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Medium:

Red sikri sandstone

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 134.6 x 58.4 x 30.4 cm (53 x 23 x 11 15/16 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

Mathura, India

Date:

320-485

Period:

Gupta dynasty

Topic:

Buddhism  Search this

Buddha  Search this

Gupta dynasty (300 - 699)  Search this

India  Search this

South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1994.17

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

On View:

Freer Gallery 02: Body Image: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34dde9432-87ee-4345-b319-fe614c518c71

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1994.17

Artist:

Edmonia Lewis, 4 Jul 1844 - 17 Sep 1907  Search this

Sitter:

Wendell Phillips, 29 Nov 1811 - 2 Feb 1884  Search this

Medium:

Marble

Dimensions:

Diameter: 46cm (18 1/8")

Frame: 64.1 × 64.1 × 6.4cm (25 1/4 × 25 1/4 × 2 1/2")

Type:

Sculpture

Place:

Italia\Lazio\Roma\Roma

Date:

1871

Topic:

Wendell Phillips: Male  Search this

Wendell Phillips: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Wendell Phillips: Literature\Writer  Search this

Wendell Phillips: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this

Wendell Phillips: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this

Wendell Phillips: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Temperance  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.2012.89

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Exhibition:

2022 Rehang of Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900

Civil War Gallery Rehang

On View:

NPG, East Gallery 111

NPG, East Gallery 111

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f10f3133-b73a-41d9-a7e2-c70e491bfd05

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2012.89

Sculptor:

Christiana, David Patric  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: bronze and black granite; Base: black granite and grey granite

Type:

Sculptures

Sculptures-Relief

Owner/Location:

Administered by Fitchburg Police Relief Association 20 Elm Street Fitchburg Massachusetts

Located Heritage Park Police Memorial Plaza Fitchburg Massachusetts

Date:

January 2023. Installed May 20, 2023

Topic:

Animal--Dog  Search this

Animal--Portrait--Frankie  Search this

Control number:

IAS 79020008

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_480130

Sculptor:

Rogers, Randolph 1825-1892  Search this

Medium:

Marble

Type:

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Harvard University Fogg Museum 32 Quincy Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02138 Accession Number: 1922.136

Date:

1859

Topic:

Literature--Character--Nydia  Search this

State of Being--Disabled--Blind  Search this

Figure female--Full length  Search this

Control number:

IAS 77000343

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_10474

Sculptor:

Rogers, Randolph 1825-1892  Search this

Medium:

Marble

Type:

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Robbins Library 700 Massachusetts Avenue Arlington Massachusetts 02174

Topic:

Literature--Character--Nydia  Search this

State of Being--Disabled--Blind  Search this

Control number:

IAS 73261280

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_25554

Sculptor:

King, William 1925-2015  Search this

Medium:

Aluminum plate, 5083 alloy, mill finish

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Coadministered by State of Florida Art in State Buildings The Capitol Tallahassee Florida 32399

Coadministered by City of Lakeland Parks and Recreation 228 South Massachusetts Avenue, City Hall Lakeland Florida 33801

Located State of Florida Curtis Building, Office Facility 200 North Kentucky Avenue Lakeland Florida Accession Number: DGS-8149/8215

Date:

1987

Topic:

Figure group  Search this

State of Being--Disabled  Search this

Abstract  Search this

Control number:

IAS 65880035

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_297263

Sculptor:

Aronson, David 1923-2015  Search this

Medium:

Bronze

Type:

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park 51 Sandy Pond Road Lincoln Massachusetts 01773 Accession Number: 1971.29

Date:

1961

Topic:

State of Being--Disabled--Blind  Search this

Religion--Old Testament--Samson  Search this

Control number:

IAS 21760004

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_297983

Sculptor:

Kaufman, Mico 1924-2016  Search this

Subject:

Sullivan, Anne  Search this

Keller, Helen  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink granite

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by Town of Tewksbury Town Hall Tewksbury Massachusetts 01876

Located Town Hall Side lawn Tewksbury Massachusetts

Date:

1985

Topic:

Portrait female--Full length  Search this

Occupation--Education--Teacher  Search this

State of Being--Disabled--Blind  Search this

State of Being--Disabled--Deaf  Search this

State of Being--Disabled--Mute  Search this

Control number:

IAS 87740276

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_299875

Sculptor:

Baskin, Leonard 1922-2000  Search this

Medium:

Hardwood, probably walnut

Type:

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Harvard University Fogg Museum 32 Quincy Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02138 Accession Number: 1970.137

Date:

1952

Topic:

Figure male  Search this

State of Being--Disabled--Blind  Search this

Control number:

IAS 20780022

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_327508

Sculptor:

Ganson, Arthur  Search this

Assistant:

Fitch, Chris  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: PVC pipe metal, and laminated marine plywood (?); Base: wood, painted

