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Oral history interview with Evangeline J. Montgomery

Interviewee:
Montgomery, Evangeline J.  Search this
Interviewer:
Elliott, Claude L.  Search this
Extent:
25 Items (WAV files (3 hours., 16 min.), digital, wav )
65 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Interviews
Sound recordings
Date:
2021 June 15 - December 7
Scope and Contents:
An interview with Evangeline J. Montgomery conducted 2021 June 15-December 7, by Claude L. Elliott for the Archives of American Art, at Montgomery's home at the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington in Rockville, MD.
Biographical / Historical:
Evangeline "EJ" Montgomery (1930- ) is an African American artist, curator, and arts administrator in California and Washington, D.C. Montgomery has advocated for racial justice and public equity across media. She is especially known for her metallurgical works and abstract lithographs as well as her work with the US State Department to foster arts education domestically and abroad.
Related Materials:
The Archives also holds the papers of Evangeline J. Montgomery.
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:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its Oral History Program interviews available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. Quotation, reproduction and publication of the recording is governed by restrictions. If an interview has been transcribed, researchers must quote from the transcript. If an interview has not been transcribed, researchers must quote from the recording. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Art museum curators -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Metal-workers -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Printmakers -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Topic:
African American artists  Search this
Women artists  Search this
African American printmakers  Search this
Women printmakers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Sound recordings
Identifier:
AAA.montgo21
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c3bea9e1-6d68-40a2-a6c7-7907d601b25e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-montgo21
Online Media:

Marc Maiorana on Albert Paley and Wayne Higby—Connections: Renwick Gallery

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2016-06-29T19:06:07.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
See more by:
americanartmuseum
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
YouTube Channel:
americanartmuseum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_4a1mNh9haNI

Oral history interview with Harry Dixon, 1964 May 1

Interviewee:
Dixon, Harry St. John, 1890-1967  Search this
Interviewer:
McChesney, Mary Fuller  Search this
Subject:
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Harry Dixon, 1964 May 1. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Artisans -- Interviews  Search this
Theme:
Craft  Search this
New Deal  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)13060
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213422
AAA_collcode_dixon64
Theme:
Craft
New Deal
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213422

Oral history interview with Harry Bertoia, 1972 June 20

Interviewee:
Bertoia, Harry, 1915-1978  Search this
Interviewer:
Cummings, Paul  Search this
Subject:
Carroll, John  Search this
Eames, Charles  Search this
Milles, Carl  Search this
Saarinen, Eero  Search this
Sarkis  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Harry Bertoia, 1972 June 20. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Design  Search this
Designers -- Interviews  Search this
Sculptors -- Interviews  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12600
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212011
AAA_collcode_bertoi72
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212011

Samuel Yellin Metalworkers records

Creator:
Samuel Yellin Metalworkers  Search this
Names:
Yellin, Samuel  Search this
Extent:
13 Linear feet ((on 12 microfilm reels))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1909-1944
Scope and Contents:
Alphabetical and location indexes of commissions; photographs of commissions, Samuel Yellin and the shop; correspondence and commendations from architects, 1909-1923; photograph albums; and ca. 4,000 drawings and sketches of designs.
Reels 3595-3601: indexes of commissions which are filed both alphabetically and by location; photographs of commissions filed alphabetically by subject including gates, grilles, lighting fixtures, and commisisions for banks such as the Central Savings Bank, New York City; photographs of Yellin and the shop; a small amount of correspondence; 9 photograph albums; and writings by and about Yellin.
Reels 3913-3917: 4,121 drawings and sketches of bank screens, fireplace equipment, doors, hinges, light fixtures, railngs, grilles, and presentation boards (oversized drawings were not filmed). Preliminary sketches received an "x" number. When the commission was won, the "x" was crossed out and the drawing was given a "j" (job) number. This number appears in the cros reference index on reels 3595-3601.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming in 1985 and 1986 by Samuel Yellin Metalworkers through Harvey Z. Yellin, son of Samuel.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Metal-workers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this
Topic:
Decorative arts -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this
Arts and crafts movement  Search this
Metal-work  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.samuyell
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d9d0d316-b9e3-44d8-919d-8eb216785b7e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-samuyell

Metal Worker's Slag

Donor Name:
Dr. Hans E. Wulff  Search this
Object Type:
Slag
Place:
West Central, Iran, Asia
Accession Date:
1 Jun 1968
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
280758
USNM Number:
E409505-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37bcf0109-40d4-4203-aa30-9dbd307cfd7b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8439741

Metal-worker's Hammer

Donor Name:
No Information  Search this
Object Type:
Hammer
Place:
Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
1991
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
999999
USNM Number:
ET742-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3941d2a65-0ef5-4a57-973d-dd8ecfa3a595
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8499505

