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Andre Piette Collection

Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Ceramics and Glass  Search this
Names:
Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007  Search this
Donor:
Magdoff, Sam  Search this
Extent:
8 Cubic feet (8 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Black-and-white photographic prints
Drawings
Design drawings
Christmas cards
Designs
Clippings
Tracings
Wrapping materials
Date:
1954-1979
Summary:
Collection documents Andre Piette's career as an illustrator and designer. The materials include sketches, drawings, tracings, photographs (color transparencies, slides, and prints), and samples of wallpaper, designs for gift wrap, and a few textiles.
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of a wide range of materials documenting Andre Piette's career as an illustrator and designer. The materials include sketches, drawings, tracings, photographs (color transparencies, slides, and prints), and samples of wallpaper, designs for gift wrap, and a few textiles. The materials are the product of the Piette's early years in the United States (1960s) as a landscape artist in New England and as an associate of Norman Rockwell and of his later work for Tiffany & Company as a freelance designer. As an employee of Tiffany, Piette designed the White House china set for Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. Materials documenting this effort—White House China—are the largest series in the collection. Other design work includes cards, silver, parquet flooring, and china. There also are drawings and tracings not associated with specific functional products.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into four series.

Series 1: White House China, 1967-1970, undated

Series 2: Other Designs, undated

Series 3: Andre Piette Scrapbook, undated

Series 4: Oversize, undated
Biographical / Historical:
Piette, artist and designer, spent his early years studying at the Academie Royale De Beaux-Arts in Liege, Belgium. He is noted for his designs of Christmas cards, wrapping paper, and wallpaper. In 1968 he was commissioned by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson to design a set of White House state china, consisting of 2,500 pieces.
Provenance:
Donated by Sam Magdoff, Dean of Continuing Education, Parsons School of Design, July 29, 1985.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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.
Topic:
Ceramics  Search this
Porcelain -- 20th century  Search this
Ceramics -- Design  Search this
Design -- United States  Search this
Wallpaper -- Design  Search this
Designers  Search this
White House china  Search this
Christmas card design  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence -- 1940-2000
Black-and-white photographic prints -- Silver gelatin -- 1950-2000
Drawings -- 1950-1990
Design drawings -- 1950-2000
Christmas cards
Designs
Clippings -- 1950-2000
Tracings
Wrapping materials -- Design
Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0129
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Andre Piette Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82bdf2ad8-b5b0-4d6a-9dd8-68f4b5efd798
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0129
Online Media:

White House China

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1967 - 1970
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0129, Series 1
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Andre Piette Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88482108c-d12b-43c4-bd66-e047af2c63c8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref12

Photographs of state flower patterns, undated

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Andre Piette Collection
Andre Piette Collection / Series 1: White House China
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83fa8f9be-47fc-411c-bc96-ff6bec4c5e18
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref13

Slides of state flower patterns

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Andre Piette Collection
Andre Piette Collection / Series 1: White House China
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b33a099f-8b7e-49ff-af3b-cfdc413ec4e7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref14

Flowers used on china patterns

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Andre Piette Collection
Andre Piette Collection / Series 1: White House China
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8bda0acf7-6f54-427e-9ebb-86d552d4730d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref15

Flowered patterns for bowls

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Andre Piette Collection
Andre Piette Collection / Series 1: White House China
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c63e755a-33f1-4fb9-962c-83c2794c69bb
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref16

State flowers—plate mock-ups

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Andre Piette Collection
Andre Piette Collection / Series 1: White House China
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep81b8a31a8-07f8-4e98-9d4b-e815e1e47a9c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref17

Patterns for mugs

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Andre Piette Collection
Andre Piette Collection / Series 1: White House China
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85e39473b-7e8e-4a14-9634-fefcea32f5b7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref18

Presidential seal for plates

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 7
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Andre Piette Collection
Andre Piette Collection / Series 1: White House China
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86fb6c5da-8104-467c-bb02-186e4b112e2a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref19

Presidential seal and state flowers for plates

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 8
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Andre Piette Collection
Andre Piette Collection / Series 1: White House China
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep821f16d8b-1728-4139-85f8-bd19fc65c4c6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref20

State flower pattern—mock-ups for plates

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 9
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Andre Piette Collection
Andre Piette Collection / Series 1: White House China
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep880e918d9-1ca5-42f8-aad0-53b017922864
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref21

Presidential plate mock-ups

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 10
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Andre Piette Collection
Andre Piette Collection / Series 1: White House China
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80a99adb9-1392-4eb7-a222-794cbcd6ce87
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref22

State flower mock-up for plates

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 11
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Andre Piette Collection
Andre Piette Collection / Series 1: White House China
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e94a0c06-b179-4951-bcdc-bb71b96eea58
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref23

Bird pattern mock-up for plates

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 12
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Andre Piette Collection
Andre Piette Collection / Series 1: White House China
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d2cad4d5-796f-4868-b162-ee88a8840fcc
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref24

Presidential seal mock-up for plates

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 13
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Andre Piette Collection
Andre Piette Collection / Series 1: White House China
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8de479c06-9979-4934-872b-4272b5f0079c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref25

Transparencies of birds, flowers and presidential seal for china

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 14
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Andre Piette Collection
Andre Piette Collection / Series 1: White House China
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82bb8acc6-c6d9-438e-b434-a45f2c89aec7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref26

Unidentified design for plate

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 15
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Andre Piette Collection
Andre Piette Collection / Series 1: White House China
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep841738fd2-50b9-40e4-8201-0d6a71a2413d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref27

State flower designs

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Andre Piette Collection
Andre Piette Collection / Series 1: White House China
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89d63f4ca-e50f-4680-85fe-b915205636a6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref28

Piette biographical materials

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1967-1970
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Andre Piette Collection
Andre Piette Collection / Series 1: White House China
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep861a95705-0c6f-4c47-ba60-667b7ea795a7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref29

Color negatives of drawings

Collection Creator:
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Andre Piette Collection
Andre Piette Collection / Series 1: White House China
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d601feca-4334-4f85-84b9-ac58702a97ea
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0129-ref30

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