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Creator:

National Zoo  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2022-04-16T19:55:07.000Z

YouTube Category:

Pets & Animals  Search this

Topic:

Zoology;Animals;Veterinary medicine;Animal health  Search this

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Data Source:

National Zoo

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNZP

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_LreRuZN53SE

Artist:

CYJO (Cindy Hwang-Archambault), born 13 Jun 1974  Search this

Sitter:

Daniel Dae Kim, born 4 Aug 1968  Search this

Medium:

Inkjet print

Dimensions:

Image: 41.9 × 28 cm (16 1/2 × 11")

Sheet: 48.3 × 32.9 cm (19 × 12 15/16")

Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

January 29, 2007 (printed April 1, 2014)

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Daniel Dae Kim: Male  Search this

Daniel Dae Kim: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

C/NPG.2015.32

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© 2007 CYJO

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47a7c438f-b99b-4423-a304-4c1d61866558

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_C_NPG.2015.32

Artist:

Peter Hujar, 1934 - 1987  Search this

Sitter:

Susan Sontag, 16 Jan 1933 - 28 Dec 2004  Search this

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image: 37.1 x 37.6cm (14 5/8 x 14 13/16")

Sheet: 50.3 x 40.3cm (19 13/16 x 15 7/8")

Mat: 71.1 x 55.9cm (28 x 22")

Type:

Photograph

Place:

United States\New York\Kings\New York

Date:

1975

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Susan Sontag: Female  Search this

Susan Sontag: Literature\Writer  Search this

Susan Sontag: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Susan Sontag: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Susan Sontag: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Theater director  Search this

Susan Sontag: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.2005.33

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© The Peter Hujar Archive, LLC

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b1970ec4-b0c0-41b1-9a8a-227d606a3214

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2005.33

Artist:

Arnold A. Newman, 3 Mar 1918 - 6 Jun 2006  Search this

Sitter:

Gypsy Rose Lee, 9 Feb 1911 - 26 Apr 1970  Search this

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image: 24.8 x 32.9cm (9 3/4 x 12 15/16")

Sheet: 27.7 x 35.4cm (10 7/8 x 13 15/16")

Mat: 55.9 x 71.1cm (22 x 28")

Type:

Photograph

Place:

United States\New York\Kings\New York

Date:

1945 (printed later)

Topic:

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this

Artwork  Search this

Artwork\Painting  Search this

Interior\Domestic  Search this

Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Lamp  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Settee  Search this

Gypsy Rose Lee: Female  Search this

Gypsy Rose Lee: Literature\Writer  Search this

Gypsy Rose Lee: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Gypsy Rose Lee: Performing Arts\Performer\Entertainer  Search this

Gypsy Rose Lee: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television  Search this

Gypsy Rose Lee: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater\Burlesque  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.91.89.24

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Arnold Newman

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d51f1b51-d2d8-4bcc-8bea-66bdb3ce8ec5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.91.89.24

Artist:

Ralph Barton, 14 Aug 1891 - 19 May 1931  Search this

Printer:

StenliSilks Corporation  Search this

Sitter:

Norma Shearer, Aug 1902 - 12 Jun 1983  Search this

John Barrymore, 15 Feb 1882 - 29 May 1942  Search this

Eleanor Boardman, 19 Aug 1898 - 12 Dec 1991  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., 23 May 1883 - 12 Dec 1939  Search this

Mary Pickford, 8 Apr 1892 - 29 May 1979  Search this

Marion Davies, 3 Jan 1897 - 22 Sep 1961  Search this

Patsy Ruth Miller, 22 Jun 1905 - 16 Jul 1995  Search this

William Haines, 1900 - 26 Nov 1973  Search this

Betty Bronson, 17 Nov 1907 - 19 Oct 1971  Search this

Renee Adoree, 30 Sep 1898 - 5 Oct 1933  Search this

Fannie Ward, 1872 - 27 Jan 1952  Search this

Peggy Jean Montgomery, 29 Oct 1918 - 24 Feb 2020  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., 09 Dec 1909 - 07 May 2000  Search this

Dolores Costello, 17 Sep 1905 - 1 Mar 1979  Search this

Lowell J. Sherman, 1885 - 1934  Search this

Clara Gordon Bow, 29 Jul 1905 - 26 Sep 1965  Search this

Joan Crawford, 23 Mar 1904 - 13 May 1977  Search this

Mary Astor, 3 May 1906 - 25 Sep 1987  Search this

Anna Q. Nilsson, 30 May 1890 - 1974  Search this

Sally O'Neil, 23 Oct 1908 - 1968  Search this

Jackie Coogan, 26 Oct 1914 - 1 Mar 1984  Search this

Lois Moran, 1 Mar 1908 - 13 Jul 1990  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, 16 Apr 1889 - 25 Dec 1977  Search this

Richard Dix, 8 Aug 1894 - 20 Sep 1949  Search this

Edmund Goulding, 20 Mar 1891 - 24 Dec 1959  Search this

Ramon Novarro, 6 Feb 1899 - 31 Oct 1968  Search this

Mauritz Stiller, 17 Jul 1883 - Nov 1928  Search this

Vilma Banky, 9 Jan 1898 - 18 Mar 1991  Search this

Emil Jannings, 23 Jul 1884 - 2 Jan 1950  Search this

Lya de Putti, 1901 - 27 Nov 1931  Search this

Lil Dagover, 30 Sep 1897 - 23 Jan 1980  Search this

James Robert Quirk, c. 1883 - 1 Aug 1932  Search this

Ernst Lubitsch, 29 Jan 1892 - 30 Nov 1947  Search this

Lothar Mendes, 19 May 1894 - 25 Feb 1974  Search this

George Jean Nathan, 14 Feb 1882 - 8 Apr 1958  Search this

F. W. Murnau, 1888 - 1931  Search this

Joseph Schildkraut, 1895 - 1964  Search this

Pola Negri, 3 Jan 1897 - 1 Aug 1987  Search this

Erich Von Stroheim, 22 Sep 1885 - 12 May 1957  Search this

Max Reinhardt, 9 Sep 1873 - 31 Oct 1943  Search this

Carl Van Vechten, 17 Jun 1880 - 21 Dec 1964  Search this

Paul Morand, 1888 - 1976  Search this

Anita Loos, 26 Apr 1888 - 18 Aug 1981  Search this

Konrad Bercovici, 1882 - 1961  Search this

Aileen Pringle, 1895 - 1989  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken, 12 Sep 1880 - 29 Jan 1956  Search this

F. Scott Fitzgerald, 24 Sep 1896 - 21 Dec 1940  Search this

Jim Tully, 1891 - 1947  Search this

Theodore Dreiser, 27 Aug 1871 - 28 Dec 1945  Search this

Joseph Hergesheimer, 15 Feb 1880 - 25 Apr 1954  Search this

Elinor Glyn, 1864 - 1943  Search this

Gloria May Josephine Swanson, 27 Mar 1899 - 4 Apr 1983  Search this

Irving Thalberg, 1899 - 1936  Search this

Greta Garbo, 18 Sep 1905 - 15 Apr 1990  Search this

John Gilbert, 10 Jul 1897 - 9 Jan 1936  Search this

Pauline Stark, 1900 - 1977  Search this

King Vidor, 1894 - 1982  Search this

Louis Burt Mayer, 1885 - 29 Oct 1957  Search this

Cecil Blount DeMille, 12 Aug 1881 - 21 Jan 1959  Search this

Marcus Loew, 7 May 1870 - 5 Sep 1927  Search this

Samuel Goldwyn, 27 Aug 1882 - 31 Jan 1974  Search this

Carl Laemmle, 1867 - 1939  Search this

Jesse Louis Lasky, 1880 - 1958  Search this

Adolph Zukor, 7 Jan 1873 - 10 Jun 1976  Search this

Morris Gest, 1881 - 1942  Search this

Victor McLaglen, 1886 - 1959  Search this

Edward "Hoot" Gibson, 1892 - 1962  Search this

Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy, 1891 - 1978  Search this

Wallace Fitzgerald Beery, 1 Apr 1885 - 15 Apr 1949  Search this

Matt Moore, 8 Jan 1888 - 21 Jan 1960  Search this

Mae Murray, 10 May 1889 - 23 Mar 1965  Search this

Lewis J. Cody, 1887 - 1934  Search this

William Fox, 1879 - 1952  Search this

Colleen Moore, 19 Aug 1900 - 25 Jan 1988  Search this

David Lewelyn Wark Griffith, 22 Jan 1875 - 23 Jul 1948  Search this

May Allison, 1895 - 1989  Search this

Tom Moore, c.1884 - 1955  Search this

Owen Moore, 1886 - 1939  Search this

Noah Beery, Sr., 1884 - 1946  Search this

Tom Mix, 6 Jan 1880 - 12 Oct 1940  Search this

Lon Chaney, 1 Apr 1883 - 26 Aug 1930  Search this

Jack Dempsey, 24 Jun 1895 - 31 May 1983  Search this

Alla Nazimova, 4 Jun 1878 - 13 Jul 1945  Search this

Richard Barthelmess, 1895 - 1963  Search this

Estelle Taylor, 1899 - 1958  Search this

Blanche Sweet, 1896 - 1986  Search this

Marshal "Mickey" Neilan, 1891 - 1958  Search this

Louise Brooks, 1868 - 1929  Search this

Buster Keaton, 4 Oct 1895 - 1 Feb 1966  Search this

Bebe Daniels, 1901 - 1961  Search this

Will Rogers, 4 Nov 1879 - 15 Aug 1935  Search this

Lillian Gish, 14 Oct 1893 - 27 Feb 1993  Search this

Will H. Hays, 5 Nov 1879 - 7 Mar 1954  Search this

Dorothy Gish, 1898 - 1968  Search this

Constance Talmadge, c. 1899 - 1973  Search this

Bessie Love, 10 Sep 1898 - 26 Apr 1986  Search this

Lionel Barrymore, 28 Apr 1878 - 15 Nov 1954  Search this

Norma Talmadge, 1897 - 1957  Search this

Frances Marion Owens, 1890 - 1973  Search this

Florence Vidor, 1895 - 1977  Search this

George Fitzmaurice, 1895 - 1940  Search this

Eddie Cantor, Sept 1892 - 10 Oct 1964  Search this

Mack Sennett, 1880 - 1960  Search this

Adolphe Menjou, 18 Feb 1890 - 29 Oct 1963  Search this

Thomas Meighan, 1879 - 1936  Search this

Syd Chaplin, 1885 - 1965  Search this

Harry Langdon, 1884 - 1944  Search this

Justine Johnston  Search this

Beatrice Lillie, 29 May 1894 - 20 Jan 1989  Search this

Sid Grauman, 1879 - 1950  Search this

Ronald Charles Colman, 09 Feb 1891 - 19 May 1958  Search this

Mary Philbin, 1903 - 1993  Search this

William Randolph Hearst, 29 Apr 1863 - 14 Aug 1951  Search this

Walter Wanger, 1894 - 1968  Search this

Thomas Moreno, 1887 - 1967  Search this

Betty Compson, 1897 - 1974  Search this

Carmel Myers, 1900 - 1980  Search this

Conrad Nagel, 1897 - 1970  Search this

Corinne Griffith, 1896 - 1979  Search this

William Claude Fields, 29 Jan 1880 - 25 Dec 1946  Search this

H. B. Warner, 1876 - 1958  Search this

Louella Parsons, 1893 - 1972  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd, 20 Apr 1894 - 8 Mar 1971  Search this

