United States of America -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Beverly Hills
Date:
05/01/1990
General:
Tennis courts and spectators pavilion dates to 1925-29. Note original glazed panel at rear of building. Treillage panel is also original.
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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.
United States of America -- California -- San Francisco County -- San Francisco
Date:
1998 Apr. 30.
Scope and Contents:
Potting bench on south wall of the house taken from east to west.
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Topic:
Gardens -- California -- San Francisco Search this
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.
United States of America -- California -- San Francisco County -- San Francisco
Date:
1998 Apr. 30.
Scope and Contents:
Mural of San Francisco on south wall of house by Michael Lampen, Jr. An extension of the garden giving it a swimming pool, gazebo, Twin Peaks and Sutro television tower in the distance. Taken north to south.
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Topic:
Gardens -- California -- San Francisco Search this
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.
United States of America -- California -- San Francisco County -- San Francisco
Date:
1998 Apr. 30.
Scope and Contents:
Mural, closeup of pool--taken north to south.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Topic:
Gardens -- California -- San Francisco Search this
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.
United States of America -- California -- San Francisco County -- San Francisco
Date:
1998 Apr. 30.
Scope and Contents:
Lampen house - interior staircase to basement is covered with a mural, both walls and ceiling is called, "The Inside Garden" painted by Michael Lampen, Jr.
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.
Topic:
Gardens -- California -- San Francisco Search this
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.
"In the necropolis at Beni Hassan are the tombs of the governors of the sixteenth Nome, and those of eight nomarchs, two princes, and a son of a prince who lived in the Twelfth Dynasty. The princes and nomarchs of the Middle Kingdom continued to cut magnificent tombs in the cliffs of the mountains above their city in their own nome. These tomb-chapels cut in the rock were painted with a host of scenes representing daily life. To the corpus of scenes already known from the Old Kingdom tombs of the mastaba-type were added in greater number such subjects as were initiated by the new political circumstances of civil war and the growth of a martial spirit. These scenes included the attacks on local forts, wrestling, and the marching of soldiers. Numerous shallow registers are filled with pairs of nude men in intricate wrestling catches. Each of the two men is of a different hue, as an aid to the clear rendering of the gestures." [Badawi A., 1968: A History of Egyptian Architecture. University of California Press]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was working on "The Nile" project and traveled to Africa from March 14, 1961 to March 31, 1961, visiting Egypt.
Local Numbers:
Negative number 62235 C-25, 25.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Typed index card reads, "T 6 Egy. Egypt. Beni Hassan. Wrestling scene on wall of tomb #15. 1961. EE. neg.no. 62235 C-25, 25." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
"In the necropolis at Beni Hassan are the tombs of the governors of the sixteenth Nome, and those of eight nomarchs, two princes, and a son of a prince who lived in the Twelfth Dynasty. The princes and nomarchs of the Middle Kingdom continued to cut magnificent tombs in the cliffs of the mountains above their city in their own nome. These tomb-chapels cut in the rock were painted with a host of scenes representing daily life. To the corpus of scenes already known from the Old Kingdom tombs of the mastaba-type were added in greater number such subjects as were initiated by the new political circumstances of civil war and the growth of a martial spirit. These scenes included the attacks on local forts, wrestling, and the marching of soldiers. Numerous shallow registers are filled with pairs of nude men in intricate wrestling catches. Each of the two men is of a different hue, as an aid to the clear rendering of the gestures." [Badawi A., 1968: A History of Egyptian Architecture. University of California Press]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was working on "The Nile" project and traveled to Africa from March 14, 1961 to March 31, 1961, visiting Egypt.
