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Editor:

Mithlo, Nancy Marie  Search this

Writer of foreword:

Martin, Robert  Search this

Subject:

Museum of Contemporary Native Arts  Search this

Institute of American Indian Arts  Search this

Physical description:

xvii, 196 pages, 76 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (chiefly color), portraits 26 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

United States

États-Unis

Date:

2020

Topic:

Indian art--Study and teaching  Search this

Art criticism--Study and teaching  Search this

Critique d'art--Étude et enseignement  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1159621

Creator:

Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873  Search this

Names:

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848  Search this

Astor, William B. (William Backhouse), 1792-1875  Search this

Atlee, Samuel Yorke, b. 1808  Search this

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861  Search this

Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878  Search this

Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850  Search this

Crawford, Thomas, 1813 or 14-1857  Search this

Dix, John A. (John Adams), 1798-1879  Search this

Durand, Asher Brown, 1796-1886  Search this

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865  Search this

Fuller, Charles Francis  Search this

Gray, Henry Peters, 1819-1877  Search this

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872  Search this

Healy, G.P.A. (George Peter Alexander), 1813-1894  Search this

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845  Search this

Kinney, E. Clementine  Search this

Kinney, William  Search this

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882  Search this

Marsh, George Perkins, 1801-1882  Search this

Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872  Search this

Peabody, George, 1795-1869  Search this

Powers, Longworth, 1835-1904  Search this

Powers, Preston, 1842 or 1843-1904  Search this

Sartain, John, 1808-1897  Search this

Story, William Wetmore, 1819-1895  Search this

Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878  Search this

Trollope, Francis  Search this

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852  Search this

Extent:

12.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Writings

Drawings

Poetry

Date:

1819-1953

bulk 1835-1883

Summary:

The papers of sculptor Hiram Powers measure 12.4 linear feet and date from 1819 to 1953, with the bulk of the material dating from 1835 to 1883. Over two-thirds of the collection consists of Powers' correspondence with business associates, purchasers of his artwork, and numerous friends in the United States and Florence, Italy. Of note is Powers' "Studio Memorandum," from 1841 to 1845, which contains dated notations of letters written, receipts and expenditures, business contacts, works in progress, commissions and price quotations for work, comments on problems encountered during studio work, and other notes. Additional papers include scattered biographical material, financial and legal records, printed materials, photographs of Powers, his family, artwork, as well as an extensive collection of carte de visite and cabinet card portraits of many notable figures. Also found is a small amount of artwork by Powers and others, a scrapbook, and two autograph and memorabilia albums.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of sculptor Hiram Powers measure 12.4 linear feet and date from 1819 to 1953, with the bulk of the material dating from 1835 to 1883. Over two-thirds of the collection consists of Powers' correspondence, which is particularly rich in documenting his artwork, methodology, and his interaction with business associates, purchasers of his artwork, and his numerous friends in the United States and Florence, Italy. Other papers include scattered biographical material, writings by Powers and others, financial and legal records, news clippings and printed items, photographs of Powers, his family, artwork, as well as an extensive collection of carte de visite and cabinet card portraits of many notable figures. Also found is a small amount of artwork by Powers and others, a scrapbook, and two autograph and memorabilia albums.

Biographical material consists of documents for honors conferred on Powers, price lists and inventories of his artwork, papers regarding his death, including a translation of his will, and ephemera, such as his studio cap.

The bulk of the collection consists of Powers' correspondence with family, friends, business associates, and others, documenting his career as an artist and his personal life after he and his family moved to Florence, Italy, in 1837. Almost all of the letters have typed unconfirmed transcriptions completed by volunteers at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Besides details of his studio work and business dealings, his letters often discuss his views on aesthetics, American politics, slavery and the Civil War, and Spiritualism. Notable correspondence is with William B. Astor, Edward Everett, Samuel York Atlee, William and E. Clementine Kinney, George P. Marsh, George Peabody, Presidents Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, William Cullen Bryant, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, John C. Calhoun, Thomas Crawford, John A. Dix, Asher Durand, Charles Francis Fuller, Henry Peters Gray, Horace Greeley, George P. A. Healy, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Samuel F. B. Morse, W. W. Story, John Sartain, Frances Trollope, and Daniel Webster.

