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Medium:

Glass

Object Name:

Slide

Type:

Slide

Date:

20th century

Credit Line:

Gift of Miss Frances Morris

Accession Number:

1945-201-152

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1945-201-152

Medium:

Glass

Object Name:

Slide

Type:

Slide

Date:

20th century

Credit Line:

Gift of Miss Frances Morris

Accession Number:

1945-201-89

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1945-201-89

Medium:

photographs

Type:

albums (bound) & books

Album

Made in:

France

Date:

1903

Credit Line:

Gift of James Hazen Hyde

Accession Number:

1948-125-3

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1948-125-3

Medium:

photographs

Type:

Album page

Made in:

France

Date:

1903

Credit Line:

Gift of James Hazen Hyde

Accession Number:

1948-125-3-2

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1948-125-3-2

Variant company name:

"Women in advertising"  Search this

Company Name:

Buffalo Forge Co.  Search this

Related companies:

Canadian Blower & Forge Co., Ltd. Kitchener, Ontario  Search this

Notes content:

"0A" Bending Roll : bends, shapes, or forms thousands of manufactured items

Includes:

Trade catalog and photographs

Physical description:

1 piece; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Buffalo, New York, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this

Topic:

Machine-tools  Search this

Metal-working machinery  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10153

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10153

Variant company name:

"Modern American Home"  Search this

Company Name:

Century Electric Co.  Search this

Notes content:

ceiling and oscillating fans

Includes:

Trade catalog and photographs

Black and white images

Physical description:

2 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Date:

1800s

Topic (Romaine term):

Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this

Appliances (household)  Search this

Topic:

Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this

Household appliances  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10160

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10160

Variant company name:

"Modern American home"  Search this

Company Name:

Kawneer Co.  Search this

Includes:

Trade catalog and photographs

Black and white images

Physical description:

1 piece; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Niles, Michigan, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Architectural designs and building materials  Search this

Topic:

"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this

Architectural design  Search this

Building materials  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10451

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10451

Variant company name:

Jane's office, women in advertising  Search this

Company Name:

Kearney & Trecker Corp.  Search this

Notes content:

Modern grinder especially designed for sharpening carbide face mill cutters faster and better

Includes:

Trade catalog and photographs

Black and white images

Physical description:

1 piece; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this

Topic:

Machine-tools  Search this

Metal-working machinery  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10452

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10452

Variant company name:

Jane's office, women in advertising  Search this

Company Name:

Kingsbury Machine Tool Corp.  Search this

Notes content:

Kingsbury machines perform machining operations on forged brass valves and fittings, and Ledloy cast iron valves and fittings.

Includes:

Trade catalog and photographs

Black and white images

Physical description:

2 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Keene, New Hampshire, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this

Topic:

Machine-tools  Search this

Metal-working machinery  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10462

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10462

Variant company name:

Jane's office, Modern American home  Search this

Company Name:

Libbey, Owens, Ford Glass Co.  Search this

Notes content:

windows, furnishings, in dining rooms, kitches, bathrooms, bedrooms, breakfast rooms, solar housing, thermopane, plate glass, window conditioning, mirrors

Includes:

Trade catalog and photographs

Black and white images

Physical description:

1 piece; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Architectural designs and building materials  Search this

Topic:

"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this

Architectural design  Search this

Building materials  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10471

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10471

Variant company name:

"Women in advertising"  Search this

Company Name:

Clark Instrument, Inc.  Search this

Notes content:

Clark hardness tester for metals ; "Rockwell testing" ; Rockwell test is standard throughout industry and govt.

