Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Search Results

Collections Search Center
50 documents - page 2 of 3

Festival Recordings: Pub Stage: Family Traditions; Czech Puppeteers; Czech/Czech-American Music Swap; Zogata Bagpipe

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Czech Republic Program 1995 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Mitchell, John N. (recorder)  Search this
Miller, Mark K., 1953- (recorder)  Search this
Artist:
Malon, Antonin  Search this
Kopecký, Matej  Search this
Adamik, Alès  Search this
Zogata, Vladislav  Search this
Kopecká, Vladimira  Search this
Postrekov Folklore Ensemble  Search this
Tuba Dan Band  Search this
Performer:
Malon, Antonin  Search this
Kopecký, Matej  Search this
Adamik, Alès  Search this
Zogata, Vladislav  Search this
Kopecká, Vladimira  Search this
Postrekov Folklore Ensemble  Search this
Tuba Dan Band  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Czechs  Search this
Americans  Search this
Czech-Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Czech Republic
Postrekov (Czech Republic)
Postrekov Mlynec (Czech Republic)
Prague (Czech Republic)
Brno (Czech Republic)
Wisconsin
Ripon (Wis.)
Trinec (Czechoslovakia)
Date:
1995 July 2
Track Information:
101 Family Traditions / Postrekov Folklore Ensemble.

102 Czech Puppeteers Yesterday and Today / Antonin Malon, Matej Kopecký, Vladimira Kopecká.

102 Czech and Czech-American Music Swap / Postrekov Folklore Ensemble, Tuba Dan Band. Bagpipe,Double bass,Accordion,Tuba,Trombone,Violin.

104 Silesian Bagpipe: Zogata / Alès Adamik, Vladislav Zogata. Bagpipe,Violin.
Local Numbers:
FP-1995-CT-0435
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 2, 1995.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Polka (Dance)  Search this
World music  Search this
Bagpipe  Search this
Double bass  Search this
Accordion  Search this
Tuba  Search this
Trombone  Search this
Violin  Search this
Celebrations  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Dance  Search this
Family  Search this
Puppet making  Search this
Puppeteers  Search this
Puppet theater  Search this
Musical instruments -- Construction  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1995, Item FP-1995-CT-0435
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife / Series 3: The Czech Republic: Tradition and Transformation / 3.3: Audio
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5683370ac-3b4e-42c1-9bd3-1b84643c5ae3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1995-ref786

Festival Recordings: Pub Stage: Czech Wedding Celebration; Czech Puppeteers Yesterday and Today

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Czech Republic Program 1995 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Mitchell, John N. (recorder)  Search this
Miller, Mark K., 1953- (recorder)  Search this
Performer:
Malon, Antonin  Search this
Kopecký, Matej  Search this
Kopecká, Vladimira  Search this
Polajka (Musical group)  Search this
Radhost (Musical group)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Czechs  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Czech Republic
Roznov p.r. (Czech Republic)
Prague (Czech Republic)
Brno (Czech Republic)
Date:
1995 July 2
Track Information:
101 Czech Wedding Celebration / Polajka (Musical group), RadhoAt (Musical group). Dulcimer,Double bass,Violin.

102 Czech Puppeteers Yesterday and Today / Antonin Malon, Matej Kopecký, Vladimira Kopecká.
Local Numbers:
FP-1995-CT-0437
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 2, 1995.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Dulcimer  Search this
Double bass  Search this
Violin  Search this
Weddings  Search this
Celebrations  Search this
Puppet making  Search this
Puppeteers  Search this
Puppet theater  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1995, Item FP-1995-CT-0437
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife / Series 3: The Czech Republic: Tradition and Transformation / 3.3: Audio
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk501edd4a0-cc9d-4f81-a491-40ad14b0b3ba
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1995-ref788

Festival Recordings: Pub Stage: Silesian Bagpipe: Zogata; Urban Folk Songs and Stories: Vladimir Merta; Czech Puppeteers

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Czech Republic Program 1995 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Maresca, Julie (recorder)  Search this
Ziselberger, Tony (recorder)  Search this
Performer:
Adamik, Alès  Search this
Zogata, Vladislav  Search this
Merta, Vladimir  Search this
Malon, Antonin  Search this
Kopecký, Matej  Search this
Kopecká, Vladimira  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Czechs  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Czech Republic
Trinec (Czechoslovakia)
Prague (Czech Republic)
Brno (Czech Republic)
Date:
1995 July 3
Track Information:
101 Silesian Bagpipe: Zogata / Alès Adamik, Vladislav Zogata. Bagpipe,Violin.

