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Interviewee:

Penington, Ruth, b. 1905  Search this

Interviewer:

Harrington, LaMar, 1917-2005  Search this

Names:

Northwest Printmakers  Search this

Rohde, Gilbert, 1894-1944  Search this

Extent:

63 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1983 Feb. 10-11

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Ruth Penington conducted 1983 Feb. 10-11, by LaMar Harrington, at the artist's home in Seattle, Wash., for the Archives of American Art's Northwest Oral History Project. Penington speaks of her family background; her early interests; her education; the beginnings of the Northwest Printmakers; teaching at the University of California; the change in the definition of art in universities; the influence of Gilbert Rohde; her philosophy of teaching, of art, and of commercialism; various shows and exhibitions she has been involved in; her work methods and her current work.

Biographical / Historical:

Ruth Penington (1905-1998) was an educator, metalworker, and printmaker from Seattle, Wash.

General:

Originally recorded on 3 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 5 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hrs., 48 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' Northwest Oral History Project, begun in 1982 to document the Northwest artistic community through interviews with painters, sculptors, craftsmen, educators, curators, and others, in Oregon, Washington and Montana.

Occupation:

Educators -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this

Printmakers  Search this

Metal-workers -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this

Printmakers -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Decorative arts  Search this

Women printmakers  Search this

Women printmakers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.pening83

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a08785dc-f4d9-4f7a-bfc8-b17486d344be

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-pening83

Creator:

Federal Art Project  Search this

Names:

Rohde, Gilbert, 1894-1944  Search this

Extent:

4 Pages (23 cm.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Date:

1935?]

Scope and Contents:

Brochure for the Design Laboratory, "a free school for instruction in industrial design, graphic arts and fine arts, established by the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration ... open only to those amateur and professional students who cannot afford to attend private schools." At 10 East 39 St., N.Y. Director: Gilbert Rohde.

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):

[New York, 1935?]

General:

Date based on information inside brochure which states that the school's first term starts Dec. 9, 1935.

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.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.fedartp15

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9360906e4-12ca-477e-94d8-76c143ad7b13

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-fedartp15

Author:

Schiffer Publishing Ltd  Search this

Subject:

Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944  Search this

Herman Miller, Inc  Search this

Physical description:

136 p. : ill. ; 31 cm

Type:

Catalogs

Place:

United States

Date:

1998

C1998

20th century

Topic:

Furniture--History  Search this

Call number:

NK2439.H42 A4 1998

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_716699

Author:

Kroehler (Firm)  Search this

Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944  Search this

Physical description:

11 p

Type:

Catalogs

Trade catalogs

Date:

1900

1994

[19--]

Topic:

Living room furniture  Search this

Dining room furniture  Search this

Bedroom furniture  Search this

Call number:

47177

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_454429

Author:

Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944  Search this

Subject:

Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944  Search this

Herman Miller Furniture Company Catalogs  Search this

Physical description:

16 p. : ill. ; 28 cm

Type:

Catalogs

Place:

United States

Date:

1934

C1934

20th century

Topic:

Furniture--History  Search this

Call number:

NK2439 .R73 1934

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_460624

Author:

Ross, Phyllis 1942-  Search this

Subject:

Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944  Search this

Physical description:

xi, 73, [63] leaves : ill. ; 28 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

United States

Date:

1993

20th century

Topic:

Furniture design  Search this

Furniture  Search this

Call number:

NK2439.R73 R82 1993

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_462518

Author:

Herman Miller Clock Company  Search this

Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944  Search this

Subject:

Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944  Search this

Herman Miller Clock Company  Search this

Physical description:

[16] p. : ill. ; 28 cm

Type:

Catalogs

Trade catalogs

Place:

United States

Date:

1937

[1937]

Topic:

Clocks and watches, Electric  Search this

Clocks and watches  Search this

Call number:

TS549 .H47 1937

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_665699

Author:

Herbst, René  Search this

Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes (1925 : Paris, France)  Search this

Former owner:

Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944  Search this

Physical description:

2 unnumbered pages; 60 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 x 34 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1925

Topic:

Storefronts  Search this

Show windows  Search this

Store fixtures  Search this

Call number:

NA6225 .H4z

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_181167

Author:

Ross, Phyllis 1942-  Search this

Subject:

Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944 Criticism and interpretation  Search this