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Children's Discovery Museum 177 Main Street Acton Massachusetts 01720

Date:

Dedicated May 11, 1993

Topic:

Homage--Appleton, Andy  Search this

Abstract  Search this

State of Being--Disabled--Blind  Search this

Control number:

IAS MA000094

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_330842

Sculptor:

Patti, James  Search this

Frazier, Bernard 1906-1976  Search this

Subject:

Beuerman, Leo  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures-Relief

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by City of Lawrence 6 East 6th Street, P. O. Box 708 Lawrence Kansas 66044

Located 8th & Massachusetts Streets Lawrence Kansas

Topic:

Portrait male--Full length  Search this

Occupation--Vendor  Search this

State of Being--Disabled--Deaf  Search this

State of Being--Disabled--Blind  Search this

State of Being--Disabled--Dwarf  Search this

Dress--Accessory--Hat  Search this

Dress--Accessory--Eye wear  Search this

Architecture--Vehicle--Bicycle  Search this

Control number:

IAS KS000516

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_333038

Sculptor:

Unknown  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: granite with bronze reliefs; Bollards: pink granite

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by City of Boston Office of Cultural Affairs Boston City Hall, Room 716 Boston Massachusetts 02201

Located Copley Square Dartmouth & Boylston Boston Massachusetts

Date:

1996

Topic:

Figure group  Search this

Recreation--Sport & Play--Track & Field  Search this

Ceremony--Festival--Boston Marathon  Search this

Dress--Uniform--Sports Uniform  Search this

State of Being--Disabled--Physical Disability  Search this

Object--Other--Wheelchair  Search this

Emblem--Seal  Search this

Control number:

IAS MA000179

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_336421

Creator:

Zorach Family  Search this

Names:

Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Brooklyn Museum  Search this

Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984  Search this

Cunningham, Imogen, 1883-1976  Search this

Ipcar, Dahlov, 1917-2017  Search this

Newman, Arnold, 1918-2006  Search this

Partridge, Roi, 1888-1984  Search this

Zorach, Marguerite, 1887-1968  Search this

Zorach, Tessim  Search this

Zorach, William, 1887-1966  Search this

Extent:

4.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Interviews

Prints

Articles

Sketchbooks

Photographs

Drawings

Scrapbooks

Notes

Writings

Date:

1900-1987

Summary:

The Zorach family papers measure 4.4 linear feet and consist of materials relating to the lives and careers of sculptor and painter William Zorach, his wife painter and weaver Marguerite, and their children, painter and multi-media artist Dahlov Ipcar and collector and art dealer Tessim Zorach. The bulk of the papers consists of letters to Tessim regarding his parent's artwork. Additional materials include scattered letters to William Zorach; writings and notes by William, Marguerite, and Tessim; a sketchbook and drawings by William; prints by Marguerite; Marguerite's scrapbook; printed materials; and photographs of the Zorach family and of William Zorach in his studio and at work.

Scope and Content Note:

The Zorach family papers measure 4.4 linear feet and consist of materials relating to the lives and careers of sculptor and painter William Zorach, his wife painter and weaver Marguerite, and their children, painter and multi-media artist Dahlov Ipcar and collector and art dealer Tessim Zorach. The bulk of the papers consists of letters to Tessim regarding his parent's artwork. Additional materials include scattered letters to William Zorach; writings and notes by William, Marguerite, and Tessim; a sketchbook and drawings by William; prints by Marguerite; Marguerite's scrapbook; printed materials; and photographs of the Zorach family and of William Zorach in his studio and at work.

The majority of correspondence is between Tessim Zorach and various museums and galleries concerning exhibitions and donations of his parents' works of art. There are scattered letters to William Zorach among the correspondence. Business records consist of materials relating to the Collection of the Zorach Children, including lists of works of art by the Zorach's, a file relating to an exhibition of Zorach artwork at the Brooklyn Museum, and photographs of works of art considered for donation.

Writings and Notes include a typescript of an article written by Marguerite Zorach, writings by William Zorach, a typescript of Young Poems by William and Marguerite, as well as articles written by others about the Zorachs. Artwork by Marguerite Zorach includes two prints and a tracing. Also found is one sketchbook, and additional drawings by William Zorach. There is one unsigned lithograph.

The majority of exhibition announcements, catalogs, and clippings concern William and Marguerite Zorach although there are two announcements for Dahlov Ipcar. There is one scrapbook of clippings about Marguerite.