102 Urban Folk Songs and Stories of the Velvet Revolution: Vladimir Merta / Vladimir Merta. Guitar,Harmonica,Penny whistle.

103 Czech Puppeteers Yesterday and Today / Antonin Malon, Matej Kopecký, Vladimira Kopecká.
Local Numbers:
FP-1995-CT-0438
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 3, 1995.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
World music  Search this
Folksong revival  Search this
Topical songs  Search this
Bagpipe  Search this
Violin  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Harmonica  Search this
Penny whistle  Search this
Musical instruments -- Construction  Search this
Struggle  Search this
Czechoslovakia -- History -- Velvet Revolution, 1989  Search this
Puppet making  Search this
Puppeteers  Search this
Puppet theater  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1995, Item FP-1995-CT-0438
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife / Series 3: The Czech Republic: Tradition and Transformation / 3.3: Audio
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk53873864c-76f5-4af1-8d02-a1354240e118
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1995-ref789

Festival Recordings: Pub Stage: Czech Puppeteers; Czech and Czech-American Accordion Styles; Urban Folk Songs: Vladimir Merta

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Czech Republic Program 1995 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Maresca, Julie (recorder)  Search this
Ziselberger, Tony (recorder)  Search this
Performer:
Malon, Antonin  Search this
Kopecký, Matej  Search this
Kopecká, Vladimira  Search this
Závorka, Antonin  Search this
Gajda, Frantisek  Search this
Merta, Vladimir  Search this
Tuba Dan Band  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Czechs  Search this
Americans  Search this
Czech-Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Czech Republic
Prague (Czech Republic)
Brno (Czech Republic)
Wisconsin
Roznov p.r. (Czech Republic)
Ripon (Wis.)
Date:
1995 July 3
Track Information:
101 Czech Puppeteers, Yesterday and Today / Antonin Malon, Matej Kopecký, Vladimira Kopecká.

102 Czech and Czech-American Accordion Styles / Tuba Dan Band, Antonin Závorka, Frantisek Gajda. Accordion.

103 Urban Folk Songs and Stories of the Velvet Revolution: Vladimir Merta / Vladimir Merta. Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Penny whistle.
Local Numbers:
FP-1995-CT-0439
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 3, 1995.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Polka (Dance)  Search this
World music  Search this
Folksong revival  Search this
Topical songs  Search this
Accordion  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Vocals  Search this
Harmonica  Search this
Penny whistle  Search this
Puppet making  Search this
Puppeteers  Search this
Puppet theater  Search this
Struggle  Search this
Czechoslovakia -- History -- Velvet Revolution, 1989  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1995, Item FP-1995-CT-0439
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife / Series 3: The Czech Republic: Tradition and Transformation / 3.3: Audio
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5680ac3ab-db14-4795-aec0-55a746db57da
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1995-ref790

Festival Recordings: Pub Stage: Silesian Bagpipe: Zogata; Czech Puppeteers; Occupational Songs: Fishing, Weaving, Wine

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Czech Republic Program 1995 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Line, Chris (recorder)  Search this
Ziselberger, Tony (recorder)  Search this
Performer:
Adamik, Alès  Search this
Zogata, Vladislav  Search this
Malon, Antonin  Search this
Kopecký, Matej  Search this
Kopecká, Vladimira  Search this
Hradistan  Search this
Polajka (Musical group)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Czechs  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Czech Republic
Trinec (Czechoslovakia)
Prague (Czech Republic)
Brno (Czech Republic)
Roznov p.r. (Czech Republic)
Uherské Hradiště (Czech Republic)
Date:
1995 July 4
Track Information:
101 Silesian Bagpipe: Zogata / Alès Adamik, Vladislav Zogata. Bagpipe,Violin,Fiddle.

