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Created by:

Delta Air Lines, American, founded 1925  Search this

Owned by:

Patricia Grace Murphy, American  Search this

Medium:

metal with ink on plastic

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 11 7/16 × 10 1/8 × 1 3/4 in. (29 × 25.7 × 4.5 cm)

Type:

ring binders

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1971

Topic:

African American  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Business  Search this

Education  Search this

Labor  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Travel  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Casey Grant in honor of Patricia Banks Edmiston, Patricia Grace Murphy and Eugene Harmond

Object number:

2018.50.20

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown – Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50ee91039-57eb-47e4-88a6-b802cc679ae4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.50.20

Created by:

Delta Air Lines, American, founded 1925  Search this

Owned by:

Casey Grant, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions:

H x W: 5 1/2 × 4 3/16 in. (14 × 10.7 cm)

Type:

paperwork

programs

Place printed:

United States, North and Central America

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1971

Topic:

African American  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Business  Search this

Education  Search this

Labor  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Travel  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Casey Grant in honor of Patricia Banks Edmiston, Patricia Grace Murphy and Eugene Harmond

Object number:

2018.50.22

Restrictions & Rights:

© Delta Air Lines. Permission required for use.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bff673d5-1638-4177-845a-1812d854492f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.50.22

Photograph by:

Delta Air Lines, American, founded 1925  Search this

Subject of:

Casey Grant, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 9 15/16 × 7 5/8 in. (25.3 × 19.3 cm)

H x W (sheet): 10 1/8 × 8 1/16 in. (25.7 × 20.4 cm)

Type:

photographs

portraits

Place captured:

United States, North and Central America

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

February 1, 1971

Topic:

African American  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Education  Search this

Labor  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Travel  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Casey Grant in honor of Patricia Banks Edmiston, Patricia Grace Murphy and Eugene Harmond

Object number:

2018.50.24.1

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown – Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5918317e9-a3d5-42ac-a33f-2ea64fe68ad7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.50.24.1

Photograph by:

Delta Air Lines, American, founded 1925  Search this

Subject of:

Patricia Grace Murphy, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm)

Type:

portraits

inkjet prints

Place captured:

United States, North and Central America

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1966; printed 2014

Topic:

African American  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Education  Search this

Labor  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Travel  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Casey Grant in honor of Patricia Banks Edmiston, Patricia Grace Murphy and Eugene Harmond

Object number:

2018.50.24.2

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown – Restrictions Possible

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Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ce1562e4-9ce9-4d91-a622-5bc6676f0a81

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.50.24.2

Created by:

National Civil Rights Museum, American, founded 1991  Search this

Received by:

Patricia Banks Edmiston, American, born 1937  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions:

H x W: 8 9/16 × 11 in. (21.7 × 28 cm)

Type:

certificates

Place depicted:

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Date:

August 5, 2010

Topic:

African American  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Education  Search this

Labor  Search this

Museums  Search this

Professional organizations  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Travel  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Casey Grant in honor of Patricia Banks Edmiston, Patricia Grace Murphy and Eugene Harmond

Object number:

2018.50.25

Restrictions & Rights:

No known copyright restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a8811002-6c0a-4c35-a9e2-2f0ff7eaf568

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.50.25

Maker:

D.W. Kellogg and Company  Search this

Physical Description:

hand-colored (image production method/technique)

ink (overall material)

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

image: 9 in x 7 in; 22.86 cm x 17.78 cm

overall: 17 in x 12 in; 43.18 cm x 30.48 cm

Object Name:

lithograph

Object Type:

Lithograph

Place made:

United States: Connecticut, Hartford

Date made:

ca 1840

Subject:

Courtship, love  Search this

Communication, letter writing  Search this

Adornment  Search this

Related Publication:

Peters, Harry T.. America on Stone

Credit Line:

Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

ID Number:

DL.60.2312

Catalog number:

60.2312

Accession number:

228146

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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

Clothing & Accessories

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Peters Prints

Domestic Furnishings

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-283f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_324648

Maker:

D.W. Kellogg and Company  Search this

Physical Description:

hand-colored (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements:

image: 9 1/4 in x 7 in; 23.495 cm x 17.78 cm

overall: 13 in x 11 in; 33.02 cm x 27.94 cm

Object Name:

lithograph

Object Type:

Lithograph

Place made:

United States: Connecticut, Hartford

Date made:

1833-1842

Subject:

Courtship, love  Search this

Communication, letter writing  Search this

Flowers  Search this

Related Publication:

Peters, Harry T.. America on Stone

Credit Line:

Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

ID Number:

DL.60.2314

Catalog number:

60.2314

Accession number:

228146

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Peters Prints

Domestic Furnishings

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-3803-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_324650

Maker:

D.W. Kellogg and Company  Search this

Physical Description:

hand-colored (image production method/technique)

ink (overall material)

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

image: 9 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in; 23.495 cm x 19.05 cm

overall: 11 1/2 in x 19 in; 29.21 cm x 48.26 cm

Object Name:

lithograph

Object Type:

Lithograph

Place made:

United States: Connecticut, Hartford

Date made:

ca 1840

Subject:

Livestock  Search this

Costume  Search this

Children  Search this

Related Publication:

Peters, Harry T.. America on Stone

Credit Line:

Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

ID Number:

DL.60.2315

Catalog number:

60.2315

Accession number:

228146

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Peters Prints

Domestic Furnishings

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-2840-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_324651

Maker:

D.W. Kellogg and Company  Search this

Physical Description:

hand-colored (image production method/technique)

ink (overall material)

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

image: 10 in x 9 in; 25.4 cm x 22.86 cm

Object Name:

lithograph

Object Type:

Lithograph

Place made:

United States: Connecticut, Hartford

Date made:

1833-1842

Subject:

Adornment  Search this

Marriage  Search this

Weddings  Search this

Related Publication:

Peters, Harry T.. America on Stone

Credit Line:

Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

ID Number:

DL.60.2317

Catalog number:

60.2317

Accession number:

228146

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Peters Prints

Domestic Furnishings

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-2c26-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_324653

Maker:

D.W. Kellogg and Company  Search this

Physical Description:

hand-colored (image production method/technique)

ink (overall material)

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

image: 10 in x 9 in; 25.4 cm x 22.86 cm

overall: 17 in x 13 in; 43.18 cm x 33.02 cm

Object Name:

lithograph

Object Type:

Lithograph

Place made:

United States: Connecticut, Hartford

Date made:

1833-1842

Subject:

Furnishings  Search this

Marriage  Search this

Children  Search this

Related Publication:

Peters, Harry T.. America on Stone

Welsh, Peter C. and Caroline. The Genteel Female

Credit Line:

Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

ID Number:

DL.60.2318

Catalog number:

60.2318

Accession number:

228146

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Peters Prints

Domestic Furnishings

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-3804-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_324654

Lithographer; publisher:

D.W. Kellogg and Company  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

hand-colored (image production method/technique)

Measurements:

image: 10 in x 9 in; 25.4 cm x 22.86 cm

Object Name:

lithograph

Object Type:

Lithograph

Place made:

United States: Connecticut, Hartford

Date made:

1836

Subject:

Chronology: 1830-1839  Search this

Adornment  Search this

Related Publication:

Peters, Harry T.. America on Stone

Credit Line:

Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

ID Number:

DL.60.2505

Catalog number:

60.2505

Accession number:

228146

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Peters Prints

Domestic Furnishings

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-9f6f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_324834

Creator:

Berg, Siri, 1921-2020  Search this

Subject:

American Abstract Artists  Search this

Type:

Video recordings

Citation:

Siri Berg papers, 1966-1998. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)6171

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216405

AAA_collcode_bergsiri

Theme:

Women

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_216405

Creator:

Nesbitt, Esta  Search this

Names:

Parsons School of Design -- Faculty  Search this

Whitney Museum of American Art  Search this

Xerox Corporation  Search this

Ambert, Anibal  Search this

Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989  Search this

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955  Search this

English, Merle  Search this

Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-  Search this

Leder, Alan J.  Search this

Lyle, David  Search this

Wood, R. F.  Search this

Extent:

10.05 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sketches

Transcripts

Diaries

Sound recordings

Photographs

Date:

circa 1942-1981

bulk 1964-1975

Summary:

The papers of illustrator, xerography artist, filmmaker, and educator Esta Nesbitt measure 10.05 linear feet and date from circa 1942-1981. Found within the papers are biographical material, correspondence, writings, xerography research files, project and exhibition files, and printed material. Much of the collection relates to Nesbitt's xerography art work. Additionally, the collection includes motion picture film and sound recordings related to her film and performance work.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of illustrator, xerography artist, filmmaker, and educator Esta Nesbitt measure 10.05 linear feet and date from circa 1942-1981. Found within the papers are biographical material, correspondence, writings, xerography research files, project and exhibition files, and printed material. Much of the collection relates to Nesbitt's xerography art work. Additionally, the collection includes motion picture film and sound recordings related to her film and performance work.

