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Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Landscape--California  Search this

Architecture exterior--Religious--Mission  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G390075

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_481362

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Landscape--Coast  Search this

Landscape--California--Angel Island  Search this

Waterscape--Bay--San Francisco Bay  Search this

Architecture--Boat--Sailboat  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G390077

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_481364

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Landscape--California  Search this

Landscape--Mountain  Search this

Landscape--Tree  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G390078

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_481365

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Landscape--California--Corte Madera  Search this

Landscape--Mountain--Mt. Tamalpais  Search this

Landscape--Tree  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G390079

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_481366

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Topic:

Waterscape--Bay--San Francisco Bay  Search this

Landscape--California  Search this

Landscape--Mountain  Search this

Landscape--Tree  Search this

Landscape--Coast  Search this

Control number:

IAP 8G390080

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_481367

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings-Lunette

Paintings-Mural

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Coit Tower Inner office, east wall San Francisco California

Date:

1934

Topic:

Landscape--California--San Francisco  Search this

Landscape--Farm  Search this

Figure male--Full length  Search this

Occupation--Farm--Sowing  Search this

Architecture--Vehicle--Tractor  Search this

Control number:

IAP 88750073

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_364930

Painter:

Cuneo, Rinaldo 1877-1939  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings-Lunette

Paintings-Mural

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Coit Tower Inner office, west wall San Francisco California

Date:

1934

Topic:

Landscape--California--San Francisco  Search this

Landscape--Farm  Search this

Landscape--Road  Search this

Figure male--Full length  Search this

Occupation--Farm--Farmer  Search this

Object--Tool--Hoe  Search this

Control number:

IAP 88750074

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_364931

Artist:

Faith Ringgold, born New York City 1930-died Englewood, NJ 2024  Search this

Medium:

acrylic on canvas with printed, dyed and pieced fabric

Dimensions:

94 x 83 in. (238.8 x 210.8 cm.)

Type:

Painting

Date:

1988

Topic:

Figure group  Search this

African American  Search this

Recreation\leisure\eating and drinking  Search this

Occupation\art\artist  Search this

History\United States\Black History  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase

Copyright:

© 1988, Faith Ringgold

Object number:

1997.18

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk796aaa152-2456-4fcf-8dff-05864393321a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1997.18

Creator:

O'Brien Galleries (Chicago, Ill.)  Search this

Subject:

O'Brien, Martin  Search this

O'Brien, William Vincent  Search this

House of O'Brien  Search this

M. O'Brien & Son  Search this

O'Brien Art Galleries  Search this

O'Brien's Art Emporium  Search this

Type:

Drawings

Scrapbooks

Citation:

O'Brien Galleries records, 1811-1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Theme:

Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource  Search this

Art Market  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)6159

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216391

AAA_collcode_obrigall

Theme:

Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource

Art Market

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_216391

Manufacturer:

Chance Vought Aircraft  Search this

Materials:

All metal structure in three main assemblies. Magnesium alloy and titanium are used in construction.

Dimensions:

Overall: 15ft 9in., 33999.7lb. (4.801m, 15422.2kg)

Other: 15ft 9in. x 54ft 6in. x 35ft 2in. (4.801m x 16.611m x 10.719m)

Type:

CRAFT-Aircraft

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Date:

1955

Credit Line:

Transferred from the United States Navy

Inventory Number:

A19870074000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location:

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Exhibit Station:

Korea and Vietnam Aviation

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e1f7086c-fb9b-42db-9fbf-a6ff20183daf

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19870074000

Manufacturer:

Pratt & Whitney  Search this

Materials:

Aluminum, Magnesium, Steel, Rubber, Plastic, Copper, Stainless Steel, Paint, Textile

Dimensions:

Diameter 139.7 cm (55 in.), Length 245.1 cm (96.5 in.)