Mabel Normand, 1894 - 1930  Search this

James Cruze, 1884 - 1942  Search this

Joseph M. Schenck, 1878 - 1961  Search this

Medium:

Printed silk

Dimensions:

Dress (on pillow in box): 98 x 70 x 3.5 cm. (38 9/16 x 27 9/16 x 1 3/8")

Belt: 90.5 x 7.5 cm. (35 5/8 x 3")

Type:

Decorative Arts

Date:

c. 1927

Topic:

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this

Caricature  Search this

Interior\Nightclub  Search this

Food  Search this

Decorative Arts\Clothing  Search this

Cecil Blount DeMille: Male  Search this

Cecil Blount DeMille: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Cecil Blount DeMille: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Cecil Blount DeMille: Oscar  Search this

Cecil Blount DeMille: Legion of Honor  Search this

Lillian Gish: Female  Search this

Lillian Gish: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Lillian Gish: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Lillian Gish: Oscar  Search this

Eddie Cantor: Male  Search this

Eddie Cantor: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Eddie Cantor: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Eddie Cantor: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Eddie Cantor: Oscar  Search this

David Lewelyn Wark Griffith: Male  Search this

David Lewelyn Wark Griffith: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

David Lewelyn Wark Griffith: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

David Lewelyn Wark Griffith: Oscar  Search this

Joan Crawford: Female  Search this

Joan Crawford: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this

Joan Crawford: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Joan Crawford: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this

Joan Crawford: Oscar  Search this

Will H. Hays: Male  Search this

Will H. Hays: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer  Search this

Will H. Hays: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster\Postmaster General\US Postmaster General  Search this

Will H. Hays: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Entertainment\Motion pictures  Search this

Will H. Hays: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster\Postmaster General  Search this

George Jean Nathan: Male  Search this

George Jean Nathan: Literature\Writer  Search this

George Jean Nathan: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this

George Jean Nathan: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor  Search this

George Jean Nathan: Performing Arts\Theater critic  Search this

Clara Gordon Bow: Female  Search this

Clara Gordon Bow: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Norma Shearer: Female  Search this

Norma Shearer: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Norma Shearer: Oscar  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Male  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Literature\Literary critic  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Literature\Publisher\Book  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd: Male  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd: Oscar  Search this

Buster Keaton: Male  Search this

Buster Keaton: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Buster Keaton: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Buster Keaton: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Buster Keaton: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Buster Keaton: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television  Search this

Buster Keaton: Oscar  Search this

Gloria May Josephine Swanson: Female  Search this

Gloria May Josephine Swanson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Lionel Barrymore: Male  Search this

Lionel Barrymore: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Etcher  Search this

Lionel Barrymore: Literature\Writer  Search this

Lionel Barrymore: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this

Lionel Barrymore: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Lionel Barrymore: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Lionel Barrymore: Performing Arts\Performer\Radio performer  Search this

Lionel Barrymore: Oscar  Search this

Theodore Dreiser: Male  Search this

Theodore Dreiser: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this

Theodore Dreiser: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Lowell J. Sherman: Male  Search this

Beatrice Lillie: Female  Search this

Beatrice Lillie: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Beatrice Lillie: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Beatrice Lillie: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Beatrice Lillie: Performing Arts\Performer\Radio performer  Search this

Beatrice Lillie: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Dorothy Gish: Female  Search this

Dorothy Gish: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Marcus Loew: Male  Search this

Marcus Loew: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Wallace Fitzgerald Beery: Male  Search this

Wallace Fitzgerald Beery: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Wallace Fitzgerald Beery: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Wallace Fitzgerald Beery: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Wallace Fitzgerald Beery: Oscar  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Male  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Oscar  Search this

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Male  Search this

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Lon Chaney: Male  Search this

Lon Chaney: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Lon Chaney: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Lon Chaney: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

John Barrymore: Male  Search this

John Barrymore: Visual Arts\Artist\Sculptor  Search this

John Barrymore: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

John Barrymore: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

John Barrymore: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Colleen Moore: Female  Search this

Colleen Moore: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

John Gilbert: Male  Search this

John Gilbert: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

John Gilbert: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

John Gilbert: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

John Gilbert: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

John Gilbert: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Joseph Hergesheimer: Male  Search this

Joseph Hergesheimer: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Peggy Jean Montgomery: Female  Search this

Peggy Jean Montgomery: Literature\Writer  Search this

Peggy Jean Montgomery: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Peggy Jean Montgomery: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Child  Search this

Samuel Goldwyn: Male  Search this

Samuel Goldwyn: Literature\Writer  Search this

Samuel Goldwyn: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Samuel Goldwyn: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer  Search this

Samuel Goldwyn: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Theater director  Search this

Samuel Goldwyn: Oscar  Search this

Samuel Goldwyn: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this

Morris Gest: Male  Search this

Morris Gest: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater  Search this

Ernst Lubitsch: Male  Search this

Ernst Lubitsch: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Ernst Lubitsch: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Ernst Lubitsch: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Ernst Lubitsch: Oscar  Search this

Will Rogers: Male  Search this

Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Will Rogers: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this

Will Rogers: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this

Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Will Rogers: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Cowboy  Search this

Will Rogers: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Humorist  Search this

Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman  Search this

Will Rogers: Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Commentator  Search this

Will Rogers: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\Beverly Hills, CA  Search this

Mary Pickford: Female  Search this

Mary Pickford: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Mary Pickford: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Mary Pickford: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Mary Pickford: Oscar  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.: Male  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.: Oscar  Search this

Carl Van Vechten: Male  Search this

Carl Van Vechten: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer  Search this

Carl Van Vechten: Performing Arts\Music critic  Search this

Carl Van Vechten: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Carl Van Vechten: Performing Arts\Theater critic  Search this

Jack Dempsey: Male  Search this

Jack Dempsey: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Boxer  Search this

Jack Dempsey: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Restaurateur  Search this

Adolph Zukor: Male  Search this

Adolph Zukor: Performing Arts\Producer  Search this

Adolph Zukor: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Adolph Zukor: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater  Search this

Greta Garbo: Female  Search this

Greta Garbo: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Greta Garbo: Oscar  Search this

Richard Barthelmess: Male  Search this

Richard Barthelmess: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Jesse Louis Lasky: Male  Search this

Jesse Louis Lasky: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

William Fox: Male  Search this

William Fox: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Erich Von Stroheim: Male  Search this

Erich Von Stroheim: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Erich Von Stroheim: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Erich Von Stroheim: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Lewis J. Cody: Male  Search this

Lewis J. Cody: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Thomas Meighan: Male  Search this

Thomas Meighan: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Male  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Visual Arts\Art collector  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New York  Search this

Owen Moore: Male  Search this

Owen Moore: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Owen Moore: Performing Arts\Producer  Search this

Louis Burt Mayer: Male  Search this

Louis Burt Mayer: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Louis Burt Mayer: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Entertainment\Motion pictures  Search this

Louis Burt Mayer: Oscar  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Male  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Politics and Government\Diplomat  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Entrepreneur  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Performing Arts\Producer\Television producer  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Diplomatic agent  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Performing Arts\Film production manager  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Legion of Honor  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Distinguished Service Cross  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\World War II  Search this

Mack Sennett: Male  Search this

Mack Sennett: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Mack Sennett: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Mack Sennett: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Mack Sennett: Oscar  Search this

Carmel Myers: Female  Search this

Carmel Myers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Jackie Coogan: Male  Search this

Jackie Coogan: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Jackie Coogan: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television  Search this

Jackie Coogan: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Child  Search this

Jackie Coogan: Military and Intelligence\Army  Search this

Bessie Love: Female  Search this

Bessie Love: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Adolphe Menjou: Male  Search this

Adolphe Menjou: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain  Search this

Adolphe Menjou: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Victor McLaglen: Male  Search this

Victor McLaglen: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Victor McLaglen: Oscar  Search this

Mary Astor: Female  Search this

Mary Astor: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Mary Astor: Oscar  Search this

Anita Loos: Female  Search this

Anita Loos: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Anita Loos: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this

Anita Loos: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Constance Talmadge: Female  Search this

Constance Talmadge: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Joseph Schildkraut: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this

Joseph Schildkraut: Male  Search this

Joseph Schildkraut: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Eleanor Boardman: Female  Search this

Eleanor Boardman: Visual Arts\Fashion model  Search this

Eleanor Boardman: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Patsy Ruth Miller: Female  Search this

Patsy Ruth Miller: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Patsy Ruth Miller: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