The papers include photographs of Marguerite and William Zorach, their parents, baby photos of Tessim and Dahlov, family pictures of the Zorachs, and of Marguerite and William in their studios. There are several folders of William Zorach working in his studios and additional photos of him carving a relief sculpture and a sculpture for the Southwest Bank. Most of these photographs contain detailed annotations written by William Zorach about the work. There is one folder of photographs of William in France in 1910-1911, including one of Zorach in Roi Partridge's studio. There is one photograph of Zorach taken by Ansel Adams in Yosemite, a photo of Zorach working by Arnold Newman, and several taken by Imogen Cunnigham.

Other photographs are of works of art, most of which depict William's works.

Artifacts include Marguerite's batik tools and approximately fifty commercially made printing blocks.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into 9 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Information, circa 1907-1969 (Box 1, 6; 3 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1922-1982 (Box 1-2; 1.75 linear feet)

Series 3: Business Records, 1967-1971, circa 1960s-1970s (Box 2-3; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 4: Writings and Notes, circa 1930s-1973, 1987 (Box 3; 8 folders)

Series 5: Artworks, 1900-circa 1920s (Box 3, 6; 12 folders)

Series 6: Scrapbooks, 1922-1953 (Box 3; 1 folder)

Series 7: Printed Material, 1912-1982 (Box 3; 0.25 linear feet)

Series 8: Photographs, 1908-1966 (Box 3-5; 1.0 linear feet)

Series 9: Artifacts, circa 1910s, circa 1950s (Box 4; 0.5 linear feet)

Biographical Note:

William Zorach (1887-1966) was a modernist painter and sculptor working primarily in New York city, along with his wife Marguerite (1887-1968) who worked as a fauvist painter, printmaker, and textile artist. Their children were painter Dahlov Ipcar (1917-) and art collector Tessim Zorach (1915-1995.)

Born in Lithuania, William Zorach immigrated to the United States where his family settled in Cleveland, Ohio. An early interest in art led to a printmaking apprenticeship. He then moved to New York City and enrolled in the National Academy of Design where he studied painting and drawing. In 1910, Zorach traveled to Paris to study and where he met his wife Marguerite Thompson at the La Palette art school. Marguerite grew up in Fresno, California and studied art at Stanford University. Both artists were heavily influenced by the fauvist and cubist art movements.

Returning to America, Marguerite and William married and both continued to create and experiment with varied media. Their paintings were featured in the 1913 New York City Armory Show and they are credited with being among the first artists to introduce European modernist styles to American modernism. The Zorachs were very close both as a couple and as working active artists.

In the 1920s, Marguerite began to experiment with textiles and created large, fine art tapestries and hooked rugs. Also, she used batik dying techniques on fabrics. William also expanded his genre by creating direct sculpture in 1918, which would become his primary medium.

In 1915, William and Marguerite started a family with their son, Tessim. Two years later, their daughter Dahlov was born. The Zorachs divided the year and lived in New York City, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. In 1923, the family bought a farm on Georgetown Island, Maine where they lived, worked, and entertained friends.

Dahlov and Tessim were exposed to art from an early age. Dahlov showed artistic promise as a child and her parents supported her creativity by allowing her to express herself without formal training. Dahlov pursued painting and later became an illustrator for children's books. Additionally, she wrote fantasy novels and short stories. Dahlov married Adolf Ipcar in 1936. Like the rest of his family, Tessim Zorach developed an interest of art and along with his wife Peggy, he amassed a large private collection of ancient to modern art.

William and Marguerite continued to sculpt and paint until their deaths in 1966 and 1968, respectively.

Together, Dahlov and Tessim established the Collection of the Zorach Children which coordinated donations of their parents' art to many museums throughout the United States and the world. The artwork of both artists is found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, Delaware Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Farnsworth Art Museum, Portland Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Philips Collection, and educational institutions such as Colby College, University of Vermont, Williams College, Bowdoin College, and the University of Virginia. In addition William has works associated with many public buildings, among them: Radio City Music Hall, New York City Municipal Court, the U.S. Post Office in Washington D.C. as well as Farleigh Dickinson University.

Related Material:

The Archives of American Art holds the Dahlov Ipcar papers, 1906-1997. Also found is one oral history interview with William Zorach conducted by by John D. Morse on April 2, 1959 and an oral history interview with Dahlov Ipcar conducted by Robert F. Brown on November 13, 1979.

The bulk of William Zorach's papers are held by the Library of Congress.

Separated Material:

The Archives of American Art also holds material lent for microfilming on reels NY59-1-NY59-4 and NY59-19. Loaned materials were returned to the lender and are now held by the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division. This material is not described in the collection container inventory or finding aid.

Provenance:

William Zorach lent papers for microfilming to the Archives of American Art in 1959. Tessim Zorach donated materials between 1976-1987.

