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Names:: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Library Search this; Smithsonian Institution. Libraries. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Library Search this; Brooke, Anna Search this; Hirshhorn family Search this

Extent:: 2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Manuscripts; Electronic records; Floor plans; Architectural drawings; Black-and-white transparencies; Color transparencies

Date:: 1971-2016

Descriptive Entry:: This accession consists of records documenting the history, administration, and activities of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Library and its first librarian, Anna Brooke, who retired in 2016. The Library was established in approximately 1969 in New York City before moving to Washington, D.C., and ultimately into the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden building which opened to the public in 1974. The library was administered by the museum until approximately 2000 when it became part of the existing Smithsonian Institution Libraries system (renamed Smithsonian Libraries in 2014). Subjects covered in this accession include the establishment of the library, collection management, the integration into the Smithsonian Institution Libraries system, relations with the Hirshhorn family, and outreach activities. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, collection documentation, procedural documents, proposals, lecture notes, presentations, images, project planning files, floor plans, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.

Topic:: Art museums Search this; Art, Modern Search this; Museum libraries Search this; Museums -- Administration Search this; Museums -- Collection management Search this; Librarians Search this; Museums -- Educational aspects Search this

Genre/Form:: Manuscripts; Electronic records; Floor plans; Architectural drawings; Black-and-white transparencies; Color transparencies

Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-127, Smithsonian Libraries, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Library, Subject Files

Identifier:: Accession 17-127

See more items in:: Subject Files

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-sia-fa17-127

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Artists' Books Presentation Notes, Public School 1, New York Art Book Fair, 2012

Container:: Box 2 of 2

Type:: Archival materials

Collection Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-127, Smithsonian Libraries, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Library, Subject Files

See more items in:: Subject Files; Subject Files / Box 2

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-sia-fa17-127-refidd1e869

view The Eighteen Scholars of the Tang Dynasty digital asset number 1

The Eighteen Scholars of the Tang Dynasty

Artist:: Formerly attributed to Emperor Huizong (1082-1135 (reigned 1101-1125)) Search this

Medium:: Ink and color on silk

Dimensions:: H x W (image): 27.3 x 559.5 cm (10 3/4 x 220 1/4 in)

Type:: Painting

Origin:: China

Date:: 17th century

Period:: Ming or Qing dynasty

Topic:: landscape Search this; Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) Search this; Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911) Search this; celebration Search this; garden Search this; China Search this; Chinese Art Search this

Credit Line:: Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:: F1916.141

Restrictions & Rights:: CC0

Related Online Resources:: Google Cultural Institute

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/ye3192ff710-3e3d-47b3-8d9c-a8f413af120b

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:fsg_F1916.141

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Wish Tree for Washington, DC

Artist:: Yoko Ono, American, b. Tokyo, Japan, 1933 Search this

Medium:: Live tree, paper tags, string, pencils, and artist's instruction

Dimensions:: dimensions variable

Type:: Installation

Date:: 2007

Credit Line:: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the artist, 2007

Accession Number:: 07.6

See more items in:: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection

Data Source:: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2a5ab9611-5b1e-4f22-ba13-125a61664d73

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:hmsg_07.6

Meissen two-handled bowl (Hausmaler)

Maker:: Meissen Manufactory Search this

Physical Description:: blue (overall color); polychrome (overall surface decoration color name); ceramic, porcelain, hard-paste (overall material)

Measurements:: overall: 6 in; 15.24 cm; overall: 2 3/8 in x 6 1/8 in x 4 1/2 in; 6.0325 cm x 15.5575 cm x 11.43 cm

Object Name:: bowl

Date made:: ca 1740; 1740

ID Number:: CE.73.178

Catalog number:: 73.178

Accession number:: 308538

Collector/donor number:: 274

See more items in:: Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass; The Hans C. Syz Collection; Meissen Porcelain: The Hans Syz Collection; Art; Domestic Furnishings

Data Source:: National Museum of American History

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-76a0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:nmah_570323

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Adeline Herder papers

Creator:: Herder, Addie Search this

Names:: Herder, Milton Search this; Hirshhorn, Joseph Search this; Jacobson, Marjory, 1936- Search this; Neuberger, Roy R. Search this

Extent:: 4.3 Linear feet

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Video recordings; Writings; Appointment books; Notes

Date:: 1942-1999

Summary:: The papers of collage artist Adeline Herder measure 4.3 linear feet and date from 1942-1999. The collection presents an overview of Herder's personal life and career as a collage artist. Her personal life is reflected through biographical material, correspondence including letters between Adeline and her husband Milton Herder, and writings and notes including appointment books. The collection offers a rich resource on Herder's artistic activity with correspondence that includes documentation of her relationship with Marjorie Jacobson and the purchase of her work by Roy Neuberger and Joseph Hirshhorn. Herder's career is further represented through exhibition files, printed material, writings and notes, and video recordings.