Type:

PROPULSION-Reciprocating & Rotary

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Date:

Circa 1949

Credit Line:

Gift of June Freemanzon

Inventory Number:

A19910072000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9f4a2bd53-6d75-4d55-b7f7-1a05b26c3ecc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19910072000

Company Name:

F. W. Devoe & Co.  Search this

Notes content:

one item OVERSIZE ; Exterior decoration: a treatise on the artistic use of colors in the ornamentation of buildings (1976 reprint of an 1885 original catalog) ; Large illustrated catalog of Artists' materials ; large illustrated catalogs of mathematical instruments.

Includes:

Trade catalog and price lists

Black and white images

Physical description:

4 pieces; 2 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

New York, New York, United States

Date:

1800s

Topic (Romaine term):

Artists; drafting; crafts materials and supplies  Search this

Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this

Scientific and optical instruments  Search this

Topic:

Adhesives  Search this

Artists' materials  Search this

Handicraft  Search this

Mechanical drawing  Search this

Optical instruments  Search this

Paint industry and trade  Search this

Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_12636

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_12636

Company Name:

Dayton Mfg. Co.  Search this

Related companies:

Avery Acetylite Co.  Search this

Notes content:

OVERSIZE ; Trap doors, lavoratories, lighting, headlights for railway cars. Gas generators and accessories. Lindstrom brake operating device for passenger, freight, and street cars. Furnishings for railway cars: hardware, chandeliers, car seats, hinges, hat racks, door locks, etc. 300++ pg. catalog, late 1800s. Agricultural sprayers; white washers; whitewashers ; unique (?)

Includes:

Trade catalog

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

8 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this

Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this

Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this

Fuel (includes oil; petroleum; gas; coal; etc.)  Search this

Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.)  Search this

Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this

Plumbing supplies and fixtures  Search this

Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this

Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this

Topic:

Adhesives  Search this

Agricultural implements  Search this

Agricultural machinery  Search this

Air-compressors  Search this

Candles  Search this

Coal  Search this

Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this

Engines  Search this

Fuel  Search this

Lamps  Search this

Lighting  Search this

Motors  Search this

Paint industry and trade  Search this

Petroleum  Search this

Plumbing equipment industry  Search this

Plumbing fixtures  Search this

Pumping machinery industry  Search this

Railroad equipment industry  Search this

Street-railroads  Search this

Subways  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_13339

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_13339

Variant company name:

Est. 1802  Search this

Company Name:

E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. (Inc.)  Search this

Related companies:

Arlington Co. ; Electrochemicals Div. (or Dept.) ; Chlorine Products Div. ; Rubber Chemicals Div. ; R. & H. Chemicals Dept. ; Ceramic Products Div. ; Minerals Separation Div. ; Amonia Dept. ; Grasseli Chemicals Dept. ; Electroplating Div. ; Elastomers Div. ; Elastomer Chemicals Dept. ; Photo Products Dept. ; Defender Div. ; Du Pont Fibersilk Co.; Du Pont Film Mfg. Corp. ; Film Dept. - Sales Div., Industrial Sales Div., Building Materials Sales Div. ; Organic Chemicals Dept. (Div.) ; Fine Chemicals Div. ; Du Pont Viscoloid Co., Inc. ; Fabrikoid Div. ; Fabrics & Finishes Dept. ; Finishes Div. ; Organic Chemicals Dept. ; Dyestuffs Div. (Dept.) ; "Freon" Products Div. ; Semesan Section ; E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Co. ; DuPont Cellophane Co., Inc. ; "Cel-O-Seal" Div. ; Du Pont Co. PERMASEP Products, FASLOC sales, TYPAR Sales ; Du Pont Everdur Co. ; Patterson Screen Div. ; Acids and Heavy Chemicals Div. ; Petroleum Chemicals Div. ; Rayon Div. ; Industrial Products Div. ; Pigments Dept. ; Pyralin Dept. ; Agricultural Div. ; Plastics Dept. ; Polychemicals Dept. ; Biotechnology Systems Div. ; NEN Research Products ; Du Pont Radiopharmaceuticals ; Biomedical Products Dept. ; Explosives Dept. ; Agricultural Extension Section ; Military Sales Div. ; Qualicon ; Du Pont Style News Service (New York, NY)  Search this