William Haines: Male  Search this

William Haines: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

William Haines: Visual Arts\Designer\Interior designer  Search this

Betty Bronson: Female  Search this

Betty Bronson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Betty Bronson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Betty Bronson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television  Search this

Renee Adoree: Female  Search this

Renee Adoree: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Renee Adoree: Performing Arts\Performer\Circus performer  Search this

Fannie Ward: Female  Search this

Fannie Ward: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Fannie Ward: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Fannie Ward: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Dolores Costello: Female  Search this

Dolores Costello: Visual Arts\Fashion model  Search this

Dolores Costello: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Anna Q. Nilsson: Female  Search this

Anna Q. Nilsson: Visual Arts\Fashion model  Search this

Anna Q. Nilsson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Sally O'Neil: Female  Search this

Sally O'Neil: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Lois Moran: Female  Search this

Lois Moran: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Lois Moran: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Lois Moran: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television  Search this

Lois Moran: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this

Lois Moran: Performing Arts\Dance Instructor  Search this

Richard Dix: Male  Search this

Richard Dix: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Richard Dix: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Edmund Goulding: Male  Search this

Edmund Goulding: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Edmund Goulding: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Edmund Goulding: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Theater director  Search this

Edmund Goulding: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this

Edmund Goulding: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Ramon Novarro: Male  Search this

Ramon Novarro: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Ramon Novarro: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Mauritz Stiller: Male  Search this

Mauritz Stiller: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Mauritz Stiller: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Theater director  Search this

Vilma Banky: Female  Search this

Vilma Banky: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Emil Jannings: Male  Search this

Emil Jannings: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Emil Jannings: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Emil Jannings: Oscar  Search this

Lya de Putti: Female  Search this

Lya de Putti: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Lya de Putti: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Lya de Putti: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Lil Dagover: Female  Search this

Lil Dagover: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Lil Dagover: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

James Robert Quirk: Male  Search this

James Robert Quirk: Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher  Search this

James Robert Quirk: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter  Search this

James Robert Quirk: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor  Search this

James Robert Quirk: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this

Lothar Mendes: Male  Search this

Lothar Mendes: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Lothar Mendes: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Lothar Mendes: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Lothar Mendes: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Lothar Mendes: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Marion Davies: Female  Search this

Marion Davies: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Marion Davies: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Max Reinhardt: Male  Search this

Max Reinhardt: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Theater director  Search this

Max Reinhardt: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater  Search this

Alla Nazimova: Female  Search this

Alla Nazimova: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Alla Nazimova: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Alla Nazimova: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this

Alla Nazimova: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Violinist  Search this

William Claude Fields: Male  Search this

William Claude Fields: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

William Claude Fields: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

William Claude Fields: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

William Claude Fields: Performing Arts\Performer\Radio performer  Search this

F. W. Murnau: Male  Search this

F. W. Murnau: Performing Arts\Performing arts director  Search this

Pola Negri: Female  Search this

Pola Negri: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Paul Morand: Male  Search this

Paul Morand: Literature\Writer  Search this

Konrad Bercovici: Male  Search this

Konrad Bercovici: Literature\Writer  Search this

Aileen Pringle: Female  Search this

Aileen Pringle: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Jim Tully: Male  Search this

Jim Tully: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Jim Tully: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Jim Tully: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Elinor Glyn: Female  Search this

Elinor Glyn: Literature\Writer  Search this

Irving Thalberg: Male  Search this

Irving Thalberg: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Entertainment\Motion pictures  Search this

Pauline Stark: Female  Search this

Pauline Stark: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

King Vidor: Male  Search this

King Vidor: Performing Arts\Performing arts director  Search this

Carl Laemmle: Male  Search this

Carl Laemmle: Business and Finance\Businessperson  Search this

Carl Laemmle: Visual Arts\Founder  Search this

Carl Laemmle: Performing Arts\Producer  Search this

Carl Laemmle: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Entertainment\Motion pictures  Search this

Edward "Hoot" Gibson: Male  Search this

Edward "Hoot" Gibson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy: Male  Search this

Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Matt Moore: Male  Search this

Matt Moore: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Mae Murray: Female  Search this

Mae Murray: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Mae Murray: Performing Arts\Performer  Search this

May Allison: Female  Search this

May Allison: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Tom Moore: Male  Search this

Tom Moore: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Noah Beery, Sr.: Male  Search this

Noah Beery, Sr.: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Tom Mix: Male  Search this

Tom Mix: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Tom Mix: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Cowboy  Search this

Estelle Taylor: Female  Search this

Estelle Taylor: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Blanche Sweet: Female  Search this

Blanche Sweet: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Marshal "Mickey" Neilan: Male  Search this

Marshal "Mickey" Neilan: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Marshal "Mickey" Neilan: Performing Arts\Performing arts director  Search this

Louise Brooks: Female  Search this

Louise Brooks: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Bebe Daniels: Female  Search this

Bebe Daniels: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Norma Talmadge: Female  Search this

Norma Talmadge: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Frances Marion Owens: Female  Search this

Frances Marion Owens: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Florence Vidor: Female  Search this

Florence Vidor: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

George Fitzmaurice: Male  Search this

George Fitzmaurice: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

George Fitzmaurice: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

George Fitzmaurice: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Syd Chaplin: Male  Search this

Syd Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Harry Langdon: Male  Search this

Harry Langdon: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Justine Johnston: Female  Search this

Justine Johnston: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Justine Johnston: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this

Sid Grauman: Male  Search this

Sid Grauman: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Entertainment\Theater  Search this

Mary Philbin: Female  Search this

Mary Philbin: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Walter Wanger: Male  Search this

Walter Wanger: Performing Arts\Producer  Search this

Thomas Moreno: Male  Search this

Thomas Moreno: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Betty Compson: Female  Search this

Betty Compson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Betty Compson: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Conrad Nagel: Male  Search this

Conrad Nagel: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Corinne Griffith: Female  Search this

Corinne Griffith: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

H. B. Warner: Male  Search this

H. B. Warner: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Louella Parsons: Female  Search this

Louella Parsons: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this

Mabel Normand: Female  Search this

Mabel Normand: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

James Cruze: Male  Search this

James Cruze: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Joseph M. Schenck: Male  Search this

Joseph M. Schenck: Performing Arts\Producer  Search this

Joseph M. Schenck: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive  Search this

Ronald Charles Colman: Male  Search this

Ronald Charles Colman: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Ronald Charles Colman: Oscar  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Richard Merkin

Object number:

NPG.96.126

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm407635a10-2f33-4eba-94b1-051ad0f75759

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.96.126

Creator:

Margules, De Hirsh, 1899-1965  Search this

Subject:

Weber, David A.  Search this

Stieglitz, Alfred  Search this

Beaudoin, Kenneth Lawrence  Search this

Connick, Charles J.  Search this

Eilshemius, Louis M. (Louis Michel)  Search this

Frankel, Aaron  Search this

Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster)  Search this

Gillespie, Al Lincoln, Jr.  Search this

Gilman, Esther  Search this

Grady, James  Search this

Higgins, Dick  Search this

Horblit, Harrison D.  Search this

Horblit, Jean  Search this

Jensen, Alfred  Search this

Kolin, Sacha  Search this

King, Alex  Search this

Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry)  Search this

Lechay, Myron  Search this

Mandel, Marieli Kailin  Search this

Lindsay, John V.  Search this

Margules, Blanche London  Search this

Miller, Henry  Search this

Marin, John  Search this

O'Brien, Lawrence F.  Search this

Schnitzler, Max  Search this

Worcester Art Museum  Search this

Brooklyn Museum  Search this

Walker Art Center  Search this

Babcock Galleries  Search this

Buffalo Fine Arts Academy  Search this

Feigl Gallery  Search this

Ferargil Galleries  Search this

Whitney Museum of American Art  Search this

Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  Search this

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

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum  Search this

Type:

Writings

Photographs

Notebooks

Sketchbooks

Sound recordings

Poems

Scrapbooks

Oil paintings

Collages

Citation:

De Hirsh Margules papers, 1888-2001, bulk 1923-1965. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

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

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

Works of art  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)13438

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)260522

AAA_collcode_margde

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_260522

Creator:

National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Type:

Symposia

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2013-09-12T19:02:44.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Native Americans;American Indians  Search this

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SmithsonianNMAI

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNMAI

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_SfV5TX0ZGxI

Creator:

National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Type:

Symposia

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2013-09-12T19:02:44.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Native Americans;American Indians  Search this

See more by:

SmithsonianNMAI

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNMAI

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_v1V09SXynCU

Creator:

Federal Art Project. Photographic Division  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (N.Y.)  Search this

Federal Art Project (Wash.)  Search this

Federal Art Project -- Photographs  Search this

Federal Art Project. Easel Division  Search this

Federal Art Project. Graphic Arts Division  Search this

Federal Art Project. Poster Division  Search this

Federal Music Project (U.S.) -- Photographs  Search this

Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) -- Photographs  Search this

Federal Writers' Project (U.S.) -- Photographs  Search this

Harlem Art Center  Search this

United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this

United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this

Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991  Search this

Alston, Charles Henry, 1907-1977  Search this

Arenal, Luis  Search this

Barthé, Richmond, 1901-1989  Search this

Benson, John Howard, 1901-1956  Search this

Berger, Andrew  Search this

Blanch, Lucile, 1895-1981  Search this

Bloch, Lucienne, 1909-1999  Search this

Bolotowsky, Ilya, 1907-1981  Search this

Brann, Louise, 1906-  Search this

Burke, Selma, 1900-  Search this

Cahill, Holger, 1887-1960  Search this

Calapai, Letterio, 1902-1993  Search this

Chodorow, Eugene, 1910-2000  Search this

Criss, Francis, 1901-1973  Search this

Davis, Stuart, 1892-1964  Search this

De Rivera, José Ruiz, 1904-1985  Search this

Dehn, Adolf, 1895-1968  Search this

Dehn, Virginia E. (Virginia Engleman), 1922-2005  Search this

Ennis, George Pearse, d. 1936  Search this

Evergood, Philip, 1901-1973  Search this

Gershoy, Eugenie, 1901?-1983 or 6  Search this

Goodman, Bertram, 1904-1988  Search this

Gorky, Arshile, 1904-1948  Search this

Greenwood, Marion, 1909-1970  Search this

Guston, Philip, 1913-1980  Search this

Herman, Andrew  Search this

Hord, Donal, 1902-1966  Search this

Horn, Sol  Search this

Hovell, Joseph, 1897-  Search this

Karp, William, 1905-  Search this

Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953  Search this

Laning, Edward, 1906-1981  Search this

Levi, Julian E. (Julian Edwin), 1900-1982  Search this

McMahon, Audrey, 1900?-1981  Search this

Olds, Elizabeth, 1896-1991  Search this

Refregier, Anton, 1905-  Search this

Robbins, David  Search this

Seltzer, Leo, 1916-  Search this

Shuster, Will  Search this

Zorach, William, 1887-1966  Search this

Extent:

12.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

circa 1920-1965

bulk 1935-1942

Summary:

The Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection dates from circa 1920-1965, with the bulk of the records spanning the active years of the Federal Art Project (FAP), 1935-1942. The collection comprises 12.4 linear feet of mostly photographic prints and negatives that document primarily artwork produced by artists employed by the FAP. A smaller number of photographs also document other programs of the FAP, such as art classes and community centers, exhibitions by children and adults, artwork installed in public buildings, project divisions, and demonstrations of art processes by FAP artists.