Scope and Content Note:: The papers of collage artist Adeline Herder measure 4.3 linear feet and date from 1942-1999. The collection presents an overview of Herder's personal life and career as a collage artist. Her personal life is reflected through biographical material, correspondence including letters between Adeline and her husband Milton Herder, and writings and notes including appointment books. The collection offers a rich resource on Herder's artistic activity with correspondence that includes documentation of her relationship with Marjorie Jacobson and the purchase of her work by Roy Neuberger and Joseph Hirshhorn. Herder's career is further represented through exhibition files, printed material, writings and notes, and video recordings.

Arrangement:: The collection is arranged as 7 series:

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Series 1: Biographical Material, 1944-1999 (Boxes 1, 5; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1942-1996 (Boxes 1, 5; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 3: Exhibition Files, 1961-1999 (Boxes 1-2, 5; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1947-1999 (Boxes 2-3, 5; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 5: Writings and Notes, 1956-1996 (Boxes 3-4; 1.2 linear feet)

Series 6: Artwork, 1950-circa 1966 (Boxes 4-5; 4 folders)

Series 7: Video Recordings, 1993, 1996 (Boxes 4-5; 5 items)

Biographical Note:: Adeline Herder (1920-) is a collagist from New York, N.Y. and Paris.

Adeline Herder (neé Olkes) was born on August 30, 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Olney High School, Philadelphia, in 1939. In high school, Herder supplemented her studies with summer art classes at Crouse College, Syracuse University, in 1936 and 1938. After completing high school, she enrolled in the Tyler School of Fine Art, Temple University, where she attended classes from 1939-1941. In 1941 she married Milton Herder.

Herder resumed her studies in 1945 when she enrolled at the Philadelphia Museum School. There she made the acquaintance of Roy Davis who would later represent her, first in his gallery Davis & Long Company, and then at Davis & Langdale Company. In 1950, Herder moved to New York City and enrolled in the New School for Social Research. She held her first public show of collages and constructions in 1961 at the Bodley Gallery. Herder remained in New York City until 1962.

In 1963 Herder relocated to Paris, where she resided until 1973, and continued to work on collage constructions. She also worked with the Paris Theatre Workshop and the Studio Theatre of Paris and made masks and costumes for productions including J.B. and The Skin of Our Teeth!. Herder was acquainted with other artists and writers in Paris at the time including Beauford Delaney, James Jones, and Paul Jenkins. In 1972, Joseph Hirshhorn purchased four of Herder's works, Klosters '64, Beckoning Night City, Pink Circus, and Paris (French Box) through the intermediary Marjorie Jacobson, Herder's personal friend. In 1973, Herder moved back to New York City and through Marjorie Jacobson met Joseph Hirshhorn. At this meeting Hirshhorn purchased two more of her works, Return to Paris and Gray-Green Machine. That same year, Roy Neuberger purchased three collages from Herder, First Black City, Indian Hat Trip, and Big Black City. In 1975, the works were shown in a new acquisitions exhibition at the Neuberger Museum. Herder also participated in the Color Light & Image exhibition in 1975, which was part of the United Nations celebration of International Women's Year. In 1977, Herder was awarded visiting artist status at Clayworks Studio in New York City.

Herder, under the name of Addie Herder, has been represented by many galleries including Bodley Gallery, New York City, 1961; Savage Gallery, London, 1968 to 1970; Gruenebaum Gallery, New York City, 1976 to 1980; Hokin Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida, 1981; Sid Deutsch Gallery, New York City, 1985; and Davis & Langdale Company, New York City.

Provenance:: The papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 2001 by Adeline Herder.

