Archives of American Art. Texas Arts Documentation Project Search this
Extent:
17 Microfilm reels
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Microfilm reels
Date:
1946-1985
Scope and Contents:
Files on artists, museums and art organizations compiled by AAA's Texas Project, containing mainly printed material and photocopies, but some correspondence, photographs and writings.
Other Title:
Texas Project (microfilm title)
Provenance:
Compiled during six years of project, 1979-1985. The bulk of the material, 2.3 linear feet, was transferred to the vertical files of the NMAA-NPG Library after microfilming.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
The negatives are in the possession of the National Geographic Society. There is a list of these illustrations in NAA's vertical file on Stirling and in the S. I. Archives, record unit 95. Many of the images have been published in various National Geographic Society articles as well as BAE Bulletin 138, "Stone Monuments of Southern Mexico," by Stirling, and BAE Bulletins by other authors.
Collection Restrictions:
The Matthew Williams Stirling and Marion Stirling Pugh papers are open for research.
The scrapbooks listed in Series 1.7 are restricted due to preservation concerns. Please contact the reference archivist for more information.
Access to the Matthew Williams Stirling and Marion Stirling Pugh papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Matthew Williams Stirling and Marion Stirling Pugh papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Artists files created by Rathbun while he was Assistant Secretary for the Smithsonian Institution including a letter from Thomas Wilmer Dewing about his painting "Summer," exhibited at the National Gallery; correspondence with the sculptor Lorado Taft; and correspondence between Elizabeth Johnson, wife of the painter Eastman Johnson, and the Smithsonian regarding the disposition of paintings from her husband's estate.
Biographical / Historical:
Art administrator; Washington, D.C.
Provenance:
Transfered from the vertical file of the Library of the National Museum of American Art and National Portrait Gallery, 1981.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Arts administrators -- Washington (D.C.) Search this
1 Microfilm reel (51 items on partial microfilm reel)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Microfilm reels
Date:
1928-1963
Scope and Contents:
This microfilm collection of Harmon Foundation printed material contains exhibition catalogs, clippings, reproductions of paintings, articles, and miscellaneous printed items pertaining to African American artists
Biographical / Historical:
The Harmon Foundation (established 1922) was created by William E. Harmon and funded playgrounds, nursing programs, and vocational guidance for students. In 1925 the foundation began presenting awards to African American individuals in numerous fields, including art. In addition to presenting awards, the Harmon Foundation organized exhibitions for Black artists to gain further recognition for their artwork.
Related Materials:
The Library of Congress Manuscript Division holds the Harmon Foundation, Inc., Records.; audio-visual materials at the National Archives.
Provenance:
Transferred to the Smithsonian American Art Museum Library vertical files after microfilming.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
The scattered papers of painter Jeanet Steckler Dreskin measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1961 to 2000. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, printed material, and a video recording concerning a 1999 exhibition of Dreskin's works.
Scope and Contents:
The scattered papers of painter Jeanet Steckler Dreskin measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1961 to 2000. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, printed material, and a video recording concerning a 1999 exhibition of Dreskin's works.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Jeanet Steckler Dreskin (1921- ) is a painter, illustrator, and arts administrator active in South Carolina. She studied at Sophie Newcomb College and later at Johns Hopkins University. In the 1960s, Dreskin was named head of the Greenville County Museum School of Art in Greenville, South Carolina.
Separated Materials:
Printed material emanating from a Dreskin exhibition at the Greenville County Museum of Art, January 1970, was microfilmed on reels N70-25, N69-23 and transferred to the vertical files of Smithsonian's American Art Museum. This material is not described in the collection container inventory.
Provenance:
Donated 1969, 1973, and 2001 by Jeanet Steckler Dreskin.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Painters -- South Carolina -- Greenville Search this
Arts administrators -- South Carolina -- Greenville Search this
Illustrators -- South Carolina -- Greenville Search this
Freedmen's Bureau Digital Collection, 1865–1872, is a product of and owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Copyright for digital images is retained by the donor, FamilySearch International; permission for commercial use of the digital images may be requested from FamilySearch International, Intellectual Property Office, at: cor-intellectualproperty@ldschurch.org.
Collection Citation:
Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Scrapbooks, loose clippings, catalogs, pamphlets, and other miscellaneous publications relating to American art and artists.
REELS N28-N52: Pamphlets, ca. 1811-1954.
REELS N53-70: Scrapbooks, ca. 175 v., containing clippings, photographs, catalogs, etc. on American artists, cabinetmakers, silversmiths, museums, WPA murals, George Washington portraits, Thomas Nast and other topics.
REELS N99-N100: An "experimental selection" from the NYPL clipping files on American artists. Included are files for 154 artists, arranged alphabetically, from Thomas Cole to Bruce Crane.
REELS 121-139: Ca. 750 vertical files on art organizations, clubs, and galleries.
Provenance:
Microfilmed 1956 by the Archives of American Art with other art-related papers in the New York Public Library. Included in the microfilming project were selected papers of the Manuscript Division and the Prints Division. Prints of various works of art were donated by the New York Public Library.
A resume; 1 photograph of Renteria's art work; and printed material including exhibition catalogs and announcements, reviews, articles and clippings.
Biographical / Historical:
Abstract painter; Houston, Texas.
Provenance:
Donated by Renteria, 1984, as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project. Material transferred to the NMAA-NPG Library vertical files after microfilming.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Files on the history of the foundation, sponsors, trustees, and advisory committees; declaration of trust and by-laws; appeal letters, 1974-1989; letters to the advisory committee, 1974-1988; press releases and publicity; financial statements, 1974-1987; application forms; correspondence with applicants; records of applications, 1976-1988; letters of regret to applicants; letters confirming awards; files on 46 Cooke Fellows, 1975-1988; and miscellany.
Biographical / Historical:
Arts foundation, Washington, D.C. Supported "visual artists in mid-career." Founded in honor of Hereward Lester Cooke, an artist and Curator of Painting at the National Gallery of Art.
Related Materials:
Ca. 1,000 files on rejected applicants located at National Museum of American Art Library, Vertical Files.
Provenance:
Donated 1990 by W.T.M. Beale, a trustee of the Foundation who maintained the records from its inception.
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.
This collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website.
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:
Kay Sage papers, 1925-circa 1985. 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.