Includes:

Trade catalog and photographs

Black and white images

Physical description:

1 piece; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Machine tools and metalworking equipment  Search this

Measuring; calculating and testing devices  Search this

Topic:

Calculators  Search this

Machine-tools  Search this

Measuring instruments  Search this

Metal-working machinery  Search this

Weighing instruments  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10161

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10161

Variant company name:

"Modern American home"  Search this

Company Name:

Crane Co.  Search this

Related companies:

Crane Export Corp. ; Crane, Ltd.  Search this

Notes content:

Corwith family of lavatories, baths, sinks, dressing tables ; water systems, heaters, softeners

Includes:

Trade catalog and photographs

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

2 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date range:

1800s-1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Water wheels; water motors and waterpower equipment  Search this

Plumbing supplies and fixtures  Search this

Appliances (household)  Search this

Topic:

Household appliances  Search this

Hydraulic engineering  Search this

Hydraulic machinery  Search this

Plumbing equipment industry  Search this

Plumbing fixtures  Search this

Water-power  Search this

Water-wheels  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10162

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10162

Variant company name:

Jane's office, "Modern American Home"  Search this

Company Name:

Combustioneer Automatic Coal Burner  Search this

Related companies:

Steel Products Engineering Co.  Search this

Notes content:

Combustioneer provides automatic coal burning for heating homes

Includes:

Trade catalog and photographs

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

1 piece; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Springfield, Ohio, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this

Topic:

Air conditioning  Search this

Heating  Search this

Heating and ventilation industry  Search this

Ventilation  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10191

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10191

Variant company name:

a/k/a GE ; Jane's office ; WWII; Modern American home  Search this

Company Name:

General Electric  Search this

Notes content:

refrigerators, electric motors for farms, appliances, lighting, war production, War Projects Committee

Includes:

Trade catalog and photographs

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

9 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Schenectady, New York, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

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

Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this

Refrigeration and ice-making equipment  Search this

Appliances (household)  Search this

Topic:

Candles  Search this

Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this

Household appliances  Search this

Ice -- Manufacture  Search this

Lamps  Search this

Lighting  Search this

Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10228

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10228

Variant company name:

WWII  Search this

Company Name:

General Motors  Search this

Related companies:

GM, Delco Products  Search this

Notes content:

includes 1942 Annual Report to Employes, War Tugs tell their tales of the sea, Three R's of GM's War products training program, Delco War Products all over the World

Includes:

Trade catalog and photographs

Black and white images

Physical description:

4 pieces; 2 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

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

Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this

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

Topic:

Automobiles  Search this

Boats and boating  Search this

Engines  Search this

Marine machinery  Search this

Motor vehicles  Search this

Motors  Search this

Ships  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10230

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10230

Variant company name:

Jane's office, "Modern American home"  Search this

Company Name:

Johns-Manville Corp.  Search this

Related companies:

Canadian Johns-Manville Co., Ltd.  Search this

Notes content:

touting the benefits of asbestos products, flexboard, insulating board, tiles, permanent walls, siding, shingles, and some home designs

Includes:

Trade catalog and photographs

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

5 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Architectural designs and building materials  Search this

Topic:

"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this

Architectural design  Search this

Building materials  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10450

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10450

Depicted (sitter):

Morse, Carlton E.  Search this

Maker:

United Artists  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 10 1/4 in x 8 in; 26.035 cm x 20.32 cm

Object Name:

photograph

Place made:

United States

Date made:

1942

Subject:

Radio  Search this

Radio and television broadcasting  Search this

ID Number:

1989.0174.01

Accession number:

1989.0174

Catalog number:

1989.0174.01

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Cultural and Community Life: Entertainment

Popular Entertainment

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-75dd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1944878

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 8 in x 9 15/16 in; 20.32 cm x 25.24125 cm

Object Name:

photograph

ID Number:

1982.0545.634.02

Catalog number:

1982.0545.634.02

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-d2b2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1803956

Creator:

Charlton, Maryette  Search this

Names:

American University of Beirut -- Faculty  Search this

Art Institute of Chicago -- Faculty  Search this

Chicago Public School Art Society  Search this

Container Corporation of America  Search this

University of Iowa, Museum of Art  Search this

Andres, Jo  Search this

Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979  Search this

Cage, Xenia  Search this

Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976  Search this

Court, Paula  Search this

Elliott, Leone  Search this

Elliott, Owen  Search this

Fujitomi, Yasuo, 1928-  Search this

Habachy, Nimet  Search this

Hadzi, Dimitri, 1921-2006  Search this

Haskins, Sylvia Shaw Judson, 1897-  Search this

Hoff, Margo  Search this

Kiesler, Frederick  Search this

Kiesler, Lillian, 1910?-2001  Search this

Lubar, Cindy  Search this

MacIver, Loren, 1909-  Search this

Matisse, Pierre, 1900-1989  Search this

Miller, Dorothy Canning, 1904-2003  Search this

Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988  Search this

Purdy, James  Search this

Reynal, Jeanne, 1903-  Search this

Smith, Kiki, 1954-  Search this

Takaezu, Toshiko  Search this

Tawney, Lenore  Search this

Von Brockdorff, Louise Medbery  Search this

Extent:

80.6 Linear feet

0.34 Gigabytes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Photographs

Diaries

Sketchbooks

Sketches

Interviews

Scrapbooks

Sound recordings

Scripts (documents)

Drawings

Mail art

Motion pictures (visual works)

Video recordings

Date:

circa 1890-2013

Summary:

The papers of filmmaker, photographer, painter, printmaker, teacher, and arts advocate Maryette Charlton measure 81 linear feet and date from circa 1890 to 2013. This particularly rich collection includes biographical materials, correspondence, writings, 30 diaries, teaching files, professional and project files, major film project files, artist research files, exhibition files, printed material, scrapbooks, artwork, 22 sketchbooks, extensive photographic materials, numerous sound and film recordings, a digitized sound recording, and an unintegrated later addition to the papers containing additional biographical materials, journals, correspondence, subject files, printed materials, and scattered photographs.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of filmmaker, photographer, painter, printmaker, teacher, and arts advocate Maryette Charlton measure 81 linear feet and 0.34 gigabytes and date from circa 1890 to 2013. This particularly rich collection includes biographical materials, correspondence, writings, 30 diaries, teaching files, professional and project files, major film project files, artist research files, exhibition files, printed material, scrapbooks, artwork, 22 sketchbooks, extensive photographic materials, numerous sound and video recordings, motion picture film, a digitized sound recording, and an unintegrated later addition to the papers containing additional biographical materials, journals, correspondence, subject files, printed materials, and scattered photographs.

Biographical materials consist of material on Maryette Charlton and her family. The subseries on Maryette Charlton includes a biographical chronology, passports, records of her marriage to Hall Winslow, information on studio spaces, school transcripts, and other material. Family files include genealogical charts and files of family members containing correspondence, writings, printed material, sound and video recordings, and photographs. The bulk of the family files are for Charlton's parents, Etna and Shannon, and her husband and son, Hall and Kirk Winslow.

Extensive correspondence is with family, friends, artists, and colleagues. Family correspondence is with her husband and son, parents, and extended family. Personal correspondence is with friends and colleagues, many of whom were famous artists. Named correspondence files and chonological correspondence files contain exchanges with Jo Andres, Elizabeth Bishop, Xenia Cage, Paula Court, Yasuo Fujitomi, Dimitri Hadzi, Margo Hoff, Sylvia Shaw Judson, Lillian Kiesler, Cindy Lubar, Loren MacIver, Pierre Matisse, Nimet (Saba Habachy), Henri Seyrig, Robert Wilson, and many others. There is also correspondence with colleges, museums, and universities.

Writings include academic papers and college class notes, titled essays, a notebook with sketches, and miscellaneous notes. Thirty diaries cover the period 1943 - 2001 and document a wide variety of topics, from film projects to travels to the art world in New York City. Some diaries are illustrated, including one illustrated by Alexander Calder at a party with Maryette, Ellsworth Kelly, and actress Delphine Seyrig. Journals from 1978-1979 tell of Charlton's experiences while appearing in films made by avant-garde director Richard Foreman. There is also one diary of Maryette's mother Etna Barr Charlton.

Teaching files document Charlton's career as an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago and as the founder of and instructor at the American University of Beirut's art department. Files include appointment calendars, schedules, notes, lectures, news releases, printed material, and photographs.

