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The Garden Club of America collection

Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Names:
New York Flower Show  Search this
Extent:
37000 Slides (photographs) (35mm slides)
33 Linear feet ((garden files))
3,000 Lantern slides
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Lantern slides
Plans (drawings)
Brochures
Articles
Correspondence
Clippings
Date:
circa 1920-present
Summary:
This collection contains over 37,000 35mm slides, 3,000 glass lantern slides and garden files that may include descriptive information, photocopied articles (from journals, newspapers, or books), planting lists, correspondence, brochures, landscape plans and drawings. Garden files were compiled by Garden Club of America (GCA) members for most of the gardens included in the collection. Some gardens have been photographed over the course of several decades; others only have images from a single point in time. In addition to images of American gardens, there are glass lantern slides of the New York Flower Show (1941-1951) and trips that GCA members took to other countries, including Mexico (1937), Italy, Spain, Japan (1935), France (1936), England (1929), and Scotland.

A number of the slides are copies of historic images from outside repositories including horticultural and historical societies or from horticultural books and publications. The GCA made a concerted effort in the mid-1980s to acquire these images in order to increase its documentation of American garden history. Because of copyright considerations, use of these particular images may be restricted.
Biographical/Historical note:
The Garden Club of America was established in 1913 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when the Garden Club of Philadelphia and eleven other garden clubs met to create a national garden club. Its purpose is to foster the knowledge and love of gardening and to restore and protect the quality of the environment through educational programs and gardening and conservation efforts. The GCA was incorporated in Delaware in 1923, with its headquarters established in New York City. Today, local clubs are organized under twelve regional zones. The GCA continues its tradition of hosting flower shows and publishing material related to gardening in the United States.

The GCA's glass lantern slides were used by The GCA for presentations and lectures about notable gardens throughout the United States dating back to colonial times. An effort was made in the late 1980s, in preparation of the 75th anniversary of the Garden Club of America's founding, to collect the disbursed slides. These slides were to eventually form the Slide Library of Notable American Parks and Gardens. The informational value of this collection is extensive since a number of images of the more than 4,500 gardens represented show garden designs that have changed over time or no longer exist. While the majority of images document a range of designed upper and upper-middle class gardens throughout the U.S., the scope of the collection is expanding as volunteers photograph and document contemporary gardens including community and vernacular gardens.

The gardens illustrate the design work of dozens of landscape architects including Marian Coffin, Beatrix Farrand, Lawrence Halprin, Hare & Hare, Umberto Innocenti, Gertrude Jekyll, Jens Jensen, Warren Manning, the Olmsted Brothers, Charles Platt, Ellen Biddle Shipman, and Fletcher Steele. Because of their proximity to the gardens, works of notable architects and sculptors may also be featured in the images.
Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- France  Search this
Gardens -- Italy  Search this
Gardens -- Japan  Search this
Gardens -- Mexico  Search this
Flower shows  Search this
Gardening -- United States -- societies, etc  Search this
Gardens -- England  Search this
Landscape architecture  Search this
Gardens -- United States  Search this
Gardens -- Spain  Search this
Gardens -- Scotland  Search this
Genre/Form:
Plans (drawings)
Brochures
Articles
Correspondence
Clippings
Lantern slides
Slides (photographs)
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA
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The Garden Club of America collection
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb617385372-1028-4cb7-b07d-04fea2e51c47
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aag-gca
Online Media:

Meet The Artist: Christopher Schardt on “Nova” for “No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man”

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
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2018-08-23T18:09:57.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
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Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_2vk7uetkFm4

Eric Fischl - Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture Series, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2014-11-26T15:30:25.000Z
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Education  Search this
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Art, American  Search this
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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EDAN-URL:
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Clarice Smith Distinguished Lecture Series: Scholar Helen Molesworth

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this
Type:
Lectures
YouTube Videos
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2018-09-12T23:55:23.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Maskmaking with artist Zarco Guerrero for the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2023-04-20T14:43:17.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_WfP97NdZ0g4

2020 illumiNations: Dia de los Muertos

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2020-10-30T23:09:41.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_zURDMt0Zbus

Jewelry of Ideas: Gifts from the Susan Grant Lewin Collection | Kinetic Ring by Friedrich Becker

Creator:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2017-11-15T17:21:58.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Design  Search this
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
YouTube Channel:
cooperhewitt
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_a4nl6NGX88w

Mount Rushmore Was Supposed to Look Very Different

Creator:
Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2014-02-10T18:59:03.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
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Smithsonian Channel
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianchannel
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edanmdm:yt_Bvj2URpgRc8

Stone, Song, and Sustaining Arts with Bogdan Hovhannisyan

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2018-10-12T00:03:47.000Z
YouTube Category:
Travel & Events  Search this
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianfolklife
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_Yz6RRQzPxLQ

Stories in Stone: Master Artisans on Tools, Technique, and Meaning

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-06-26T21:11:21.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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smithsonianfolklife
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianfolklife
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_hS19mAZrpGU

Edmonia Lewis and Wendell Phillips: In Conversation with Kirsten Pai Buick and Hélène Quanquin

Creator:
National Portrait Gallery  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2022-02-09T19:20:15.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Portraits  Search this
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NatlPortraitGallery
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
YouTube Channel:
NatlPortraitGallery
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_2XvbOv2lXa4

Unboxed Lunch featuring Elyn Zimmerman with Jacob Proctor

Creator:
Archives of American Art  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2023-04-28T19:18:06.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
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SmithsonianAAA
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAAA
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_G-ddTgnKCTM

Elyn Zimmerman, Pandemic Oral History Project, Archives of American Art, 2020

Creator:
Archives of American Art  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-01-27T19:24:49.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
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SmithsonianAAA
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAAA
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_MXU1Lbrf9ms

Archives of American Art Short Film Series: Oral History Interview with Ruth Asawa, 2002

Creator:
Archives of American Art  Search this
Type:
Interviews
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2020-05-29T19:17:14.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
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SmithsonianAAA
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAAA
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt__sd_mNOa5iE

Home movies of Katherine Weems' Rhinoceros sculptures at Harvard University (1937)

Creator:
Archives of American Art  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2014-09-30T17:56:28.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
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SmithsonianAAA
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAAA
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_g9EL53n5H4w

George Tsutakawa: An Artist's Pilgrimage

Creator:
Archives of American Art  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2009-06-23T14:24:25.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
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Data Source:
Archives of American Art
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAAA
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_q0XG66fdVEE

Maya Lin at Smithsonian American Art - Updated Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNQUQLzKRk0

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2007-10-18T14:48:53.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
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SmithsonianVideos
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianVideos
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_zbIlaapXQQE

(At Home) Artist Talk with Jorge Pardo and Rafael Domenech

Creator:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-02-04T01:15:46.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
Topic:
Art, modern  Search this
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hirshhornmuseum
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
YouTube Channel:
hirshhornmuseum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_2Do-GzftHZc

Embroidery inspired by Ron Mueck

Creator:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2020-09-28T13:00:06.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, modern  Search this
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
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hirshhornmuseum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_RHwwJ9ehBuc

Anish Kapoor at Hirshhorn: Demetrion Lecture

Creator:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2015-12-11T16:45:35.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, modern  Search this
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hirshhornmuseum
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
YouTube Channel:
hirshhornmuseum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_VE1WKJ_8OTU

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