Local Numbers:
Negative number 62235 C-25, 24.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Typed index card reads, "T 6 Egy. Egypt. Beni Hassan. Wrestling scene on wall of tomb #15. 1961. EE. neg.no. 62235 C-25, 24." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
"In the necropolis at Beni Hassan are the tombs of the governors of the sixteenth Nome, and those of eight nomarchs, two princes, and a son of a prince who lived in the Twelfth Dynasty. The princes and nomarchs of the Middle Kingdom continued to cut magnificent tombs in the cliffs of the mountains above their city in their own nome. These tomb-chapels cut in the rock were painted with a host of scenes representing daily life. To the corpus of scenes already known from the Old Kingdom tombs of the mastaba-type were added in greater number such subjects as were initiated by the new political circumstances of civil war and the growth of a martial spirit. These scenes included the attacks on local forts, wrestling, and the marching of soldiers. Numerous shallow registers are filled with pairs of nude men in intricate wrestling catches. Each of the two men is of a different hue, as an aid to the clear rendering of the gestures." [Badawi A., 1968: A History of Egyptian Architecture. University of California Press]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was working on "The Nile" project and traveled to Africa from March 14, 1961 to March 31, 1961, visiting Egypt.
Local Numbers:
Negative number 62235 C-25, 23.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Typed index card reads, "T 6 Egy. Egypt. Beni Hassan. Wrestling scene on wall of tomb #15. 1961. EE. neg.no. 62235 C-25, 23." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
"In the necropolis at Beni Hassan are the tombs of the governors of the sixteenth Nome, and those of eight nomarchs, two princes, and a son of a prince who lived in the Twelfth Dynasty. The princes and nomarchs of the Middle Kingdom continued to cut magnificent tombs in the cliffs of the mountains above their city in their own nome. These tomb-chapels cut in the rock were painted with a host of scenes representing daily life. To the corpus of scenes already known from the Old Kingdom tombs of the mastaba-type were added in greater number such subjects as were initiated by the new political circumstances of civil war and the growth of a martial spirit. Low relief is no more in fashion, and the less expensive medium of painting covers the whole area of the inner walls with scenes set in registers and the ceiling with architectural patterns simulating a mat roof sread over a wooden beam." [Badawi A., 1968: A History of Egyptian Architecture. University of California Press]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was working on "The Nile" project and traveled to Africa from March 14, 1961 to March 31, 1961, visiting Egypt.
Local Numbers:
Negative number 62235 C-25, 20.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Typed index card reads, "T 6 Egy. Egypt. Beni Hassan. Strobe shot of Semites painting on wall of tomb #3. 1961. EE. neg.no. 62235 C-25, 20." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
"In the necropolis at Beni Hassan are the tombs of the governors of the sixteenth Nome, and those of eight nomarchs, two princes, and a son of a prince who lived in the Twelfth Dynasty. The princes and nomarchs of the Middle Kingdom continued to cut magnificent tombs in the cliffs of the mountains above their city in their own nome. These tomb-chapels cut in the rock were painted with a host of scenes representing daily life. To the corpus of scenes already known from the Old Kingdom tombs of the mastaba-type were added in greater number such subjects as were initiated by the new political circumstances of civil war and the growth of a martial spirit. Low relief is no more in fashion, and the less expensive medium of painting covers the whole area of the inner walls with scenes set in registers and the ceiling with architectural patterns simulating a mat roof sread over a wooden beam." [Badawi A., 1968: A History of Egyptian Architecture. University of California Press]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was working on "The Nile" project and traveled to Africa from March 14, 1961 to March 31, 1961, visiting Egypt.
Local Numbers:
Negative number 62235 C-25, 19.
General:
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note:
Typed index card reads, "T 6 Egy. Egypt. Beni Hassan. Strobe shot of Semites painting on wall of tomb #3. 1961. EE. neg.no. 62235 C-25, 19." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
An interview of Richard Haines conducted 1965 Jan. 29, by Betty Hoag. Haines speaks of the Treasury Department competition for art work in various public buildings; and working on a Wichita, Kan. Post Office mural.
Biographical / Historical:
Richard Haines (1906-1984) was a painter and mural painter from Santa Monica, Calif.
General:
Only a portion of this interview was successfully recorded.
Sound quality is poor.
