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Four Americans in Paris the collections of Gertrude Stein and her family. [Exhibition held Dec. 1970]

Author:
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Subject:
Stein, famille Collections d'art  Search this
Stein family Art collections  Search this
Stein family Art collections  Search this
Stein family Art collections  Search this
Physical description:
173 p illustrations (part color), facsimiles, ports 22 x 27 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition
Place:
France
Paris
United States
Date:
1970
19th century
20th century
20e siècle
19e siècle
Topic:
Americans  Search this
Art, Modern  Search this
Art  Search this
Art, Modern--Private collections  Search this
Art--Private collections  Search this
Collectors and collecting  Search this
Exhibition catalogs  Search this
Jewish families  Search this
Beeldende kunsten  Search this
Kunstcollecties  Search this
Call number:
N6848 .N53
N6848.N53
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_6840

Selections from the Nathan Cummings Collection [Exhibition] National Gallery of Art, Washington, June 28-September 11, 1970; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, July 1-September 7, 1971 [Catalogue notes by Carol Cutler. Photography by Malcolm Varon

Author:
National Gallery of Art (U.S.)  Search this
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Subject:
Cummings, Nathan 1896-1985 Art collections  Search this
Cummings, Nathan Art collections  Search this
Cummings, Nathan 1896- Collections d'art  Search this
Physical description:
96 p illustrations (part color) 27 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Date:
1970
19th century
20th century
20e siècle
19e siècle
Topic:
Art, Modern  Search this
Art  Search this
Art--Private collections  Search this
Call number:
N5220.C97 U56
N5220.C97U56
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_6874

The glitter & the gold a spirited account of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's first director, the audacious and high-handed Luigi Palma di Cesnola

Author:
McFadden, Elizabeth  Search this
Subject:
Cesnola, Luigi Palma di 1832-1904  Search this
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) History  Search this
Physical description:
ix, 277 p illus 22 cm
Type:
Books
Biography
Biographies
History
Date:
1971
19th century
Call number:
N406.C42 M2
N406.C42 M2
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_6557

19th-century America: paintings and sculpture; an exhibition in celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 16 through September 7, 1970. Introd. by John K. Howat and John Wilmerding. Texts by John K. Howat, Natalie Spassky and others

Title:
Nineteenth-century America : paintings and sculpture
Author:
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Howat, John K  Search this
Spassky, Natalie  Search this
Wilmerding, John  Search this
Physical description:
1 volume (unpaged) illustrations (part color), portraits (part color) 27 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Catalogues d'exposition
Exhibition catalogs
Place:
USA
Date:
1970
19th century
19e siècle
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Art américain  Search this
Ausstellung  Search this
Malerei  Search this
Plastik  Search this
Geschichte (1800-1900)  Search this
New York (NY, 1970)  Search this
Call number:
N6510 .N53
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_4954

Western Union Building [black-and-white photoprint]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (11.0" x 7.2")
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
Circa 1880
Scope and Contents:
Mounted photoprint with caption: "Western Union Building, 195 Broadway, New York / Before the Fire of 1890." Number R-2519 in lower right corner of print. Eight-story Victorian-style building with elaborate rooftop elements.
Arrangement:
In series 23?, box Ph-1?, folder 1.
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000101(AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Office buildings -- New York (State)  Search this
Buildings -- New York (N.Y.)  Search this
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1880-1890 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.14: Addenda (2017) / Western Union building, Broadway, New York City
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82c072f05-8db8-4713-9a6c-43b82e3e5987
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11364

Old Transit in Southern Mississippi.

Published by:
Strohmeyer & Wyman, American, unknown-1901  Search this
Distributed by:
Underwood & Underwood, American, 1881 - 1940s  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Child or Children  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 3 1/8 × 6 1/8 in. (8 × 15.6 cm)
H x W (sheet): 3 1/2 × 6 15/16 in. (8.9 × 17.7 cm)
Type:
stereographs
Place depicted:
Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1885
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Communities  Search this
Domestic life  Search this
Families  Search this
Photography  Search this
Rural life  Search this
Transportation  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.248.4.23
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55ba92583-2342-4dbe-97b7-cf6f16967ffe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.248.4.23
Online Media:

Suspect Freedoms the Racial and Sexual Politics of Cubanidad in New York, 1823-1957

Author:
Mirabal, Nancy Raquel  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (241 pages)
Type:
Electronic resources
History
Place:
New York (State)
New York
New York (État)
Cuba
New York (N.Y.)
Date:
2017
19th century
20th century
19e siècle
20e siècle
Topic:
Cubans--History  Search this
Immigrants--History  Search this
Exiles--History  Search this
Cubans--Ethnic identity--History  Search this
Black people--Race identity--History  Search this
Race--Political aspects--History  Search this
Sex--Political aspects--History  Search this
Cubains--Histoire  Search this
Cubains--Identité ethnique--Histoire  Search this
Race--Aspect politique--Histoire  Search this
Sexualité--Aspect politique--Histoire  Search this
HISTORY--Caribbean & West Indies  Search this
Black people--Race identity  Search this
Cubans  Search this
Cubans--Ethnic identity  Search this
Ethnic relations  Search this
Exiles  Search this
Immigrants  Search this
Race--Political aspects  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Sex--Political aspects  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
F128.9.C97 M573 2016 (Internet)
Restrictions & Rights:
1-user
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1163020