Physical description:

xiii, 274 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

United States

Date:

2009

C2009

20th century

Topic:

Furniture design--History  Search this

Modernism (Aesthetics)  Search this

Call number:

NK2439.R73 R67 2009

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_936812

Issuing body:

Kroehler (Firm)  Search this

Author:

Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944  Search this

Subject:

Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944  Search this

Kroehler (Firm)  Search this

America at Home Exhibit:

New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Physical description:

1 folded sheet ([5] pages) : illustrations. ; 24 x 32 cm, folded to 15 x 9 cm

Type:

Catalogs

Pictorial works

Trade catalogs

Place:

United States

Date:

1940

Topic:

Furniture  Search this

Unit furniture  Search this

Call number:

NK2265 .K76 1940

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_665710

Author:

Herman Miller, Inc  Search this

Schiffer Publishing Ltd  Search this

Subject:

Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944  Search this

Herman Miller, Inc  Search this

Physical description:

iv, 94 p. : ill. ; 31 cm

Type:

Catalogs

Place:

United States

Date:

1998

C1998

20th century

Topic:

Furniture--History  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_684059

Author:

Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944  Search this

De Pree, D. J  Search this

Ross, Phyllis  Search this

Subject:

Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944  Search this

Herman Miller Furniture Co  Search this

Atwater Kent Manufacturing Company  Search this

John Widdicomb Company  Search this

Rohm and Haas Company  Search this

Hudson Motor Car Company  Search this

Haywood-Wakefield Company  Search this

Gebrüder Thonet  Search this

Kroehler (Firm)  Search this

Troy Sunshade  Search this

New York University Industrial Design Department  Search this

Cooper-Hewitt Design Archive  Search this

Federal Art Project  Search this

Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)  Search this

New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Physical description:

3.25 cu. ft

Type:

Mixed archival materials

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Clippings

Commercial catalogs

Place:

United States

Date:

1930

1930-1944

Topic:

Industrial design  Search this

Furniture design  Search this

Interior decoration  Search this

Art deco  Search this

Office furniture  Search this

Children's furniture  Search this

Clocks and watches--Design and construction  Search this

Bakelite  Search this

Plexiglas  Search this

Lucite  Search this

Acrylic  Search this

Bentwood furniture  Search this

Modernism (Aesthetics)  Search this

Modular coordination  Search this

Furniture showrooms  Search this

Design education  Search this

Design for living  Search this

Merchandising  Search this

Display of merchandise  Search this

Restrictions & Rights:

Unrestricted research use onsite by appointment. Permission of staff required to photograph materials.

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_537693

Author:

Drumming, Mandy Lynn  Search this

Subject:

Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944  Search this

Schapiro, Meyer 1904-1996  Search this

Design Laboratory (School : New York, N.Y.)  Search this

VKhUTEMAS (Art school)  Search this

Physical description:

1 online resource (iv, 105 p.) : ill

Type:

Electronic resources

Theses

Place:

United States

Date:

2011

20th century

Topic:

Industrial design--Study and teaching (Higher)  Search this

Industrial design--History  Search this

Communism and art  Search this

Call number:

NK1404 .D78 2011

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_998166

Compiler:

Craddock, Harry  Search this

Illustrator:

Rumbold, Gilbert  Search this

Former owner:

Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944 DSI  Search this

Publisher:

Richard R. Smith Inc.  Search this

Printer:

Lowe & Brydone  Search this

Subject:

Savoy Hotel (London, England)  Search this

Physical description:

286, [2] pages including color frontispiece, color illustrations, double maps 20 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1930

Topic:

Cocktails  Search this

Liquors  Search this

Beverages  Search this

Call number:

TX951 .C76 1930b

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1069304

Compiler:

Novi, A.  Search this

Contributor:

Fréchet, André 1875-1973  Search this

Publisher:

Moreau, Charles  Search this

Former owner:

Rohde, Gilbert 1894-1944 DSI  Search this

Printer of plates:

Viale et L'Hotellier  Search this

Physical description:

[8] pages, 32 leaves of plates : chiefly illustrations ; 46 cm

Type:

Pictorial works

Place:

France

Date:

1922

Topic:

Interior decoration  Search this

Furniture  Search this

Decoration and ornament--Art deco  Search this

Call number:

NK2049.A1 N68 1922

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1081955