Nesbitt's primary collaborators, correspondents, and subjects of investigation are not concentrated in any one series but rather recur throughout the collection. Nesbitt worked closely with Anibal Ambert, Merle English at Xerox Corporation, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. She read and wrote about the accrual of information, Albert Einstein, Asian religion and philosophy, communication, computer technology, documentation practices, energy, psychology, Samuel Beckett, and states of consciousness. Chinese characters and an image of Allen Ginsberg appear repeatedly in Nesbitt's works. Subjects of study and experimentation include 3M and Kodak technologies, color, film, morphology, participatory and performance art, shadows, sound, street works, xerography, and Xerox machines.

Biographical material revolves mostly around Nesbitt's work as a professor at Parsons School of Design. Records include Nesbitt's resumé, an exhibition history, motion picture film of the inside of her studio, and teaching files.

Correspondence contains personal letters from family members, and professional correspondence with fellow artists and employees of Xerox Corporation. Much of the series is correspondence between Nesbitt and fellow artists Alan Leder, David Lyle, and R.E. Wood, and is philosophical in nature. Correspondence with Xerox Corporation documents her relationship with the corporation between 1970 and 1972, when they underwrote her experiments in xerography.

Writings include illustrated journals, journals, notebooks, loose notes, and transcripts. The content of the writings varies widely throughout the series and includes artwork, sketches, diagrams, annotated clippings, transcripts of conversations, Nesbitt's writings about her dreams and family, details about her daily life, and notes about artists' materials, film, and sound.

Xerography Research Files document Nesbitt's experiments with xerography, which she often refers to in her papers as "Xerox Xplore." Contents include Nesbitt's definitions of xerography terms; Xerox equipment brochures; clippings; xerography studies; notebooks about Nesbitt's plans, work with color, and xerography study details; and slides and transparencies of completed xerography prints.

Project and Exhibition Files consist of a variety of documentation related to Nesbitt's books, exhibitions, films, performance and participatory art, and other projects. This series contains the bulk of the collection's motion picture films and sound recordings. The film and sound performance piece titled "Everyman as Anyman, or Putting On, On, On, On, On," the piece Walk Up --Tape On, the film "Light Times 499," and exhibitions of Nesbitt's xerography work and her series of work called Shadow Paintings are the most prominent subjects of the series.

Printed Material includes books, clippings, magazines, exhibition announcements, catalogs, and press releases about Nesbitt's interests, artwork, exhibitions, and galleries that exhibited her work. Some of the material is annotated.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into 6 series:

Missing Title

Biographical Materials, 1964-circa 1981 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1, 11)

Correspondence, 1942, 1964-1976 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1, OV 14)

Writings, 1959-circa 1973 (1.3 linear feet; Box 1-2, 12, OV 15)

Xerography Research Files, circa 1966-1974 (2.5 linear feet; Box 2-4, 11, OV 16)

Project and Exhibition Files, circa 1966-1981 (5.2 linear feet, Box 4-8, 11, 13, OV 17-19, 21, FC 22-23)

Printed Material, 1942-circa 1944, circa 1963-1977 (0.9 linear feet; Box 9-10, OV 20)

Biographical / Historical:

Esta Nesbitt (1918-1975) was an illustrator, xerography artist, filmmaker, and educator who lived and worked in New York City. She was a fashion illustrator for about two decades before becoming a children's book illustrator, performance artist, xerography artist, and filmmaker.

Nesbitt taught at Parsons School of Design from 1964 to 1974. Around 1970, Nesbitt created the piece Walk Up --Tape On with her Parsons students. The piece involved documenting social interaction by taping themselves to each other and then others as they walked through New York City, creating what Nesbitt called a "living organism," before presenting themselves to the Whitney Museum of American Art. The event was documented with film, photography, and audio recordings.

In 1970, Nesbitt contacted Xerox Corporation about creating experimental art investigations of the Walk Up --Tape On documentation using Xerox machines in their New York City office. During Nesbitt's time at Xerox, she experimented with many different copying machines, materials, and techniques to create what came to be known as xerographic artworks. She invented three xerography techniques: transcapsa, photo-transcapsa, and chromacapsa. A transcapsa work is created by moving a piece of material over the copier's window during the printing cycle. A photo-transcapsa work is created by moving a photographic image over the copier's window during the printing cycle. Chromacapsa is a process of adding color to xerographic works using Xerox copiers. Nesbitt referred to her work at Xerox as "Xerox Xplore," which culminated with the exhibition "Xerography - Extensions in Art" (1971-1972) and the commission of the print All the Lines are Nines.

