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Creator:

Howard, Blanche Phillips, 1908-1976  Search this

Howard, John Langley, 1902-1999  Search this

Subject:

Berman, Ann  Search this

Citation:

Blanche Phillips Howard and John Langley Howard papers, 1947-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Women authors  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)7810

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209976

AAA_collcode_howablan

Theme:

Women

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209976

Creator:

Howard, John Langley, 1902-1999  Search this

Howard, Mary  Search this

Subject:

Campbell, Bob  Search this

Citation:

Oral history Interview with John Langley Howard and Mary Howard, 1991 Sept. 5. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Coit Memorial Tower (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)6024

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)236018

AAA_collcode_howajohn

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_236018

Photographer:

Stackpole, Peter, 1913-  Search this

Names:

Public Works of Art Project  Search this

Harris, George A., 1913- -- Photographs  Search this

Howard, John Langley, 1902- -- Photographs  Search this

Labaudt, Lucien, 1880-1943 -- Photographs  Search this

Olmsted, Fred, 1911- -- Photographs  Search this

Stackpole, Ralph, 1885-1973 -- Photographs  Search this

Triest, Shirley  Search this

Zakheim, Bernard Baruch, 1898-1985 -- Photographs  Search this

Extent:

7 Items (photographic prints, b&w, 15 x 10 cm.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1934

Scope and Contents:

Photographs donated and annotated by Shirley Triest, and taken by Peter Stackpole of artists working on the Coit Tower, San Francisco, 1934, for the Public Works of Art Project. Pictured are George Harris, John Howard, Lucien Labaudt, Fred Olmstead, Ralph Stackpole, and Bernard Zakheim, and assistants Julia Rogers and Shirley Staschen Triest.

Biographical / Historical:

The mural decoration of the Coit Memorial Tower, San Francisco, was commissioned in 1933 by the Public Works of Art Project, a relief project for artists unemployed due to the Depression. At one point, the project was temporarily closed down due to a controversy surrounding the murals, which were criticized as pro-Communist.

General:

Photographs microfilmed with AAA's Photographs of Artists Collection Two, and appear on microfilm in alphabetical order with other unrelated photographs.

Provenance:

Donated 1974 by Shirley S. Triest. Microfilmed in 1980 as part of AAA's Photographs of Artists Collection Two.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Topic:

Coit Memorial Tower (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

Art and state -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Artists -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.stacpete

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw944ce0687-0c89-4390-bf59-4cc95a298b7f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-stacpete

Creator:

Howard, Blanche, 1908-1979  Search this

Howard, John Langley, 1902-  Search this

Names:

Berman, Ann  Search this

Extent:

249 Items ((partially filmed on 1 microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1947-1981

Scope and Contents:

Material covering personal and professional lives of the Howards including correspondence, photographs, writings, sketches, business records and miscellaneous printed material.

Gift: Biographical information, photographs of Blanche Howard's sculpture; a manuscript of Blanche Howard's book, DANCE OF THE SELF; a copy of AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ADELINE KENT; drawings of Blanche Howard's sculpture by Ann H. Berman; printed material including exhibition catalogs, announcements and clippings and miscellany.

Reel 1309, frames 140-285: Materials concerning John Langley Howard's career, including a letter received about his illustrations for SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN and SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, 1942-1974; 2 engravings by him, 1950; 13 cover illustrations by him, 3 prepatory sketches and related material; 2 photographs of him, 1963; 25 photos of his works, a few financial papers. 1 biographical sketch, exhibition catalogs and announcements, clippings and miscellany.

Reel 1309, frames 286-501 Materials relating to Blanche Phillips Howard's career including one letter of introduction by Robert M. Church; 4 photographs of her; one photograph of her and John Langley Howard; 21 photographs of her sculpture; one limited edition publication consisting mainly of photographs of her sculpture; a copy of DANCE OF THE SELF, published in 1974; and 4 clippings.

Biographical / Historical:

Blanche Phillips Howard, a sculptor, was married to John Langley Howard, an illustrator. They lived in Bolinas, California and with other members of the Howard family became an influencial force in the San Francisco Bay Area art scene. Blanche died in 1976.

Provenance:

Material on reel 1309 lent for microfilming 1977 by Blanche P. Howard, and unmicrofilmed material donated 1981 by John L. Howard.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Sculptors -- California  Search this

Authors -- California  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Women authors  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.howablan

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e2ac4b18-ea71-4ea2-933b-a7336bc5a455

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-howablan

Interviewee:

Howard, John Langley, 1902-  Search this

Creator:

Howard, Mary  Search this

Names:

Campbell, Bob, 1925-  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound cassette (Sound recording (50 min.))

13 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Pages

Date:

1991 Sept. 5

Scope and Contents:

An interview of John Langley Howard (1902-1999) and his wife, Mary conducted by Robert Campbell. The interview was conducted for a proposed article by Campbell about the WPA Coit Towers murals in San Francisco.

Biographical / Historical:

John Langley Howard was a muralist who worked on the often controversial murals for the Coit Tower for Public Works of Art Project. The interviewer and donor, Bob Campbell, is a retired librarian for the San Franscisco School District, who conducted the interview as part of an educational multimedia database "Voices of the 30s."