102 Czech Puppeteers Yesterday and Today / Antonin Malon, Matej Kopecký, Vladimira Kopecká.

103 Occupational Songs: Fishing, Weaving, Winemaking / Hradistan, Polajka (Musical group). Violin,Dulcimer,Double bass,Clarinet,Viola.
Local Numbers:
FP-1995-CT-0442
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 4, 1995.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
World music  Search this
Bagpipe  Search this
Violin  Search this
Dulcimer  Search this
Double bass  Search this
Clarinet  Search this
Viola  Search this
Musical instruments -- Construction  Search this
Puppeteers  Search this
Puppet making  Search this
Puppet theater  Search this
occupational folklore  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1995, Item FP-1995-CT-0442
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife / Series 3: The Czech Republic: Tradition and Transformation / 3.3: Audio
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5d689f5ee-32d3-45ce-9b6f-0bf4f1053065
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1995-ref793

Festival Recordings: Pub Stage: Silesian Bagpipe: Zogata; Czech Wedding Celebration; Czech Puppeteers

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Czech Republic Program 1995 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Line, Chris (recorder)  Search this
Ziselberger, Tony (recorder)  Search this
Performer:
Adamik, Alès  Search this
Zogata, Vladislav  Search this
Malon, Antonin  Search this
Kopecký, Matej  Search this
Kopecká, Vladimira  Search this
Polajka (Musical group)  Search this
Radhost (Musical group)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Czechs  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Czech Republic
Trinec (Czechoslovakia)
Roznov p.r. (Czech Republic)
Prague (Czech Republic)
Brno (Czech Republic)
Date:
1995 July 4
Track Information:
101 Silesian Bagpipe: Zogata / Alès Adamik, Vladislav Zogata. Bagpipe,Violin,Fiddle.

102 Czech Wedding Celebration / Polajka (Musical group), RadhoAt (Musical group). Violin,Dulcimer,Double bass.

103 Czech Puppeteers Yesterday and Today / Antonin Malon, Matej Kopecký, Vladimira Kopecká.
Local Numbers:
FP-1995-CT-0445
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 4, 1995.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
World music  Search this
Oral history  Search this
Bagpipe  Search this
Violin  Search this
Dulcimer  Search this
Double bass  Search this
Musical instruments -- Construction  Search this
Weddings  Search this
Puppeteers  Search this
Puppet making  Search this
Puppet theater  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1995, Item FP-1995-CT-0445
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1995 Festival of American Folklife / Series 3: The Czech Republic: Tradition and Transformation / 3.3: Audio
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5c2ea9a53-d88a-4d12-aa97-1d461a5b54f9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1995-ref796

PAL Copy: Kathpulti; The Drummaker; Meaders Family- North Georgia Potters

Field worker:
Rinzler, Ralph  Search this
Vennum, Thomas  Search this
Sayers, Robert  Search this
Names:
Film/Monograph Series  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (videocassette (VHS))
Type:
Archival materials
Local Numbers:
FP-1993-1/2VHS-0073
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Film + TV  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Puppet making  Search this
Musical instruments -- Construction  Search this
Drums  Search this
Identifier:
CFCH.AVPR, Item FP-1993-1/2VHS-0073
See more items in:
CFCH Audiovisual Projects
CFCH Audiovisual Projects / Video Recordings / Kathputli Puppetry
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk51244c6f0-227e-4297-b5d8-d764d1e18c4c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-avpr-ref440

John Bernard Myers papers

Creator:
Myers, John Bernard  Search this
Names:
Ingram Merrill Foundation  Search this
Southampton Artists' Theatre Festival  Search this
Tibor de Nagy Gallery  Search this
Cady, Arthur  Search this
Canaday, John, 1907-1985  Search this
Davenport, Guy  Search this
Grooms, Red  Search this
Marisol, 1930-2016  Search this
Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970  Search this
Interviewee:
Spivy-Anderson, C. Alexandra, 1942-  Search this
Interviewer:
Sturdevant, Alfred  Search this
Extent:
2 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Color slides
Photographs
Diaries
Color transparencies
Date:
circa 1940s-1987
bulk 1970-1987
Summary:
The John Bernard Myers papers span the period circa 1940s to 1987, bulk 1970-1987. The collection measures 2.0 linear feet and documents Myers's work as a writer, editor, and gallery director, and includes correspondence, writings, printed material, and photographs.
Scope and Content Note:
The John Bernard Myers papers, which measure 2.0 linear feet, date from circa 1940s to 1987, bulk 1970-1987, and document his work as a writer, editor, and gallery director.