Notes content:

one container OVERSIZE. Metal degreasing with chlorinated solvents ; sodium hydride descaling process ; "Cadalyte" cadmium plating salts ; "Zin-O-Lyte" zinc plating salts ; peroxide bleaching systems ; molten salt baths for heat treatment and case hardening of steel ; "Perclene" and "Ovalclene" dry cleaning fluid / detergent ; formaldehyde fungicide, germicide, and deodorant for the farm and home ; "Neoprene" chloroprene rubber. Minerals separation process for cleaning coal and concentrating minerals ; polyvinyl alcohol ; methyl chloride, a refrigerant ; glassware decoration ; gold and silver plating with precious metal cyanides. "Propionates" mold and rope inhibitors for bread ; "Uramon" ammonia liquors ; copperized wood preserver ; japenese beetle repellent ; electrotinning, the sodium stannate-sodium acetate process ; "Cadalyte," the complete salt for cadmium plating ; electroplating. "Hytrel" polyester elastomer ; urethane foam ; "Hypalon" synthetic rubber ; elastomers. Mylar polyester film ; Kapton polyimide film ; Tedlar PVF film ; professional motion picture films ; Cronaflex ; Mylar ; Tedlar. Dyes ; aromatics ; synthetics for perfumes. Lucite, Pyralin, Arlton boudoir accessories. "Ventube" mine ventilation ; apron cloth. Sealants ; industrial fabrics ; "Corfam" poromeric material and reinforced substrate. "Duco" and "Dulux" color finishes ; paint for cars ; dyes for paper. Freon solvents ; "Semesan" seed disinfectants, turf fungicides ; road construction and maintenance ; cellophane ; merchandise packaging ; PERMASEP products ; FASLOC resin anchored bolt systems ; TYPAR textile material for the construction industry ; "EVERDUR" metal ; lactic acid in leather tanning ; rayon ; moisture analyzers ; photometric analyzers ; paint ; "Pyralin" toiletware ; plastics ; Lucite. Sorvall centrifuges ; protein biochemistry products ; NEN nucleotides ; molecular biology products ; chromotography products ; magnetic products (incl. videotape) ; "Corfam" poromeric material for shoemaking ; The Story of... Neoprene, Farm Chemicals, Safety, Duco Finishes, Cellophane, Research, "Coal, Air and Water" ; explosives for farmers, quarry blasting, blasting ditches, field clearing, seismic prospectors ; blasting accessories ; munitions ; blasting rivets ; trapshooting supplies ; etc. "Leonard A. Yerkes: Fibersilk to Fiber 'A'". Genetic fingerprinting ; pathogen detection. Mass Spectrometer ; Data System. "The Super Show/97 Official Show Directory and Sports Product Guide" (February 1997) ; "Du Pont Rayon Reaches New Peak in Fashion Fabrics" (Fall 1937) with fabric samples. Dental radiographs.

Includes:

Trade catalog, price lists, manual, samples and histories

Black and white images

Color images

Types of samples:

Mylar ; Ventube ; apron cloth ; paint samples ; paper dye colors ; cellophane ; TYPAR ; DUCO tinting colors ; Rayon fabric samples

Physical description:

700 pieces; 28 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this

Biotechnology and biochemical equipment and supplies  Search this

Brass; bronze and specialty metals  Search this

Chemicals and chemical products  Search this

Cleaning tools and supplies  Search this

Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this

Cosmetics  Search this

Dental equipment and supplies  Search this

Explosives and fireworks  Search this

Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this

Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)  Search this

Furniture and furnishings  Search this

Garden and lawn equipment and supplies  Search this

Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this

Iron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )  Search this

Laboratories and laboratory supplies and equipment  Search this

Medical and surgical instruments and supplies  Search this

Military equipment and supplies (including uniforms)  Search this

Mills and milling supplies  Search this

Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this

Packaging materials and shipping  Search this

Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this

Photographic equipment and supplies  Search this

Refrigeration and ice-making equipment  Search this

Road building machinery and equipment  Search this

Scientific and optical instruments  Search this

Shoe and Footware Machinery  Search this

Sporting goods  Search this

Textiles and textile machinery  Search this

Topic:

"Laboratories -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this

Adhesives  Search this

Agricultural implements  Search this

Agricultural machinery  Search this

Armed Forces -- Equipment  Search this

Beverage industry  Search this

Biochemical engineering  Search this

Biotechnology  Search this

Brass  Search this

Bronze  Search this

Cameras  Search this

Chemicals  Search this

Cleaning compounds  Search this

Cleaning machinery and appliances  Search this

Construction equipment  Search this

Cosmetics  Search this

Dairying  Search this

Dental instruments and apparatus  Search this

Distilleries  Search this

Earthmoving machinery  Search this

Explosives industry  Search this

Farm equipment  Search this

Fireworks  Search this

Food industry and trade  Search this

Footwear industry  Search this

Furniture industry and trade  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_13778

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_13778

Company Name:

Koppers Co.  Search this

Related companies:

H. Koppers Co. ; Heinrich Koppers, GmbH ; Koppers Construction Co. ; Koppers Products Co. ; American Hammered Piston Ring Co. ; Bartlett Hayward Co. ; Beta Corp. ; Western Gas Construction Co. ; Wood Preserving Corp.  Search this

Notes content:

two containers OVERSIZE ; piston rings (compression rings, oil rings, inner rings, ventilated rings, steam valve rings, hydraulic rings); roofing (built-up roofs, system roofs, water retaining roofs, water-cooled roofs, roof shield systems); protective coatings (hydroshields, waterproofing, damp-proofing, pavement sealers, bituminous coatings); couplers. Chemicals and dyestuffs ; engineering and construction ; gas and coke products ; metal products ; plastics ; tar products ; wood preservation. Building and construction products: expandable polystyrene ; refrigeration panel systems ; lighting fixtures ; waterproofing adhesives ; pavement sealer ; creosote wood protector ; pressure treated wood ; kofural impregnated wood ; tar products. By-product coke and gas oven plants ; benzol recovery plants ; motor fuel recovery plants ; tar distilling plants ; ammonia recovery apparatus. Ultra-high-pressure blast furnace. Road building materials ; wood preserving oils ; tars ; industrial pitch ; roofing and waterproofing materials ; biuminous paints and coatings ; tar acids and tar acid oils ; cove oven light oil distillates ; agricultural chemical products. Piston rings ; valves ; couplings ; waterless gas holders ; radiators ; coal fired boilers...this comprises the uncataloged portion.

Includes:

Trade catalog, photographs and histories

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

107 pieces; 10 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Date range:

1800s-1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.)  Search this

Chemicals and chemical products  Search this

Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this

Fuel (includes oil; petroleum; gas; coal; etc.)  Search this

Furnaces and boilers  Search this

Lumber; logging; timber and forestry  Search this

Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this

Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this

Plastics and rubber  Search this

Road building machinery and equipment  Search this

Topic:

Adhesives  Search this

Advertising  Search this

Boilers  Search this

Business  Search this

Chemicals  Search this

Coal  Search this

Commerce  Search this

Engines  Search this

Forests and forestry  Search this

Fuel  Search this

Furnaces  Search this

Lumber  Search this

Marketing  Search this

Mining machinery industry  Search this

Motors  Search this

Paint industry and trade  Search this

Petroleum  Search this

Plastics industry and trade  Search this

Road machinery  Search this

Roads -- Design and construction  Search this

Rubber industry and trade  Search this

Timber  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_24346

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_24346

Company Name:

Franklin Color Card Co.  Search this

Notes content:

OVERSIZE ; "Decorator Folio" of paint colors. unique (?)