Provenance:

Donated 2002 by Robert Campbell.

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.

Topic:

Coit Memorial Tower (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.howajohn

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c85ca8f8-526c-4cfd-a96f-fe2246f23fa3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-howajohn

Creator:

California Art Research Project  Search this

Names:

United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this

United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this

Abdy, Rowena Meeks, b. 1887  Search this

Aitken, Robert, 1878-1949  Search this

Albright, Gertrude Partington, 1883-1959  Search this

Albright, Hermann Oliver, 1876-1944  Search this

Albro, Maxine, 1903-1966  Search this

Arnautoff, Victor Mikhail, 1896-1979  Search this

Atkins, Arthur, 1873-1899  Search this

Barnes, Matthew Rackham, 1880-1951  Search this

Bergman, Frank  Search this

Berlandina, Jane, 1898-1962  Search this

Bethers, Ray, 1902-  Search this

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Boynton, Ray Scepter, 1883-1951  Search this

Bremer, Anne, 1872-1923  Search this

Breuer, Henry Joseph, 1860-1932  Search this

Bruton, Margaret, 1894-  Search this

Bufano, Beniamino, 1898-1970  Search this

Cadenasso, Giuseppe, 1858-1918  Search this

Carlsen, Emil, 1853-1932  Search this

Chin, Chee, b. 1896  Search this

Cravath, Ruth, 1902-1986  Search this

Cummings, M. Earl, b. 1876  Search this

Cuneo, Rinaldo, 1877-1939  Search this

Dickman, Charles John, 1863-1943  Search this

Dixon, Maynard, 1875-1946  Search this

Forbes, Helen, 1891-1945  Search this

Fortune, Ephemia Charlton, 1885-1969  Search this

Gaw, William A., 1891-1973  Search this

Grant, Charles Henry, 1866-1939  Search this

Hailey, Gene  Search this

Hamlin, Edith  Search this

Hansen, Armin C. (Armin-Carl), 1886-1957  Search this

Hansen, Herman W., 1854-1924  Search this

Hesthal, William, 1908-  Search this

Hill, Thomas, 1829-1908  Search this

Hobart, Clark, b. 1880?  Search this

Howard, Charles, 1899-1978  Search this

Howard, John Galen, 1864-1931  Search this

Howard, John Langley, 1902-  Search this

Howard, Robert Boardman, 1896-1983  Search this

Jorgensen, Christian, 1860-1935  Search this

Joullin, Amedee, 1862-1917  Search this

Keith, William, 1838-1911  Search this

Kent, Adaline Dutton, 1900-1957  Search this

Kingman, Dong, 1911-  Search this

Labaudt, Lucien, 1880-1943  Search this

Mackey, Spencer, 1880-1958  Search this

Macky, Constance L., b. 1883  Search this

Martinez, Xavier, 1869-1943  Search this

Mathews, Arthur Frank, 1860-1945  Search this

McComas, Francis John, 1874-1938  Search this

Mora, Joseph Jacinto, 1876-1947  Search this

Moya del Pino, Jose, 1891-1969  Search this

Nahl, Arthur Charles, b. 1878  Search this

Nahl, Charles Christian, 1818-1878  Search this

Nahl, Hugo Wilhelm Arthur, 1833-1889  Search this

Nahl, Perham Wilhelm, 1869-1935  Search this

Nahl, Virgil Theodore, 1876-1930  Search this

Obata, Chiura  Search this

Oldfield, Otis, 1890-1969  Search this

Peixotto, Ernest, b. 1869  Search this

Peters, Charles Rollo, 1862-1928  Search this

Piazzoni, Gottardo, 1872-1945  Search this

Pommer, Julius, 1895?-1945  Search this

Poole, Horatio Nelson, b. 1883  Search this

Post, George, 1906-1997  Search this

Puccinelli, Dorothy Wagner, 1901-  Search this

Puccinelli, Raimondo, 1904-  Search this

Putnam, Arthur, 1873-1930  Search this

Randolph, Lee F., b. 1880  Search this

Raphael, Joseph, 1869-1950  Search this

Rexroth, André, Mrs., 1902-  Search this

Richardson, Mary Curtis, 1848-1931  Search this

Rix, Julian  Search this

Robinson, Charles Dorman, 1847-1933  Search this

Rosenthal, Toby Edward, ca. 1848-1917  Search this

Sandona, Matteo, b. 1883  Search this

Sargeant, Geneve Rixford, 1868-1957  Search this

Scherbakoff, Sergey John, b. 1894  Search this

Schnier, Jacques, 1898-1988  Search this

Sekido, Yoshida, b. 1894  Search this

Sheridan, Joseph Marsh, b. 1897  Search this

Sparks, Will, 1862-1937  Search this

Stackpole, Ralph, 1885-1973  Search this

Tavernier, Jules, 1844-1889  Search this

Tilden, Douglas, 1860-1935  Search this

Tojetti, Domenico, 1807-1892  Search this

Van Sloun, Frank J., 1879-1938  Search this

Welch, Thaddeus, 1844-1919  Search this

Williams, Virgil Macey, 1830-1886  Search this

Withrow, Evelyn Almond, 1858-1928  Search this

Wores, Theodore, 1858-1939  Search this

Zakheim, Bernard Baruch, 1898-1985  Search this

Extent:

20 Volumes ((on 2 microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Volumes

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- California -- San Francisco

United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- California -- San Francisco

Date:

1936-1937

Scope and Contents:

Twenty volumes of the publication, CALIFORNIA ART RESEARCH, containing monographs on artists whose principal residence was San Francisco.