Scope and Content Note:

The Federal Art Project (FAP), Photographic Division collection dates from circa 1920-1965, with the bulk of the records spanning the active years of the FAP: 1935-1942. The collection comprises 12.4 linear feet of photographic prints and negatives, including photos of FAP artists and the artwork created by them, and other activities of the FAP in communities throughout New York City and other states. Photographers include Andrew Herman, Sol Horn, David Robbins, Leo Seltzer, and others.

Artist files comprise three-quarters of the collection and consist primarily of photographs of artwork, as well as scattered photos of artists at work, including: Charles Alston, Luis Arenal, Richmond Barthe, John Benson, Andrew Berger, Lucille Blanch, Lucienne Bloch, Ilya Bolotowsky, Luise Brann, Selma Burke, Letterio Calapai, Eugene Chodorow, Francis Criss, Stuart Davis, Adolf Dehn, Virginia Dehn, Jose de Rivera, George Pearse Ennis, Philip Evergood, Eugenie Gershoy, Bertram Goodman, Arshile Gorky, Marion Greenwood, Philip Guston, Donal Hord, Joseph Hovell, William Karp, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Edward Laning, Julian Levi, Audrey McMahon, Elizabeth Olds, Anton Refregier, Will Shuster, William Zorach, and others.

The remainder of the collection consists of files documenting related activities and programs of the FAP, arranged by subject. The bulk of these files document the activities of the New York City FAP, including free art classes and art exhibitions for adults and children, exhibitions at the Harlem Art Center, and the work of FAP branches including the Easel Division, the Graphic Arts Division, and the Poster Division.

Other subjects documented include federal and community art centers in eleven states, most extensively Washington State; other WPA projects such as the Federal Theater Project, the Federal Music Project, and the Federal Writers' Project; buildings decorated with FAP artwork; art processes as demonstrated by FAP artists; special events; and people involved with the FAP, including director Holger Cahill.

One folder contains images that appear to have been taken by Berenice Abbott for the exhibition Changing New York (1935), for the Museum of the City of New York in collaboration with the WPA.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 2 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Artist Files, circa 1920-1965 (Boxes 1-24; 9.6 linear feet)

Series 2: Subject Files, 1934-1956 (Boxes 25-32; 2.8 linear feet)

Historical Note:

The Federal Art Project (FAP) was one of the Depression-era work-relief programs of the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA). The program was founded in August 1935 to provide employment for artists and to implement visual arts programs in local communities across the country.

Together with the Federal Music Project, the Federal Theater Project, and the Federal Writers' Project, the FAP formed part of the WPA's Federal Project No. 1. The WPA became the Work Projects Administration in 1939 when it fell under the administrative hand of the newly created Federal Works Agency; concurrently the Federal Art Project was officially re-named the Federal Art Program.

Under the direction of Holger Cahill, the goals of the FAP fell into three main areas: production of artwork, art education through art classes and community centers, and art research through the Index of American Design. During the course of the program, artists created murals and other works of art for many non-Federal government buildings such as schools, hospitals, and libraries. Separate photographic divisions were set up in several states, most notably in New York City, to document the work of artists employed by the program, activities in art education such as classes for children and adults, community center outreach programs, and other "Federal 1" projects, including the Federal Theater and Music Projects. Employees of the photographic division were also involved in other assignments, such as creating exhibitions and photo murals.

The Federal Art Project ended in 1943.

Related Material:

Among the holdings of the Archives of American Art are related collections, including the Federal Art Project of the Work Projects Administration records, 1935-1948. Additional FAP records are held by the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington D.C.

Provenance:

The collection was anonymously donated to the Archives of American Art in the late 1950s.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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.

Topic:

Children's art  Search this

Photography  Search this

Art -- United States -- Exhibitions -- Photographs  Search this

Art -- United States -- Study and teaching -- Photographs  Search this

Art centers  Search this

Federal aid to the public welfare -- Photographs  Search this

Theater and state -- United States -- Photographs  Search this

Music and state -- United States -- Photographs  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- Photographs  Search this

Art -- Technique  Search this

Artists -- United States -- Photographs  Search this

Art -- Exhibitions  Search this

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Function:

Programs (organizations)

Agencies

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art and The Walton Family Foundation

Identifier:

AAA.fedeartp14

See more items in:

Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91f0216d7-ed8e-4482-8128-6def41dbe367

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-fedeartp14

Creator:

Refregier, Anton, 1905-  Search this

Names:

ACA Galleries  Search this

Bard College -- Faculty  Search this

Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)  Search this

National Council of American-Soviet Friendship (U.S.)  Search this

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

United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this

Woodstock Artists Association (Woodstock, N.Y.)  Search this

World Peace Council  Search this

De Diego, Julio, 1900-  Search this

Dreyfuss, Henry, 1904-  Search this

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Evergood, Philip, 1901-1973  Search this

Fast, Howard, 1914-  Search this

Geddes, Norman Bel, 1893-1958  Search this

Greenwood, Marion, 1909-1970  Search this

Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971  Search this

Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953  Search this

Morley, Eugene, 1909-1953  Search this

O'Higgins, Pablo, 1904-  Search this

Packard, Emmy Lou, 1914-1998  Search this

Randall, Byron, 1918-1999  Search this

Refregier, Lila  Search this

Siqueiros, David Alfaro  Search this

Yavno, Max  Search this

Extent:

35.9 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Travel diaries

Greeting cards

Interviews

Cartoons (working drawings)

Scrapbooks

Transcripts

Photographs

Diaries

Sketches

Place:

Chile

Soviet Union

Guatemala

Mexico

Date:

circa 1900-circa 1990

Summary:

The papers of Woodstock area painter, muralist, and designer, Anton Refregier (1905-1979) date from circa 1900 to circa 1990 and measure 35.9 linear feet. The collection records Refregier's early commercial work and murals for the Works Progress Adminstration (WPA) and documents his career through to the 1970s with records of commissions for many public and private buildings, exhibitions in the United States and abroad, teaching positions, essays and publications, and extensive travel, particularly to the Soviet Union and Mexico. The collection contains scattered biographical material, personal and business correspondence, notes and writings, 15 diaries and journals, mural and tapestry files, exhibition files, personal business records, printed material, 10 scrapbooks, artwork including sketches and cartoons for murals, and photographs of Refregier, his friends, family and travels.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of Woodstock area painter, muralist, and designer, Anton Refregier (1905-1979) date from circa 1900 to circa 1990 and measure 35.9 linear feet. The collection records Refregier's early commercial work and murals for the Works Progress Adminstration (WPA) and documents his career through to the 1970s with records of commissions for many public and private buildings, exhibitions in the United States and abroad, teaching positions, essays and publications, and extensive travel, particularly to the Soviet Union and Mexico. The collection contains scattered biographical material, personal and business correspondence, notes and writings, diaries and journals, mural and tapestry files, exhibition files, personal business records, printed material, scrapbooks, artwork including sketches and cartoons for murals, and photographs of Refregier, his friends, family and travels.

Biographical material contains legal records such as Refregier's will and marriage and death records, passports, resume material and 2 interview transcripts.

Correspondence, both chronological and alphabetical, constitutes almost a third of the collection and documents all aspects of Refregier's career including his work for the WPA, private commissions, representation by ACA Galleries, his involvement with groups such as the Woodstock Artists Association and his teaching work for institutions such as Bard College. Also documented are his involvement with local political groups and international organizations such as the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship and the World Peace Council, and travels including visits to the Soviet Union. Notable correspondents include Henry Dreyfuss, Philip Evergood, Rockwell Kent, Emmy-Lou Packard, and Byron Randall. Correspondence also includes family letters written primarily by Refregier to Lila Refregier, in addition to greeting cards received by the Refregier family, many of which contain original arwork.

Writings are primarily by Refregier and include drafts of many essays and autobiographical writings, in addition to copies of published works including Natural Figure Drawing, An Artists Journey and Sketches of the Soviet Union.

The collection contains diaries and journals from 12 years in various formats including published and handmade day planners and typed and handwritten journal entries. They include sketches and primarily record travel and daily activities including specific projects such as the New York World's Fair mural (1938-1939).

Mural and Tapestry files document individual commissions bid on and/or completed by Refregier. The creation of the Rincon Annex Post Office mural and subsequent controversies over its subject matter are well-documented here, as are many of Refregier's commissions for banks, hospitals, hotels, shopping centers, and schools.

Exhibition files document at least 15 of Refregier's exhibitions, including his first one-man show at ACA Galleries (1942) and his exhibition of paintings at the Hermitage Museum (1967) in what was then Leningrad.