Restrictions:

Use of originals 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 dealers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

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

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

Weavers  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Artist couples  Search this

Artists' studios -- Photographs  Search this

Works of art  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Prints

Articles

Sketchbooks

Photographs

Drawings

Scrapbooks

Notes

Writings

Citation:

The Zorach Family papers, 1900-1987. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Identifier:

AAA.zorazora

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The Zorach family papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw99b759247-30c2-4d06-9c75-1c7b0054f5d5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-zorazora

Creator:

Arnold, Anne, 1925-2014  Search this

Subject:

Brooklyn College  Search this

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture  Search this

Stable Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Type:

Scrapbooks

Video recordings

Citation:

Anne Arnold papers, circa 1925-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Artists' studios -- Photographs  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)16254

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)370915

AAA_collcode_arnoanne

Theme:

Women

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_370915

Creator:

Starr, Nina Howell, 1903-2000  Search this

Names:

International Women's Art Festival  Search this

Museum of American Folk Art  Search this

Photographic Historical Society of New York  Search this

Professional Women's Photographers, Inc.  Search this

Sharon Arts Center  Search this

Southern Regional Council  Search this

Brandt, Helene, 1936-  Search this

Cohen, Stephenie  Search this

Coke, Van Deren, 1921-  Search this

Connor, Linda  Search this

Daitz, Evelyne Z.  Search this

DiSpirito, Henry, 1898-1995  Search this

Evans, Minnie, 1892-  Search this

Evans, Walker, 1903-1975  Search this

Ghent, Henri, 1926-  Search this

Kanaga, Consuelo, 1894-  Search this

Kernan, Margo, 1927-  Search this

Kruger, Louise, 1924-  Search this

Lippard, Lucy R.  Search this

Macdonald-Wright, Stanton, 1890-1973  Search this

Mainardi, Patricia  Search this

Morgan, Barbara Brooks, 1900-1992  Search this

Putnam, Wallace, 1899-1989  Search this

Ringgold, Faith  Search this

Rose, Ruth Starr, 1887-1965  Search this

Savage, Naomi, 1927-2005  Search this

Sherwood, Maggie, 1922-1984  Search this

Siskind, Aaron  Search this

Strand, Paul, 1890-1976  Search this

Szarwarski, John  Search this

Uelsmann, Jerry, 1934-  Search this

Extent:

21.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Interviews

Drawings

Sketches

Transcripts

Sound recordings

Prints

Date:

circa 1933-1996

Summary:

The papers of photographer and art historian Nina Howell Starr measure 21.2 linear feet and date from circa 1933 to 1996. The papers contain research files about various art historical topics, museums and galleries, photography, and artists. There are extensive files documenting Starr's relationship as researcher, dealer, and friend of folk painter Minnie Evans. Additionally, the papers include biographical materials, writings, speeches, project files, printed material collected or authored by Starr, and hundreds of artistic and documentary photographs and negatives created by Starr depicting her travels, Minnie Evans' paintings, roadside folk art, and other topics.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of photographer and art historian Nina Howell Starr measure 21.2 linear feet and date from circa 1933 to 1996. The papers contain research files about various art historical topics, museums and galleries, photography, and artists. There are extensive files documenting Starr's relationship as researcher, dealer, and friend of folk painter Minnie Evans. Additionally, the papers include biographical materials, writings, speeches, project files, printed material collected or authored by Starr, and hundreds of artistic and documentary photographs and negatives created by Starr depicting her travels, Minnie Evans' paintings, roadside folk art, and other topics.

Biographical materials are scattered and include grant and publication applications, curriculum vitae, lists of artwork, and miscellany.

Starr's lectures, writings, and project files are arranged into one series. They include Starr's student writings, a notebook about Civil Rights, files documenting her work on a Florida public housing project, the Southern Regional Council, and the League of Women Voters. A few files of general writings and lectures mostly concern folk artist Minnie Evans and the exhibition Women Photograph Men, held at the International Women's Arts Festival in 1976.

Subject files on artists, art history topics, photographers and photography (including Starr's work), and on folk artist and friend Minne Evans comprise the bulk of the collection. The files are a mix of collated materials and primary sources created by Starr and others and many contain correspondence, notes, photographs, and a few sketches and orginal prints. Also included are materials related to professional and organizational groups in which Starr was involved, including the Professional Women's Photographers, Inc., the Photographic Historical Society of New York, and the Museum of American Folk Art; files on several of Starr's exhibitions; and files on artists that contain printed materials, correspondence, and photographs. The file on Ruth Starr Rose contains prints and drawings. There are also photographs taken by Stephanie Cohen. Particularly rich files are found for Stephanie Cohen; Van Deren Coke, Director of the George Eastman Company; Evelyn Daitz, Director of the Witkin Gallery; Henry DiSpirito; Walker Evans; the Fotofolio printing company; curator Henri Ghent; photographer Consuelo Kanaga and husband Wallace Putnam; Margot Starr Kernan; Lucy Lippard; Stanton Mac-Donald Wright; Sharon Arts Center; photographer Paul Strand; curator John Szarwarski; and photographer Jerry Uelsman.