Professional and project files consist of material related to Maryette Charlton's professional work at the University of Iowa Museum of Art, as a lecturer at the Chicago Public School Art Society, color analyst at the Container Corporation of America, executor of the estate of artist Louise Medbery von Brockdorff, fellowships, conferences, organizations, and the filming industry in general. There are files for the screening of Zen in Ryoko-In. The University of Iowa Museum of Art subseries consists of correspondence with fellow co-founders Leone and Owen Elliott, files on art donations, museum administration, annual reports, printed material, photographs, and sound and video recordings.

Artist research files consist of books, articles, and clippings collected by Charlton for research. Notable artists chronicled include Alexander Calder, James Purdy, Louise Nevelson, Kiki Smith, and Toshiko Takaezu.

Major film project files document Maryette Charlton's films about or with artists Frederick Kiesler (Trienniale, The Universal Theater and Kiesler on Kieseler), Lenore Tawney, Dorothy Miller, Loren MacIver, and Jeanne Reynal. The files for Frederick Kiesler also contain materials about his wife Lillian Kiesler, with whom Charlton had a long relationship and collaborated with on film projects. Individual film project files contain a wide variety of research and production documentation, including correspondence, writings, printed material, research files, exhibition catalogs, photographic materials, sound recordings of interviews and lectures, and Charlton's documentation about the creation and producation of each film, such as contracts, scripts, and distribution information. The film project files for Kiesler and Dorothy Miller are particularly rich, containing substantial amounts of primary source materials not found elsewhere. Sound and video recordings are found throughout the series, as well as 4 film reels.

Files documenting Maryette Charlton's group and solo exhibitions include catalogs and announcements, publicity, printed material, mailing lists, art inventory, sales lists, correspondence, and other material.

Printed materials include other exhibition catalogs, books, posters, magazines, and clippings. There are many books on color theory from Maryette Charlton's job as a color analyst and substanial printed material on Frederick Kiesler. Scrapbooks document Maryette Charlton's personal life from high school, college, and summer camp, as well as exhibitions of her own work, and miscellaneous subjects.

Artwork includes sketches and drawings by Maryette Charlton, some drawings by Lillian Kiesler and others, and mail art created by various artists. There are also 22 sketchbooks filled with pencil, ink, and crayon drawings and sketches, with occasional annotations.

Photographic materials include photographs, slides, negatives, and photograph albums. There are photographs of Maryette Charlton, her travels, family, friends, and artists. Photographs are also found throughout other series.

Sound and video recordings which could not be merged with other series were arranged in an audiovisual series. There are recordings of radio programs and performances Maryette Charlton attended or participated in as well as miscellaneous recordings of artists and events.

The 2014 addition to the Maryette Charlton papers consists of biographical materials, journals, correspondence, subject files, printed materials, and a small number of photographs.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged as 16 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1896-2005 (3.4 linear feet; Boxes 1-4, 80)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1930-2010 (23.3 linear feet; Boxes 4-27, 80)

Series 3: Writings, 1942-1999 (1 linear feet; Boxes 27-28)

Series 4: Diaries, 1943-2001 (2.1 linear feet; Boxes 28-30)

Series 5: Teaching Files, 1946-1997 (3.6 linear feet; Boxes 30-33, 80)

Series 6: Professional and Project Files, 1923-1998 (7.6 linear feet; Boxes 34-41, 81, OV 87)

Series 7: Artist Research Files, 1949-circa 2000 (1.8 linear feet; Boxes 41-43)

Series 8: Major Film Projects, 1904-2007 (18.8 linear feet, 0.34 GB; Boxes 43-61, 81-82, OV 87, FC 88-91, ER01)

Series 9: Exhibition Files, 1950-2000 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 61-62)

Series 10: Printed Material, 1924-2000 (3.2 linear feet; Boxes 62-65, 82, OV 87)

Series 11: Scrapbooks, 1939-2010 (0.8 linear feet; Box 65, 82-83)

Series 12: Artwork, 1950-1998 (0.9 linear feet; Boxes 65-66, 84)

Series 13: Sketchbooks, 1949-1996 (0.5 linear feet; Box 66)

Series 14: Photographic Materials, circa 1890-circa 2010 (7.8 linear feet; Boxes 67-74, 84-86)

Series 15: Sound and Video Recordings, circa 1953-2008 (1.2 linear feet; Boxes 74-75, 86)

Series 16: Addition to Maryette Charlton papers, 1951-2013 (3.7 linear feet; Boxes 75-79, 86)

Biographical / Historical:

Maryette Charlton (1924-2013) was a painter, printmaker, photographer, filmmaker and arts advocate based in Chicago, Illinois, and New York, New York.