Personal business records contain addresses of contacts. Scattered records referencing market values for Refregier's work can be found throughout the series in records such as bills and receipts, financial notes and tax records.

Printed material provides extensive coverage of Refregier's entire career through announcements, invitations, catalogs, and news clippings. His interests in art, literature, music, theater and politics are also well-represented in these files.

The collection contains 10 scrapbooks, mostly in fragmented condition, which contain a mixture of photographs, sketches and other artwork, notes and fragments of writings, and printed material. The scrapbooks document a variety of subjects including Refregier's family life, travels to Guatemala and the Soviet Union, and the artist at work.

Artwork consists primarily of artwork by Refregier in the form of mural design sketches and cartoons in various media, including pencil, ink and pastel, in addition to 21 sketchbooks, many of which also contain journal entries and notes. Also found here are prints and reproductions of Refregier's "Peace card" block engravings for every year from 1950-1973, with the exception of 1970.

Photographs document all phases of Refregier's career and include family photographs dating from circa 1900, photos of Refregier in the studio including work for the WPA, Refregier and other artists and individuals at events and parties from the 1940s-1970s, travel snapshots probably taken in Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, and the Soviet Union, and photographs of artwork and installations. Individuals pictured include Julio de Diego, Marion Greenwood, Rockwell Kent, Pablo O'Higgins and David Siqueiros; also, a series of press photographs by Albert A. Freeman pictures Refregier with Howard Fast, Norman Bel Geddes, Marion Greenwood, John Kingsbury, Yasuo Kuniyoshi and Harry Stockwell. One photograph by Eliot Elisofon, 2 by Eugene Morley and 4 by Max Yavno can also be found here.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 11 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1925-1980 (Box 1; 0.25 linear ft.)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1912-circa 1990s (Boxes 1-11, 36, OVs 38, 45; 10.2 linear ft.)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1930s-circa 1970s (Boxes 11-14, OV 45; 3.3 linear ft.)

Series 4: Diaries and Journals, 1923-1979 (Box 15; 0.6 linear ft.)

Series 5: Mural and Tapestry Files, circa 1930s-circa 1970s (Boxes 15-18, 36, OVs 38, 45, 46, RD 42; 3.65 linear ft.)

Series 6: Exhibition Files, 1942-1981 (Boxes 18-19; 0.6 linear ft.)

Series 7: Personal Business Records, 1920s-1980s (Boxes 19-20; 1.8 linear ft.)

Series 8: Printed Material, circa 1920s-1980s (Boxes 21-28, 36; 7.4 linear ft.)

Series 9: Scrapbooks, 1930s-1960s (Boxes 28, 37, BV 47; 1.1 linear ft.)

Series 10: Artwork, circa 1930s-circa 1970s (Boxes 28-30, 36, OVs 40, 41, RDs 42-44; 3.5 linear ft.)

Series 11: Photographic Material, ca. 1900-1980s (Boxes 31-35, 39; 4.5 linear ft.)

Biographical Note:

Russian-born Woodstock painter Anton Refregier (1905-1979) immigrated to the United States in 1920. Refregier was well-known for his sometimes controversial social realist murals for the WPA.

After an apprenticeship to the sculptor, Vasilief, in Paris, Anton Refregier attended the Rhode Island School of Design from 1920-1925 and studied with Hans Hofmann in Germany in 1927. He had his first one-man show at ACA Galleries in New York City in 1942 and settled in Woodstock, New York, with his wife, Lila, and three children Anton, Jr., Brigit and Aleksandre, where he became a prominent member of the artist community.

Refregier completed several social realist murals for the federal Works Progress Adminstration (WPA) program, including one at the New York Worlds Fair in 1939 and the controversial Rincon Annex Post Office mural in San Francisco begun in 1941. He also completed interior design installations for businesses such as the nightclub, Cafe Society Uptown, and the restaurant, The Cookery, in New York City. In addition to being an easel and mural painter Refregier worked in tapestry, mosaic, ceramic, and collage, and completed many commissions for hotels, banks, hospitals, restaurants, synagogues, supermarkets and deparment stores throughout the country.

Refregier taught at various institutions including Stanford University, the University of Arkansas, and Bard College and his publications inlcude Natural Figure Drawing (1948), An Artist's Journey (1965), and Sketches of the Soviet Union (1978). He traveled regularly to the Soviet Union to explore and exchange ideas about art and culture and as a representative of the World Peace Council.

Anton Refregier died in Moscow in October 1979 while visiting the Soviet Union. His work can be found in many museums including the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Metropolitan Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Related Material:

Also found in the Archives of American Art are an oral history interview with Anton Refregier, 1964, Nov. 5 by Joseph Trovato; and Papers regarding Anton Refregier mural controversy, 1953.

Provenance:

Donated 1983 by Lila Refregier, widow of Anton Refregier, and in 1992 by Brigit R. Sutton, Refregier's daughter.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Rights:

Authorization to quote or reproduce for purposes of publication requires written permission from Bridget R. Sutton via Bridget's son, Tim Sutton. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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.

Topic:

Tapestry  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Political clubs  Search this

Muralists -- New York -- Woodstock  Search this

Art -- Commissioning  Search this

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

Mural painting and decoration -- Archival resources -- 20th century  Search this

Designers -- New York (State)  Search this

Artists' studios -- Photographs  Search this

Genre/Form:

Travel diaries

Greeting cards

Interviews

Cartoons (working drawings)

Scrapbooks

Transcripts

Photographs

Diaries

Sketches

Citation:

Anton Refregier papers, circa 1900-circa 1990. 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.refranto

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9545f99ed-0a65-4626-904d-8dda5c569fcf

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-refranto

Creator:

Wood, Beatrice  Search this

Names:

Garth Clark Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

John Waller, Fine Ceramics (Firm : Los Angeles, Calif.)  Search this

Zachary Waller Gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.)  Search this

Arensberg, Louise S. (Louise Stevenson), 1879-1953  Search this

Arensberg, Walter, 1878-1954  Search this

Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968  Search this

Hapgood, Elizabeth Reynolds  Search this

Hoag, Stephen Asa  Search this

Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977  Search this

Roché, Henri Pierre, 1879-1959  Search this

Rosencrantz, Esther, 1876-1950  Search this

Extent:

32.5 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drafts (documents)

Interviews

Photographs

Illustrated letters

Notes

Watercolors

Diaries

Transcripts

Lithographs

Short stories

Illustrations

Designs

Drawings

Bookplates

Date:

1894-1998

bulk 1930-1990

Summary:

The papers of California ceramicist Beatrice Wood measure 32.5 linear feet and date from 1906 to 1998, with the bulk dating from 1930-1990. There is extensive correspondence with gallery owners, fellow artists, clients, friends, and family. The collection also contains biograpical materials, personal business records, writings, printed materials, photographs, and works of art. Of particular interest are the 28 diaries that Wood maintained from 1916 until her death in 1998 and 42 glazing formula notebooks dating from 1934-1997. Also found are documents of Steven Hoag and Esther Rosencranz, her husband and aunt respectively, that consist of correspondence, business records, and photographs given to the Archives of American Art as part of the Beatrice Wood papers.

There is a 5.9 linear foot unprocessed addition donated in 2022 and in 2023 that includes address books, biographical material, artwork including sketchbooks and two sketches of Henri-Pierre Roche by Wood, scrapbooks, personal business records, printed material, personal and professional correspondence, notebooks and journals by Wood, writings by Wood, personal photographs, glaze recipes, and one pin "Beato for President". Also included are Beatrice Wood's scrapbooks and photograph albums. Four scrapbooks include scrapbook B, 1940-1955; scrapbook F, 1945; Wood's inspirational scrapbook, circa 1940s; and a scrapbook from the 1960s. Eight photograph albums include photograph album #1, 1908; photograph album #2 (Steve Hoag) 1911-1917; photograph album of Wood with friends and fellow theosophists, 1920s-1940s; photograph album #6 of Wood, others, events, 1920s-1960; Wood's pottery photograph album, 1955; photograph album I-3 (Indian trip) 1972; photograph album I-4, photographs for the 33rd wife of the Maharajah, undated; and photograph album # I-5 (India) compiled 1973. Also included are photographs of people, places and events in India, undated. Materials in this addition date from 1908-1996.

Scope and Contents note:

The papers of California ceramicist Beatrice Wood measure 32.5 linear feet and date from 1906 to 1998, with the bulk dating from 1930-1990. There is extensive correspondence with gallery owners, fellow artists, clients, friends, and family. The collection also contains biographical materials, personal business records, writings, printed materials, photographs, and works of art. Of particular interest are the 28 diaries that Wood maintained from 1916 until her death in 1998 and 42 glazing formula notebooks dating from 1934-1997. Also found are documents of Steven Hoag and Esther Rosencranz, her husband and aunt respectively, that consist of correspondence, business records, and photographs given to the Archives of American Art as part of the Beatrice Wood papers.

Biographical material contains certificates, licenses, degrees, legal documents, and extensive interview transcripts, which describe her philosophy on art and her development as a ceramic artist.

Correspondence is particularly rich in documenting Wood's passion and dedication to her work as a writer and artist. The records reflect Wood's close professional and personal relationships with many friends and colleagues, including Henri-Pierre Roche, Marcel Duchamp, Anais Nin, Elizabeth Hapgood, and Walter and Lou Arensberg. Additional correspondence with editors and publishers is also included. Wood enjoyed illustrating her letters, as did many of her correspondents.

Personal business records include financial material, sales and consignment records, and correspondence with gallery owners, including Garth Clark Gallery, John Waller Gallery, and Zachary Waller Gallery.

Notes and writings extensively document Wood's second career as a writer. Edited drafts of her monographs and short stories are available, as well as her journal writings and notes. Drafts of I Shock Myself: The Autobiography of Beatrice Wood, Angel Who Wore Black Tights, 33rd Wife of a Maharajah, among others are included. Also found here are the illustrations that Wood created for her monographs. She often did a series of drawings for each illustration and these copies are included as well.