The collection also documents the friendship between painter Minnie Evans and Starr, and Starr's business dealings on Evans' behalf. There is correspondence about and with Evans, several sound recordings of interviews conducted by Starr and others with Evans, many with transcripts, financial documents, publications about Evans including exhibition catalogs, clippings, journal articles and monographs, two posters, a scrapbook, and one sketch by Evans.

Printed material includes published articles, exhibition catalogs and announcements, and clippings about Starr.

Photographic materials are extensive and include photographs and slides taken by Starr of friends, family, artwork by Minnie Evans, events, exhibition openings, world travels, and folk art, especially roadside. Prominent artists and art historians photographed include: photographers Maggie Sherwood, Naomi Savage, Barbara Morgan, Linda Connor, Aaron Siskind, Consuelo Kanaga, Faith Ringgold, and Walker Evans; sculptors Louise Kruger and Helene Brandt; feminist and art historian Pat Mainardi; and curators Henri Ghent and John Szarkowski. Starr's artistic photographic work is also represented, and includes two silver gelatin prints of Minnie Evans, and subject studies on hands, people, and nature, among others.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 6 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical material, 1954-circa 1990 (8 folders; Box 1)

Series 2: Writings, Speeches and Projects, 1933-1995 (1.1 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 3: Subject Files, circa 1939-1996 (8.3 linear feet; Boxes 2-10)

Series 4: Minnie Evans, 1962-1996 (3.7 linear feet; Boxes 10-13, 23, OV 24)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1936-1995 (2.7 linear feet; Boxes 13-16, 23)

Series 6: Photographic Material, circa 1939-1993 (5.4 linear feet; Boxes 16-23, OV 24)

Biographical / Historical:

Nina Howell Starr (1903-2000) was a photographer, art dealer, and art historian who worked primarily in New York City. Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1903 as Cornelia Margaret Howell, Starr attended Wellesley College and graduated from Barnard in 1926. Also in 1926, she married Nathan Comfort Starr, an English professor, and, over the years the couple lived in Massachusetts, Maryland, Florida, and New York City.

In 1963, at the age of 60, Starr received the first M.F.A. in photography granted by the University of Florida. Starr exhibited widely in both solo and group exhibitions, including Magic Lantern (Photographer's Gallery, London, 1976), and the Strength of Women (Witken Gallery, 1991), and numerous shows featuring photographs of outsider art. Her "New Yorker" project became an exhibition in 2016. Her work is owned by several prominent museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography.

As art historian, self-proclaimed critic, and civil rights and feminist advocate, Starr lectured widely, wrote articles and letters to editors, and corresponded with many notable art world figures. She became especially interested in outsider and folk art. Starr met outsider artist Minnie Evans in 1962 and became Evans' lifelong friend, advocate, and representative dealer. She wrote about Evans and introduced Evans' works to galleries and other exhibition spaces in New York, including the Whitney Museum, where she guest-curated an exhibition of Evans' work in 1975.

Starr was an active member of professional organizations including the Photographic Historical Society of New York, Professional Women's Photographers, Inc., and the Museum of American Folk Art where she served on the Advisory Committee.

Nina Howell Starr died in 2000 in Connecticut at the age of 97.

Provenance:

The Nina Howell Starr papers were donated by Nina Howell Starr in 1996.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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

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

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

Topic:

Folk art  Search this

Civil rights  Search this

African American art  Search this

Folk art -- Photographs  Search this

Women photographers  Search this

Photography  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Interviews

Drawings

Sketches

Transcripts

Sound recordings

Prints

Citation:

Nina Howell Starr papers, circa 1933-1996. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

Identifier:

AAA.starnina

See more items in:

Nina Howell Starr papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9dccd352c-b391-49d6-ae20-8b00e1e280d3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-starnina

Creator:

Botkin, Henry, 1896-1983  Search this

Names:

American Abstract Artists  Search this

Artists Equity Association  Search this

Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors  Search this

Gallery 256 (Provincetown, Mass.)  Search this

Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986  Search this

Botkin, Benjamin Albert, 1901-1975  Search this

Brice, Fanny  Search this

Brice, William, 1921-2008  Search this

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937  Search this

Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983  Search this

Godowsky, Frances  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Hasegawa, Saburō, 1906-1957  Search this

Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966  Search this

Knaths, Karl, 1891-1971  Search this

Laurent, Toinette Botkin  Search this

Mocsanyi, Paul  Search this

Motherwell, Robert  Search this

Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988  Search this

Newman, Barnett, 1905-1970  Search this

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973  Search this

Putnam, Wallace, 1899-1989  Search this

Rattner, Abraham  Search this

Robus, Hugo, 1885-1964  Search this

Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951  Search this

Shadbolt, Jack, 1909-  Search this

Siqueiros, David Alfaro  Search this

Von Wicht, John, 1888-1970  Search this

Extent:

3.5 Linear feet ((on 10 microfilm reels))

4 Sound tapes (7 & 5 in.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound tapes

Drawings

Scrapbooks

Date:

1917-1979

Scope and Contents:

Biographical material (1945-1965), letters (1917-1979), notes (1950-1970), writings (1944-1970), business records (1927-1977), art works (1932-1964), subject files (1952-1955), scrapbook (1927-1939), printed material (1923-1977), and photographs (1922-1968) documenting Botkin's career and his friendship with George and Ira Gershwin and other entertainment and artistic figures.

Among the correspondents and subjects of photographs or letters are: George and Ira Gershwin, their sister Frances Godowsky, Botkin's brother Benjamin, Botkin's daughter Toinette Botkin Laurent, and grandson Alexander Laurent, composer Harold Arlen, Fanny Brice and her son William Brice, artists Chaim Gross, Saburo Hasegawa, Hans Hofmann, Karl Knaths, Paul Manship, Paul Mocsanyi, Robert Motherwell, Louise Nevelson, Barnett Newman, Pablo Picasso, Wallace Putnam, Abrahmam Rattner, Hugo Robus, Arnold Schoenberg, Jack Shadbolt, John Von Wicht, and Abraham Walkowitz. Also included are photographs of Botkin's studio, night picnic in Provincetown attended by many artists; and material relating to American Abstract Artists, New School Art Center, Provincetown Art Association, and the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors. [See Finding Aid for information on location of items on the microfilm].

UNMICROFILMED: 3 untranscribed interviews of Botkin, 1 done for the "Today" show, NBC, June 4, 1965; 1 for Colette Roberts "Meet the Artist" Program, undated, and 1 by an unidentified interviewer. Also included is an untranscribed monologue, Oct. 11, 1970.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter; New York, N.Y. and Provincetown, Mass. Born in Boston and attended art schools there from 1913-1917. From 1917-1920, he attended the Art Students League and was employed as an illustrator for prominent magazines until 1929. Traveling abroad between 1926 and 1933, he attained his first one-man show in 1927 at the Billiet Galleries in Paris. Through his cousin, composer George Gershwin, Botkin became acquainted with people active in the performing arts, such as Harold Arlen, Fanny Brice, Harry Kurnitz, and Bert Lahr. Botkin was also involved in the American Abstract Artists, Artists Equity Association, Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors, and Gallery 256 in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Related Materials:

Henry Botkin papers also at Syracuse University.

Provenance:

Donated 1969-1982 by Henry Botkin and by his son Glenn and his assistant Rene Barilleaux. Many items were returned to Botkin after microfilming.

Restrictions:

Patrons must use microfilm copy. Use of untranscribed tapes requires an appointment at the Washington, D.C. office.

Occupation:

Composers  Search this

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

Painters -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown  Search this

Topic:

Art, Abstract  Search this

Function:

Artists' studios -- New York (State)

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Scrapbooks

Identifier:

AAA.botkhenr

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9556a5d7f-65c5-4c7f-827f-d4664d1cfc35

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-botkhenr

Creator:

Arnold, Anne, 1925-  Search this

Names:

Brooklyn College  Search this

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture  Search this

Stable Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Extent:

8.5 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Video recordings

Date:

circa 1925-2015

Summary:

The papers of sculptor and educator Anne Arnold measure 8.5 linear feet and date from circa 1925 to 2015. The papers document Arnold's career in New York City and Montville, Maine, where she had a house and barn with her husband the painter Ernest Briggs. The collection includes biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, artists, schools and galleries; writings by Anne Arnold and others; financial records in the form of the sales of artwork and records relating to income and expenses; teaching files, mostly for Brooklyn College where she taught; printed materials including scrapbooks, clippings, and magazines; audiovisual material in the form of videocassettes or various artist panels and talks; and photographs of Anne Arnold and her work, friends and family, and reference photographs of animals.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of sculptor and educator Anne Arnold measure 8.5 linear feet and date from circa 1925 to 2015. The papers document Arnold's career in New York City and Monteville, Maine, where she had a house and barn with her husband the painter Ernest Briggs. The collection includes biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, artists, schools and galleries; writings by Anne Arnold and others; financial records in the form of the sales of artwork and records relating to income and expenses; teaching files, mostly for Brooklyn College where she taught; printed materials including scrapbooks, clippings, and magazines; audiovisual material in the form of videocassettes or various artist panels and talks; and photographs of Anne Arnold and her work, friends and family, and reference photographs of animals.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged as 7 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1925-2014 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 1, 10)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1902, 1937-2014 (1.7 linear feet; Boxes 1-3)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1964-2010 (0.2 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 4: Financial Records, 1967-2006 (0.2 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 5: Teaching Files, circa 1970-2009 (0.4 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1958-2015 (3.9 linear feet; Boxes 3-7, 10)

