United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Erie County -- Erie
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets, a photocopy of an article, and other information.
General:
Created under the direction of the late John C. Ferguson, the World War II Memorial of Erie Pennsylvania was dedicated on November 11, 1999. The memorial is comprised of a garden and granite blocks engraved with the names of 727 soldiers from Erie County who died while in service during World War II, a brief pictorial history of the war, and images of a number of veterans who survived the war. The original landscaping for the site was designed to complement the memorial and to minimize maintenance needs. At its inception plantings included silver maples, a juniper hedge, pampas grasses, black-eyed Susans, and daylilies.
In 2001 John Ferguson asked his son, Tim Ferguson to assume responsibility for the upkeep of the landscape, which had been maintained by contracted professional landscaping crews. Tim took the opportunity to become more personally invested in the caretaking of the memorial and over the next few years he made various improvements to the property to enhance certain aspects of the memorial and to add more variety of color to the landscaping. Bradford pear trees were added to complement the scale of the monument, provide shade in the summer, and add color as they bloom in the spring. Shrub roses, an addition inspired by military cemeteries in France, Belgium and Luxembourg, and gold mop juniper were added for color; the black-eyed Susans were replaced with Ninebark, as well as arborvitae, and boxwood, to provide a sheltering effect and promote a more serene environment. Red and white geraniums are used to add color, as are tulips and daffodils, and dwarf Japanese Maples add additional privacy and screening and provide a thematic link to the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II.
Persons and groups associated with the garden include: John C. Ferguson (chairman, 1998-2006), John Timothy Ferguson (director, 2000-present), Erie School District (property owner), The Seedlings Garden Club (garden volunteers), Dan Dahlkemper (landscape architect, 1998-1999), Mike Geiger/Geiger & Sons (designer, stonemason, 1998-1999), Prudence Burnes (graphic artist, 1999)
Related Materials:
World War II Memorial Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (9 digital images)
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Garden Club of American collection, ca. 1920- [ongoing].
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Sponsor:
A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
The papers of Uruguayan artist Rimer Cardillo measure 4.7 linear feet and date from 1962 to 2012. The collection is comprised of clippings including reviews of the exhibition Revelaciones / Revelations: Hispanic Art of Evanescence, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and newsletters relating to Cardillo's career as a printmaker and graphic artist.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Uruguayan artist Rimer Cardillo measure 4.7 linear feet and date from 1962 to 2012. The collection is comprised of clippings including reviews of the exhibition Revelaciones / Revelations: Hispanic Art of Evanescence, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and newsletters relating to Cardillo's career as a printmaker and graphic artist.
There is a 4.3 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2021 that includes correspondence with family, friends, and art world figures; writings and printed material. The latter includes announcement cards for exhibitions of Cardillo's work, paperwork related to membership in various graphics and artistic organizations, and press clippings and reviews of his work. There is also syllabi, notebooks, and other material created during Cardillo's student days at the Escuela Nacional Bellas Artes in Montevideo. Included are project-specific materials, ranging from artworks to drawings and architectural plans for a Cardillo's studio. Artistic commissions are labeled frequently by institution, including the Tate Modern and Cambridge Arts Council, and Washington State. Material is in both Enlglish and Spanish and dates from 1962-2007.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into two series.
Series 1: Rimer Cardillo Printed Materials, 1985-2012 (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet)
Series 2: Unprocessed Addition, 1962-2007 (Box 2-6; 4.3 linear feet)
Biographical / Historical:
Rimer Cardillo (1944-) is a printmaker and graphic artist in Wallkill, N.Y.
Cardillo was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. He attended the National Institute of Fine Arts in Montevideo graduating in 1968. He continued his art studies in Germany at the Weissenssee School of Art and Architecture and the Leipzig School of Graphic Arts. In 1979, Cardillo immigrated to the United States. He became a professor of printmaking at the State University of New York, New Paltz.
Cardillo has won a Guggenheim Fellowship and Figari Award among others. He has exhibited his work throughout the United States, South America, and Europe. His work can also be found in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura of Mexico, Museum of Modern Art, Art Museum of the Americas, and in various private collections.
Provenance:
The collection was donated by Rimer Cardillo in 2015 and 2021.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Topic:
Graphic artists -- New York (State) -- New York Search this
The printed materials of artist Rimer Cardillo measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1985 to 2012. The collection is comprised of clippings including reviews of the exhibition Revelaciones / Revelations: Hispanic Art of Evanescence, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and newsletters relating to Cardillo's career as a printmaker and graphic artist.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Collection Citation:
Rimer Cardillo papers, 1962-2012. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.
5 Microfilm reels (28 volumes on 5 microfilm reels)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Microfilm reels
Diaries
Date:
1923-1953
Scope and Contents:
The microfilmed John Taylor Arms diaries consist of 28 volumes of diaries and a "book of jobs," a book listing commissions.
Biographical / Historical:
John Taylor Arms (1887-1953) was a printmaker and etcher. Born in Washington, DC, Arms first attended Princeton University to study law, before transferring to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study architecture. His work often depicts medieval churches, gargoyles, and New York City architecture. Arms was involved with several art and printmaking societies. He was a member of the National Academy of Design and also served as the president of the American Society of Graphic Artists.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds the microfilmed John Taylor Arms papers, 1910-1952. Bryn Mawr College Special Collections holds the John Taylor Arms papers 1914 – 1952.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1971 by Henry Arms, son of John Taylor Arms.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice. Contact Reference 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:
Lucy R. Lippard papers, 1930s-2007, bulk 1960s-1990s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art