Maryette Charlton was born in Manchester, Iowa on May 18, 1924. Her parents were Shannon and Etna Charlton and she had 2 siblings. Charlton pursued her undergraduate studies at Monticello College and Northwestern University in Illinois, Antioch College in Ohio, and the University of Colorado before receiving a B.F.A. from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York in 1947. She continued her studies in Chicago, Illinois with Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and Hugo Weber at the Institute of Design and Art Institute of Chicago. From 1948 to 1952, she was a Department of Education lecturer at the Art Institute of Chicago museum galleries and also gave talks at schools for the Chicago Public School Art Society.

Between 1942-1951, Maryette Charlton worked as a color analyst for the Container Corporation of America. In 1952, Charlton founded the Art Department of the American University of Beirut and taught there as an assistant professor until 1956. While in Beirut, Charlton married photographer Hall Winslow in 1953 and their only child Kirk Winslow was born in 1955. Winslow and Charlton later divorced in 1973.

Charlton moved to New York City in 1955. She began a master's program at Columbia University and graduated with a M.F.A in film and printmaking in 1958.

Charlton made numerous documentary films, mostly about American artists including Alexander Calder, e. e. cummings, Jeanne Reynal, Dorothy Miller, Pierre Matisse, Lenore Tawney, and Loren MacIver. She also worked tirelessly to promote the work of sculptor, architect, and set designer Frederick Kiesler. She was the camera woman for Kiesler's Kiesler's Universal Theater which aired on CBS in 1962. She became close friends with Kiesler's widow, Lillian, and they collaborated on the film Kiesler on Kiesler and numerous other film and art projects, supporting the work of young artists. Charlton also worked on commissioned films, including The Mosaics of Jeanne Reynal and Zen in Ryoko-in. Charlton befriended many artists in the visual, literary, and film worlds, including Elizabeth Bishop, Dimitri Hadzi, Margo Hoff, James Purdy, and Delphine Seyrig.

A performer in her own right, Charlton appeared in the works of Richard Foreman, Jo Andres, and others. She also played the part of Helen Keller in the film Ghostlight (2003).

An Iowa native, Charlton founded the University of Iowa Museum of Art together with Leone and Owen Elliott. She maintained a close relationship with the Iowa Museum over many years as a donor and chronicler.

Charlton died in New York City on November 25, 2013.

Related Materials:

The Houghton Library at Harvard University and the University of Iowa Museum of Art also hold papers and artwork by Maryette Charlton. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, houses the film Kiesler on Kiesler, created by Maryette Charlton.

The Archives of American Art also has the papers of Frederick and Lillian Kiesler, a portion of which was donated by Charlton.

Provenance:

The Maryette Charlton papers were donated in multiple accretions from 1998-2011 by Maryette Charlton, and in 2013-2014 by the Maryette Charlton estate via Jo Andres, executor.

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.

Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

Rights:

The Maryette Charlton papers are owned by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Literary rights as possessed by the donor have been dedicated to public use for research, study, and scholarship. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Occupation:

Filmmakers -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Photographers -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Art teachers -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Topic:

Filmmakers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Painters -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Photographers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art teachers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Printmakers -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Museums -- Administration  Search this

Color  Search this

Art -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Diaries

Sketchbooks

Sketches

Interviews

Scrapbooks

Sound recordings

Scripts (documents)

Drawings

Mail art

Motion pictures (visual works)

Video recordings

Citation:

Maryette Charlton papers, circa 1890-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by Smithsonian Institution Collections Care and Preservation Fund

