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Louis Schanker papers, circa 1920-1981

Creator:
Schanker, Louis, 1903-1981  Search this
Type:
Drawings
Scrapbooks
Sketchbooks
Citation:
Louis Schanker papers, circa 1920-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Mural painting and decoration, American -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8425
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210599
AAA_collcode_schaloui
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210599

James Daugherty papers, 1904-1978

Creator:
Daugherty, James Henry, 1889-1974  Search this
Type:
Sketchbooks
Citation:
James Daugherty papers, 1904-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)6372
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)215234
AAA_collcode_daugjame
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_215234

Joan Combs Rudman papers, 1969-1997

Creator:
Rudman, Joan Combs  Search this
Citation:
Joan Combs Rudman papers, 1969-1997. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Watercolorists -- United States -- Sources  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)6274
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216619
AAA_collcode_rudmjoan
Theme:
Women
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_216619

Oral history interview with Louis Schanker, circa 1963

Interviewee:
Schanker, Louis, 1903-1981  Search this
Interviewer:
Phillips, Harlan B., 1920-1979,  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 Louis Schanker, circa 1963. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Painters -- Connecticut -- Stamford -- Interviews  Search this
Printmakers -- Connecticut -- Stamford -- Interviews  Search this
Theme:
New Deal  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12390
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213821
AAA_collcode_schank63
Theme:
New Deal
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213821
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Wood and Adelaide Lawson Gaylor papers

Creator:
Gaylor, Wood, 1883-1957  Search this
Gaylor, Adelaide Lawson, 1889-1986  Search this
Names:
Artists Coordination Committee (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Downtown Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett), 1851-1928  Search this
Extent:
2.6 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sketchbooks
Date:
circa 1849-1986
Summary:
The papers of painters Samuel Wood and Adelaide Lawson Gaylor measure 2.6 linear feet and date from circa 1849-1986. They illustrate the couple's careers and lives through biographical materials, correspondence, writings, subject files, printed and photographic material, and artwork.
Scope and Contents:
The Wood and Adelaide Lawson Gaylor papers measure 2.6 linear feet and date from circa 1849-1986. Biographical material consists of items related to Wood, Adelaide, and their daughter Isabel (Dale) including death certificates, birth certificates, and resumes. Also included are various art sales records. Correspondence is to and from the Gaylor's regarding personal and professional matters. Writings include journals, notebooks, and various autobiographical accounts about Wood's life and career, as well as writings about the Gaylor's and miscellaneous topics by others. Subject files consist of materials relating to the artistic careers of Wood Gaylor and Adelaide Lawson, to Gaylor's work as a fashion pattern designer, and, more broadly, to the New York art scene starting in 1930. Printed material includes exhibition announcements and catalogs, publications, news clippings, and picture postcards. Photographic material consists of photographs of Wood and Adelaide, their family and friends, and artworks. Artwork includes multiple sketchbooks and sketches by Wood, Adelaide, and their daughter Isabel (Dale).
Arrangement:
This collection consists of seven series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1890-1979 (.1 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1866-1986 (.23 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1909-1979 (.7 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 4: Subject Files, circa 1877-1976 (.5 Linear feet: Box 2)

Series 5: Printed Material, circa 1910-1984 (.5 Linear feet: Box 2, OV 4)

Series 6: Photographic Material, circa 1849-1970 (.4 Linear feet: Boxes 2-3, OV 5)

Series 7: Artwork, circa 1916-1940 (.2 Linear feet: Box 3)
Biographical / Historical:
Samuel Wood Gaylor (1883-1957) and Adelaide Lawson Gaylor (1889-1986) were husband and wife artists who worked primarily in New York.

Samuel Wood Gaylor was a painter and lithographer known for his colorful paintings and colored wood carvings. Wood Gaylor was born in Stamford, Connecticut and moved frequently throughout his childhood. When he turned sixteen, he left school to begin work creating sewing patterns at Butterick's. Wood continued to work in the sewing pattern industry where he advanced from designer to assistant manager for the Home Pattern Company, and finally to head of the Manhattan based locations of the New York Pattern Company.

In 1909, he married his first wife Ruth E. M. Lorick, with whom he had one daughter Ruth Wood Gaylor, and began his art training at the National Academy of Design. He continued in 1912 by taking instruction from Walt Kuhn at the New York School of Art in Fort Lee, New Jersey. In 1926, Wood married his second wife Adelaide Lawson, with whom he had two sons Wynn Lawson and Randall, and one daughter Isabel (Dale) Gaylor who died in 1955.