Writings by Powers include his "Studio Memorandum," a journal-type notebook he kept from 1841 to 1845, which contains dated notations of letters written, receipts and expenditures, business contacts, works in progress, commissions and price quotations for work, comments on problems encountered during studio work, and other notes. Additional writings include poetry and autobiographical essays and instructions for handling his sculptures. Writings by others include poetry, most of which was written in praise of Powers' artwork. Of note are handwritten transcripts of poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Bayard Taylor, and John Quincy Adams. Also found here are short writings about Powers and his artwork.

Scattered financial and legal records in this collection include patent documents for tools invented by Powers, legal agreements, account statements, and bills and receipts. Printed material consists of news clippings, two booklets, an art association brochure, and an exhibition catalog for works by Powers.

This collection contains photographs of Hiram Powers, his family, friends, notable public figures, and artwork. Many of the photographs were taken by his son, Longworth Powers, who had a private photography studio in Florence. Included are portraits of Powers and his family, as well as a collection of 267 carte de visite and cabinet card portraits of artists, performers, politicians, writers, scientists, and other public figures, many of whom were friends with the Powers family. Other photographs depict Woodstock, Vermont, the marble quarry at Carrara, Italy, and artwork by Hiram and Preston Powers. Also found here is a photograph album kept by Louisa Powers.

Artwork consists of three drawings by Hiram Powers, including a caricature of Miner Kellogg. Also found in this collection is a scrapbook containing news clippings regarding the American tour of the sculpture Greek Slave, an autograph album belonging to Louisa Powers, and an album containing pencil drawings by Preston Powers and dried flowers collected on travels.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into 8 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1841-1927 (Box 1, 15; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1819-1883 (Box 1-10; 9.0 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings, 1827-1887 (Box 10; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 4: Financial and Legal Records, circa 1840s-1892, 1915 (Box 10, OV 17; 8 folders)

Series 5: Printed Material, circa 1845-1953 (Box 10; 5 folders)

Series 6: Photographs, circa 1860s-1900, 1927, 1932, early 1950s (Box 10-13, 16, OV 17; 1.8 linear feet)

Series 7: Artwork, 1860, mid-1800s (Box 11; 4 folders)

Series 8: Scrapbooks and Albums, 1847-1876 (Box 14; 3 folders)

Biographical Note:

American sculptor Hiram Powers (1805-1873) was born in Woodstock, Vermont, and lived and worked briefly in Washington, D.C. and Boston, before settling permanently in Florence, Italy. Powers is known for portrait busts of prominent American politicians and his idealized neo-classical sculptures, most notably the Greek Slave.

The second youngest of nine children, Powers moved with his family to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1817. When he was 18 he began working in a factory that repaired watches and organs, and he later worked in the mechanical department of Dorfeuille's Western Museum. There, he developed his interest in sculpture and received a commission to create wax figures for a tableau of Dante's Inferno. In 1825 he studied with the Prussian sculptor Frederick Eckstein, who taught him how to model clay and make plaster casts. His early commissions for portrait busts caught the attention of Nicholas Longworth, who became his first patron and funded his travel to Washington, DC, in 1834. While in Washington, Powers completed portrait busts of several prominent politicians, including President Andrew Jackson. He also briefly worked on several commissions in Boston. In 1837, thanks to the patronage of Colonel John S. Preston, he and his family moved to Florence, Italy. He intended to live there for only a few years, but remained there for the rest of his life.