Personal and professional correspondence consist mainly of incoming letters from colleagues, friends, and admirers. Among the correspondence is business and fan mail concerning Tracking the Marvelous and Parenthése, letters from writer and English professor Guy Davenport, and invitations to speak and teach. Also included are letters to The New York Times and Art In America complaining about critic John Canaday's behavior and comments during a visit to the Tibor de Nagy Gallery.

Myers' published and unpublished writings are the collection's most significant series. These consist of manuscripts for his autobiography, Tracking the Marvelous, published in 1984 ; Forward and Backward: A Chronicle, circa 1976, about Mark Rothko's suicide and the subsequent lawsuit brought by his daughter against Marlborough Galleries (a revised version was published later as part three of Myers' autobiography); and Knowing What I Like, 1985, an unpublished collection of his own essays and criticism compiled and edited by Myers. Among his other writings are articles, essays, and reviews. Also included are his diariess dated 1969 and 1974-1983. Entries record daily activities and reactions to his experiences, news of friends, and reflections on his life and relationships. Excerpts from much earlier diaries (not part of the John Bernard Myers Papers) are quoted extensively in Tracking the Marvelous.

Printed Matter consists of writings by Myers - Tracking the Marvelous: A Life in the New York Art World; a selection of articles, essays, and criticism published mainly in art periodicals; and exhibition catalogs. Also included are a few articles about Myers and issues of publications he edited. Other printed matter consists of clippings on art subjects, exhibition catalogs, and miscellaneous publications.

Miscellaneous items are artwork, biographical information, minutes and memoranda of the Ingram Merrill Foundation, and transcripts of interviews conducted by and with Myers. Also included are records of the Southampton Artists' Theatre Festival, produced by John Bernard Myers, consisting of director's notes and notes and music for "Gertrude Stein's 'First Reader.'"

Photographs are of Myers and unidentified friends, interior views of his home in Brewster, N.Y. and one of the back yard. Also included are many photographs of puppets.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into 5 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Correspondence, 1960-1986, undated (box 1, 6 folders)

Series 2: Writings, 1959-1987, undated (boxes 1-2, 1.0 linear ft.)

Series 3: Printed Matter, 1951-1987, undated (box 2, 0.5 linear ft.)

Series 4: Miscellaneous, circa 1962-1987, undated (box 2, 0.25 linear ft.)

Series 5: Photographs, circa 1940s-1985, undated (box 2, 6 folders)
Biographical Note:
During his youth in Buffalo, New York, John Bernard Myers developed life-long interests in poetry, puppets, and painting. As a teenager, he wrote poetry and established his own marionette theater. He first learned about modern art and became especially interested in Surrealism through reading European magazines and exhibition catalogs in the library of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Through helping to edit Upstate, an avant garde literary magazine, he met many like-minded friends. Myers was deemed unqualified for military service due to ruptured eardrums, so instead went to work in an airplane factory. But his membership in the Young Communist League and participation in efforts led by a Socialist Workers party colleague to upgrade job assignments and pay for qualified minorities created problems and Myers soon departed. His final two years in Buffalo were spent working in a bookstore.

In 1944, Myers sent issues of Upstate to Parker Tyler, editor of View, whom he had met a few years earlier through mutual friends involved with the Communist party. A few months later Tyler offered him the position of managing editor of View, a magazine devoted to the Neo-Romantics and Surrealists in exile. Myers moved to New York City and remained with the magazine until it ceased publication in 1947. A large portion of his time at View was spent selling advertising space. Since this involved calling on gallery owners each month, he came to know many dealers, had the opportunity to study the exhibitions and meet many of the artists. During this period he began attending art history courses taught by Meyer Schapiro at the New School. His responsibilities at View also included assisting with editing and layout, and he became well-acquainted with Marcel Duchamp and André Breton when special issues devoted to them were published. His association with the magazine resulted in many invitations; Myers enthusiastically attended parties practically every night of the week, enlarging his already impressive circle of friends and acquaintance in the art and literary worlds.