During his career Wood created artwork in several styles including the impressionist, abstract, and muralistic styles. He had works exhibited in the Armory Show, was a part of the Cooperative Mural Workshop for a short time, and had multiple solo exhibitions. In 1917, Wood joined the Penguin Club with Walt Kuhn and others. This club aimed to provide support for artists who rejected the conservative aesthetics of the National Academy. He exhibited at the Armory Show, the Penguin Club, and the Downtown Gallery and participated in many art organizations including the Kit-Kat Club, Modern Artists of America, American Society of Painters, and Sculptors and Engravers. He served on the board for the Salons of America, the Hamilton Easter Field Art Foundation, the New York City Municipal Art Committee, and the Museum of Art, Ogunquit, Maine.

Wood Gaylor died in 1957 at the age of seventy-three in Glenwood Landing, New York.

Adelaide Lawson Gaylor was a painter known for her modernist oil paintings of figures and landscapes. Adelaide Lawson was born in New York to her parents Simeon Levy and Belle Hart Lawson. She completed her artistic training at the Art Students League of New York under Kenneth Hayes Miller and also studied under Hamilton Easter Field at his Ogunquit School of Painting and Sculpture in Ogunquit, Maine.

Lawson's first public exhibition was at the MacDowell Club in 1916. In 1922, she contributed a painting to a group exhibition held at a segregated high school art studio in Washington D.C. organized and run by black artists. Lawson was a supporter of Black rights and because of her participation in this event her name can be found listed among other black artists. Other exhibitions and shows Lawson participated in were with the Whitney Studio Club, Society of Independent Artists, and the New York Society of Women Artists. She also joined and became a director of the Salons of America founded by Hamilton Easter Field. In 1925, Lawson had her first solo exhibition at Gallery 134.

Adelaide Lawson Gaylor died in 1986 at the age of 97 in Long Island, New York.
Provenance:
The Wood and Adelaide Lawson Gaylor papers were donated in several installments from 1958 to 2015. In 1958 material found on reel D9 was donated by T. J. McCormick. Material on reel D160 was donated in 1964 by Adelaide Lawson Gaylor and the remainder of the material was donated in 1986 by the Gaylors' sons, Wynn L. and Randall Gaylor. Sixteen items, mostly cards and letters to Gaylor were donated in 2008 by Christine Oaklander in honor of Dr. William Innes Homer, Art Historian and Professor Emeritus at the University of Delaware. Oaklander purchased the letters from Wynn Gaylor. An additional twenty-one documents, mostly cards and letters to Gaylor, were donated in 2015 by Wynn Gaylor.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
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.
Occupation:
Lithographers -- New York (State)  Search this
Painters -- New York (State)  Search this
Sculptors -- New York (State)  Search this
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Modernism (Art)  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Artist couples  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sketchbooks
Citation:
Wood and Adelaide Lawson Gaylor papers, circa 1849-1986, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.gaylwood
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw997c2632d-47a8-4d87-bbfe-fcd16920015f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-gaylwood

Oral history interview with Louis Schanker

Interviewee:
Schanker, Louis, 1903-1981  Search this
Interviewer:
Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-1979  Search this
Creator:
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Names:
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Extent:
74 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
circa 1963
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Louis Schanker conducted circa 1963, by Harlan Phillips, for the Archives of American Art.
Biographical / Historical:
Louis Schanker (1903-1981) was a printmaker and painter in Stamford, Conn.
General:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 19 min.
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:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Topic:
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Painters -- Connecticut -- Stamford -- Interviews  Search this
Printmakers -- Connecticut -- Stamford -- Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.schank63
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9170bfde8-5f58-462f-8b38-008e86861ecd
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-schank63
Online Media:

Alfons Bach Papers

Creator:
Bach, Alfons, 1904-1999  Search this
Names:
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company  Search this
Callaway Mills  Search this
Cooper-Hewitt Design Archive  Search this
General Electric Company  Search this
Heywood-Wakefield Company  Search this
Palm Trail Plaza  Search this
Philco Corporation  Search this
Ridgeway Center  Search this
Sach's New York  Search this
Seneca Textile Building  Search this
Extent:
6 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Slides
Clippings
Aerial photographs
Sketches
Photographs
Plans
Proposals
Exhibition catalogs
Writings
Speeches
Awards
Scrapbooks
Certificates
Date:
1934-1992
Scope and Contents:
Biographical files cover the period from 1938-1989 and include resumes, clippings, correspondence, certificates, awards, speeches, brochures for exhibitions, and artwork.