Includes:

Trade catalog and samples

Black and white images

Color images

Types of samples:

Paint chips

Physical description:

1 piece; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this

Topic:

Adhesives  Search this

Paint industry and trade  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_16720

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_16720

Company Name:

Stewart Research Laboratory  Search this

Related companies:

Jeffery R. Stewart, F.A.I.C.  Search this

Notes content:

OVERSIZE ; National Paint Dictionary ; reference volume for chemists, production managers, purchasing agents, formulators, technologists, salesmen, advanced painting contractors, distributors ; paint and allied products

Includes:

Trade catalog

Black and white images

Physical description:

1 piece; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Washington, Washington (D.C.), United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this

Topic:

Adhesives  Search this

Paint industry and trade  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_42899

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_42899

Variant company name:

Est. 1925  Search this

Company Name:

Reichhold Chemicals Inc.  Search this

Related companies:

RCI  Search this

Notes content:

Chemical color pigments ; synthetic resins ; industrial chemicals ; "Alsynite/Structoglas" translucent fiberglass building panels ; "Melamine-Formaldehyde Film-Forming Compositions" (1941) ; enamels, floor, porch and deck, leveling and hardening, and marine spar varnishes ; primers and primer-surfacers ; hot-melt coatings ; "No. 2100 Super-Beckacite" ; "The Formation and Destruction of a Paint Film" (1938) ;

Includes:

Trade catalog

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

7 pieces; 2 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Architectural designs and building materials  Search this

Chemicals and chemical products  Search this

Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this

Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this

Topic:

"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this

Adhesives  Search this

Architectural design  Search this

Building materials  Search this

Chemicals  Search this

Industrial equipment  Search this

Machinery  Search this

Paint industry and trade  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10066

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10066

Variant company name:

Established 1883  Search this

Company Name:

PPG Industries, Inc.  Search this

Related companies:

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.  Search this

Notes content:

Two pieces OVERSIZE ; Plate glass ; flat glass ; automotive glass ; aircraft glass ; fiber glass ; coatings and resins ; industrial chemicals ; agricultural chemicals ; heated twindow ; Solarban twindow ; float glass ; solar glass ; architectural glass ; glass spandrel panels ; "PITTCO" aluminum entrance systems ; "Herculite" doors and frames ; "Silhouette" doors and frames ; "Nucite" glass chalkboards ; tinted glass ; aluminum paneling and extrusions ; "Duracron" thermosetting acrylic architectural coatings ; "Pennvernon" Graylite glass ; "Nesatron" glass.

Includes:

Trade catalog and samples

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

25 pieces; 4 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this

Architectural designs and building materials  Search this

Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this

Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this

Ceramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stones  Search this

Chemicals and chemical products  Search this

Educational institutions; equipment and supplies (includes playground equipment)  Search this

Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this

Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this

Topic:

"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this

"Schools -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this

Adhesives  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Agricultural implements  Search this

Agricultural machinery  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Airships  Search this

Architectural design  Search this

Automobiles  Search this

Balloons  Search this

Building materials  Search this

Ceramics  Search this

Chemicals  Search this

Dairying  Search this

Farm equipment  Search this

Glass  Search this

Motor vehicles  Search this

Paint industry and trade  Search this

Playgrounds  Search this

Porcelain  Search this

Pottery  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_33604

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_33604

Creator:

Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967  Search this

Russo, William, 1928-2003  Search this

Photographer:

Claxton, William  Search this

Leonard, Herman, 1923-2010  Search this

Composer:

Kenton, Stan  Search this

Musician:

Mulligan, Gerry  Search this

Names:

Chicago Jazz Ensemble  Search this

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Extent:

87 Cubic feet (188 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Motion pictures (visual works)

Music

Audiotapes

Business records

Photographs

Correspondence

Librettos

Awards

Posters

Programs

Scrapbooks

Scores

Lecture notes

Date:

1920-2002

Summary:

Papers and audiovisual materials documenting Russo's career in music.

Scope and Contents:

The collection includes Russo's original and published music scores, parts and arrangements; audiovisual materials including recordings of broadcasts of Russo's radio show, performances of Russo's compositions, including performances by Duke Ellington, and film and video recordings of Russo's productions in theater and opera; and personal papers such as correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, publicity files, contracts, etc. Among the most significant items in the collection are experimental jazz arrangements for Stan Kenton in the late 1940s-early 1950s, undated arrangements for Gerry Mulligan, Russo's original arrangement of Duke Ellington's Sacred Concert, scores to his first and second symphonies, and scores and libretti to several early rock operas. The photographs include images of persons such as Ellington, Kenton, and Billy Strayhorn, and photographs by jazz photographers Herman Leonard and William Claxton. 2007 addendum includes correspondence, mostly between Russo and his family; eighteen diaries for 1946-1967 (not all years are present) with sparse entries, some in Italian; and additional music manuscripts, parts, scores and libretti.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into nine series.

