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Olav Hammarstrom papers

Creator:
Hammarstrom, Olav, 1906-2002  Search this
Names:
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Extent:
0.7 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Date:
1939-1980
Summary:
The scattered papers of architect and furniture designer Olav Hammarstrom measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1939 to 1980. The bulk of the collection consists of project files of architectural works in the United States and around the world. Project files may include correspondence, drawings and architectural renderings, photographs, and printed material.
Scope and Contents:
The scattered papers of architect and furniture designer Olav Hammarstrom measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1939 to 1980. The bulk of the collection consists of project files of architectural works in the United States and around the world. Project files may include correspondence, drawings and architectural renderings, photographs, and printed material.
Biographical / Historical:
Olav Hammarstrom (1906-2002) was a Finnish-born architect active in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Wellfleet, Massachusetts.

Born in Heinola, Finland in 1906, Olav Hammarstrom studied and began his career as an architect in Helsinki. In 1948, Hammarstrom came to the United States to work on a project with Alvar Aalto in Massachusetts. He stayed in the United States after marrying textile artist Marianne Strengell and settled in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Together, Strengell and Hammarstrom served as consultants for the United States government and the United Nations and reported on the cottage industry of weaving in the Philippines and Jamaica. After Strengell retired from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, she and Olav moved to Wellfleet, Massachusetts where Hammarstrom took many commissions.

Olav Hammarstrom died in 2002 in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds an oral history interview with Olav Hammarstrom, conducted 1982 October 21-1983 March 10 by Robert F. Brown. The Cranbrook Archives also holds a collection of Olav Hammarstrom's papers.
Provenance:
Olav Hammarstrom donated his papers to the Archives of American Art in 1983.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archive's 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 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:
Architects -- Massachusetts -- Wellfleet  Search this
Architects -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Hills  Search this
Furniture designers -- Massachusetts -- Wellfleet  Search this
Furniture designers -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Hills  Search this
Topic:
Finnish Americans  Search this
Furniture design  Search this
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Citation:
Olav Hammarstrom papers, 1939-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.hammolav
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Olav Hammarstrom papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9768a1d19-55a1-427b-88af-196870d33b78
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-hammolav

Marianne Strengell papers

Creator:
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Names:
Cranbrook Academy of Art  Search this
Hammarstrom, Olav, 1906-2002  Search this
Extent:
1.5 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks
Drawings
Date:
1904-1980s
Summary:
The papers of weaver, fiber artist and educator Marianne Strengell date from 1904 to the 1980s and measure 1.5 linear feet. The scattered papers focus on Strengell's career as an artist and include biographical materials, correspondence, writings, six scrapbooks, printed material, photographs, and artwork.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of weaver, fiber artist and educator Marianne Strengell date from 1904 to the 1980s and measure 1.5 linear feet. The scattered papers focus on Strengell's career as an artist and include biographical materials, correspondence, writings, six scrapbooks, printed material, photographs, and artwork.
Biographical / Historical:
Finnish-American textile artist Marianne Strengell (1909-1998) was known for the use of synthetic fibers in her work. She was an educator and was at the Cranbrook Academy of Art from 1937 to 1962.

Born in Helsinki, Finland in 1909, Marianne Strengell studied industrial arts at a Helsinki university. She spent her early career designing textiles and rugs throughout Scandinavia but came to the United States in 1936. Strengell was invited to teach at the Cranbrook Academy of Art by Eliel Saarinen, a family friend. She began as a professor but became the head of the Department of Weaving and Textile Design after the retirement of Loja Saarinen. Strengell focused on texture in her weavings and often used synthetic fibers. She took many commissions during her career, including many for automotive companies in Detroit. Also, she exhibited her works at institutions and in print.

Under the United States government in 1951, Strengell travelled to the Philippines to establish weaving as a cottage industry. In the mid-1960s she acted as a consultant on textile production to the United Nations Technical Assistance Administration with her husband, Olav Hammarstrom.

Marianne Strengell married fellow Cranbrook artist Charles Yerkes Dusenbury in 1940. They had two children but divorced in 1949. Later, she married architect Olav Hammarstorm.
Related Materials:
Additional papers are held at the Cranbrook Archives, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Provenance:
Along with her husband Olav Hammarstrom, Marianne Strengell donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1982-1983 and 1989.
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 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:
Fiber artists -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Hills  Search this
Weavers -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Hills  Search this
Educators -- Michigan -- Bloomfield Hills  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Textile crafts  Search this
Weaving  Search this
Finnish Americans  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Women textile designers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Scrapbooks
Drawings
Citation:
Marianne Strengell papers, 1904-1980s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.stremari
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Marianne Strengell papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw94c2885ac-24ef-4010-b726-5ea49bc144d7
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-stremari