The project files cover the period from 1934-1961 and contain clippings, catalogs, brochures, and scrapbooks. This material documents Bach's work as an industrial designer, architect, and painter from 1934-1992.

The files on the Ridgeway Center mall are particularly extensive. Photographs cover the period from 1937-1961 and document Bach's design projects, particularly the Ridgeway Center, his house in Stamford, and the Miami and New York offices of Callaway Mills. Portraits of Bach and his family are included as well.

Glass lantern slides document Bach's interior and exterior design projects. Also included are several signed and numbered prints of Bach's watercolor scenes of the Riviera.
Arrangement:
The Collection i s arranged into three series.

Series 1: Biographical Materials and Project Files, 1934-1989 Series 2: Photographs, 1942-1961 Series 3: Lantern slides (glass), undated
Biographical / Historical:
Industrial designer, architect, and painter. Born in Germany, 1904. Bach studied film directing and design in Europe. He turned to industrial design upon immigrating to the United States in 1926. His design work from 1932-1953 include a Philco radio, furniture for Heywood-Wakefield, carpets for Bigelow-Sanford, and appliances for General Electric. Bach designed and built his own home in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1938.

In the late 1940s, he developed a plan for one of the first shopping malls in America, the Ridgeway Center in Stamford, Connecticut. He remodeled the interior and exterior of Sach's furniture store, 1948-1949, and redesigned the Seneca Textile Building on 34th Street in Manhattan in 1952. Bach moved to Florida in 1959, where he designed the Palm Trail Plaza, a marina apartment complex in Delray Beach, completed in 1961. In addition, Bach was also a noted painter. His watercolors were featured in numerous exhibitions in the United States and Europe.
Related Archival Materials:
Materials at the Smithsonian

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Drawings and Prints Department holds 431 drawings of designs for furniture, textiles, lamps, pianos, clocks, appliances, and retail, office, and home interiors
Provenance:
Collection donated by Alfons Bach in 1993.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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.
Occupation:
Industrial designers -- United States  Search this
Architects -- United States  Search this
Topic:
Design, Industrial -- United States  Search this
Display of merchandise  Search this
Furniture design -- United States  Search this
Radio -- Receivers and reception  Search this
Carpets -- United States  Search this
Interior decoration -- United States  Search this
Architecture -- Designs and plans  Search this
Shopping malls -- United States  Search this
Watercolor painting -- United States  Search this
Apartment houses  Search this
Genre/Form:
Slides
Clippings
Aerial Photographs
Sketches
Photographs -- 20th century
Plans
Proposals
Exhibition catalogs
Writings
Speeches
Awards
Scrapbooks
Certificates
Citation:
Alfons Bach Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1272
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Alfons Bach Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86cb7a712-7b15-4d1a-aa64-98e3e57e1c61
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1272
Online Media:

Charles Ronald Bechtle Jr. papers, 1951-1998

Creator:
Bechtle, Jr., C. Ronald, 1924-2014  Search this
Citation:
Charles Ronald Bechtle Jr. papers, 1951-1998. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)16285
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)373513
AAA_collcode_bechchar
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_373513

Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin papers

Creator:
DeMonte, Claudia, 1947-  Search this
McGowin, Ed, 1938-  Search this
Extent:
7.2 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Video recordings
Date:
1960-2018
Summary:
The papers of Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin measure 7.2 linear feet and date between 1960 and 2018. The papers primarily document Claudia DeMonte's career as a painter, and to a lesser extent her husband's career, through correspondence with family, friends, colleagues, and art institutions; notebooks, poetry, and other writings; scrapbooks; curriculum vitas, awards and certificates, commissions, and other professional activity; exhibition announcements and catalogs, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and other printed material; sketchbooks and other artwork; personal photographs, portraits, of artwork, and other photographic material.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin measure 7.2 linear feet and date between 1960 and 2018. The papers primarily document Claudia DeMonte's career as a painter, and to a lesser extent her husband's career, through correspondence with family, friends, colleagues, and art institutions; notebooks, poetry, and other writings; scrapbooks; curriculum vitas, awards and certificates, commissions, and other professional activity; exhibition announcements and catalogs, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and other printed material; sketchbooks and other artwork; personal photographs, portraits, of artwork, and other photographic material.

Correspondence includes letters and postcards to and from family, friends, colleagues, and art institutions.

