; his introduction to the MacPaint software program and his first piece of computer art; his desire to study Mexican muralists, Diego Rivera, Jose Orozco, David Siqueiros, and Rufino Tamayo and becoming at student at Mexico City College; his life in Mexico with the woman who would become his wife; the strong influence of Nick Damascus on his painting; how his palette changed to brighter colors after living in Mexico; his health crisis there that lead him to abandon his work towards a master's degree and return to Seattle in 1959; having to start over from the beginning at the University of Washington; Tommy Kwazume hiring him at Boing as an artist in 1960; Lee Nordness and the RCA Victor album cover; his negative experience with Margaret Reed while showing at the Panaca Gallery; his exhibit at the Frye Art Museum in 1969 and criticism by Clark Voorhees; his Mexican experience having influenced his vigor and scale; the Lost Generation series; his comment about Picasso not being able to paint; encouragement from his family to pursue art training; the murder of his father in 1936; his mother's success as a new painter; and his work, "Dilemma of the Atom" featured on the cover of an RCA Victor record album. Laigo also recalls Perry Acker, Foster White Gallery, David Mendoza, Fred Mendoza, Tom Tooley, Ray Sadirius, Quincy Jones, Oscar Holden's Orchestra, Fred Cordova, Mits Katayama, Rudy Bundis, Kal Chin, Paul Horiuchi, James Washington, Dick Kirsten, Frank Okada, John Matsudaira, Walter Froelich, Bill Ritchie, John Counts, Don Fenton, Kenneth Callahan, Fred Run, Barry Ferrell, Ken Harms, Andrew Chin, Ben Dar, Ruth Mora, and others.
Biographical / Historical:
Val Laigo (1930-1992) was a Filipino American painter based in Seattle, Washington. Val Laigo was born in Naguilian, La Union, in the Phillipines. His family moved to the United States in 1931 and to Seattle in 1941. Laigo's full name Valeriano Emerenciano Montante Laigo.
General:
Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 48 min.
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:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Occupation:
Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this
Topic:
Asian American art  Search this
Asian American artists  Search this
Computer Art  Search this
Filipino American art  Search this
Filipino American artists  Search this
Asian American painters  Search this
Asian American muralists  Search this
Muralists -- Mexico  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.laigo89
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90a8fb211-d3b2-4e6d-9727-b2bc260466e6
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-laigo89
Online Media:

Vanity from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

Manufactured by:
Sligh Furniture Company, American, founded 1880  Search this
Owned by:
Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this
Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this
Subject of:
Margeson Brothers Furniture Store, American  Search this
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this
Medium:
2011.12.20a: paint and varnish on wood and metal
2011.12.20b: varnish on wood and reflective glass
Dimensions:
H x W x D (2011.12.12a): 32 1/4 × 46 1/8 × 19 7/8 in. (81.9 × 117.2 × 50.5 cm)
H x W x D (2011.12.12b): 30 1/2 × 40 × 2 in. (77.5 × 101.6 × 5.1 cm)
Type:
mirrors
dressing tables
Place collected:
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place made:
Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Place purchased:
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States, North and Central America
Date:
late 19th-late 20th century
Topic:
African American  Search this
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Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Object number:
2011.12.20ab
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Collection title:
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification:
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd565454c11-77cf-4819-bb56-9ca483cfde66
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.20ab
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Bench with seat cushion from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

Manufactured by:
Unidentified  Search this
Owned by:
Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this
Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this
Subject of:
Margeson Brothers Furniture Store, American  Search this
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this
Medium:
stain on wood with foam , wicker , steel , paint and paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 18 1/4 × 30 3/4 × 15 5/8 in. (46.4 × 78.1 × 39.7 cm)
Type:
benches
cushions
Place collected:
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place purchased:
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States, North and Central America
Date:
mid 20th century
Topic:
African American  Search this
Black Enterprise  Search this
Black interiors  Search this
Business  Search this
Recreation  Search this
Segregation  Search this
Travel  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Object number:
2011.12.22
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright RestrictionsNo Known Copyright Restrictions
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Collection title:
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification:
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52b91b2b6-cc4d-4f02-b9c3-2161931b3630
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.22
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Rauschenberg, Robert

Collection Creator:
Leo Castelli Gallery  Search this
Container:
Box 84, Folder 7
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1984
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records 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:
Leo Castelli Gallery records, circa 1880-2000, bulk 1957-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Leo Castelli Gallery records
Leo Castelli Gallery records / Series 4: Artists Files / 4.1: Artists Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96d680829-80f7-4be2-be08-ddad381245f0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-leocast-ref11624
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Plant stand table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

Manufactured by:
Unidentified  Search this
Owned by:
Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this
Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this
Subject of:
Margeson Brothers Furniture Store, American  Search this
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this
Medium:
varnish on mahogany
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 30 × 15 × 15 in. (76.2 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)
Diameter: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
Type:
plant stands
Place collected:
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place purchased:
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States, North and Central America
Date:
mid 20th century
Topic:
African American  Search this
Black Enterprise  Search this
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Business  Search this
Recreation  Search this
Segregation  Search this
Travel  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Object number:
2011.12.5
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification:
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5496c1c0a-308b-46b0-ba51-d282edb6206d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.5
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Volume 1 (22)

Type:
Archival materials
Date:
June 1–July 23, 1865
Collection Restrictions:
Freedmen's Bureau Digital Collection, 1865–1872, is a product of and owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Copyright for digital images is retained by the donor, FamilySearch International; permission for commercial use of the digital images may be requested from FamilySearch International, Intellectual Property Office, at: cor-intellectualproperty@ldschurch.org.
Collection Citation:
Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Identifier:
NMAAHC.FB.M1048, Subseries 2.1
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Records of the Assistant Commissioner for State of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for State of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869 / Series 2: Endorsements Sent
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io301e3bb68-fcd8-48e3-8720-f1fad4363288
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-fb-m1048-ref21
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Douglass' Monthly, Vol. III, No. V

Container:
Box 1, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1860-10
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Collection of Frederick Douglass materials, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
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Collection of Frederick Douglass' Monthly's, booklets, and other materials
Collection of Frederick Douglass' Monthly's, booklets, and other materials / Series 1: Douglass' Monthly Newspapers
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa71c03b6a0-c4bd-4c7a-a957-ce4bcb8ff8da
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-112-ref4
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