Identifier:

AAA.charmary

See more items in:

Maryette Charlton papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-charmary

Creator:

Gerson, Otto  Search this

Gerson, Ilse, 1901-1980  Search this

Names:

Fine Arts Associates  Search this

Galerie Dina Vierny  Search this

Marlborough-Gerson Gallery  Search this

Otto Gerson Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Lipchitz, Jacques, 1891-1973  Search this

Marcks, Gerhard  Search this

Smith, David, 1906-1965  Search this

Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851  Search this

Valentin, Curt, 1902-1954  Search this

Wotruba, Fritz, 1907-1975  Search this

Extent:

3 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1933-1980

Summary:

The papers of New York art dealers and gallery owners Otto and Ilse Gerson measure 3 linear feet and date from 1933 to 1980. This collection includes biographical materials, correspondence, exhibition files, artists' files, collectors' files, business records, inventory and stock records, printed materials, and photographs.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of New York art dealers and gallery owners Otto and Ilse Gerson measure 3 linear feet and date from 1933 to 1980. This collection includes biographical materials, correspondence, exhibition files, artists' files, collectors' files, business records, inventory and stock records, printed materials, and photographs.

Biographical material consists of Otto and Ilse Gerson's naturalization certificates and Ilse Gerson's will.

Correspondence includes a mixture of personal and professional letters. There are a few scattered letters between Otto and Ilse Gerson as well as correspondence with clients, museums, dealers, and artists. Notable correspondents include art dealer Curt Valentin and the artist Gerhard Marcks. There is also correspondence with the Dina Vierny Gallery in Paris, France.

There is a small number of files on the Joseph Mallord William Turner exhibition at Gerson Gallery in 1960 which include correspondence, loan forms, and printed material.

Artists' files contain correspondence, estimates, inventories, sales records, and printed material for art work by five different artists such as Jacques Lipchitz, David Smith, and Fritz Wotruba.

Collectors' files include correspondence, invoices, photographs, and other material related to purchases by various art collectors.

Business records consist of purchase and sales records, audit reports, balance sheets, certificates of authenticity, a sales ledger, and legal documents regarding the business conducted by Fine Arts Associates and Otto Gerson Gallery, and legal agreements and contracts related to the Marlborough-Gerson Gallery merger.

Inventory and stock records include assorted art inventories, a stock book, and stock cards for artists.

Printed material includes a few Gerson Gallery exhibition catalogs and clippings of exhibition reviews.

Photographs consists of a few snapshots of Otto and Ilse Gerson and images of gallery installations.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 9 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1933-1973 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1937-1980 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Turner Exhibition Files, 1960-1961 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 4: Artists' Files, 1950-1966 (0.3 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 5: Collectors' Files, 1956-1966 (0.3 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 6: Business Records, circa 1945-1964 (0.3 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 7: Inventory and Stock Records, 1946-1965 (1.3 linear feet; Boxes 2-3)

Series 8: Printed Material, 1951-1962 (0.1 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 9: Photographs, circa 1945-circa 1960 (2 folders; Box 3)

Biographical / Historical:

Otto Gerson was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States, where he met and married Ilse Goehler in 1939. They both became U.S. citizens and together they rose to prominence as art dealers in New York City, circa 1940-1962, bringing works by noted post-war European (and some American) artists to the American market.

The Gersons also owned and operated galleries in New York, including Fine Arts Associates and Gerson Gallery. The Gerson Gallery was located at 41 East 57th Street in New York City and later merged with another gallery to form the Marlborough-Gerson Gallery around 1963, shortly after Otto Gerson's death.

Provenance:

The Otto and Ilse Gerson papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 1984 by Indian Head Bank North on behalf of Otto and Ilse Gerson.

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 Otto and Ilse Gerson papers are owned by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Literary rights as possessed by the donor have been dedicated to public use for research, study, and scholarship. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art galleries, Commercial -- France -- Paris  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Gallery owners  Search this

Art dealers  Search this

Art, Modern -- 20th century  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Otto and Ilse Gerson papers, 1933-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.gersotto

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

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