Racial migrations New York City and the revolutionary politics of the Spanish Caribbean, 1850-1902 Jesse E. Hoffnung-Garskof

Author:
Hoffnung-Garskof, Jesse 1971-  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (xv, 369 pages, 10 pages of plates) illustrations, maps, portraits
Type:
Electronic resources
History
Place:
New York (State)
New York
New York (État)
United States
New York (N.Y.)
Date:
2019
19th century
19th Century
19e siècle
Topic:
Immigrants--History  Search this
Immigrants--Intellectual life  Search this
Latin Americans  Search this
Latino-Américains  Search this
HISTORY--State & Local--General  Search this
HISTORY--State & Local--Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)  Search this
HISTORY--State & Local--New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)  Search this
HISTORY  Search this
Emigration and immigration--Social aspects  Search this
Immigrants  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Emigration and immigration  Search this
Social aspects  Search this
History  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Call number:
F128.9.A1 H64 2019 (Internet)
Restrictions & Rights:
1-user
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1162438

Brooklyn before the bridge : American paintings from the Long Island Historical Society

Author:
Long Island Historical Society  Search this
Brooklyn Museum  Search this
Subject:
Long Island Historical Society  Search this
Physical description:
136 p. : ill., (some col.) ; 23 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
Long Island (N.Y.)
Date:
1982
C1982
19th century
Topic:
Painting, American  Search this
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) in art  Search this
In art  Search this
Call number:
ND210 .B749 1982X
ND210.B749 1982X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_147596

Conner Rosenkranz : 19th and 20th century American sculpture / [text by Avis Berman, Janis Conner and Betsy Fahlman]

Title:
19th and 20th century American sculpture
Author:
Conner Rosenkranz (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Physical description:
62 p. : ill ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2007
C2007
19th century
20th century
Topic:
Sculpture, American  Search this
Call number:
NB210 .C66 2007
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_830962

Black potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina

Editor:
Spinozzi, Adrienne  Search this
Author:
Brown, Vincent 1967-  Search this
Bramwell, Michael J  Search this
Lasser, Ethan W  Search this
Dave active 1834-1864  Search this
Interviewer:
Young, Jason R  Search this
Interviewee:
Leigh, Simone  Search this
Issuing body:
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),.)  Search this
Host institution:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  Search this
University of Michigan Museum of Art  Search this
High Museum of Art  Search this
Physical description:
199 pages illustrations (chiefly color), maps 27 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Exhibition catalogs
History
Place:
South Carolina
Edgefield
Date:
2022
19th century
Topic:
African American potters  Search this
Potters  Search this
Stoneware--History  Search this
ART / American / African American & Black  Search this
Stoneware  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1159883

Exploring our roots Kunhardt McGee Productions ; Inkwell Films ; WNET.ORG

Author:
Gates, Henry Louis Jr  Search this
Inkwell Films (Firm)  Search this
Kunhardt McGee Productions  Search this
PBS Distribution (Firm)  Search this
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Physical description:
3 videodiscs (approximately 12 hr.) sound, color 4 3/4 in
Type:
Video recordings
Documentary television programs
Documentary
Genealogy
Nonfiction television programs
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Place:
United States
Date:
2010
©2010
19th century
20th century
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
Genealogy  Search this
Immigrants  Search this
Call number:
video 001645
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1080262

James Hamblet [black & white photoprint]

Collector:
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer)  Search this
Photographer:
Naegeli (Union Square, New York)  Search this
Names:
Hamblet, James, 1824-1900  Search this
Collection Creator:
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer)  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver albumen on paper, on cabinet card., 6.5" x 4.3")
Container:
Box 85, Folder James Hamblet
Type:
Archival materials
Cabinet prints
Photographs
Studio portraits
Place:
New York (N.Y.) -- 1880-1890
Date:
April 20, 1893
Scope and Contents:
Studio portrait (cabinet print) by Naegeli, 46 E. 14th St., Union Square, New York City.
Local Numbers:
AC0069-0000005 (AC scan number)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form:
Cabinet prints
Photographs -- 1880-1890 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver albumen
Studio portraits
Collection Citation:
William J. Hammer Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
William J. Hammer Collection
William J. Hammer Collection / Series 4: Photographs / 4.3: Reference Materials / Portraits of "Eminent Men of Electrical Science" / H-M / Hamblet, James
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep873a8b759-1d09-4841-baf5-ed379c079998
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0069-ref3832