Puppets were another of Myers' special interests. After View ceased publication in1947, he edited poetry and art publications, but to earn his living he resumed puppeteering. Around 1948 Myers met Tibor de Nagy, a cultured Hungarian immigrant with a background in banking and finance, who, for immigration purposes, needed a business that bore his name. The Tibor de Nagy Marionette Company gave performances at schools in and around New York City and staged elaborate productions for both children and adults at fine hotels. After several years of physically exhausting work with the marionette company and falling profits, the two decided to try another business venture.

Over the years, several of Myers' friends and acquaintances had suggested he open an art gallery. Myers was interested and had many appropriate contacts, but lacked sufficient capital and had no business experience. An old friend, Dwight Ripley, offered to back a gallery and in 1951 the Tibor de Nagy Gallery opened at 219 East 53rd Street with John Bernard Myers as the gallery director. Tibor de Nagy was the gallery's business manager, and at the same time pursued a full-time career in banking. Following the good advice of his friends Jackson Pollock,Lee Krasner, and Clement Greenberg, Myers decided to seek out and promote the artists of his own generation. Artists affiliated with the Tibor de Nagy Gallery included Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Goodnough, Red Grooms, Grace Hartigan, Alfred Leslie, Barnett Newman, Kenneth Noland, Fairfield Porter, and Larry Rivers.

Myers and de Nagy remained partners in the Tibor de Nagy Gallery for 19 years. In 1970 Myers left in to open a gallery which he ran for about five years under his own name. After retiring from the gallery, he was a private dealer and lecturer; he also served as a consultant to the Kouros Gallery. He continued to organize exhibitions including a Joseph Cornell exhibiton at A.C.A. Gallery in 1977, and "Tracking the Marvelous" at the Grey Gallery, New York University in 1981.

For more than thirty years after View ceased publication, a number of art and poetry publications benefitted from Myers' editorial skills. Among them were Prospero Pamphlets, a series of chapbooks produced between 1946 and 1948, featuring contemporary poets Wallace Stevens, Charles Henri Ford, Parker Tyler, and Paul Goodman. Brunidor Editions, a portfolio of graphics by Yves Tanguy, Joan Miró, Kurt Seligmann, Max Ernst, Wilfredo Lam, Matta, and William Stanley Hayter was issued in 1948. From 1953 until 1956, Tibor de Nagy Gallery published Semi-Colon, a poets' newsletter edited by Myers. Gallery Editions, a series of pamphlets paired the work of a poet and painter, among them: John Ashbury and Jane Freilicher, Frank O'Hara and Larry Rivers, Kenneth Koch and Nell Blaine, and Barbara Guest and Robert Goodnough. Myers devoted a great deal of time to Parenthése, a magazine of words and pictures, that was published between 1975 and 1979. In addition, he compiled and edited Poets of the New York School, an anthology with photographs by Francesco Scuvullo published by the University of Pennsylvania Art Department in 1968.

For much of his life, John Bernard Myers kept a diary recording daily activities and his reactions to an reflections on his experiences. His autobiography, Tracking the Marvelous: A Life in the New York Art World, published in 1984, quotes extensively from diaries written as early as 1939. He wrote many book reviews, exhibition reviews, and articles about art and art criticism that were published in Art in America, Arts, Artforum, Art and Literature, Art International, Art News, Art/World, Craft Horizons, and Smithsonian. Knowing What I Like, a selection of his own essays and articles that Myers compiled and edited in 1983, remains unpublished. He also wrote poetry and song lyrics.

John Bernard Myers died July 26, 1987.

Missing Title

1919 or 1920 -- Born, Buffalo, New York

circa 1939 -- Began puppeteering and eventually established his own puppet theater

circa 1942-1944 -- Assisted with editing Upstate, an avant garde literary magazine

1942 -- Rejected from military service due to ear problems; employed in airplane factory, and later at Ulbrich's Bookstore in Buffalo

1944-1947 -- Managing Editor, View, a magazine devoted to the Neo-Romantic and Surrealist artists in exile

1946-1948 -- Editor, Prospero Pamphlets, a series of chapbooks featuring Wallace Stevens, Charles Henri Ford, Parker Tyler, and Paul Goodman

1948 -- Editor, Brunidor Editions, portfolios of graphics featuring Yves Tanguy, Joan Miró, Kurt Seligmann, Max Ernst, Wilfredo Lam, Matta, and William Stanley Hayter; started a professional marionette company with Tibor de Nagy as business manager

1951 -- Tibor de Nagy Gallery opens at 219 East 53rd Street, backed by Dwight Ripley, with Myers as gallery director and de Nagy its business manager

1953 -- Tibor de Nagy Gallery moves to 24 East 67th St.