To demonstrate "the media bombardment surrounding 'everyman' today," Nesbitt created a film and sound performance piece titled "Everyman as Anyman, or Putting On, On, On, On, On" in 1969. The performance consisted of five Super 8 film projectors and a multi-layered soundtrack. Nesbitt further experimented with filmmaking and xerography with the films "Folding/Struck" and "Light Times 499," which was created with Anibal Ambert. Her interest in xerography is further illustrated in the exhibition "Electrostatic Structures: 'New Morphs'" (1972-1973). The exhibition "1000 Empty 49.3 Grams: A participatory environment" was a culmination of her interest in participatory art.

Nesbitt died November 30, 1975 in New York City. Three posthumous exhibitions include "Esta Nesbitt: Xerography Prints" (1976) at The Art Center of Waco, "Memorial Exhibition of Drawing and Illustrations by Esta Nesbitt" (1977) at Parsons School of Design, and "Electroworks" (1979-1981) at the George Eastman House.

Related Materials:

The Esta Nesbitt papers at Center for Creative Photography at University of Arizona contain 3 linear feet related to her xerography artwork and exhibitions, dated 1966-1983.

Papers related to Nesbitt's fashion illustrations are found at the Kellen Design Archives at The New School in New York City. T

he Esta Nesbitt papers at the University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections are related to Nesbitt's children's book illustrations, dated 1964-1969.

Provenance:

The Esta Nesbitt papers were donated by Saul Nesbitt, her husband, to the Archives of American Art in 1981.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access 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.

Occupation:

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

Topic:

Motion pictures (visual works)  Search this

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

Women artists  Search this

Xerography  Search this

Copy art  Search this

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

Women filmmakers  Search this

Women illustrators  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sketches

Transcripts

Diaries

Sound recordings

Photographs

Citation:

Esta Nesbitt papers, circa 1942-circa 1981, bulk 1964-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Council on Library and Information Resources' Hidden Collections grant program.

Identifier:

AAA.nesbesta

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Esta Nesbitt papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c57916c9-f891-4116-a32d-d1f4e83c624f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-nesbesta

Interviewee:

Kohlmeyer, Ida, 1912-1997  Search this

Interviewer:

Berman, Avis  Search this

Names:

Glade, Luba B.  Search this

Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966  Search this

Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970  Search this

Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980  Search this

Sweeney, James Johnson, 1900-  Search this

Trivigno, Pat, 1922-  Search this

White , Ruth  Search this

Extent:

177 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1989 May 17-20

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Ida Kohlmeyer conducted 1989 May 17-20, by Avis Berman, for the Archives of American Art.

Kohlmeyer discusses how she became an artist, her training, her marriage, the New Orleans art scene, her teaching and students, her work in sculpture, and the "Clusters and Circus" series. She recalls Pat Trivigno, Mark Rothko, Hans Hofmann, Clyfford Still, James Johnson Sweeney, Luba Glade, and Ruth White.

Biographical / Historical:

Ida Kohlmeyer (1912-1997) was a painter from New Orleans, La.

General:

Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 8 digital wav files. Duration is 6 hr.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others. Funding for this interview provided by the Lannan Foundation.

Restrictions:

For information on how to access this interview contact Reference Services.

Occupation:

Painters -- Louisiana -- New Orleans  Search this

Educators -- Louisiana -- New Orleans  Search this

Sculptors -- Louisiana -- New Orleans  Search this

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Lannan Foundation.

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.kohlme89

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw997d588d5-2290-41c3-b7da-8e0f728e1576

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-kohlme89

Creator:

Kiesler, Lillian, 1910?-2001  Search this

Names:

Anthology Film Archives  Search this

Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts  Search this

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation  Search this

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

University of Iowa, Museum of Art  Search this

Whitney Museum of American Art  Search this

Adnan, Etel  Search this

Andres, Jo  Search this

Arnaud, Leopold, 1895-1984  Search this

Bartos, Armand P., 1910-  Search this

Bultman, Fritz, 1919-1985  Search this

Buscemi, Steve, 1958-  Search this

Castelli, Leo  Search this

Copley, Alfred L.  Search this

Diller, Burgoyne, 1906-1965  Search this

Dlugoszewski, Lucia, 1931-2000  Search this

Dorazio, Piero, 1927-  Search this

Dorazio, Virginia Dortch  Search this

Dreier, Katherine Sophie, 1877-1952  Search this

Dubuffet, Jean, 1901-  Search this

Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968  Search this

Hawkins, Erick  Search this

Hodges, Alice  Search this

Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966  Search this

Holtzman, Harry  Search this

Howe, George, 1886-1955  Search this

Kamler, Richard  Search this

Kiesler, Frederick  Search this

MacIver, Loren, 1909-  Search this

Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997  Search this

Milius, Tom  Search this

Miller, Henry, 1891-  Search this

Mondrian, Piet, 1872-1944  Search this

Montgomery, Chandler  Search this

Owen, Jane Blaffer, 1915-2010  Search this

Purdy, James  Search this

Takaezu, Toshiko  Search this

Tawney, Lenore  Search this

Zogbaum, Wilfrid, 1915-1965  Search this

Extent:

49.1 Linear feet

0.001 Gigabytes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Scrapbooks

Sound recordings

Diaries

Interviews

Scripts (documents)

Motion pictures (visual works)

Date:

circa 1910s-2003

bulk 1958-2000

Summary:

The papers of New York artist Lillian Kiesler and architect and sculptor Frederick Kiesler measure 49.1 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from circa 1910s-2003, with the bulk of the material from 1958-2000. The collection documents their personal and professional lives and the legacy of Frederick Kiesler's work through biographical material, correspondence, legal, financial and business records, teaching files, exhibition and performance files, artwork, subject files, printed and digital material, writings and interviews, monographs, photographic material, and sound and video recordings. Also found are papers related to Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann and the papers of artist Alice Hodges.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of artist, performer, and arts educator Lillian Kiesler and sculptor, architect, set designer, educator, and writer Frederick Kiesler measure 49.1 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from circa 1910s-2003, with the bulk of the material from 1958-2000. The collection documents their personal and professional lives and the legacy of Frederick Kiesler's work through biographical material, correspondence, legal, financial and business records, teaching files, exhibition and performance files, artwork, subject files, printed and digital material, writings and interviews, monographs, photographic material, and sound and video recordings. Also found are papers related to Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann and the papers of artist Alice Hodges.

The collection is arranged into two series: the Lillian Kiesler Papers (Series 1) and the Frederick Kiesler Papers (Series 2). Measuring 41.1 linear feet, the Lillian Kiesler Papers (Series 1) make up the bulk of the collection and document her personal life and professional career as an artist, actor, teacher, arts benefactor and promoter of Frederick Kiesler's legacy. The series spans her lifetime, although most of the material is dated after 1965. Among her papers are biographical materials, correspondence, legal and financial records, teaching files, exhibition and performance files, artwork, subject files, printed material, monographs, papers related to Frederick Kiesler and his legacy, papers of and related to Hans Hofmann, papers of Alice Hodges, photographic material, and sound and video recordings.

Found among Lillian Kiesler's personal papers are address books, numerous calendars and appointment books, and diaries and journals. Her correspondence is extensive and contains business correspondence with John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The University of Iowa Museum of Art, and Erick Hawkins Dance Foundation, and personal letters and greeting cards from friends, family, artists, scholars, and researchers, including Etel Adnan, Alcopley, Fritz Bultman, Steve Buscemi, Mike Diamond, Burgoyne Diller, Lucia Dlugoszewski, Piero Dorazio, Jean Dubuffet, Jay Gottlieb, Erick Hawkins, Burgess Meredith, Henry Miller, James Purdy, and Herrel Thomas. Of interest is a letter from Harry Holtzman postmarked March 13, 1935 describing his initial meeting with Mondrian, and a letter from E.B. Gordon describing Henry Miller in Paris.

Materials related to Lillian Kiesler's estate and last wishes can also be found, as well as teaching plans, student work, and writings by Lillian Kiesler's mentor and friend, New York University professor Chandler Montgomery. Various printed material, correspondence, scripts, and rehearsal schedules from Lillian Kiesler's exhibitions and performances are also found, and among the directors, artists and writers represented are Jo Andres, Steve Buscemi, Cindy Lugar, Tim Miller and James Purdy. Artwork contains photographs by Bob Del Fredici, drawings by Piero Dorazio, and notes to Frederick Kiesler from Lillian Kiesler.

Subject files about artists, friends, colleagues, performances, and organizations in which she supported, such as the Anthology Film Archives, include printed materials and research materials. Signed exhibition catalogs of Loren MacIver, Dina Ghen, Lenore Tawney, and Toshiko Takaezu, and a reprint article inscribed by Alcopley can be found, as well as numerous inscribed monographs, including books inscribed by Max Weiler and Piero Dorazio, an inscribed first edition of Henry Miller's Black Spring (1936), and a 1937 monograph by Harry Holtzman titled American Abstract Artists.