Twenty-eight detailed diaries contain information about studio sales, clients, and the economic uncertainties of being a self-employed artist. The diaries, arranged in one-year and five-year volumes, begin in 1916 and end just a few days before her death in 1998.

Forty-two glaze books record the formulas for the pottery glazes Wood developed throughout her career.

Printed material includes copies of Wood's published monographs as well as exhibition announcements and brochures. Also found are clippings about Wood, including numerous articles about her trips to India.

Photographic material includes photographs and slides of Wood, her friends, travels, and other events. Many of the photographs are identified by Wood.

Artwork includes original sketches, drawings, watercolors, lithographs and designs by Wood. The original illustrations from her books are included in this series.

The last two series contain records generated by her husband, Stephen Hoag and her maternal aunt, Esther Rosencrantz. Wood was married to Hoag from 1937 until his death in 1960. The bulk of the material contains Hoag's financial records, mostly receipts, from his early years as a engineer in the Pacific Northwest. Esther Rosencranz, a physician in San Francisco, collected book plates that are included in this series.

There is a 5.9 linear foot unprocessed addition donated in 2022 and in 2023 that includes address books, biographical material, artwork including sketchbooks and two sketches of Henri-Pierre Roche by Wood, scrapbooks, personal business records, printed material, personal and professional correspondence, notebooks and journals by Wood, writings by Wood, personal photographs, glaze recipes, and one pin "Beato for President". Also included are Beatrice Wood's scrapbooks and photograph albums. Four scrapbooks include scrapbook B, 1940-1955; scrapbook F, 1945; Wood's inspirational scrapbook, circa 1940s; and a scrapbook from the 1960s. Eight photograph albums include photograph album #1, 1908; photograph album #2 (Steve Hoag) 1911-1917; photograph album of Wood with friends and fellow theosophists, 1920s-1940s; photograph album #6 of Wood, others, events, 1920s-1960; Wood's pottery photograph album, 1955; photograph album I-3 (Indian trip) 1972; photograph album I-4, photographs for the 33rd wife of the Maharajah, undated; and photograph album # I-5 (India) compiled 1973. Also included are photographs of people, places and events in India, undated. Materials in this addition date from 1908-1996.

Arrangement note:

The collection is arranged as 12 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1924-1993 (Box 1; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1910-1998 (Box 1-8; 7.7 linear feet)

Series 3: Personal Business Records, 1909-1988 (Box 9-11, 26, OV 31; 3.5 linear feet)

Series 4: Notes and Writings, circa 1912-1997 (Box 11-16, 27; 5.5 linear feet)

Series 5: Diaries, 1915-1998 (Box 17-20; 4 linear feet)

Series 6: Glaze Books, circa 1930-1997 (Box 21-22, 27-30; 2.5 linear feet)

Series 7: Printed Material, 1940-1997 (Box 23, OV 31; 1.1 linear feet)

Series 8: Photographic Material, 1913-1997 (Box 24, 30; 1 linear foot)

Series 9: Artwork, 1917-1991 (Box 24-25, 30; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 10: Stephen Hoag papers, 1906-1960 (Box 25; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 11: Esther Rosencranz papers, 1894-1959 (Box 25; 0.1 linear feet)

Series 12: Unprocessed Addition, 1908 circa 1996 (Box 32-36, OV 37; Box 38-43; 5.9 linear feet)

Biographical/Historical note:

Beatrice Wood (1893-1998) was a ceramicist, painter, and writer who relocated to Ojai, California in 1948.

Beatrice Wood was born on March 3, 1893 in San Francisco to socially prominent and wealthy parents. In the late 1890s, the family moved to New York City where Wood was expected to begin the process of "coming out" in New York society. This process included boarding schools, a convent school in Paris, and frequent summer trips to Europe where she was exposed to museums, galleries, and the theater. Wood studied acting and dance in Paris until the outbreak of the war in 1914. She returned to New York and soon joined the company of the French National Repertory Theatre. From 1914 through 1916, Wood played over 60 parts as a stage actress.

In 1917, Wood met the writer Henri Pierre Roche, with whom she had a brief affair and a long friendship. Roche introduced her to the New York world of artists and writers and encouraged her interest in drawing and painting. During a visit to see the composer Edgard Varese in the hospital, Wood met Marcel Duchamp, with whom she had a love affair and who also had a strong influence in her development as an artist. Their long discussions about modern art encouraged Wood to show Duchamp a recent drawing entitled "Marriage of a Friend." Duchamp liked the drawing so much that he published it in Rogue, a magazine partly financed by Walter and Louise Arensberg, friends of Duchamp. The Arensbergs were pioneering collectors of modern art and soon became friends of Wood as well. She became a frequent guest at their evening gatherings, forming friendships with Walter Pach, Francis Picabia, Joseph Stella, Myrna Loy, Galka Scheyer, and others.

Through Duchamp and the Arensbergs, Wood was introduced to the world of the New York Dada. Following the formation of the Society of Independent Artists in 1917, Wood exhibited work in their Independents exhibition. Together with Duchamp and Roche, she published a short-lived avant-garde journal, called Blind Man, in which the Alfred Steiglitz photograph of Duchamp's famous ready-made "Fountain" appeared. She also designed the poster for the Dada event, The Blind Man's Ball.

Throughout the 1920s, Wood continued to draw and paint, especially watercolors. Late in 1927, she moved to California to join the Arensbergs, who had been there since 1921. She also developed an interest in clay and took her first ceramics classes with Glen Lukens at the University of Southern California in the late 1930s. In 1940 Wood studied with Otto and Gertrud Natzler, Austrian potters who were known for their technical mastery and ability to throw almost perfectly formed pots. The Natzlers taught her how to throw pots and calculate glaze formulas.

Museums and galleries began to take an interest in her pottery and she held several shows in New York, San Francisco, and Phoenix. Several department stores, including Nieman Marcus and Gumps, also began to feature her pottery. During the 1940s, Wood began making figurative art in addition to more traditional pots. In 1947, for example, she included a large blue fish with white spots in an exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of History, Science, and Art. As her skills developed, Wood moved to a new home and studio in Ojai, California. By 1950, Wood was experimenting with luster surfaces, pottery with a metallic glaze that gives the effect of iridescence. These lusterware plates, in addition to her decorative figures and traditional ceramics, were sold at her studio, advertised with a sign out front that read "Beatrice Wood: Fine Pottery, Reasonable and Unreasonable."

In 1961, Wood visited India as a cultural ambassador, sponsored by the State Department. She toured the country and showed her work in fourteen cities. She became enamoured with Indian decorative arts and began to weave shimmering gold and silver threads into her palatte. Wood returned a second time in 1965 at the invitation of the Indian government. It was during this trip that she decided to adopt the sari as her style of dress, a style she continued until her death in 1998. She made her third and last trip to India in 1971. Her book, 33rd Wife of a Maharajah is about her adventures in India.

Wood always enjoyed writing, recording her daily activities in a diary and creating stories about her experiences with friends and colleagues. She published her first book, Angel Who Wore Black Tights in 1982, followed by her autobiography, I Shock Myself, in 1985.

Wood considered her last 25 years as her most productive. In addition to her literary publications, Wood also had several successful exhibitions, including Intimate Appeal: The Figurative Art of Beatrice Wood at the Oakland Museum in 1990 and Beatrice Wood: A Centennial Tribute at New York's American Craft Museum in 1997. The film, Beatrice Wood: The Mama of Dada, was filmed on the occasion of her 100th birthday in 1993. She died in Ojai, California in 1998, nine days after her 105th birthday.

Related Archival Materials note:

The Archives of American Art holds two oral history interviews with Beatrice Wood completed by Paul Karlstrom in 1976 and 1992.

Provenance:

Beatrice Wood donated her papers in several accretions between 1976 and 2002. Additional material was donated by Francis Naumann in 1993 and the Beatrice Wood Personal Property Trust in 1999. Material from a 1977 loan was included in Wood's later donations. Additional papers were donated in 2022 by the Oceanside Museum of Art and by Wood's former studio manager, David VanGilder, in memory of his husband, Kevin Carey Settles. A final donation of Wood's scrapbooks and photograph albums was made in 2023 by the Beatrice Wood CEnter for the Arts via Kevin Wallace, Director.

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.

Topic:

Art -- Philosophy  Search this

Authors -- California  Search this

Glazes -- Formulae  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Art -- Economic aspects  Search this

Actresses -- United States  Search this

Ceramicists -- California  Search this

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- California  Search this

Women ceramicists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drafts (documents)

Interviews

Photographs

Illustrated letters

Notes

Watercolors

Diaries

Transcripts

Lithographs

Short stories

Illustrations

Designs

Drawings

Bookplates

Citation:

Beatrice Wood papers, 1906-1998, bulk 1930-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

Identifier:

AAA.woodbeat

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95e540464-272f-4526-bf3a-4ef14bcb48ff

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-woodbeat

Creator:

Merlino, Maxine Ollie Seelbinder, 1912-  Search this

Names:

California State University, Long Beach -- Faculty  Search this

Extent:

1.1 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Photographs

Date:

1928-2003

Summary:

The papers of illustrator, muralist, theatrical set designer, and professor Maxine Seelbinder Merlino papers measure 1.1 linear feet and date from 1928-2003. The collection includes correspondence; newspaper clippings and reviews of artist's work; sketches for stage and set designs and mural decorations; federal commission contracts; exhibition brochures; theater playbills and announcements; photographs; original art work, including drawings and sketches; original lithographs; and material on the dedication of the Merlino Gallery at California State University, Long Beach.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of illustrator, muralist, theatrical set designer, and professor, Maxine Seelbinder Merlino papers measures 1.1 linear feet and date from 1928-2003. The collection includes correspondence; newspaper clippings and reviews of artist's work; sketches for stage and set designs and mural decorations; federal commission contracts; exhibition brochures; theater playbills and announcements; photographs; original art work, including watercolor sketches; original lithographs; and material on the dedication of the Merlino Gallery at California State University, Long Beach.