1953-1956 -- Editor, Semi-Colon, a poets' newsletter emphasizing brief prose and verse

1954-1970 -- Producer and Artistic Advisor, The Artists' Theater; during this time 36 plays by poets, with appropriate décors and music by modern painters and composers

1959-1970 -- Editor, Gallery Editions, a series of poetry pamphlets pairing poets and painters (Frank O'Hara and Larry rivers, Kenneth Koch and Nell Blaine, Barbara Guest and Robert Goodnough)

1968-1968 -- Producer, Southampton Artists' Theatre Festival, Long Island University

1970 -- Leaves Tibor de Nagy Gallery and opens John Bernard Myers Gallery at 50 West 57th Street

1974 -- Closes his gallery and in retirement becomes a private dealer

1975-1979 -- Editor, Parenthése, a little magazine of words and pictures

1981 -- Editor, Parenthése Signatures, each deluxe limited edition portfolios paired an artist and poet

1981 -- Tracking the Marvelous, exhibition at Grey Gallery, New York University

1984 -- Publication of Tracking the Marvelous: A Life in the New York Art World

1985-1987 -- Consultant to Kouros Gallery, New York

1987 -- Dies July 26, Danbury, Conn.
Related Material:
Other material relating to John Bernard Myers in the Archives of American Art includes an interview with Myers conducted by Barbara Rose, circa 1969.
Provenance:
The collection was a gift of the Estate of Ricky Dale Horton, 1990.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Art critics -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Art criticism  Search this
Puppet making  Search this
Works of art  Search this
Puppets  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Photographs
Diaries
Color transparencies
Citation:
John Bernard Myers papers, circa 1940s-1987, bulk 1970-1987. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.myerjohn
See more items in:
John Bernard Myers papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96e0eaade-fcc4-48bd-965c-150313ad2bba
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-myerjohn
Online Media:

Ashley Bryan's Puppets : making something from everything / Ashley Bryan ; photographs by Ken Hannon ; photographs edited by Rich Entel

Author:
Bryan, Ashley  Search this
Photographer:
Hannon, Ken  Search this
Editor:
Entel, Rich  Search this
Subject:
Bryan, Ashley  Search this
Physical description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Type:
Juvenile poetry
American poetry
Juvenile works
Poetry
Place:
Africa
Date:
2014
Topic:
Puppets  Search this
Found objects (Art)  Search this
Children's poetry  Search this
Marionettes  Search this
Black people  Search this
African American authors  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1036593

Wayang puppets : carving, colouring and symbolism / R.L. Mellema ; including the translation of a Javanese article on the construction of wayang-puppets by Sukir ; Mantle Hood, English translation

Author:
Mellema, R. L. 1899-1987  Search this
Sukir  Search this
Physical description:
84 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Indonesia
Date:
1988
1954
C1988
Topic:
Wayang  Search this
Puppet making  Search this
Puppets  Search this
Puppet plays  Search this
Puppet theater  Search this
Call number:
TT174.7 .M44 1988
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_872808

Tom Newby Innovative Lives Presentation and Oral History

Topic:
Innovative Lives Program (NMAH public program series)
Creator:
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.  Search this
Interviewer:
Bowers, Dwight Blocker  Search this
Interviewee:
Newby, Tom  Search this
Names:
Henson, Jim  Search this
Extent:
0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Audiotapes
Oral history
Interviews
Date:
August 5, 2006
Scope and Contents:
Interview of Tom Newby, conducted by Dwight Bowers for the Lemelson Center's "Innovative Lives" Program on August 5, 2006. Newby talks about his work with Jim Henson at the Creature Shops, and his work in motion pictures with animated figures.
Arrangement:
1 series.
Biographical / Historical:
Inventor and designer of toys, games and puppets.
Provenance:
Audio recording created by the Innovative Lives Program of the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, August 5, 2006.
Restrictions:
UNPROCESSED COLLECTION.
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment.
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:
Animators  Search this
Topic:
Animation (Cinematography)  Search this
Puppets  Search this
Puppet making  Search this
Animated films  Search this
Genre/Form:
Audiotapes -- 2000-2010
Oral history -- 2000-2010
Interviews -- 2000-2010
Citation:
Tom Newby Innovative Lives Program, August 5, 2006, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0941
See more items in:
Tom Newby Innovative Lives Presentation and Oral History
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b28ff7bc-0eb8-4136-bb6a-9e755753a041
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0941
Online Media:

FN 1

Collection Creator:
Dunham, S. Ann (Stanley Ann)  Search this
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1977 June 25-August 10
Collection Restrictions:
The S. Ann Dunham papers are open for research.