Provenance:
Conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.
An interview of Ted Gilien conducted 1965 Mar. 3, by Betty Hoag, for the Archives of American Art. Gilien speaks of his background and education; getting on the WPA Federal Art Project; starting out as an assistant mural painter on Ellis Island; his military service in World War II as a combat artist; working in New York City and then in California after World War II; experimenting in screenwriting and novel writing; recurring themes in his paintings; his feelings about the FAP; art criticism; the politics of government support for the arts; camaraderie among artists during the WPA years. He recalls Leonard Bocour and Jack Levine.
Biographical / Historical:
Ted Gilien (1914-1967) was a painter and muralist in New York, N.Y. and Los Angeles, Calif.
General:
An unrelated interview of Charles White (3/9/65) conducted by B. Hoag is also on one tape.
An interview of F. J. Schwankovsky (3/1/65) conducted by B. Hoag is also on one tape.
Provenance:
This interview conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.
An interview of Gronk conducted by Jeffrey Rangel for the Archives of American Art.
Gronk discusses differences between two artists' group, Los Four and and Asco; the Chicano artists view of Asco; isolation from the Chicano arts movement as well as the mainstream avant-garde art scene; his relationship with Jerry Dreva and the development of mail art and the Dreva/Gronk Show: 1968-1978 at the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions; and his 1983 NEA fellowship for performance/conceptual work.
Biographical / Historical:
Gronk (1954-) is an artist from California. Gronk, whose full name is Glugio Gronk Nicandro, was born in Los Angeles in 1954. As a member of the 1970s activist performance group, Asco (nausea), with Harry Gamboa, Jr., Patssi Valdez, and Willie Herron, Gronk arranged anti-war protests and painted graffiti murals.
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. Funding for the interview provided by the Smithsonian Latino Fund.
Restrictions:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
An interview of George Gaethke conducted 1964 Sept 26 by Mary McChesney for the Archives of American Art.
Gaethke speaks of his background and art training in California and Chicago; his work on the Coit Tower murals; working on a mosaic under the Federal Art Project; printmaking under the FAP; his post-FAP career. He recalls Maxine Albro and Ray Bertrand.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter, printmaker, mosaicist, mural painter; San Francisco, Calif.
Provenance:
This interview conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Restrictions:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
An interview of Alfred Victor Frankenstein conducted 1965 Nov. 9, by Mary McChesney, for the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project.
Frankenstein speaks of the WPA mural project and its value; problems with the project; Hans Hofmann's influence; the influence of surrealism; the Coit Tower murals and the controversy surrounding them; the easel painting project and its value; political problems with the Federal Art Project; the project's relevance to current problems; art in architecture; the Index of American Design. He recalls Beniamino Bufano.
Biographical / Historical:
Alfred Victor Frankenstein (1906-1981) was an art historian from San Francisco, Calif.
Provenance:
Conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Restrictions:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Art historians -- California -- Interviews Search this
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project Search this
Extent:
1 Sound tape reel (Sound recordings, 5 in.)
22 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound tape reels
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1964 Oct. 22
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Charles Griffin Farr conducted 1964 Oct. 22, by Mary McChesney for the Archives of American Art.
Farr speaks of his background and education; working as a sculpture and pottery restorer in the Federal Art Project (FAP); working on murals and as an art teacher in Key West, Florida for the FAP; and his feelings about the FAP and its influence on his career.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter, mural painter, educator; California.
Provenance:
This interview conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Restrictions:
This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.
101 Border Stories / Arturo Carrillo Strong, Ofelia Santos López, Richard M. Bernholz.
102 Mural Art and Community / Alonso Encina Herrera, Romulo FrÃas.
103 Border Imagery in Arts and Crafts / Agustin Castillo, Carlos Callejo.
Local Numbers:
FP-1993-CT-0083
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
United States 1993
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 1, 1993.
General:
This audio recording has been transcribed. View transcription and play recording here. Download a PDF of the transcription here.
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