Writings includes a file of poetry written by DeMonte, manuscripts of books written by DeMonte, and a series of notebooks. Some of the notebooks are a combination of notes and sketches.

Scrapbooks consist of eight scrapbooks consisting of mixed material such as notes, photographs, sketches, and printed material.

Professional material consists of awards and certificates, a large number of calendars, commision work including an art project for the University of Northern Iowa completed by both DeMonte and McGowin, and a number of VHS and Betamax cassettes documenting DeMonte's career and interviews in connection with her Women of the World exhibition.

Printed material consists of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, exhibition announcements and catalogs, exhibition posters, and newsletters.

Artwork consists of a file of drawings and some sketchbooks.

Photographic material consists of photographs and slides of DeMonte, her artwork, and some of her exhibitions. There is also a file of photographs of DeMonte and McGowin at the White House with First Lady Laura Bush, and there are personal photographs of DeMonte and McGowin traveling and with family and friends.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into seven series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1967-2013 (1.7 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 2: Writings, 1975-2013 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 2-3)

Series 3: Scrapbooks, 1967-2009 (1.0 linear feet; Box 3, 9-10)

Series 4: Professional Activity Files, 1964-2013 (1.7 linear feet; Boxes 3-5, 9)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1960-2018 (1.9 linear feet; Boxes 5-7)

Series 6: Artwork, circa 1973 (0.1 linear feet; Box 7)

Series 7: Photographic Material, circa 1977-2010 (0.3 linear feet; Boxes 7-8)
Biographical / Historical:
Claudia DeMonte (1947- ) was born and raised in Astoria, New York City. She has more than 100 one-person shows and 600 group exhibitions nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at the Corcoran Museum, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Mississippi Museum, Tucson Museum, Flint Institute of Art, Museum of the Southwest, etc.

Her work is in numerous museum permanent collections, including the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Stamford Museum, Boca Raton Museum, and in major corporate collections such as those of Hyatt Regency Hotels, Exxon, Citibank and Siemens. Her public commissions have come from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Brooklyn Library System, Queens Supreme Court, Prudential Life Insurance, the State of New Mexico, and New York City School Construction Authority.

DeMonte is also the curator of "Women of the World: A Global Collection of Art." This traveling exhibition, with accompanying books, includes works of women from 177 countries dealing with the images of women.

DeMonte's work is heavily influenced by her travels to over 80 countries, her interest in the roles of women in contemporary society and Outsider Art, a collection compiled with her husband, artist Ed McGowin.

For 33 years, DeMonte has served on the faculty of the University of Maryland, where she was named Distinguished Scholar Teacher and Professor Emerita. In 2006, She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the College of Santa Fe.

DeMonte presently lives with her husband in New York City and Kent, Connecticut.

Ed McGowin (1938- ) was born in 1938 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and grew up in Mississippi and Alabama, receiving the M.A. from the University of Alabama. He has had one-person exhibitions at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C.; the Baltimore Museum; and the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris, France. Since 1979, McGowin has executed major outdoor commissions for numerous public and private organizations, often collaborating with his wife, Claudia DeMonte.
Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Claudia DeMonte conducted by Liza Kirwin between February 13 and April 24, 1991; and the Ed McGowin papers, 1962-1998.
Provenance:
The Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin papers were donated in 1994 by Claudia DeMonte and in 2020 by Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
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.
Occupation:
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Mixed-media artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Educators -- Maryland -- College Park  Search this
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Collagists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women sculptors  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Genre/Form:
Video recordings
Citation:
Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin papers, 1960-2018. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.democlau
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98cf90804-0751-4bb3-b276-8f730e83692b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-democlau

Letterpress book. Volume 5, 1898 November 5 - 1900 February 19

Collection Creator:
Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919  Search this
Container:
Box 40, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Collection Citation:
Charles Lang Freer Papers. FSA A.01. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of the estate of Charles Lang Freer.
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Charles Lang Freer Papers
Charles Lang Freer Papers / Series 2: Correspondence / 2.2: Charles Lang Freer Letterpress Books, 1892-1910
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3cb518e08-e55e-4b03-9b99-f8249ce13087
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a-01-ref645
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Louis Schanker papers