Electronic records are unavailable for research. Please contact the reference archivist for additional information.

Access to the S. Ann Dunham papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
S. Ann Dunham papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
S. Ann Dunham papers
S. Ann Dunham papers / Series 1: Field notebooks
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw371c1c634-72fc-46d6-a480-25d3f36f8332
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2011-04-ref71
1 Page(s) matching your search term, top most relevant are shown: View entire project in transcription center
  • View FN 1 digital asset number 1

Towards reconstructing the history and development of puppetry in the Segu Region, Mali / by Mary Jo Arnoldi

Author:
Arnoldi, Mary Jo  Search this
Physical description:
21 leaves ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Mali
Ségou (Region)
Date:
1981
[1981?]
Topic:
Puppets  Search this
Puppet theater  Search this
Puppet plays  Search this
Puppet making  Search this
Call number:
PN1978.M5 A762 1981
PN1978.M5A762 1981
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_315252

Negative Log Book Number 18, (86-5143 to 88-15270)

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution Archives Smithsonian Photographic Services  Search this
Physical description:
Ink on paper
Type:
Logs (records)
Collection descriptions
Date:
1986
1986-1988
Topic:
Photography--History  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 10-001 [SIA_10-001_NLB18]
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by the Smithsonian Institution Archives. Contact SIA Reference Staff for further information (email photos@si.edu)
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_367115
1 Page(s) matching your search term, top most relevant are shown: View entire project in transcription center
  • View Negative Log Book Number 18, (86-5143 to 88-15270) digital asset number 1

Our introduction to Malian puppets / Mary Sue Rosen and Paul Peter Rosen

Author:
Rosen, Mary Sue 1944-  Search this
Rosen, Paul Peter  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Coulibaly, Yaya 1959-  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Mali
Bamako
Date:
2012
Topic:
Puppet making  Search this
Puppets  Search this
Bamana puppets  Search this
Call number:
PN1978.N37 R67 2012
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1023274

Woman Attacked on Mall

Subject:
Whipple, Gloria Dean  Search this
Smithsonian Associates, The  Search this
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
September 17, 1979
Topic:
Accidents  Search this
Assault and battery  Search this
Deaths  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_1804

Puppets. By Gordon Murray, illus. by Tony Hart

Author:
Murray, Gordon  Search this
Physical description:
30 p. illus. 19 x 26 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1958
Topic:
Puppet making  Search this
Puppets  Search this
Puppet theater  Search this
Puppet plays  Search this
Call number:
PN1972 .M98
PN1972.M98
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_177814

Puppets and puppetry / Peter Fraser

Author:
Fraser, Peter 1932-  Search this
Physical description:
168 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1980
Topic:
Puppet making  Search this
Puppets  Search this
Puppet theater  Search this
Puppet plays  Search this
Call number:
PN1972 .F84
PN1972.F84
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_140988

Puppetry : a yearbook of puppets and marionettes

Author:
McPharlin, Paul 1903-1948  Search this
Puppeteers of America  Search this
Physical description:
v. : ill., plates ; 11 x 16 cm.-16 x 24 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Date:
19uu
Topic:
Puppets  Search this
Puppet making  Search this
Puppet theater  Search this
Puppeteers  Search this
Puppet plays  Search this
Call number:
PN1970 .P986
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_69695

Puppet hands and their making with a note on feet : theorem and woodcuts / by Paul McPharlin

Author:
McPharlin, Paul 1903-1948  Search this
Physical description:
15 p. : ill. ; 27 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1932
Topic:
Puppet making  Search this
Call number:
PN1972 .M17pu
PN1972.M17pu
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_177587

Modify Your Search







or


Narrow By