Documenting Merlino's work on New Deal federal government programs are letters sent to her in the early 1940s from the Public Buildings Administration and the Section of Fine Arts of the Federal Works Agency in Washington, D.C. as well as three photographs of a mural executed by Merlino for the Recorder of Deeds Building in Washington, D.C. that depicts Benjamin Banneker, a pioneering African-American surveyor, inventor, and astronomer.

Representing Merlino's early New York period are brochures of group exhibitions and her one-woman show in a theater gallery. Among the original works of art are two original lithographs: Franco's Destruction, which was reproduced in a 1938 issue of New Masses, and Hearst's Empire, which appeared in the April 1938 edition of The Fight magazine.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as five series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical, 1929-2003 (Box 1; 5 folders)

Series 2: Letters, 1936-2001 (Box 1; 6 folders)

Series 3: Projects, 1927-2002 (Box 1-2; 26 folders)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1939-1969 (Box 1-2; 13 folders)

Series 5: Works of Art, 1932-1957 (Box 1, 3, OV 4; 21 folders)

Biographical Note:

Maxine Ollie Seelbinder Merlino was born in Portland, Oregon in 1912. She trained at the Portland Art Museum School before venturing to New York City where she took classes at the Art Students' League with, among others, Will Barnet, Anton Refregier, Adolph Gottlieb, Hans Hofmann, and Harry Sternberg. Maxine Merlino worked in New York from 1936 to 1943 as a free-lance illustrator, muralist, and theatrical set designer.

In 1940 and 1942, Merlino won mural commissions for the United States Department of Interior Section of Fine Arts program. She designed and executed murals for the S.S. Garfield, and painted a mural that graced the Recorder of Deeds Building in Washington, D.C., one of seven murals in the building celebrating the contributions of African Americans.

Relocating to Long Beach, California in 1943, she worked as a scientific illustrator for the Army Air Force during the Second World War and subsequently as a stage, set and costume designer for theater and film producer Preston Sturges. From the early 1950s until her retirement in 1976, she was affiliated with California State University, Long Beach where she served as a Professor of Art and Theater Design and then as Dean of the Art Department. In recognition of Dr. Merlino's contributions to the department, the university dedicated an art gallery in her name, in February 2003.

Provenance:

Dr. Merlino donated her papers in 2003.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Set designers -- California  Search this

Topic:

Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- California  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Works of art  Search this

Women illustrators  Search this

Women muralists  Search this

Women designers  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Photographs

Citation:

Maxine Seelbinder Merlino papers, 1928-2003. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.merlmaxi

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Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90a9011ad-dc22-46af-8069-cbf79c038f97

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-merlmaxi

Creator:

Walinska, Anna  Search this

Names:

Guild Art Gallery  Search this

Avery, Milton, 1885-1965  Search this

Beata, Welsing  Search this

Hacohen, Bracha  Search this

Littlefield, William Horace, 1902-1969  Search this

Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988  Search this

Walinsky, Louis Joseph, 1908-2001  Search this

Extent:

2.1 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Interviews

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Sketches

Transcripts

Travel diaries

Place:

Europe -- description and travel

Israel -- Description and Travel

Date:

1927-2002

bulk 1935-1980

Summary:

The papers of New York-based painter, teacher and art director Anna Walinska measure 2.1 linear feet and date from 1927 to 2002, with the bulk of material from 1935 to 1980. The papers include biographical material, correspondence, writings, travel diaries, printed material, scrapbooks, artwork, sketchbooks, and photographs.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of New York-based painter, teacher and art director Anna Walinska measure 2.1 linear feet and date from 1927 to 2002, with the bulk of material from 1935 to 1980. The papers include biographical material, correspondence, writings, travel diaries, printed material, scrapbooks, artwork, sketchbooks, and photographs.

Biographical material consists of awards, certificates, curriculum vitae, biographical outlines, exhibition lists, passports and other material. There is a partial transcript from a radio interview of Anna Walinska. Also included are limited financial records.

Correspondence includes Anna Walinska's letters to her family from her 1954-1955 trip abroad to multiple countries in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. There is personal and professional correspondence with friends, artists and art institutions. Notable correspondents include Milton Avery, Louise Nevelson, Beata Welsing, Bracha Hacohen, William Littlefield, and Walinska's brother Louis Walinsky.

Writings consist of Walinska's notes, notebooks, lectures, essays, and a handwritten prospectus for Guild Art Gallery. There is one folder of writings by others about Walinska at the end of the series. There are four travel diaries that describe Walinska's trip around the world from 1954-1955, during which she traveled to many countries, and later trips to locations such as Israel and Trinidad.

Printed Material include clippings about Anna Walinska, group and solo exhibition catalogs, announcements, event invitations, and course catalogs for the Master Institute of United Art in New York City, where Walinska taught painting and drawing classes.

There are three scrapbooks: one scrapbook is about Guild Art Gallery, the second scrapbook is about the Holocaust exhibition, the third oversized scrapbook documents Walinska's career and activities overall.

Artwork consists of two bound sketchbooks as well as drawings and sketches in a variety of mediums from pencil and ink to watercolors and oils.

Photographs are of Walinska, friends, family, artists, artwork, exhibition installations, and other subjects. One album includes photos of Anna Walinska and her travels, along with images of friends and colleagues. The second album includes photographs of Walinska's solo exhibition at Sunken Meadow Gallery (1959). There is also one folder of photocopies of photos of assorted artwork by Walinska.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 8 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1927-2002 (Box 1; 11 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1949-1995 (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1935-circa 1983 (Box 1; 8 folders)

Series 4: Travel Diaries, 1954-1973 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1942-2002 (Boxes 1-2; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 6: Scrapbooks, circa 1929-1980 (Boxes 2, 4; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 7: Artwork, circa 1929-1963 (Box 3; 5 folders)

Series 8: Photographs, circa 1932-1980 (Box 3; 0.3 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical:

Anna Walinska (1906-1997) was a New York artist, teacher and gallery director who traveled widely and is most well known for her paintings related to the subject of the Holocaust.

Anna Walinska was born in London, England in 1906 to labor organization leader Ossip Walinsky and poet Rosa Newman Walinska. She had two siblings, Emily and Louis. The family immigrated to New York City in 1914, and Anna Walinska began studying at the Art Students League in 1918. In 1926, she travelled to Paris and studied art at the Academie de Grande Chaumier with Andre L'Hote. France was her primary residence until 1930.

In 1935, Walinska and artist Margaret Lefranc co-founded the Guild Art Gallery at West 57th Street in New York and gave Arshile Gorky his first solo exhibition in the city. The gallery closed its doors in 1937. In 1939, Walinska was the Assistant Creative Director of the Contemporary Art Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. During this time, Walinska also pursued her own art and exhibited work in numerous group shows.

From 1954 to 1955, Walinska traveled around the world, visiting the capitals and major cities of many countries in Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Places she went included Japan, Burma (now known as Myanmar), Pakistan, Greece, Italy, France and Spain. During her four month stay in Burma, she painted a portrait of Prime Minister U Nu and she later became a highly respected portrait artist who painted numerous illustrious subjects such as First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, artists Louise Nevelson and Mark Rothko, and many others.

In 1957, Walinska became the artist-in-residence at the Riverside Museum where she also taught and exhibited with other artists. That same year, she had her first retrospective at the Jewish Museum in New York City.

Walinska exhibited widely and often. Holocaust: Paintings and Drawings, 1953-1978, which opened at the Museum of Religious Art at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, is probably the most well-known of her exhibitions and it traveled across the country to several other sites such as the War Memorial Building in Baltimore and Mercy College of Detroit. Works from this exhibition were acquired by multiple museums to become part of their permanent collections.

Walinkska died on December 19, 1997 at the age of 91 in New York City. In 1999, there was a retrospective of her work titled Echoes of the Holocaust: Paintings, Drawings, and Collage, 1940-1989 held at Clark University's Center for Holocaust Studies. The Onisaburo Gallery at New York's Interfaith Center also held a solo exhibition titled Portraits of Faith (2000). Her art is part of the collections at the Denver Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Rose Art Museum, and other museums.

Related Materials:

The Archives of American Art also has the Guild Art Gallery records, which consists of material related to the gallery that was co-founded by Anna Walinska.

Provenance:

The papers were donated by Anna Walinska in two installations in 1976 and 1981. Rosina Rubin, Anna Walinska's niece, made a third donation of material in 2017.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., research center.

Occupation:

Gallery directors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

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

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

Topic:

Drawing--Study and teaching  Search this

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in art  Search this

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

Asia--Description and travel  Search this

Middle East--Description and travel  Search this

Trinidad and Tobago--Description and travel  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Interviews

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Sketches

Transcripts

Travel diaries

Citation:

Anna Walinska papers, 1927-2002, bulk 1935-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by Rosina Rubin.

Identifier:

AAA.walianna

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Anna Walinska papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9995d1f6a-668f-4e1e-8abe-bb24edfb016b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-walianna

Creator:

Cipriano, Michael, 1960-1993  Search this

Names:

Barneys New York  Search this

Bergdorf Goodman (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Bloomingdale's (Firm)  Search this

Cooper-Hewitt Design Archive  Search this

Ercole (Store)  Search this

Etoile (Store)  Search this

Kosta Boda (Firm)  Search this

Macy, R.H., & Co., New York  Search this

Puiforcat (Firm)  Search this

Extent:

0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Proposals

Photographs

Sketches

Clippings

Obituaries

Color xerographic copies

Color slides

Swatches

Invoices

Correspondence

Advertising cards

Drawings

Purchase orders

Receipts

Date:

1983 - 1993

Scope and Contents:

It consists of business records and correspondence, colored pencil sketches for Barney's Christmas windows done in 1988-1989, and approximately 500 color 35 mm slides illustrating window displays for Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Bergdorf Goodman, and Barney's.,This collection covers the full range of Cipriano's design career from 1983 to 1993.

The majority of the collection focuses on Cipriano's work for the Chelsea Passage for Barney's New York. Included is a copy of Barney's display policy providing details on when displays need to be checked, how often floral arrangements need to be changed, and other details. The collection also contains documentation for projects Cipriano did for Bride's magazine, Etoile, Ercole, Puiforcat, and Kosta Boda.