Powers set up a studio in Florence with several assistants, and continued to work on portrait bust commissions. He and his family were active members of the intellectual community of American and English émigrés, such as Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Horatio Greenough, the Trollope family, and many others. His studio was also a frequent stop on tourists' visits to Florence. In 1839 Powers began working on idealized sculptures in the Neo-classical style, based on history, mythology, and religion. Perhaps most famous of these are Greek Slave and Fisher Boy. Completed in 1845, Greek Slave was exhibited in London and toured the United States. The sculpture received wide attention from the press for its depiction of female nudity and its philosophical significance, and established Powers' international success as a sculptor.

During his career Powers received private and government commissions for portrait busts and ideal sculptures, and sold many replicas of his work. He also invented improved tools for use in his studio, which were patented in the United States, and he developed a special finishing process for marble from the Carrara quarry. He maintained friendships with many Americans through extensive correspondence, and openly expressed his views on the Civil War and the abolition of slavery. Powers' son Longworth had a photography and sculpture studio nearby, and his son Preston, also a sculptor, took over many of Hiram Powers' remaining projects at the time of his death in 1873.

Related Material:

Additional Hiram Powers papers are available at the Winterthur Museum.

Separated Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds materials lent for microfilming. Reel D117 contains "The Sculpture of Hiram Powers," by Paul B. Metzler. Reels 815-818 includes a "Collection of Letters from Old Residents of Cincinnati to Hiram Powers," compiled by Clara Louise Dentler. Reels 1102-1103 are comprised of an unpublished manuscript entitled "White Marble: The Life and Letters of Hiram Powers, Sculptor," by Clara Louise Dentler. Lent materials were returned to the lenders and are not described in the collection container inventory.

Provenance:

The Hiram Powers papers were purchased by the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 1967 from Christina Seeber, great-granddaughter of Hiram Powers which was subsequenlty transferred to the Archives of American Art in 1984. The Cincinnati Historical Society and Ohio State University also lent the Archives omaterials for microfilming in 1974.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Rights:

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:

Sculptors -- Italy -- Florence  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Writings

Drawings

Poetry

Citation:

Hiram Powers papers, 1819-1953, bulk 1835-1883. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.powehira

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90ad32f84-2619-4144-9600-0e9de7d6372d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-powehira

Artist:

Balthus, French, b. Paris, 1908–2001  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

58 1/4 x 78 3/8 in. (148.0 x 199.0 cm)

Type:

Painting

Date:

(1944-1946)

Credit Line:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966

Accession Number:

66.347

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School:

Postwar European

Data Source:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2f7b4cf25-a951-4fcc-a6d3-86ccb3ae29f1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:hmsg_66.347

Artist:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this

Medium:

Ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 11.2 x 21.3 cm (4 7/16 x 8 3/8 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

United States

Date:

1893

Topic:

woman  Search this

United States  Search this

American Art  Search this

nude  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1894.42

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye333121121-3ad7-4f5f-a3b5-f23df427e022

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edanmdm:fsg_F1894.42

Artist:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this

Medium:

Ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 18.8 x 16.8 cm (7 3/8 x 6 5/8 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

United States

Date:

1893 (printed posthumously)

Topic:

woman  Search this

United States  Search this

American Art  Search this

nude  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1905.10

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye354400e40-ee1f-417a-accc-04084327afa9

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edanmdm:fsg_F1905.10

Artist:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this

Medium:

Ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 11 x 21.3 cm (4 5/16 x 8 3/8 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

United States

Date:

1893

Topic:

woman  Search this

United States  Search this

American Art  Search this

nude  Search this

model  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1906.163

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye33c8ff781-aff9-4164-b0cf-63e1de290e96

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edanmdm:fsg_F1906.163

Artist:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this

Medium:

Ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 17.2 x 12.7 cm (6 3/4 x 5 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

United States

Date:

1896

Topic:

child  Search this

United States  Search this

American Art  Search this

nude  Search this

model  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1906.196

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GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye381fecf43-915d-4606-92c7-09a667ce8f39

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1906.196

Artist:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this

Medium:

Ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 21.5 x 11.7 cm (8 7/16 x 4 5/8 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