Creator:
Schanker, Louis, 1903-1981  Search this
Extent:
3.4 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Scrapbooks
Sketchbooks
Date:
circa 1920-1981
Scope and Contents:
The Louis Schanker papers measure 3.4 linear feet and date from circa 1920-1981. Included is personal and professional correspondence, printed material including exhibitions announcements, catalogs and newspaper clippings; 4 scrapbooks in three-ring binders; works of art including loose sketches and 2 sketchbooks; and photographs of Schanker, his friends, colleagues and family, works of art and exhibition installations; and miscellany relating to Schanker's teaching and painting careers.
Biographical / Historical:
Louis Schanker (1903-1981) was a printmaker and painter in Stamford, Connecticut. Between 1934 and 1939, Schanker completed 11 mural panels for the Neponsit Beach Hospital on Long Island, and murals for radio station WNYC and the Science and Health Building at the New York World's Fair. He later taught at the New School and Bard College.
Separated Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reel N68-16) including correspondence (1934-1968), exhibition catalogs (1936-1966), clippings (1936-1966), and a scrapbook (1928-1944).
Provenance:
Material on microfilm reel N68-16 lent for microfilming by Louis Schanker in 1968. Original material donated in 1984 and 2020 by Lou Siegel, Louis Schanker's nephew.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
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.
Occupation:
Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Mural painting and decoration, American -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Scrapbooks
Sketchbooks
Identifier:
AAA.schaloui
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92e9d3e8d-551b-4ff3-982f-73303f9a5147
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-schaloui

James Daugherty papers

Creator:
Daugherty, James Henry, 1889-1974  Search this
Extent:
6.5 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sketchbooks
Date:
1904-1978
Summary:
The papers of painter, muralist, children's book author and illustrator James Daugherty measure 6.5 linear feet and date from 1904-1978. The papers document Daugherty's career and artistic process through a small amount of biographical material, correspondence, writings, printed material, and sketchbooks. The 150 sketchbooks span seven decades and are the bulk and highlight of this collection. They contain preparatory drawings and sketches for artworks, murals, and illustrations, as well mock-ups for books, travel sketches, and a good deal of writing. Daugherty worked in both a non-objective abstract style and in representational illustration. His illustrations depict biblical stories and familiar characters and caricatures from American folklore including Revolutionary War heroes, Native Americans, American explorers and frontiersman.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of painter, muralist, children's book author and illustrator James Daugherty measure 6.5 linear feet and date from 1904-1978. The papers document Daugherty's career and artistic process through a small amount of biographical material, correspondence, writings, printed material, and sketchbooks. The 150 sketchbooks span seven decades and are the bulk and highlight of this collection. They contain preparatory drawings and sketches for artworks, murals, and illustrations, as well mock-ups for books, travel sketches, and a good deal of writing. Daugherty worked in both a non-objective abstract style and in representational illustration. His illustrations depict biblical stories and familiar characters and caricatures from American folklore including Revolutionary War heroes, Native Americans, American explorers and frontiersman.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as five series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1911-1965 (Box 1; 1 folder)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1911-1978 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings, 1940-1960 (Box 1; 2 folders)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1917-1975 (Box 1, 1 folder)

Series 5: Sketchbooks, 1904-1974 (Boxes 1-11, OVs 12-13; 6.3 linear feet)
Biographical / Historical:
James Daugherty (1889-1974) was a painter, muralist, children's book author and illustrator in Weston, Connecticut. Born in Asheville, North Carolina, the Daugherty family moved first to Ohio, then to Washington D.C. where Daugherty spent his adolescence. He studied art at the Corcoran Art Institute, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, the National Academy of Design in New York City, and with Frank Brangwyn in London. Daugherty was a member of the Society of Independent Artists and was featured in their 1917 exhibition. His artwork has also been featured in exhibitions at the Whitney Museum and the Museum of Modern Art. As part of the Public Works of Art Project, he created murals at the State Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio and at the Ferguson Library in Stamford, Connecticut. Daugherty also wrote and illustrated several children's books including Andy and the Lion, and Daniel Boone for which he won the Newberry medal in 1940.
Provenance:
Donated to the Archives of American Art in 1993 by Charles Daugherty, Daugherty's son, and in 2017 by the James Daugherty Foundation, via John Solum, Trustee.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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.
Occupation:
Painters -- Connecticut -- Weston  Search this
Muralists -- Connecticut -- Weston  Search this
Illustrators -- Connecticut -- Weston  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sketchbooks
Citation:
James Daugherty papers, 1904-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.daugjame
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James Daugherty papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e53572ee-a069-432d-b5f1-53a8d087241c
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-daugjame