Oral history interview with Walter Nottingham

Interviewee:
Nottingham, Walter, 1930-2012  Search this
Interviewer:
Owen, Carol, 1936-  Search this
Creator:
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this
Names:
Catholic Church  Search this
Cranbrook Academy of Art -- Students  Search this
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this
St. Cloud State University -- Students  Search this
United States -- Montgomery G.I. Bill  Search this
University of Wisconsin--River Falls -- Faculty  Search this
Constantine, Mildred  Search this
Crane, Jim  Search this
Drutt, Helen Williams  Search this
Johnson, Meda  Search this
Kaufman, Glen  Search this
Knodel, Gerhardt  Search this
Larsen, Jack Lenor  Search this
Merritt, Francis Sumner, 1913-2000  Search this
Miller, Don  Search this
Moran, Lois  Search this
Nordness, Lee  Search this
Nottingham, Karron  Search this
Penning, Pauline  Search this
Ross, Shelley  Search this
Rossbach, Ed  Search this
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Extent:
29 Pages (Transcript)
4 Items (Sound recording: 4 sound files (1 hr., 41 min.), digital, wav)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Interviews
Sound recordings
Place:
Mexico City (Mexico) -- description and travel
Date:
2002 July 14-18
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Walter Nottingham conducted 2002 July 14-18, by Carol Owen, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at the studios of Idyllwild Arts, in Idyllwild, California. Nottingham speaks of his enthusiasm for basketball; being an altar boy and, as such, surrounded by beautiful fabrics at an early age; attending St. Cloud State University on the GI Bill; his teachers Jim Crane and Pauline Penning; serving as an art consultant for public schools in Jackson, Michigan; the lasting influence of an exhibition of battle flags at the Metropolitan Museum; articulating aging and decay through self-taught weaving; developing a fiber art program at University of Wisconsin, River Falls; attending Cranbrook Academy of Art and working with Glen Kaufman and Meda Johnson. He discusses specific works including his "Yahooties", that combine both his grandmother's and mother's crochet work; his trip to Mexico City on a National Endowment for the Arts grant in 1974; forming the company Off the Wall with his eldest daughter Karron and their decorative design commissions; the influence of his Catholic upbringing, oriental philosophy, and spirituality in his work; and techniques and materials. Nottingham recalls Shelly Ross, Helen Drutt, Francis Merritt, Don Miller, Lois Moran, Jack Lenor Larsen, Marianne Strengell, Mildred Constantine, Gerhardt Knodel, Lee Nordness, Ed Rossbach, and others.
Biographical / Historical:
Walter Nottingham (1930-2012) is a fiber artist from Hilo, Hawaii. Carol Owen is a fiber artist from Pittsboro, North Carolina.
General:
Originally recorded on 3 sound discs. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 41 min.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
Restrictions:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Occupation:
Weavers -- Wisconsin -- Interviews  Search this
Self-taught artists  Search this
Topic:
Decorative arts  Search this
Fiber artists -- Hawaii -- Interviews  Search this
Weavers -- Hawaii -- Interviews  Search this
Weaving  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Sound recordings
Identifier:
AAA.nottin02
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93e03a8ff-6563-405b-8f81-0532a2e21dfd
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-nottin02
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Oral history interview with Marianne Strengell

Interviewee:
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Interviewer:
Brown, Robert F.  Search this
Names:
Cranbrook Academy of Art  Search this
Bertoia, Harry  Search this
Eames, Charles  Search this
Knoll, Florence, 1917-2019  Search this
Saarinen, Eliel, 1873-1950  Search this
Saarinen, Loja  Search this
Extent:
86 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1982 January 8-December 16
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Marianne Strengell conducted 1982 January 8-1982 December 16, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Strengell speaks of colleagues and students at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, including Eliel and Loja Saarinen, Charles Eames, Florence Knoll, and Harry Bertoia. She also speaks of her training in hand weaving in Helsinki; her interest in texture and new materials; the rejection of vogue in Scandinavia in the 1930s for folk art motifs; her close association with the Saarinen family at Cranbrook and in Finland; and her work with industry, 1940s-1970s.
Biographical / Historical:
Marianne Strengell (1909-1998) was a weaver, textile designer, and educator.
General:
Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 7 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hr., 5 min.
Provenance:
These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Restrictions:
Transcript available on-line at the Archives of American Art's website.
Occupation:
Weavers -- Massachusetts -- Interviews  Search this
Topic:
Educators -- Massachusetts -- Interviews  Search this
Textile designers -- Massachusetts -- Interviews  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Decorative arts  Search this
Women textile designers  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.streng82
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97cea013e-276d-4383-b0e0-9a88c1ed6daf
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-streng82
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Ray Eames