Decoration Day Academy of Music [program]

Sponsor:
Grand Army of the Republic  Search this
Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 7" x 5".)
Type:
Archival materials
Programs
Place:
New York (N.Y.) -- 1880-1890
Date:
May 30, 1882
Scope and Contents:
Program for Decoration Day for Grand Army of the Republic, New York City, May 30, 1882. Folded leaflat, heavy paper, pink inside, white outside. Cover has engraving of a rose.
Local Numbers:
AC0060-0001247a.tif (AC Scan No.: cover)

AC0060-0001247b.tif (AC Scan No.: inside pages)
General:
In Box 2, Folder 25.
Civil War Selections from the Archives Center
Related Materials:
Civil War series, Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Roses  Search this
Flowers  Search this
Memorial Day Celebrations  Search this
Decoration Day  Search this
Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
Genre/Form:
Programs
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Civil War
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Civil War / Government Records, Business Records, and Other / Civil War
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a7c60721-a1bc-4ced-a1db-d96211bed8b4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-civilwar-ref533
Online Media:

Uncle Tom's cabin, or, Life among the lowly a domestic drama, in six acts dramatized by George L. Aiken ; with cast of characters, stage business, costumes, relative positionsm andc., andc. as performed at the principal English and American theaters

Title:
Life among the lowly
Author:
Aiken, George L. 1830-1876  Search this
Author:
Stowe, Harriet Beecher 1811-1896 Uncle Tom's cabin  Search this
Troy Museum (Troy, N.Y.)  Search this
National Theatre (New York, N.Y. : Leonard Street)  Search this
Chestnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this
McVicker's Theatre  Search this
Physical description:
60 pages 20 cm
Type:
Adaptations
Date:
1858
19th century
Topic:
English fiction  Search this
Call number:
PS1006.A8 U54
PS1006.A8U54
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_82166

[Two African American men wearing top hats with advertising for Higgins German Laundry Soap [black and white photoprint.]

Photographer:
Block, B. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Advertiser:
Higgins German Laundry Soap  Search this
Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 4" x 2.5".)
Container:
Box 2, Folder 25
Culture:
African Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
Ca. 1879-1890
Local Numbers:
0300600334.tif (AC Scan)
General:
In Afro-Americana section, Box 2, Folder 25.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Soap  Search this
Laundry -- 1880-1890  Search this
advertising -- Soap  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1880-1890 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Afro-Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Afro-Americana
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Afro-Americana / Images of African Americans / Photographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8cc3544ba-3ba1-44a5-9980-abb2a6cc1aa7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-afro-ref573

19th century French drawings from the Robert Lehman Collection : catalogue / by George Szabo

Author:
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Szabó, George  Search this
Subject:
Lehman, Robert 1892-1969 Art collections  Search this
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Physical description:
[92] p. : chiefly ill. ; 30 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
France
Date:
1980
19th century
Topic:
Drawing, French  Search this
Drawing  Search this
Call number:
NC246 .M48 1980
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_648239

From Queen to Empress: Victorian dress 1837-1877 : an exhibition at the Costume Institute, December 15, 1988-April 16, 1989 / Caroline Goldthorpe

Author:
Goldthorpe, Caroline  Search this
Costume Institute (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Subject:
Costume Institute (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Physical description:
87 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1988
C1988
19th century
Topic:
Costume--History  Search this
Call number:
GT737.G65 1988X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_365694

Fictions of emancipation Carpeaux's Why born enslaved! reconsidered edited by Elyse Nelson and Wendy S. Walters

Title:
Carpeaux's Why born enslaved! reconsidered
Author:
Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste 1827-1875  Search this
Editor:
Nelson, Elyse  Search this
Organizer:
Walters, Wendy S  Search this
Host institution:
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),.)  Search this
Physical description:
139 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (some color) 23 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition
Date:
2022
19th century
19e siècle
Topic:
Slavery in art  Search this
Black people in art  Search this
Sculpture, French  Search this
Sculpture  Search this
Personnes noires dans l'art  Search this
Sculpture française  Search this
ART / General  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1155198

Gifts from the fire American ceramics, 1880-1950 : from the collection of Martin Eidelberg Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen and Martin Eidelberg

Title:
American ceramics, 1880-1950 from the collection of Martin Eidelberg
Interviewer:
Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney  Search this
Interviewee:
Eidelberg, Martin P  Search this
Host institution:
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),.)  Search this
Physical description:
255 pages illustrations (chiefly color), portrait 29 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Interviews
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition
Place:
United States
New York (State)
New York
États-Unis
Date:
2021
19th century
20th century
20e siècle
19e siècle
Topic:
Art pottery, American  Search this
Modernism (Art)  Search this
Art pottery  Search this
Céramique d'art américaine  Search this
Modernisme (Art)  Search this
Art--Private collections  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1155640

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