Series 7: Photographs, circa 1930-circa 2014 (1.6 linear feet; Boxes 7-10)

Biographical / Historical:

Anne Arnold (1925-2014) was a sculptor and educator in New York, N.Y. and Montville, Maine. Arnold was born and raised in Massachusetts, attended the University of New Hampshire for college, received her master's degree from Ohio State University, then studied art at the Art Students League in New York City from 1949 to 1953. Arnold married the painter Ernest Briggs in 1960 and the two bought a house in Montville, Maine the following year.

Arnold taught sculpture at Brooklyn College from 1971 to roughly 1991 and was a member of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture's Board of Governors for twenty years or so starting in 1981. She also taught at Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, and Geneseo College.

While Arnold created some paintings and drawings, the bulk of her work consists of sculptures of animals. She made sculptures of people, as well as domesticated creatures such as cats, dogs, pigs, and cows, often using her pets as models. She also included more exotic members of the animal kingdom such as elephants, rhinos, giraffes, various birds, and even a cheetah. Arnold's knack for capturing the personalities of the animals she portrayed led to expressive and eye-catching sculptures for which she became renowned and exhibited widely. She passed away in her New York City studio in 2014.

Related Materials:

Also found in the Archives of American Art are the papers of Ernest Briggs.

Provenance:

The Anne Arnold papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 2015 by the Anne Arnold Estate, via the executors, Robert Brooks and Janice Kasper.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

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 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:

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

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

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Artists' studios -- Photographs  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Video recordings

Citation:

Anne Arnold papers, circa 1925-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.arnoanne

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Anne Arnold papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e92df86b-351b-4808-bb47-e14ef5e48da8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-arnoanne

Owner:

Weems, Katharine Lane, 1899-1989  Search this

Lane, Gardiner M., 1859-1914  Search this

Lane, Emma Gildersleeve  Search this

Former owner:

Dana, Rich H.  Search this

Landscape architect:

Olmsted Brothers  Search this

Olmsted, Frederick Law, Jr., 1870-1957  Search this

Whiting, Edward Clark  Search this

Architect:

Gildersleeve, Raleigh C. (Colston), 1869-1944  Search this

Gardener:

Watson, B. M. (gardener)  Search this

Extent:

15 Cubic feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Negatives

Plans (drawings)

Correspondence

Diaries

Books

Trade catalogs

Medals

Photocopies

Place:

Massachusetts -- Manchester

The Chimneys (Manchester, Massachusetts)

Date:

1903-1985

Summary:

Correspondence, invoices, nursery and seed catalogs, estimates, planting plans, photocopies of blueprints, photographs, negatives, autochromes, and drawings relating to the gardens of The Chimneys, the home of Emma and Gardiner Martin Lane and their daughter Katharine Lane Weems in Manchester, Massachusetts. Also included are four garden journals (1903-1928), garden-related medals awarded to Emma Lane, index files of plant materials, photocopies of garden related library cards belonging to Gardiner M. Lane, a diascope and nursery and seed catalogs. The collection also includes architectural plans, invoices and specifications from, and a framed photograph of, Raleigh C. Gildersleeve, architect of The Chimneys and brother of Emma Lane.

Scope and Contents Note:

The Chimneys Collection includes extensive documentation relating to the gardens and grounds of "The Chimneys" estate in Manchester, Massachusetts, the home of Katharine Lane Weems and her parents in Manchester, Massachusetts. There is also some documentation on the residence designed by Raleigh Gildersleeve. The collection includes photographs, negatives, autochromes, a stereograph viewer, plant lists and index files of plant materials, garden journals, correspondence, nursery and seed catalogs, estimates, invoices, design specifications and plans and drawings. There are also three horticultural medals. The images focus primarily on the gardens at The Chimneys, though there are also numerous images showing the beachfront adjoining the property and images of family, friends, Weems' studio, the vicinity around Manchester, Massachusetts, and interiors of Beverwyck Manor in Rensselaer, New York. A copy of Katharine Lane Weems' autobiography, Odds Were Against Me, is also included in the collection.

Arrangement Note:

The collection is arranged into 6 series:

1) Design and Planting Records 2) Photographic images 3) Correspondence 4) Garden Journals 5) Printed Matter 6) Artifacts

Biographical/Historical note:

The property on which this estate in Manchester, Massachusetts sits was originally owned by the father of Richard Henry Dana, Jr., the author of Two Years Before the Mast. The estate was subdivided after the elder Dana's death in 1879. Gardiner Martin Lane purchased the land and had his brother-in-law, Raleigh Gildersleeve, design a large Georgian Colonial Revival summer house for him known as "The Chimneys." The Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm was hired in 1902 to help with the overall siting of the house and to plan a number of garden areas. During the next ten years, the Olmsted firm designed a number of areas including an approach road, formal terraced gardens, a water garden, and a variety of outdoor structures such as an arbor, tea house, and greenhouse.