Series 1 also includes materials related to her husband Frederick Kiesler, papers of and related to Abstract Expressionist painter Hans Hofmann, and the personal papers of artist Alice Hodges. The Papers Related to Frederick Kiesler were primarily created or compiled by Lillian Kiesler and document her work on behalf of Frederick Kiesler's legacy. Of interest are letters from Frederick Kiesler to Lillian Kiesler and Alice Hodges; a bound volume of correspondence to Piero Dorazio; an inventory of objects in the Frederick Kiesler estate; photographs of artwork; an interview (sound recordings and transcript) with Lillian Kiesler about Frederick Kiesler for "Music of the Age," included on the tape is a portion of a Frederick Kiesler interview (1965); a recording of Lillian Kiesler interviewing Richard Kamler about Frederick Kiesler; and Frederick Kiesler's dialogue with Leo Castelli (undated).

Lillian Kiesler was a student of Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) in New York City and Provincetown, Massachusetts, as well as an enthusiastic volunteer promoter and assistant to The Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts. The bulk of the papers of and related to Hans Hofmann were created or compiled by Lillian Kielser and are about Hofmann's career and legacy. However, also found are some papers of Hans Hofmann, including letters from Hofmann to Lillian Kiesler and Alice Hodges describing his artwork, life in Provincetown, and issues with The Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts, typed and handwritten lectures given by Hofmann, Hofmann's 1941 address to the American Abstract Artists (AAA), three boxes of card files on students of the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts in New York City and Provincetown, and photographs of Hofmann and his house in Provincetown taken by Wilfrid Zogbaum and Tom Milius.

The artist Alice Hodges (b. unknown-1965) was a close friend of Lillian Kiesler, a former secretary to Frederick Kiesler, and a student of Hans Hofmann. Included among her personal papers is some correspondence from Hans Hofmann and Katherine Drier and numerous postcards from Hodges and Lillian Kiesler's trip to Europe in 1950, posters and printed material from her exhibitions, an oversized scrapbook chronicling Lillian Kiesler's teaching career, records from the United States Treasury War Bond Art Auction in 1945, original artwork and greeting cards made by Hodges and Lillian Kiesler, and 31 rolled negative strips in metal canisters of Frederick Kiesler sculptures, Provincetown and Hans Hofmann, Wellfleet, Empire State Music Festival (1955), and travels to Colorado and Europe, some of which may be printed and found in this subseries.

Photographs found in the Lillian Kiesler Papers are mostly black and white and color snapshots of Lillian Kiesler's friends and family at events and at home, including candid photos of Hans Hofmann, Alice Hodges, Frederick Kiesler, and Alcopley. Slides prepared by Lillian Kiesler for a lecture on Frederick Kiesler and her lecture notes on index cards are found. Sound and video recordings include recordings of productions in which Lillian Kiesler performed, and music, film, or live stage performances written, directed, or performed by friends.

Measuring 7.1 linear feet, Frederick Kiesler's personal papers (Series 2) document his professional career and date from 1923-1992. Biographical materials include his curriculum vitae, four passports, and numerous appointment books and notes from late in his life. Correspondence with architects, publishers, editors, universities, museums, galleries, manufacturers, artists and friends includes letters from L. Alcopley, Leopold Arnaud, Armand P. Bartos, Piero and Virginia Dorazio, George Howe, Kay Johnson, Jane Owen, and others. There are also photocopied letters from Katherine Dreier, Marcel Duchamp, and Piet Mondrian. Business and financial records from the 1940s to mid-1960s comprise a significant bulk of this series and are primarily tax returns and receipts and statements used to file tax returns. Materials on the publication of "Inside the Endless House" (1966), the International Theatre Exposition (in German) in 1924 and other exhibits from shortly after his death are found, as well as student artwork and papers from Kiesler's classes in the mid-1950s. A bound copy of the "Bibliography of Writings of and About Frederick Kiesler" compiled by Lillian Kiesler is found, as well as printed material about Frederick Kiesler and a handful of photographs of artwork.

Users should note that Lillian Kiesler's and Frederick Kiesler's papers contain similar types of material that often overlap in subject matter, especially among the Papers Related to Frederick Kiesler (Subseries 1.10) in Series 1 and the Frederick Kiesler Papers (Series 2). This collection contains limited material related to Lillian Kiesler prior to the 1940s and Frederick Kiesler prior to his arrival in the United States in 1926.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into two series. Each series is divided into several subseries, with the arrangement described in detail in the series descriptions.