Biographical / Historical:

Window and display designer. Born Waterbury Connecticut, 1960. Cipriano studied fine art and art history at the University of Connecticut. His professional interests include costume, set, and theater design of the Art Deco, Art Moderne, and Art Nouveau styles. Prior to 1983, he did freelance displays for a number of small shops in Connecticut.

He began his professional career as a display trimmer for Macy's department store in New York in 1983. He designed for Bloomingdale's from 1984-85, and for Bergdorf Goodman's Home Department from 1985 to 1986. Cipriano became recognized shortly before his death in 1993, as an innovative designer of table settings for Barney's Chelsea Passage, where he served as Display Manager from 1985-1990.

Provenance:

This collection was donated in 1993 by D. Thomas Shoemaker.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Occupation:

Window display designers  Search this

Topic:

Chelsea Passage  Search this

Display of merchandise -- United States  Search this

Table setting and decoration  Search this

Show windows  Search this

Genre/Form:

Proposals

Photographs -- Color prints -- 20th century

Sketches

Clippings

Obituaries

Color xerographic copies

Color slides

Swatches

Invoices

Correspondence

Advertising cards

Drawings

Purchase orders

Receipts

Citation:

Michael Cipriano Papers, 1983-1993, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1274

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c67973c4-e320-4c08-ad14-b7185974a728

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1274

Collection Creator:

Sanford, Marion  Search this

Container:

Box 3, Folder 8

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1932-1939

Scope and Contents:

Oversized material housed in Box 5.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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:

Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers, 1929-1988. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Funding for the preservation of the Cornelia Chapin Home Movies was provided by the National Film Preservation Foundation.

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Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers

Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers / Series 4: Scrapbooks

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a9794a3d-db3e-4c9e-b70b-1816b29b3f0b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-sanfmari-ref46

Creator:

Bunn, William E. L., 1910-2009  Search this

Names:

United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts  Search this

United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Section of Painting and Sculpture  Search this

United States. General Services Administration  Search this

W.A. Sheaffer Pen Company  Search this

Allen, Lee, 1910-2006  Search this

Wood, Grant, 1891-1942  Search this

Extent:

13.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Blueprints

Sketchbooks

Drawings

Transcriptions

Watercolors

Sketches

Interviews

Designs

Diaries

Date:

1863-2009

Summary:

The papers of painter, muralist, and designer William E. L. Bunn measure 13.4 linear feet and date from 1863-2009. The collection documents Bunn's career as a painter, industrial designer, and his work on Treasury Department post office mural commissions through biographical material, scattered correspondence, project files, industrial design records, diaries and journals, writings and notes, printed material, photographs, and artwork. Also found are Bunn's papers regarding Grant Wood.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of painter, muralist, and designer William E. L. Bunn measure 13.4 linear feet and date from 1863-2009. The collection documents Bunn's career as a painter, industrial designer, and his work on Treasury Department post office mural commissions through biographical material, scattered correspondence, project files, industrial design records, diaries and journals, writings and notes, printed material, photographs, and artwork. Also found are Bunn's papers regarding Grant Wood.

Biographical material consists of certificates, school records, Bunn family genealogy records, an interview transcript, and an autobiographical file maintained by Bunn containing professional summaries, lists of works, one motion picture film reel of home movies, and other records. Correspondence documents exhibitions, awards, mural projects, and other commissions. Of note is correspondence with the General Services Administration, friend and fellow artist Lee Allen, and illustrated envelopes Bunn sent to his wife Annavene.

Project files contain photographs, notes, sketches, correspondence, and news clippings. Included is Bunn's notebook "Index to Projects" which provides additional information. Industrial design records include drawings and blueprints, employment records, photographs and publications, primarily from his work at Sheaffer Pen Company and Cuckler Steele Span Company.

Bunn's papers relating to Grant Wood include documentation from the Grant Wood Art Festival, as well as printed material, notes, and correspondence about Wood. Also found are photographs, including two photographs of Wood and photographs of his residence in Iowa City. Forty-one diaries and journals date from 1929-1951 and 1969-2003. Early diaries document art projects and school activities while he was a student at University of Iowa. Later journals document his work, travel, expenditures, and goals. Writings and notes include to-do lists, documentation on people Bunn knew, his artworks, lists of personal belongings, and topics of interest, such as astrology and steamboats. Also found are five notebooks on various subjects.

Printed material consists of exhibition catalogs, magazines, news clippings, and Treasury Department bulletins. Also found are announcements of mural competitions, postcards, and published images of steamboats. Photographs depict Bunn, his family, friends, and artwork. Additional photographs depict various subjects that were of interest to Bunn, including nature scenes, steamboats, airplanes, and bridges.

Artwork includes costume and theater designs created as part of William Bunn's thesis at University of Iowa. Also included are drawings and watercolors for potential art projects, as well as preliminary drawings and studies or technical drawings from his work as an industrial designer. Additionally, there are four sketchbooks, two of which include sketches and notes for the post office murals in Minden, Nebraska, and Hamburg, Iowa.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 10 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1910-2009 (Box 1, 12, FC 33; 0.7 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1927-2006 (Box 1; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 3: Project Files, circa 1925-2002 (Box 1-3, 12, OV 15-19, RD 31; 2.2 linear feet)

Series 4: Industrial Design Records, circa 1944-1977 (Box 3, 12, OV 20; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 5: Papers Relating to Grant Wood, 1935-2006 (Box 3-4, 12; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 6: Diaries and Journals, 1929-2003 (Box 4-6; 2.2 linear feet)

Series 7: Writings and Notes, circa 1928-2004 (Box 6-7; 1.0 linear foot)

Series 8: Printed Material, 1896-2009 (Box 7-8, 12, OV 21; 1.4 linear feet)

Series 9: Photographs, 1863-1990s (Box 8-9, 13; 1.6 linear feet)

Series 10: Artwork, circa 1926-2004 (Box 9-11, 14, OVs 22-30, RD 32; 2.3 linear feet)

Biographical Note:

William E. L. Bunn (1910-2009) was a designer, muralist, and painter in Ft. Madison, Iowa and Ojai, California. Bunn was born in Muscatine, Iowa and received his B.A. in Graphic and Plastic Arts and an M.A. in Theater Design, both from the University of Iowa. In 1937 he was awarded a one-year post-graduate fellowship as an art intern for Grant Wood. From 1938 to 1942 he won four commissions from the Treasury Department to produce murals for Federal buildings. He also exhibited paintings, primarily depicting Mississippi River steamboats, at the National Academy of Design, Art Institute of Chicago, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and other group shows. Beginning in 1943 Bunn worked as an industrial designer at several companies including Sheaffer Pen Company (1946-1967) and Cuckler Steele Span Company (1967-1977). After his retirement, he and his wife, Annavene, moved to California, and he continued to paint. Bunn was also active in the Theosophical Society and had an interest in aviation.

Provenance:

The collection was donated by William E. L. Bunn in 1989 and in 2010 by Bunn's daughter, Chari Petrowski. In 1986 two sketchbooks and sketches were transferred with Bunn's permssion from the General Services Administration, which had received them from Bunn.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate copy requires advance notice.

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.

Topic:

Designers -- Iowa  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Muralists -- Iowa  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- Middle West  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Blueprints

Sketchbooks

Drawings

Transcriptions

Watercolors

Sketches

Interviews

Designs

Diaries

Citation:

William E. L. Bunn papers, 1863-2009. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.bunnwill

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William E. L. Bunn papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91212b330-04e0-4bcb-8ed7-8787c0f37d84

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-bunnwill

Maker:

Paris, Frank  Search this

Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

paint (overall material)

fabric (overall material)

feathers (overall material)

glass (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 34 in x 10 in; 86.36 cm x 25.4 cm

Object Name:

Puppet

puppet

Place made:

United States: California, Los Angeles, North Hollywood

Date made:

1935 - 1955

Subject:

Puppetry  Search this

Dancers  Search this

Television broadcasts  Search this

Nightclubs  Search this

Television  Search this

Native Americans  Search this

ID Number:

1980.0352.01

Accession number:

1980.0352

Catalog number:

1980.0352.01

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment

Popular Entertainment

Puppets

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-42de-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_662363

Donor Name:

Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition, Royal Siamese Commission  Search this

Height - Object:

22 cm

Width - Object:

24 cm

Depth - Object:

25 cm

Object Type:

Mask

Place:

Thailand, Asia

Accession Date:

1876

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

005318

USNM Number:

E27378-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35b5ebe9b-d6df-406b-b0a4-b4c6e574a5e8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8379420

Artist:

Roy DeCarava, 9 Dec 1919 - 27 Oct 2009  Search this

Sitter:

Paul Robeson, 9 Apr 1898 - 23 Jan 1976  Search this

Medium:

Photogravure

Dimensions:

Image: 28.2 x 21cm (11 1/8 x 8 1/4")

Sheet: 55.5 x 45.8cm (21 7/8 x 18 1/16")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1950

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Paul Robeson: Male  Search this

Paul Robeson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Paul Robeson: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this

Paul Robeson: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist  Search this

Paul Robeson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.99.150

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Roy DeCarava

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4535e349f-4b52-4c86-8427-b60f73fe602b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.99.150

Artist:

David Scheinbaum, born 1951  Search this

Sitter:

Talib Kweli, born 1975  Search this

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image: 31.5 x 47.9 cm (12 3/8 x 18 7/8")

Sheet: 32.8 x 49.2 cm (12 15/16 x 19 3/8")

Mount: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24")

Mat: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28")

Type:

Photograph

Place:

United States\New Mexico\Bernalillo\Albuquerque

Date:

2002

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Sunglasses  Search this

Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cap\Baseball cap  Search this

Talib Kweli: Male  Search this

Talib Kweli: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of David Scheinbaum, courtesy of Scheinbaum & Russek Ltd.

Object number:

S/NPG.2008.72

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© David Scheinbaum

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4cb11da1b-d7fa-4047-8d5b-caf29e3df4a2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.2008.72