United States

Date:

1891

Topic:

child  Search this

United States  Search this

American Art  Search this

nude  Search this

model  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1906.201

Restrictions & Rights:

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GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d00a0cce-b45c-4d4e-9e48-763d71ecb604

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edanmdm:fsg_F1906.201

Artist:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this

Medium:

Etching; ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 15.2 x 22.9 cm (6 x 9 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

United States

Date:

1859

Topic:

woman  Search this

United States  Search this

American Art  Search this

nude  Search this

model  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1898.295

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37e2b1aca-4a43-45d7-ae73-cb9b65d833e4

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edanmdm:fsg_F1898.295

Artist:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this

Medium:

Drypoint; ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 20.7 x 13.1 cm (8 1/8 x 5 3/16 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

United States

Date:

1872

Topic:

United States  Search this

American Art  Search this

nude  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1898.335

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ea9045a1-77f7-4e92-ab93-bdd8a241ca3b

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edanmdm:fsg_F1898.335

Artist:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this

Medium:

Drypoint; ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 23.3 x 15.7 cm (9 3/16 x 6 3/16 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

United States

Date:

1873

Topic:

woman  Search this

United States  Search this

American Art  Search this

nude  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1898.347

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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edanmdm:fsg_F1898.347

Artist:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this

Medium:

Etching; ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 19 x 26.5 cm (7 1/2 x 10 7/16 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

United States

Date:

ca. 1885-1888

Topic:

woman  Search this

United States  Search this

American Art  Search this

nude  Search this

model  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1900.49

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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3da4175c4-3b5c-42e7-bb63-a8ecb29ff760

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edanmdm:fsg_F1900.49

Artist:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this

Medium:

Etching; ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 21.4 x 12.5 cm (8 7/16 x 4 15/16 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

United States

Date:

ca. 1885-1888

Topic:

woman  Search this

United States  Search this

American Art  Search this

nude  Search this

model  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1903.172

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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3a7a6ff5a-a000-41bd-953e-b521c090d4cf

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edanmdm:fsg_F1903.172

Artist:

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this

Medium:

Etching; ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 13.4 x 9.5 cm (5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

United States

Date:

ca. 1885-1888

Topic:

woman  Search this

United States  Search this

American Art  Search this

nude  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1904.15

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GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ca72c5a6-23ae-4ab4-9626-dd75c3b77af9

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edanmdm:fsg_F1904.15

Artist:

Kobayashi Donge 小林ドンゲ (born 1927)  Search this

Medium:

Etching; ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 23.5 × 32.4 cm (9 1/4 × 12 3/4 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

Japan

Date:

1982

Period:

Showa era

Topic:

cat  Search this

Showa era (1926 - 1989)  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

nude  Search this

The Kenneth and Kiyo Hitch Collection of Modern and Contemporary Japanese Prints  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase and partial gift of the Kenneth and Kiyo Hitch Collection from Kiyo Hitch with funds from the Mary Griggs Burke Endowment

Accession Number:

S2019.3.1032

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye31c9044f3-a2cb-4612-b0c8-0ff0572815bb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2019.3.1032

Photographer:

Garbo (Chicago)  Search this

Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this

Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this

Maurice (Chicago)  Search this

Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this

Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this

Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this

Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this

Names:

Palace Burlesque Theatre (Buffalo, N.Y.)  Search this

Extent:

0.33 Cubic feet (2 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Clippings

Photographs

Place:

Buffalo (N.Y.) -- photographs -- 1920-1970

Date:

late 1920's-1967

Scope and Contents:

Newspaper clippings; advertising brochures; and photoprints of performers at the Palace Theatre (including studio publicity portraits). The majority of the items are silver gelatin photoprints. Some photographers are listed below as index terms. Subjects of photographs include strippers and comedians; photographs of women include portraits as well as full-length figures, nude or in costume.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into one series. Arranged alphabetically by subjects' names within categories.