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

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

Occupation:: Collagists -- New York (State) -- New York Search this

Topic:: Collage Search this; Women artists Search this

Genre/Form:: Video recordings; Writings; Appointment books; Notes

Citation:: Adeline Herder papers, 1942-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:: AAA.herdadel

See more items in:: Adeline Herder papers

Archival Repository:: Archives of American Art

GUID:: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91b3c8fc9-4751-4388-9648-455318ad362c

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-aaa-herdadel

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Henry P. Whitehead collection

Collector:: Whitehead, Henry Preston, 1917-2002 Search this

Extent:: 156.91 Linear feet (178 boxes)

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Pamphlets; Sound recordings; Clippings; Memorabilia; Newspapers; Photographs; Books; Brochures

Date:: 1843-2010; bulk 1940-1986

Summary:: The papers of historian Henry P. Whitehead measure 156.91 linear feet and date from 1843 to 2010 (bulk 1945-1986). The collection documents Whitehead's careers, as well as his family and personal life. The collection also includes the personal papers of Tomlinson D. Todd, Elizabeth B. Delaney and the Howard Theatre Foundation. The combined collection is comprised of black theatrical memorabilia; materials relating to civil rights activities in the District of Columbia; and the African American experience in general. Included are playbills, sheet music, admission tickets, newspapers, magazines, books, photographs, clippings, flyers, brochures, pamphlets, sound recordings, research files, and other material.

Scope and Contents note:: The papers of historian Henry P. Whitehead measure 156.91 linear feet and date from 1843 to 2010 (bulk 1945-1986). The collection includes the personal papers of Henry P. Whitehead, Tomlinson D. Todd, Elizabeth B. Delaney and the Howard Theatre Foundation. The collection is divided into four series.

Series I focuses on Whitehead and includes papers dating from 1843 to his death in 2011. This series includes biographical material including a large amount of appointment books, identification and membership cards, resumes, certificates, and personal and family material. There is a limited amount of correspondence, which focuses on his personal relationships with family, friends, and general correspondence relating primarily to his work as a local historian.

Also found within Whitehead's papers are countless records from his time employed by the Washington DC government. Materials include memoranda, notes, research material, handbooks, guides, manuals, affirmative action info and records, affirmative action plans, promotion recommendations, recruitment plans and summaries, personnel files (complaints), civil actions and reports related too Whitehead's 37 years of government employment. It reflects the activities of numerous departments, primarily in regards to employment and affirmative action.

There are also a number of files that document Whitehead's involvement in numerous community organizations. Among the organizations in which Whitehead was involved include U Street Festival, Lincoln Corporation, and the U Street Theater Foundation. The papers of the U Street Foundation document the production and establishment of the annual U Street Festival. The Lincoln Theater Foundation and the U Street Theater Foundation papers document the efforts to reopen the Lincoln Theater. Also included are Whitehead's research on the Lincoln as well as old Lincoln Theatre programs. Additionally found within this series are documents and clippings on the economic development within Washington DC particularly in the Shaw/U Street location.

The majority of this series consists of printed material. Printed material in this series includes books, clippings, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, press releases, sheet music, programs as well as promotional material for several Washington DC theaters and organizations. There is a large quantity of theater programs dating from 1900-1986. The majority of the clippings and magazines are theater related topics, coupled with a miscellaneous selection of clippings on topics that presumably captured Whitehead's attention.

Research, notes and writings include a large amount of scrapbooks compiled by Whitehead of mostly photocopied clippings documenting Washington DC history, African American theater history, and general African American history. Five scrapbooks were compiled by an unknown source and were previously housed in the New York Public Library collection. Two scrapbooks are about general theater history one about Frances Starr and one about Margaret Anglin. There is also one scrapbook pertaiing to Mae Hall. Also included are a large amount of research notes and notebooks along with general miscellaneous notes.

There are several photographs of African Americans in the performing arts as well as images of Washington DC and several unidentified men, women, and children.

Audio recordings include 23 cassette from the Alexandria Church of God.

The remainder of the collection consists of the papers of Tomlinson D. Todd, Elizabeth B. Delaney, and those about the Howard Theatre.

The Howard Theatre papers are arranged in Series II and include documents relating to the Washington DC historic Howard Theatre and date from 1910 to 1986. The papers in this series predominantly document the Howard Theatre Foundation's efforts to reestablish and run the Howard Theatre in which Whitehead was the vice president. Records include business correspondence, founding documents, photographs, memoranda, press releases, member lists, financial records, clippings, and scrapbooks of clippings pertaining to the organization and theatre.

The correspondence in the collection include a handful of letters from the Washington DC government along with individuals and organizations. Also included is a large amount of interoffice memoradums.

Administrative records include lawsuits, resolutions, meeting minutes, grant proposals, press releases, memoranda, member lists, studies and reports.

Financial records include check stubs, receipts, invoices, bank statements, expenses, and contribution lists. Printed material includes original and photocopied clippings relating to the history and coverage of the foundation activities. Mostly promotional material as flyers, brochures, and press releases along with programs. In particular two 1920 Howard Theatre programs.