Charles Ronald Bechtle Jr. papers

Creator:
Bechtle, C. Ronald, Jr.  Search this
Extent:
2 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1951-1998
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence, writings, photographs, and printed material relating to the career of painter Charles Ronald Bechtle, Jr.
Correspondence is with galleries and museums regarding gifts of artwork and exhibitions and also contain consignment forms, price lists, receipts, and other financial material. Writings include 13 notebooks containing Bechtle's thoughts on art, diary entries, drafts of articles and lectures, and notes. Photographs consist of an album containing images of Bechtle's work and studios and two CDs containing images of Bechtle's works. Printed material consists of gallery announcements and catalogs.
Biographical / Historical:
Charles Ronald Bechtle, Jr.(1924-2014) was a painter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Stamford, Connecticut.
Provenance:
Donated 2015 by the Charles Ronald Bechtle Estate, via David B. Harwi, executor.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Occupation:
Painters -- Connecticut  Search this
Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.bechchar
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9266c94e5-b0f4-4987-8153-ddcc2e4cce1e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-bechchar

Obituaries

Collection Creator:
McEntee, Jervis, 1828-1891  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 16
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1891
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires and appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Jervis McEntee papers, 1796, 1848-1905. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Jervis McEntee papers
Jervis McEntee papers / Series 4: Miscellany
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90410ac83-b902-4217-8aba-ce73d7cd8a15
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-mcenjerv-ref105
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Jacqueline Moss papers relating to painter Gertrude Greene

Creator:
Moss, Jacqueline  Search this
Names:
Greene, Gertrude, 1904-1956  Search this
Extent:
0.2 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1980-1981
Scope and Contents:
Master's thesis, THE CONSTRUCTIONS OF GERTRUDE GREENE, THE 1930s AND 1940s, submitted to Queens College, the City University of New York, 1980; and an article on Greene from ARTS MAGAZINE, April 1981.
Biographical / Historical:
Art historian; Stamford, Conn.
Provenance:
Donated 1981 by Jacqueline Moss.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Painters  Search this
Art historians -- Connecticut -- Stamford  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.mossjacq
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c67b01c6-de99-4513-b0bb-41856227e8a5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-mossjacq

Resume and Biography

Collection Creator:
De Forest, Roy, 1930-2007  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1972-2005
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings and born-digital records with no duplicate copies requires advance notice.
Collection Citation:
Roy De Forest papers, 1916-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Roy De Forest papers
Roy De Forest papers / Series 1: Biographical Material
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a74705a6-cd3f-4e99-ba60-fbc9f0831626
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-deforoy-ref10
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Joan Combs Rudman papers

Creator:
Rudman, Joan Combs  Search this
Extent:
0.2 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1969-1997
Summary:
The papers of watercolorist and educator Joan Combs Rudman measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1969 to 1997. Found are materials relating to Rudman's incomplete book project on twenty contemporary American women watercolorists.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of watercolorist and educator Joan Combs Rudman measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1969 to 1997. Found are materials relating to Rudman's incomplete book project on twenty contemporary American women watercolorists.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Joan Combs Rudman (1927- ) is a watercolorist and educator in Stamford, Connecticut. Rudman worked on a book project discussing twenty American women watercolorists.
Provenance:
Donated 1999 by Joan Combs Rudman.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
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.
Occupation:
Watercolorists -- Connecticut -- Stamford  Search this
Educators -- Connecticut -- Stamford  Search this
Painters -- Connecticut -- Stamford  Search this
Topic:
Watercolorists -- United States -- Sources  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Citation:
Joan Combs Rudman papers, 1969-1997. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.rudmjoan
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Joan Combs Rudman papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9273c5fe8-b473-47f3-b920-bb1826c9a64f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-rudmjoan

18c Frederic Remington single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 1934
Medium:
paper; ink ( ); adhesive
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
October 9, 1981
Topic:
Art & Photography  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
1985.0021.2529
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm85f9687dc-ba7c-4e04-8b71-50e062422c79
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1985.0021.2529

Landing of Jacques Cartier at Cape Gaspe in 1534, (painting)

Painter:
Lewis, James Otto 1799-1858 (attributed to)  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Avis & Rockwell Gardiner 60 Mill Road Stamford Connecticut 06903
Topic:
History--France  Search this
Control number:
IAP 80042969
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_176471

Ida Littlejohn, (painting)

Painter:
Gladding, Timothy Allen 1818-1864  Search this
Subject:
Littlejohn, Ida  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Avis & Rockwell Gardiner 60 Mill Road Stamford Connecticut 06903
Topic:
Portrait female--Child  Search this
Primitive  Search this
Control number:
IAP 80042353
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_175891

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