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Carlyle H. Smith papers

Creator:
Smith, Carlyle H., 1912-2004  Search this
Names:
University of Kansas -- Faculty  Search this
Extent:
0.2 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1977-1981
Scope and Contents:
REEL 3340: A typescript, letters, and printed material.
UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence, photographs and slides, and printed material.
Biographical / Historical:
Metal worker, jewelry designer, silversmith, educator; Lawrence, Kansas and Providence, R.I.
Provenance:
Material on reel 3340 was lent for microfilming 1984 as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project. The unmicrofilmed material was donated 1995 and 1996 by Smith.
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:
Art metal-work -- Study and teaching  Search this
Metal-workers -- Kansas -- Lawrence  Search this
Decorative arts  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.smitcarl
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw940cef01a-fad5-4f4c-8582-6b8e98652079
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-smitcarl

Carlyle H. Smith papers, 1977-1981

Creator:
Smith, Carlyle H., 1912-2004  Search this
Subject:
University of Kansas  Search this
Citation:
Carlyle H. Smith papers, 1977-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Art metal-work -- Study and teaching  Search this
Metal-workers -- Kansas -- Lawrence  Search this
Decorative arts  Search this
Theme:
Craft  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)10556
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214030
AAA_collcode_smitcarl
Theme:
Craft
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_214030

Metal work of Nigeria

Author:
Schuman, Jo Miles  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria
Date:
1981
Topic:
Art metal-work--Study and teaching (Elementary)  Search this
Call number:
TT157 .S39 1981
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_490290

Richard E. Filipowski papers

Creator:
Filipowski, Richard, 1923-2008  Search this
Names:
Bauhaus  Search this
Boston Arts Festival  Search this
Harvard University -- Faculty  Search this
Institute of Design (Chicago, Ill.)  Search this
Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- Faculty  Search this
Agoos, Herbert M., 1915-1992  Search this
Anderson, Lawrence B. (Lawrence Bernhart)  Search this
Belluschi, Pietro, 1899-1994  Search this
Davis, Stuart, 1892-1964  Search this
Eckbo, Garrett  Search this
Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969  Search this
Kepes, Gyorgy, 1906-2001  Search this
Kepes, Gyorgy, 1906-2001  Search this
Moholy-Nagy, László, 1895-1946  Search this
Extent:
4.1 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Christmas cards
Photographs
Sketchbooks
Sketches
Slides (photographs)
Sound recordings
Date:
circa 1940-1998
Summary:
The papers of Massachusetts-based designer, sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and educator Richard E. Filipowski measure 4.1 linear feet and date from circa 1940 to 1998. The papers document his career through biographical material, correspondence, writings, teaching files, project files, printed material, photographic material, artwork, and a sound recording.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Massachusetts-based designer, sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and educator Richard E. Filipowski measure 4.1 linear feet and date from circa 1940 to 1998. The papers document his career through biographical material, correspondence, writings, teaching files, project files, printed material, photographic material, artwork, and a sound recording.

Biographical material consists of a Bauhaus questionnaire, marriage license, various identification documents, Canadian selective service documents, resumes, and other miscellaneous material.

Correspondence mostly relates to Filipowski's teaching and sculpture, including letters from Herbert M. Agoos, Lawrence B. Anderson, Pietro Belluschi, Stuart Davis, Garrett Eckbo, Walter Gropius, Gyorgy Kepes, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and others.

Writings consist of Filipowski's lectures on art, notes, and other material. There is also one sound recording of a lecture.

Teaching files are mostly from the Institute of Design, Harvard University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The series includes syllabi, faculty meeting minutes, notes and drafts for lectures, school catalogs and schedules, and files on student exhibitions and projects, including two films, Do Not Disturb and Hearts and Arrows.

Project files contain correspondence, business records, printed material, sketches and photographs on commissions in architecture, sculpture and furniture design. There are also files on programs which Filipowski assisted in planning and organizing, including the Boston Art Festival and a few exhibitions.

Printed material consists of exhibition catalogs, announcements, and clippings mostly about Filipowski.

Photographs, slides, and negatives are of Filipowski and others, sculpture, furniture designs, and works of art by his students from Harvard and MIT.