Metal-worker's Hammer

Donor Name:
No Information  Search this
Length - Object:
31.45 cm
Width - Object:
9.22 cm
Object Type:
Hammer
Place:
Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
1991
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
999999
USNM Number:
ET743-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37f6f682a-8d06-4975-881b-25f26b0d50b5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8499511

Metal-worker's Hammer

Donor Name:
No Information  Search this
Length - Object:
31.11 cm
Width - Object:
13.03 cm
Object Type:
Hammer
Place:
Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
1991
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
999999
USNM Number:
ET744-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38b152122-bd18-4c39-9e36-3d48656f53c1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8499513

Metal-worker's Hammer

Donor Name:
No Information  Search this
Length - Object:
30.18 cm
Width - Object:
9.53 cm
Object Type:
Hammer
Place:
Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
1991
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
999999
USNM Number:
ET745-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32053ed5b-d503-4517-b791-9c9cab67334b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8499518

Metal-worker's Hammer

Donor Name:
No Information  Search this
Length - Object:
31.11 cm
Width - Object:
9.53 cm
Object Type:
Hammer
Place:
Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
1991
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
999999
USNM Number:
ET746-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c4d5bf9f-5eb2-4f3d-a2fb-da4430c888b4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8499524

Metal-worker's Hammer

Donor Name:
No Information  Search this
Object Type:
Hammer
Place:
Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
1991
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
999999
USNM Number:
ET748-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/399e8f63f-8d6b-4c0c-acd3-b1876e6e721d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8499530

Metal-worker's Anvil

Donor Name:
No Information  Search this
Length - Object:
18.41 cm
Width - Object:
3.8 cm
Object Type:
Anvil
Place:
Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
1991
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
999999
USNM Number:
ET749-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/362e20f1e-b5d8-43c7-ae98-0ee6cffdeb5f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8499542

Metal-worker's Anvil

Donor Name:
No Information  Search this
Length - Object:
33 cm
Width - Object:
4.45 cm
Object Type:
Anvil
Place:
Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
1991
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
999999
USNM Number:
ET750-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33922dcc6-1367-4aa2-ab98-3f64e4225d37
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8499552

Metal-worker's Anvil

Donor Name:
No Information  Search this
Length - Object:
20 cm
Width - Object:
19.1 cm
Object Type:
Anvil
Place:
Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
1991
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
999999
USNM Number:
ET751-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3eeb941d8-875f-4487-9757-c5e0119c09ac
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8499562

Metal-worker's Punch?

Donor Name:
No Information  Search this
Width - Object:
3 cm
Object Type:
Punch
Place:
Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
1991
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
999999
USNM Number:
ET754-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/375279ea1-006c-4cc7-b550-a582dc9cdacb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8499590

Metal-worker's Punch?

Donor Name:
No Information  Search this
Length - Object:
14 cm
Width - Object:
3 cm
Object Type:
Punch
Place:
Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
1991
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
999999
USNM Number:
ET755-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3014243fa-95d6-4072-9fb4-d67cf8b2cf9f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8499601

Metal-worker's Lever?

Donor Name:
No Information  Search this
Length - Object:
46.69 cm
Width - Object:
3.8 cm
Object Type:
Lever
Place:
Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
1991
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
999999
USNM Number:
ET757-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35f4b1f5a-900a-4161-abcf-57cbdc122a7c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8499621

The People of India, Volume One

Publisher:
Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this
Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this
Collection Publisher:
Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this
Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this
Extent:
1 Volume
Container:
Box 4
Culture:
Hindus  Search this
Christians  Search this
Rajput (Indic people)  Search this
Buddhists  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Books
Volumes
Local Numbers:
FSA A1990.03 1
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Topic:
Indigenous peoples -- South Asia  Search this
Ethnography -- South Asia  Search this
Collection Citation:
The People of India. FSA.A1990.03. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Purchase.
Identifier:
FSA.A1990.03, Series FSA A1990.03 1
See more items in:
The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations, with Descriptive Letterpress, of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3ca1ac868-6372-481c-8bfa-f7d77736fccf
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a1990-03-ref1
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Photographs of Miye Matsukata, 1970

Creator:
Desloovere, Liliane  Search this
Subject:
Matsukata, Miye  Search this
Citation:
Photographs of Miye Matsukata, 1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Asian American jewelers  Search this
Asian American metal-workers  Search this
Asian American art  Search this
Asian American artists  Search this
Japanese American art  Search this
Japanese American artists  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Theme:
Asian American  Search this
Craft  Search this
Women  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7051
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209184
AAA_collcode_desllili
Theme:
Asian American
Craft
Women
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209184

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