REEL NDA/Cal 1: Artists include Robert Aitken, Arthur Atkins, Albert Bierstadt, Ray Boynton, Anne Bremer, Henry J. Breuer, Giuseppe Cadenasso, Emil Carlsen, M. Earl Cummings, Rinaldo Cuneo, Charles Dickman, Maynard Dixon, Charles Grant, Armin Hansen, H. W. Hansen, Thomas Hill, Christian Jorgensen, Amedee Joullin, William Keith, Constance Macky, Xavier Martinez, Arthur Mathews, Francis McComas, Arthur C. Nahl, Charles C. Nahl, Hugo W. A. Nahl, Perham W. Nahl, Virgil T. Nahl, Ernest Peixotto, Charles R. Peters, Gottardo Piazzoni, Horatio Nelson Poole, Arthur Putnam, Joseph Raphael, Mary C. Richardson, Julian Rix, Charles D. Robinson, Toby Rosenthal, Will Sparks,Jules Tavernier, Douglas Tilden, Domenico Tojetti, Frank Van Sloun, Thaddeus Welch, Virgil Williams, Evelyn A. Withrow, and Theodore Wores.

REEL NDA/Cal 2: Artists include Rowena M. Abdy, Gertrude Albright, Hermann O. Albright, Maxine Albro, Victor Arnautoff, Matthew R. Barne s, Frank Bergman, Jane Berlandina, Ray Bethers, Beniamino Bufano, Margaret Bruton, Chee Chin, Ruth Cravath, Helen Forbes, Euphemia C. Fortune, William Gaw, Edith Hamlin, William Hesthal, Clark Hobart, Charles Howard, John G. Howard, John L. Howard, Robert Boardman Howard, Adaline Kent, Dong Kingman, Lucien Labaudt, Spencer Mackey, Jo Mora, Jose Moya del Pino, Chiura Obata, Otis Oldfield, Julius Pommer, George B. Post, Dorothy W. Puccinelli, Raimondo Puccinelli, Lee F. Randolph, Andree Rexroth, Matteo Sandona, Geneve R. Sargeant, Sergey J. Scherbakoff,Jacques Schnier, Yoshida Sekido, Joseph M. Sheridan,Ralph Stackpole, and Bernard Zakheim.

Biographical / Historical:

Publication of the Works Progress Administration; San Francisco, Calif. Sponsored by Dr. Walter Heil of the M.H. de Young Museum. Was originally a joint project of the WPA-Statistical projects division and the WPA-Federal Art Project in order to disseminate information about artists and art in the San Francisco region.

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):

San Francisco, WPA Project 2874, 1936-1937.

Provenance:

Provenance unknown.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Artists -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Art and state -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.caliarp

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91151550c-b4d7-4c02-b025-d4bd657f78fb

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-caliarp

Creator:

New Pacific Productions  Search this

Names:

New Pacific Productions  Search this

Bell, Michael S., 1946-  Search this

Chessé, Ralph  Search this

Howard, John Langley, 1902-  Search this

Jewett, Masha Zakheim, 1931-  Search this

O'Connor, Francis V.  Search this

Zakheim, Bernard Baruch, 1898-1985  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (videocassette (VHS) (ca. 20 min.), sd., col., 1/2 in.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Date:

c1986

Scope and Contents:

Reviews the history of the San Francisco Coit Tower from its building, the commissioning of the often controversial murals by the Public Works of Art Project in 1933, and their significance in both artistic and political terms, through to the more recent problems of restoration and the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the murals in 1984. Appearing in the video are Coit Tower muralists, Ralph Chessé, John Langley Howard and Bernard Zakheim. Offering commentary and analysis are: Masha Zakheim Jewett, author of COIT TOWER, Michael Bell, Assistant Director, San Francisco Art Commission, and art historian Francis V. O'Connor.

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):

San Francisco, Calif. : New Pacific Productions [production company], c1986.

Provenance:

Donated 1986 by David Bolt.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Rights:

To be used for research purposes only. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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:

Coit Memorial Tower (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Mural painting and decoration, American -- California -- San Francisco  Search this

Public Works of Art Project (Calif.)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Identifier:

AAA.newpacif

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw988208547-d33c-4b7e-bfc0-c6a2ddd4e122

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-newpacif

Painter:

Howard, John Langley 1902-1999  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Date:

1933

Topic:

Landscape  Search this

Architecture--Other--Campsite  Search this

Architecture exterior--Domestic--Hut  Search this

Figure group  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8F090062

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_462385