Interviewee:
Eames, Ray  Search this
Interviewer:
Bowman, Ruth, 1923-  Search this
Names:
Eames, Charles  Search this
Grotell, Maija  Search this
Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966  Search this
Milles, Carl, 1875-1955  Search this
Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961  Search this
Saarinen, Eliel, 1873-1950  Search this
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Extent:
89 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1980 July 28-August 20
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Ray Kaiser Eames conducted 1980 July 28-1980 August 20, by Ruth Bowman, for the Archives of American Art, in Venice, California.
Eames speaks of her childhood; her education at Cranbrook Academy; meeting Charles Eames; methods and styles in furniture design and architecture; and teaching design at the University of California, Los Angeles. She recalls Hans Hofmann, Eliel and Eero Saarinen, Maija Grotell, Marianne Strengell, and Carl Milles.
Biographical / Historical:
Ray Eames (1916-1988) was a designer from Venice, California.
General:
Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 8 digital wav file. Duration is 3 hr., 56 min.
Provenance:
These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Restrictions:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Topic:
Design  Search this
Designers -- California -- Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.eames80
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96cf29e06-c79d-4edd-b6c7-d3ed0d64cbbf
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-eames80
Online Media:

Oral history interview with Glen Kaufman

Interviewee:
Kaufman, Glen  Search this
Interviewer:
Shea, Josephine, 1958-  Search this
Creator:
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this
Names:
Cranbrook Academy of Art -- Faculty  Search this
Cranbrook Academy of Art -- Students  Search this
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this
Reserve Officers Training Corps  Search this
Allrich, Louise  Search this
Constantine, Mildred  Search this
Cook, Camille J.  Search this
Grotell, Maija  Search this
Johnston, Meda Parker  Search this
Lambert, Ed  Search this
Larsen, Jack Lenor  Search this
Liebes, Dorothy  Search this
McCutchen, Earl  Search this
Page, Charlene  Search this
Rossbach, Ed  Search this
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Thompson, Bill  Search this
Extent:
12 Items (Sound recording: 12 sound files (5 hr., 29 min.))
86 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place:
Denmark -- description and travel
Europe -- description and travel
Illinois -- Chicago -- Description and Travel
India -- description and travel
Japan -- Description and Travel
Ohio -- Description and Travel
Date:
2008 January 22-February 23
Scope and Contents:
Oral history interview with Glen Kaufman conducted 2008 January 22 and February 23 by Josephine Shea, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America at Kaufman's home in Athens, Georgia.
Kaufman speaks of his childhood in Chicago; earning his B.A. in education in Wisconsin and meeting his wife; joining the ROTC and moving to Ohio; attending Cranbrook Academy of Art; living and studying in Denmark; traveling through Western Europe; working at the Liebes Studio in New York; teaching at Cranbrook for about 40 years; working in Japan; using metal leaf and wax in his art; moving from large to miniature textiles; his glove exhibition; visiting India; gallery exhibitions in Japan; the difference between university-trained artists and artisans; the impact of travel and international influences on his work; the art community in Kyoto; using Japanese dancers in his exhibitions; incorporating traditional Korean and Japanese materials and techniques into his work. Kaufman also recalls Charlene Page, Bill Thompson, Maija Grotell, Marianne Strengell, Dorothy Liebes, Jack Lenor Larsen, Meda Parker Johnston, Earl McCutchen, Ed Lambert, Mildred Constantine, Louise Allrich, Ed Rossbach, Camille Cook, and others.
Biographical / Historical:
Glen Kaufman (1932- ) is a textile artist who lives and works in Athens, Georgia and Kyoto, Japan. Josephine Shea (1958- ) is curator of the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House in Detroit, Michigan.
General:
Originally recorded as 4 minidiscs as 12 digital sound files. Duration is 5 hr., 29 min.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
Restrictions:
For information on how to access this interview contact Reference Services.
Topic:
Art -- Japan -- Kyoto  Search this
Textile artists -- Georgia -- Athens  Search this
Textile artists -- Japan -- Kyoto  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.kaufma08
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9799596e6-8da2-4c67-8f61-3c969b4d97ba
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-kaufma08
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Textile Samples

Collection Creator:
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 30-31
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1930-1970
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Marianne Strengell papers, 1904-1980s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Marianne Strengell papers
Marianne Strengell papers / Series 1: Marianne Strengell Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c798d61a-0b6b-424f-a461-bc1c89929811
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-stremari-ref30

Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 7
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1980-1983
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Marianne Strengell papers, 1904-1980s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Marianne Strengell papers
Marianne Strengell papers / Series 1: Marianne Strengell Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97e0da1fb-cab5-4bad-9a33-6c3ca8a74b57
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-stremari-ref8

Scrapbook 6, Compiled by Anna Strengell

Collection Creator:
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 19
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1934-1935
Scope and Contents:
Clippings and Writings, in Swedish.
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Marianne Strengell papers, 1904-1980s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Marianne Strengell papers
Marianne Strengell papers / Series 1: Marianne Strengell Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw994dbd503-7afd-4bf9-b4b2-20cf5e8ba8c1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-stremari-ref18