Missing Title

Series 1: Lillian Kiesler papers, circa 1910s-2003 (Box 1-39, 47-52, OV 53-57; 41.1 linear feet, ER01; 0.001 GB)

Series 2: Frederick Kiesler papers, 1923-1992 (Box 40-46, OV 53; 7.1 linear feet)

Biographical Note:

Frederick Kiesler (1890-1965) was a sculptor, architect, set designer, educator, and writer active in New York and Connecticutt. Lillian Kiesler (1911-2001) was a performer, arts educator, and painter married to Frederick Kiesler. She was also active in the administration of the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts.

Frederick Kiesler was born in Romania in 1890, although he gave various other dates for his birth and regularly cited Vienna as his birthplace. He arrived in the United States with his wife Steffi in 1926 for the International Theatre Exposition at Steinway Hall in New York City. They stayed in the United States and were granted citizenship in 1936.

Kiesler secured a teaching position at Columbia University's School of Architecture in 1930, and from 1934 through 1957 he was the scenic design director at The Juilliard School of Music. He also lectured at Yale University from 1950-1952. Often labeled a Surrealist, Kiesler's work was experimental and frequently described as ahead of its time. He published, lectured, and participated in numerous exhibitions throughout his career. He is known for his theory of "coreallism;" "The Space House" (1933), a full-scale model of a single family home; an installation designed for Peggy Guggenheim's Art of This Century gallery in 1942; "The Endless House" drawings and model (1950); "The Universal Theatre" (1961) model; and the Shrine of the Book (1965), a building to exhibit the Dead Sea Scrolls in Jerusalem. He died in New York City in December 1965.

Lillian Olinsey met architect and sculptor Frederick Kiesler in 1934. After years of friendship, they were married in 1964, a year and a half before Frederick's death in 1965.

Lillian Kiesler studied art at the Art Students League, Cooper Union, and the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts, where she also assisted Hofmann and the school administration. She taught art to children and young adults for twenty years in New York City. From 1945 to 1955, she taught at the Greenwich House Art workshops and the Woodward School, followed by the Brooklyn Museum (1948-1958), Barnard School (1953-1963), New York University School of Education (1955-1966), and Juilliard School of Visual Arts (1963-1965). Lillian was involved in the performing arts and between the late 1970s through the 1990s she performed in New York City with numerous directors, notably Jo Andres, Steve Buscemi, Richard Foreman, John Jesurun, Cindy Lubar, and Tim Miller. She frequently performed with her close friend, painter Maryette Charlton, who was the executor of the Lillian Kiesler estate.

Lillian Kiesler tirelessly promoted Frederick Kiesler's work and legacy after his death in 1965. From the late 1980s through the 1990s, she delivered lectures about his work at universities and museums, gave interviews, corresponded with researchers, and organized his papers to donate to the Harvard Theatre Collection, Yale School of Art and Architecture, and the Archives of American Art. In 1997, she helped found the Frederick and Lillian Kiesler Foundation in Vienna, Austria. She endowed the Austrian Frederick Kiesler Prize, an award given to a notable contributor to the field of architecture. The first recipient was Frank Gehry in 1998. Lillian Kiesler passed away in 2001 in New York City.

Related Material:

The holdings of the Archives of American Art include the Hans Hofmann Papers, 1904-1978 and the Maryette Charlton Papers, 1929-1998. Additional Frederick Kiesler papers are available at the Museum of Modern Art, the Harvard Theater Collection, and the Yale School of Art and Architecture.

Separated Material:

Some of the materials related to Frederick Kiesler were initially loaned for microfilming on reels 57 and 127-128. This material is not described in the container listing of this finding aid. Most, but not all, of the loaned material was later donated and has been merged with the other accretions.

Provenance:

The collection was donated by Lillian Kiesler and Maryette Charlton, executrix of her estate, in several accessions between 1980-2002. Some of the papers related to Frederick Kiesler were originally loaned for microfilming in 1971, most of which was later donated in 1980. Additional papers related to Frederick Kiesler were donated in 1993. Papers related to Hans Hofmann were given in 1981. Lillian Kiesler's papers were donated in 2000 by Lillian Kiesler, and in 2002, by Maryette Charlton.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access 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.