Series 1: William Russo's Music

Series 2: Teaching Notes

Series 3: Correspondence

Series 4: Publicity, Programs, and Reviews

Series 5: Posters and Artwork

Series 6: Photographs

Series 7: Books and Lecture Notebooks

Series 8: Memorabilia

Series 9: Audiovisual Materials

Biographical / Historical:

William Russo, renowned American jazz composer, arranger, and founder of the Chicago Jazz Ensemble, had a music career that spanned five decades and included performance, conducting and composition. During his career he worked with such diverse talents as Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Leonard Bernstein, Cannonball Adderly, Yehuidi Menuhin, Dizzy Gillespie, Seiji Ozawa, and Billie Holiday. Although critics acknowledged Russo mainly for his pioneering contributions to the big-band jazz canon, his talents extended to a far wider range of musical styles, creating groundbreaking jazz scores, rock operas, classical works, film scores, and educational textbooks on jazz orchestration and arrangement. In all, he composed over 200 pieces for jazz orchestra with more than 25 recordings of his work. In 1990, Russo received a Lifetime Achievement award from NARAS, the organization that presents the Grammy Awards.

As a young trombonist, Russo studied with Lennie Tristano, the pianist and theorist who became a leader in the progressive jazz movement. During the late 1940s, Russo led the revolutionary Experiment in Jazz band. At age 21, he became one of the chief composers/arrangers for the Stan Kenton Orchestra, one of the most innovative and influential jazz orchestras of the postwar era. In his four years with Kenton, Russo penned such classic Kenton works as "23° North – 82° West," and "Frank Speaking."

Russo made several major jazz recordings under his own name before his classical "Symphony No. 2 in C (TITANS)" received a Koussevitsky award in 1959; it was performed by the New York Philharmonic that same year under Leonard Bernstein, who had commissioned the work. This award marked Russo's "official" entry into the world of classical music. Russo continued to write major symphonic works throughout his career, including his 1992 grand opera, "Dubrovsky."

After his tenure with Kenton, in the early 1950s, Russo led his own successful bands, The Russo Orchestra in New York, and the London Jazz Orchestra, before returning to Chicago to form the Chicago Jazz Ensemble in 1065. With the Ensemble, he presented Duke Ellington's "First Concert of Sacred Music" in 1967. This was one of the rare times when Ellington allowed one of his compositions to be arranged and performed by a jazz orchestra other than his own, and was a reflection of Ellington's respect for Russo. Shortly after this performance, Russo composed a rock cantata, "The Civil War," that led him into the field of rock opera. After concentrating on classical music again in the 1970s, in the late 1980s, Russo began to re-explore the history of jazz through his revived Chicago Jazz Ensemble. In 1995, the Chicago Jazz Ensemble made history with the first-ever complete live performance of Gil Evans' and Miles Davis' "Sketches of Spain" in its original form. Recent Russo works that premiered in Chicago included "Chicago Suite No. 1," and "Chicago Suite No. 2," a recording that was published posthumously in the spring of 2003.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

William Russo Transcription and Arrangement of Duke Ellington's First Concert of Sacred Music, 1967-1968 (AC0406)

Provenance:

Bequeathed to the Smithsonian by William Russo. Papers collected after Russo's death in 2003. The 2007 addendum sent by Russo's sister and daughter were also part of the bequest.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but an oil painting 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:

Composers -- 20th century  Search this

Topic:

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Jazz musicians -- United States  Search this

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Genre/Form:

Motion pictures (visual works)

Music -- Manuscripts

Audiotapes

Business records -- 20th century

Photographs -- 20th century

Correspondence -- 20th century

Librettos

Awards

Posters -- 20th century

Programs

Scrapbooks

Scores

Lecture notes

Citation:

William Russo Music and Personal Papers, 1920s-2002, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0845

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William Russo Music and Personal Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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