Clippings

Collection Creator:
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 20-22
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1930s-1980s
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Marianne Strengell papers, 1904-1980s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Marianne Strengell papers
Marianne Strengell papers / Series 1: Marianne Strengell Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9660fe4ee-6b6b-4a05-80f1-ad59340f04f8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-stremari-ref19

Biographical Sketches, Gustav Strengell

Collection Creator:
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1904
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Marianne Strengell papers, 1904-1980s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Marianne Strengell papers
Marianne Strengell papers / Series 1: Marianne Strengell Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93c97098e-13d1-486f-b562-fa884d9d1536
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-stremari-ref3

Scrapbook 3

Collection Creator:
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 15
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1950-1951
Scope and Contents:
Manila, Philippines. Textile and Thread Samples, Writings, Photos
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Marianne Strengell papers, 1904-1980s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Marianne Strengell papers
Marianne Strengell papers / Series 1: Marianne Strengell Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9485ffbfa-bbc5-4b10-b33d-ba61da52c54d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-stremari-ref15

Scrapbook 5

Collection Creator:
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 17-18
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1966
Scope and Contents:
Jamaica. Textile Samples and Photos
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Marianne Strengell papers, 1904-1980s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Marianne Strengell papers
Marianne Strengell papers / Series 1: Marianne Strengell Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e03d1350-edaf-4a08-bf21-db90d7137231
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-stremari-ref17

Writings, by Strengell

Collection Creator:
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 9-10
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1930s-1960s
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Marianne Strengell papers, 1904-1980s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Marianne Strengell papers
Marianne Strengell papers / Series 1: Marianne Strengell Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9200ed16c-dbeb-4d1f-a143-5eefa231bb46
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-stremari-ref10

Oversized Monoprints by Marianne Strengell

Collection Creator:
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1950s
Collection 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.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Marianne Strengell papers, 1904-1980s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Photographs, of Strengell

Collection Creator:
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 24
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1930s-1960s
Collection 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.
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Collection Citation:
Marianne Strengell papers, 1904-1980s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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ead_component:sova-aaa-stremari-ref22

Press Releases, Drafts

Collection Creator:
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 11
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1940s
Collection 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.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Marianne Strengell papers, 1904-1980s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b043a675-c07a-407c-84f0-c59ce7fc6c1d
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ead_component:sova-aaa-stremari-ref11

Report, Craft Development in Jamaica

Collection Creator:
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 12
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1967
Collection 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.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Marianne Strengell papers, 1904-1980s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw99408075d-3f35-4387-b00a-6025ad70b443
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-stremari-ref12

Marianne Strengell Papers

Collection Creator:
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Extent:
1.5 Linear feet (Box 1-3)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1904-1980s
Scope and Contents:
Biographical sketches are found for Strengell and her architect father, Gustav Strengell.

Correspondence is from artist friends and institutions. Notable correspondents include Harry Bertoia, Charles Dusenbury, Jack Lenor Larsen, Eliel Saarinen, Astrid Sampe, Nelly Homi Sethna, and Harry Weese.

Two unpublished manuscripts by Strengell date are entitled "Rugs, Rugs, Rugs" (original collation) and "Paris" (a xerox copy). Other writings include drafts of press releases concerning Strengell's work abroad and the exhibition of her artwork and a draft of a report of craft development in Jamaica written by Hammarstrom and Strengell.

Five scrapbooks were compiled between circa 1937 and 1966 and may include clippings, photographs, writings, and textile samples spanning Strengell's career. Most of the scrapbooks focus on Strengell's exhibitions and appearances in magazines; scrapbooks 3-5, however, document her trip to the Philippines and Jamaica as a weaving consultant. One scrapbook was compiled by Marianne's mother, Anna Strengell, and contains clippings from Swedish-language Finnish newspapers on her Marianne Strengell's career and also includes writings.

Photographs depict Strengell at her loom, with her artworks at exhibition, and with her students at Cranbrook. Also found are fine art photographs taken by Strengell during the 1960s. Vacation snapshots were taken in 1932 and are likely from a Scandinavian location.

An unsigned sketchbook was likely kept during her honeymoon with Charles Dusenbury in 1940 and contains drawings of scenes throughout the American West and Southwest. Other artworks include monoprints and textile samples.
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Marianne Strengell papers, 1904-1980s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.stremari, Series 1
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93a4dced8-8127-44c6-bc7e-bbae7fe8bc5d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-stremari-ref1

Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 8
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1950s-1980s
Collection 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.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Marianne Strengell papers, 1904-1980s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Marianne Strengell papers
Marianne Strengell papers / Series 1: Marianne Strengell Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ceb3846f-2afd-43e6-acb3-62e07226dcc4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-stremari-ref9

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