Art work includes sketches, sketchbooks, cardboard studies for sculptures, and Christmas card designs.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged as eight series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1941-1974 (Box 1; 7 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1941-1998 (Box 1, OV 6; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings, 1951-1969 (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 4: Teaching Files, 1943-1970 (Box 2, OV 6; 0.7 linear feet)

Series 5: Project Files, 1944-1976 (Boxes 2-3, OV 6-7; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1941-1989 (Box 3, OV 7; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 7: Photographic Material, circa 1940-1989 (Boxes 3-4, OV 8; 0.7 linear feet)

Series 8: Artwork, circa 1940-circa 1985 (Boxes 4-5, OV 6, 8; 0.7 linear feet)
Biographical / Historical:
Richard E. Filipowski (1923-2008) was a designer, sculptor, painter, filmmaker and educator mostly based in Massachusetts. Richard Filipowski was born in Poland in 1923 and he and his family moved to Ontario, Canada in 1927. He studied under Laszlo Moholy-Nagy at the Institute of Design (formerly known as the New Bauhaus) from 1942 to 1946 and taught there after graduating, 1946-1950. Filipowski was invited by Walter Gropius to organize and teach Design Fundamentals at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design where he stayed until 1952. He then taught as an Associate Professor of Visual Design in the Department of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953-1989.

Filipowski also took on numerous commissions for sculptures and artwork. One especially noteworthy commission was a sculpture for an Ark created for the Temple B'Rith Kodesh in Rochester, New York. The sculpture was intricately wrought and welded from bronze and silver alloys and it remained a source of inspiration for other later sculptures and commissions which had a similar style of metal-working. Many of his works were also marked by his Bauhaus training. Filipowski passed away in 2008.
Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Richard E. Filipowski conducted by Roger Brown on September 25, 1989 through March 14, 1990.
Provenance:
The papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Richard E. Filipowski in multiple installments from 1989 to 1998.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Occupation:
Art teachers -- Massachusetts  Search this
Design -- Study and teaching  Search this
Designers -- Massachusetts  Search this
Filmmakers -- Massachusetts  Search this
Painters -- Massachusetts  Search this
Sculptors -- Massachusetts  Search this
Topic:
Art -- Study and teaching  Search this
Art and industry  Search this
Industrial design  Search this
Educators -- Massachusetts  Search this
Industrial designers  Search this
Painting, Modern -- 20th century  Search this
Function:
Art commissions
Art festivals
Genre/Form:
Christmas cards
Photographs
Sketchbooks
Sketches
Slides (photographs)
Sound recordings
Citation:
Richard E. Filipowski papers, circa 1940-1998. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.filirich
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw922b24e6d-1307-4fb9-b848-aff2ef2acc1b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-filirich

Metal casting as a sculpture tradition in contemporary Nigeria : an overview

Author:
Layiwola, Peju 1967-  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria
Date:
2002
Topic:
Lost-wax process  Search this
Art metal-work  Search this
Metal sculptors  Search this
Art metal-work--Study and teaching  Search this
Call number:
N7399.N5 H37 2002
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_757556

Notes submitted for the course Metals for conservators : sponsored by the Objects Specialty Group, American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, Washington, D.C., May 21-22, 1985

Author:
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Objects Specialty Group  Search this
Physical description:
122, [97] p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1985
[1985]
Topic:
Metals--Conservation and restoration--Study and teaching  Search this
Metal-work--Conservation and restoration--Study and teaching  Search this
Art metal-work--Conservation and restoration  Search this
Call number:
TS653.5 .A512 1985
TS653.5.A512 1985
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_330607

Primary metalwork

Author:
Casey Jones School of Aeronautics  Search this
Physical description:
81 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1900
1981
[19--]
Topic:
Airplanes--Sheet-metal work  Search this
Airplanes--Design and construction  Search this
Aeronautics--Study and teaching  Search this
Call number:
TL671.5 .C33
TL671.5.C33
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_143303

Metal fabrication

Author:
Casey Jones School of Aeronautics  Search this
Physical description:
63, 57 leaves : ill. (part fold.) ; 30 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1900
1981
[19--]
Topic:
Airplanes--Sheet-metal work  Search this
Aeronautics--Study and teaching  Search this
Call number:
TL671.5 .C33m
TL671.5.C33m
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_143317

Metal design : a veritable tool for youth empowerment in Nigeria / Omokpagha Eki

Author:
Omokpagha, Eki  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria
Date:
2010
Topic:
Metal-work--Study and teaching  Search this
Call number:
NX589.6.N5 E46
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1085292

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