The scrapbooks of original and photocopied clippings compiled by Whitehead chronicle the history of the theatre and coverage of the foundation activities.

There are three VHS cassette featuring Whitehead discussing the Howard Theatre. Also found in series 2 are numerous stock investment record books belonging to A.E. Lichtman one of the early managers of the Howard Theatre. In addition early correspondence between Lichtman and the Rex Amusement Company concerning operational management issues of the Howard Theatre.

The Tomlinson D. Todd papers are arranged in Series III and date from 1902-1986 they include organization files, collected printed materials, subject files, and personal papers.

The collection includes materials relating to organizations in which there was a relationship to Todd's work and in which he had an interest primarily during the 1940s and 1950s, organizations include the National Negro Congress (ca, 1946-1947); the Congress for Industrial Organizations (1943-1947); National Council of Negro Women (1947-1949); Committee for Racial Democracy in the Nation's Capital (1947-1948).

The subject files include documents from three of Todd's organizations; Institute on Race Relation, Club Internationale, and his radio program "Americans All". As well as printed material from Todd's alma mater Lincoln University.

The largest subject file is "Americans All" which includes radio scripts as well as audio recording of a few programs and public service announcements. Also found are several black and white photographs of Todd at the radio studio. Printed materials include newspapers, leaflets, convention proceedings, and flyers, There are a large amount of programs ranging from church worship to convention as well as performance. Also present is a small amount of personal papers, including resumes, certificates, admission tickets, family documents, and travel ephemera from his all expense paid trip to Nigeria.

There are a few photographs of Todd at functions and with notable individuals as well as some family, friends and travel.

Elizabeth's B. Delaney papers are arranged in Series IV and date from 1874-1973.

The papers primarily document her involvement in four organizations, the Grand Oder of Odd Fellow of Kentucky, the Order Eastern Star Kentucky, the State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs of Kentucky and the National Association of Colored Women. There is a small amount of printed material belonging to her son primarily the Alpha Phi Alpha material and Gospel Choral Sheet Music, and books.

The Scrapbook was complied by Whitehead consisting of photocopied clipping documenting the life of Elizabeth B. Delaney.

Arrangement note:: This collection is arranged into four series:

Series 1: Henry P. Whitehead papers Series 2: Howard Theatre Series 3: Tomlinson D. Todd Series 4. Elizabeth B. Delaney

Biographical/Historical note:: Henry Preston Whitehead Jr., was a native of Columbus Ohio. A graduate of Ohio State University, where he also attended law school and was a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Mr. Whitehead discovered Washington's "Black Broadway" in 1940, when he was a soldier in town on a weekend furlough. As he served in the Army in the South Pacific during World War II. Prior to moving to Washington DC Henry P. Whitehead worked for five years as a liquor inspector. Mr. Whitehead moved to Washington D.C. in 1949 and worked for the Post Office before working for the District of Columbia government where he stayed 21 years. He led several equal employment initiatives during the 1960s and 1970s, and was last employed as associate director of the District's Office of Human Rights. In 1980 after putting in 37 years of government service Mr. Whitehead retired. Mr. Whitehead was an historian who led efforts to restore Washington's U Street cultural corridor and achieved recognition as an authority on and collector of black theatrical memorabilia. Mr. Whitehead worked to promote and preserve the city's rich African American cultural heritage.

Mr. Whitehead, served as the chairman and president for 10 years of the Howard Theater Foundation Inc., which he helped establish. There he led the effort to include Howard Theatre in the National Register of Historic Places.

Similarly he was an active member of the U Street Festival Foundation. He was an adviser to the Kennedy Center, Anacostia Museum, and other Smithsonian Institution units and contributed materials to their exhibitions. He was also a consultant to historical documentaries broadcast on public television and radio, including PBS's "Duke Ellington's Washington." His writings included "Remembering U Street," a book used for annual festivals in the historic area.

Mr. Whitehead was also the founder and board member of the Lincoln Theatre Foundation.

Henry P. Whitehead Jr. died on January 8th 2002 at the age of 84.

Provenance:: The collection was donated to the Anacostia Community Museum on September 1, 2005 by Michael A. Watkins.

Restrictions:: Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Rights:: The Henry P. Whitehead collection is the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Topic:: Howard Theatre (Washington, D.C.) Search this; African Americans Search this; National Negro Congress (U.S.) Search this; National Council of Negro Women Search this; Radio broadcasting Search this; African American neighborhoods Search this; African American musicians Search this