Katharine Lane Weems (1899-1989), the daughter of Emma and Gardiner M. Lane, spent her childhood summers at "The Chimneys." She later attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and went on to specialize in sculpting animals. "The Chimneys" served as her principal studio after the stable was remodeled in 1930; later it became her primary residence. She married F. Carrington Weems in 1947 and published an autobiography, Odds Were Against Me, in 1985. She died at her family estate in 1989.

Related Archival Materials Note:

Records related to this site can be found at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Olmsted Job Number 00273 Gardiner M. Lane / Richard H. Dana Estate.

The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts has the Papers of Katharine Lane Weems (MC406) which include various files and images relating to The Chimneys.

The Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art in Washington, D.C. has the Katharine Lane Weems Papers, 1865-1989 which include images of The Chimneys.

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 -- Massachusetts -- Manchester  Search this

Sculptors -- United States  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Water gardens  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Negatives

Plans (drawings)

Correspondence

Diaries

Books

Trade catalogs

Medals

Photocopies

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Chimneys collection.

Identifier:

AAG.CHM

See more items in:

The Chimneys collection

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb69d2935d3-72dc-4183-a4a7-abfc8e22e8dd

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aag-chm

Creator:

Lane, Gardiner M., 1859-1914  Search this

Mullen, James X.  Search this

Dana, Rich H.  Search this

Gardener:

Watson, B. M.  Search this

Architect:

Gildersleeve, Raleigh C. (Colston), 1869-1944  Search this

Sculptor:

Weems, Katharine Lane, 1899-1989  Search this

Collection Owner:

Weems, Katharine Lane, 1899-1989  Search this

Lane, Gardiner M., 1859-1914  Search this

Lane, Emma Gildersleeve  Search this

Collection Former owner:

Dana, Rich H.  Search this

Collection Landscape architect:

Olmsted Brothers  Search this

Olmsted, Frederick Law, Jr., 1870-1957  Search this

Whiting, Edward Clark  Search this

Collection Architect:

Gildersleeve, Raleigh C. (Colston), 1869-1944  Search this

Collection Gardener:

Watson, B. M. (gardener)  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (black-and-white)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Place:

The Chimneys (Manchester, Massachusetts)

Massachusetts -- Manchester

United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Essex County -- Manchester

Date:

[1930?]

General:

Stereopticon plate.

Collection 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.

Collection 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 -- Massachusetts -- Manchester  Search this

Sculpture  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Chimneys collection.

Identifier:

AAG.CHM, Item MA016102

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The Chimneys collection

The Chimneys collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / United States / Massachusetts / MA016: Manchester -- The Chimneys

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb637479405-7084-4c41-be07-4aec776537ac

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-chm-ref10

Creator:

Lane, Gardiner M., 1859-1914  Search this

Mullen, James X.  Search this

Dana, Rich H.  Search this

Gardener:

Watson, B. M.  Search this

Architect:

Gildersleeve, Raleigh C. (Colston), 1869-1944  Search this

Sculptor:

Weems, Katharine Lane, 1899-1989  Search this

Collection Owner:

Weems, Katharine Lane, 1899-1989  Search this

Lane, Gardiner M., 1859-1914  Search this

Lane, Emma Gildersleeve  Search this

Collection Former owner:

Dana, Rich H.  Search this

Collection Landscape architect:

Olmsted Brothers  Search this

Olmsted, Frederick Law, Jr., 1870-1957  Search this

Whiting, Edward Clark  Search this

Collection Architect:

Gildersleeve, Raleigh C. (Colston), 1869-1944  Search this

Collection Gardener:

Watson, B. M. (gardener)  Search this

Extent:

1 Slides (photographs) (black-and-white.)

Type:

Archival materials

Slides (photographs)

Place:

The Chimneys (Manchester, Massachusetts)

United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Essex County -- Manchester

Date:

[1930?]

General:

Glass stereopticon plates. There are 2 plates, a positive and negative. Duplicate 35 mm in the GCA Collection.

Collection 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.

Collection 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 -- Massachusetts -- Manchester  Search this

Sculpture  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Chimneys collection.

Identifier:

AAG.CHM, Item MA016103

See more items in:

The Chimneys collection

The Chimneys collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / United States / Massachusetts / MA016: Manchester -- The Chimneys

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6eb08a88f-5ef8-46b3-b684-5f99a8fa8199

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-chm-ref11