Biographical / Historical:

George Dewey Michaels (1898-1982) was owner, director, general manager and producer of the Palace Burlesque Theater in Buffalo, New York until it closed on September 29, 1977, when Michaels was 79 years old. Michaels started in the business when he was 19 years old. Through the years, he featured Abbott and Costello, Phil Silvers, Jerry Lewis, Red Buttons, and Sammy Davis, Jr. who was then a dancer with the Will Master Trio which included his father and uncle. The Palace Burlesque was part of a 40-city circuit. Michaels was married in 1920 to Phyllis Boasberg. She died in 1969, leaving two sons and one daughter. On December 4, 1980, Michaels donated a backdrop, used in the theatre, to the Smithsonian. The backdrop had a musical theme with a clarinetist and notes rendered in extravagant art nouveau. Michaels was then 83 years old. Other backdrops were distributed to other theatres and collectors. They were 60-100 years old, painted in Diamond Dye, and worth about $1,000 apiece.

Related Materials:

Theatrical backdrops and director's chair located in the Division of Home and Community Life (now Division of Cultural and Community Life).

Provenance:

Collection donated by Mr. Dewey Michaels, January 31, 1981.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

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:

Glamour photography -- 1920-1970  Search this

Striptease -- 1920-1970  Search this

Stripteasers -- 1920-1970  Search this

Nudity in the performing arts  Search this

Theatrical producers and directors -- 1920-1970  Search this

Comedians -- 1920-1970  Search this

Entertainers -- 1920-1970  Search this

Musicians -- 20th century  Search this

Burlesque shows -- 1920-1970  Search this

Burlesque (Theater) -- 1920-1970  Search this

Entertainment -- Photographs -- 1920-1970  Search this

Genre/Form:

Clippings -- 20th century

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 19th-20th century

Citation:

Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0065

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep896ac7af6-87c2-4acc-9b9c-9fc959e4fa84

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0065

Artist:

Yoshida Hiroshi 吉田博 (1876-1950)  Search this

Medium:

Ink and color on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 41.9 x 28.2 cm (16 1/2 x 11 1/8 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

Japan

Date:

1927

Period:

Showa era

Topic:

Showa era (1926 - 1989)  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

nude  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds and partial gift of H. Ed Robison

Accession Number:

S1998.280

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37bce8b10-f76a-47e6-a737-2e1a65966dc8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S1998.280

Artist:

Yoshida Hiroshi 吉田博 (1876-1950)  Search this

Medium:

Ink and color on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 56.5 x 44.7 cm (22 1/4 x 17 5/8 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

Japan

Date:

1927

Period:

Showa era

Topic:

Showa era (1926 - 1989)  Search this

Japan  Search this

mirror  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

nude  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds and partial gift of H. Ed Robison

Accession Number:

S1998.282

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ae4b2f7c-1334-4c49-bf3a-0ba2c895c844

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S1998.282

Artist:

Yoshida Hiroshi 吉田博 (1876-1950)  Search this

Medium:

Ink and color on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 37.1 x 24.6 cm (14 5/8 x 9 11/16 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

Japan

Date:

1927

Period:

Showa era

Topic:

woman  Search this

Showa era (1926 - 1989)  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

nude  Search this

Robert O. Muller collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Robert O. Muller Collection

Accession Number:

S2003.8.3557

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c70b1b8d-e438-4e63-aedb-0c900a68f2fc

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edanmdm:fsg_S2003.8.3557

Artist:

Yoshida Hiroshi 吉田博 (1876-1950)  Search this

Medium:

Ink and color on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (overall): 51.4 x 37.9 cm (20 1/4 x 14 15/16 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

Japan

Date:

1927

Period:

Showa era

Topic:

woman  Search this

Showa era (1926 - 1989)  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

nude  Search this

Robert O. Muller collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Robert O. Muller Collection

Accession Number:

S2003.8.3559

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3fcfc736a-c300-4e14-9ac5-60a9da2e406d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2003.8.3559