Occupation:

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

Set designers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

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

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

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

Performance artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

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

Topic:

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

Exhibition designers  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women performance artists  Search this

Function:

Art schools -- Massachusetts

Art Schools -- New York (State)

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Sound recordings

Diaries

Interviews

Scripts (documents)

Motion pictures (visual works)

Citation:

Lillian and Frederick Kiesler papers, circa 1910s-2003, bulk 1958-2000. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.kieslill

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Lillian and Frederick Kiesler papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92be035c5-5063-4d6e-8ac2-5f08c17ef915

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-kieslill

Creator:

Cecere, Ada Rasario, 1894 or 1898-1971  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1938-1972

Summary:

The scattered papers of painter and muralist Ada Cecere measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1938 to 1972. Found are letters from artists, galleries, institutions, and museums, and photographs of Cecere's works of art.

Scope and Contents:

The scattered papers of painter and muralist Ada Cecere measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1938 to 1972. Found are letters from artists, galleries, institutions, and museums, and photographs of Cecere's works of art.

Arrangement:

Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical:

Ada Rasario Cecere (1898-1983) was a painter, muralist, and designer active in New York City, New York, and Rome, Italy. Ada Rasario was born in New York and studied art in Paris and Rome. She married Gaetano Cecere, a Roman sculptor and together they settled in Manhattan. She was president of the Pen and Brush Society. Cecere died in New York in 1983.

Provenance:

Ada Cecere donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1972.

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:

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

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

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

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

Topic:

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women designers  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Women muralists  Search this

Citation:

Ada Rasario Cecere papers, 1938-1972. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection received support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.

Identifier:

AAA.ceceada

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Ada Rasario Cecere papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9f1903057-4920-40d2-8013-ea68c4608d83

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-ceceada

Interviewee:

Bartlett, Jennifer, 1941-  Search this

Interviewer:

Berman, Avis  Search this

Names:

Mills College -- Students  Search this

Yale University. School of Fine Arts -- Students  Search this

Murray, Elizabeth, 1940-  Search this

Serra, Richard, 1938-  Search this

Tworkov, Jack  Search this

Extent:

4 Cassettes (Sound recording: (5 hrs. 20 min.), analog.)

67 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Cassettes

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1987 June 18-September 28

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Jennifer Bartlett conducted 1987 June 18-September 28, by Avis Berman, for the Archives of American Art.

Bartlett discusses her family background and the dynamics within the family; her childhood interest in art; growing up in suburban Long Beach, California; attending Mills College and Yale School of Fine Arts; and her teachers and co-students there. She remembers in particular Elizabeth Murray, Jack Tworkov, and Richard Serra. She speaks about themes and intentions in her work, especially "Rhapsody" and various commissions including works created for ISI, Saatchi, Volvo, and Battery Park. Bartlett speaks about her writings "Cleopatra" and "History of the Universe" and their relationship to her painting. She concludes the interview with philosophical musings about art and taste.

Biographical / Historical:

Jennifer Bartlett (1941-2022) was a painter, writer, and art instructor in New York, New York.

General:

Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 8 digital wav files. Duration is 5 hr., 15 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.

Restrictions:

This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

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

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

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

Conceptual artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women authors  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.bartle87

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90758e593-0844-45c5-bbbc-c8bd16d2bc9b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-bartle87

Interviewee:

Mesa-Bains, Amalia  Search this

Interviewer:

Zavala, Adriana, 1964-  Search this

Extent:

9 Items (sound files (5 hrs., 6 min.) Audio, digital, wav)

101 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

2019 Nov. 3 and 4

Scope and Contents:

An interview with Amalia Mesa-Bains conducted 2019 Nov. 3 and 4, by Adriana Zavala, for the Archives of American Art, at Mesa-Bains's studio in San Juan Bautista, Calif.

Biographical / Historical:

Interviewee Amalia Mesa-Bains (1943- ) is is a visual artist and educator in San Jan Bautista, Calif. Interviewer Adriana Zavala (1964- ) is is an Associate Professor in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.

Restrictions:

This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Installation artists -- California -- San Juan Bautista  Search this

Topic:

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Chicano artists  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Political activists  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Installations (Art)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

This interview received Federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Identifier:

AAA.mesa19

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9f0bdf0b5-7b78-47bc-b1a9-738d6d2625fa

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-mesa19

Creator:

Rosenthal, Doris Patty, 1889-1971  Search this

Citation:

Doris Rosenthal papers, 1932-circa 1971. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Women painters  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)8382

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210556

AAA_collcode_rosedori

Theme:

Women

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210556

Creator:

Rudman, Joan Combs  Search this

Citation:

Joan Combs Rudman papers, 1969-1997. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Watercolorists -- United States -- Sources  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women educators  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)6274

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216619

AAA_collcode_rudmjoan

Theme:

Women

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_216619