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Paula Eliasoph papers, 1917-1980

Creator:
Eliasoph, Paula, 1895-1983  Search this
Subject:
Hassam, Childe  Search this
Walkowitz, Abraham  Search this
Citation:
Paula Eliasoph papers, 1917-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women printmakers  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8861
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211046
AAA_collcode_eliapaul
Theme:
Women
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211046
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Paula Eliasoph papers

Creator:
Eliasoph, Paula  Search this
Names:
Hassam, Childe, 1859-1935  Search this
Walkowitz, Abraham, 1880-1965  Search this
Extent:
0.9 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1917-1980
Summary:
The papers of painter, printmaker, and educator, Paula Eliasoph measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1917 to 1980. While focusing on Eliasoph's later career in arts education and exhibitions, the papers also include sketches from 1917. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, drawings by Eliasoph and one by Abraham Walkowitz, photographs, printed material, a teaching file, and writings.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of painter, printmaker, and educator, Paula Eliasoph measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1917 to 1980. While focusing on Eliasoph's later career in arts education and exhibitions, the papers also include sketches from 1917. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, drawings by Eliasoph and one by Abraham Walkowitz, photographs, printed material, a teaching file, and writings.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Paula Eliasoph (1895-1983) was a painter, printmaker, and educator in New York City, New York. She studied at the Pratt Institute and had an adjoining studio with Childe Hassam. With Hassam, she edited his catalog raisonne of etchings. She taught courses in art to adults and children and exhibited her artwork around New York City.
Provenance:
Paula Eliasoph donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in multiple accretions between 1971 and 1980.
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 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Educators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women printmakers  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Citation:
Paula Eliasoph papers, 1917-1930. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.eliapaul
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9931da0a7-ad88-4e6c-b169-242437359143
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-eliapaul

Mary Cecil Allen papers, 1928-1970

Creator:
Allen, Mary Cecil, 1893-1962  Search this
Subject:
Hensche, Henry  Search this
Allen, Mary Cecil  Search this
Type:
Scrapbooks
Citation:
Mary Cecil Allen papers, 1928-1970. 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)6674
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)215997
AAA_collcode_allemary
Theme:
Women
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_215997

Mary Cecil Allen papers

Creator:
Allen, Mary Cecil, 1893-1962  Search this
Names:
Allen, Mary Cecil, 1893-1962  Search this
Hensche, Henry, 1901-  Search this
Extent:
0.2 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks
Date:
1928-1970
Summary:
The scattered papers of Australian artist and lecturer Mary Cecil Allen measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1928 to 1970. Found is a copy of Allen's book, The Mirror of the Passing World (1928) and a mixed media scrapbook focusing on Allen's return to Melbourne, Australia. Inserted in the book are a letter to Elisabeth Hooker, and a snapshot of Allen with the painters Henry and Ada Hensche and art shop owner, Will Rogers, in the Hensche's house, Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Scope and Contents:
The scattered papers of Australian-born painter and educator Mary Cecil Allen measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1928 to 1970. Found is a copy of Allen's book, The Mirror of the Passing World (1928) and a mixed media scrapbook focusing on Allen's return to Melbourne, Australia. Inserted in the book are a letter to Elisabeth Hooker, and a snapshot of Allen with the painters Henry and Ada Hensche and art shop owner, Will Rogers, in the Hensche's house, Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Mary Cecil Allen (1893-1962) was a painter and educator in Melbourne, Australia, New York, New York, and Provincetown, Massachusetts who was also known as Cecil Allen and Mary Cecil.

Born in Australia, Allen studied at the National Gallery of Victoria for several years, and briefly at the Slade School in London. In 1927, she accepted an invitation to lecture on art for the People's Institute, sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation. The lectures formed the basis for her two books, The Mirror of the Passing World and Painters of the Modern Mind, and for her successful lifelong career as a lecturer. She returned to Melbourne during 1935-1936, where she lectured on modern art and exhibited her work. From 1950 until her death she split her time between Provincetown, Massachusetts and Australia. She died in Provincetown on April 7, 1962.
Provenance:
The collection was donated to the Archives of American Art in 1996 by Elisabeth Hooker. Hooker was a friend of Allen's and found the papers among Allen's effects soon after her death.
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 -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown  Search this
Educators -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown  Search this
Educators -- Australia -- Melbourne  Search this
Painters -- Australia -- Melbourne  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Genre/Form:
Scrapbooks
Citation:
Mary Cecil Allen papers, 1928-1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.allemary
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98d92b3f9-a533-4c56-9c83-cc6e98007920
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-allemary

Siri Berg papers, 1966-1998

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
Online Media:

Clare Ferriter papers

Creator:
Ferriter, Clare, 1913-1994  Search this
Extent:
1.3 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks
Sound recordings
Date:
1930-1978
Summary:
The papers of painter, collagist, and educator Clare Ferriter measure 1.3 linear feet and date from 1930 to 1978. The collection focuses on Ferriter's career, commissions, and her participation with organizations in Washington, D.C.. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs of works of art, printed material, a dismantled scrapbook, subject files, and writings. Also found is a sound recording of Ferriter's remarks during the unveiling of a portrait for V. E. McKelvey.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of painter, collagist, and educator Clare Ferriter measure 1.3 linear feet and date from 1930 to 1978. The collection focuses on Ferriter's career, commissions, and her participation with organizations in Washington, D.C.. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, photographs of works of art, printed material, a dismantled scrapbook, subject files, and writings. Also found is a sound recording of Ferriter's remarks during the unveiling of a portrait for V. E. McKelvey.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Clare Ferriter (1909-1994) was a painter, collagist, and educator in Washington, D.C.. Born in North Dakota, Ferriter did graduate work at Stanford University and taught at Catholic University. She is a former president of the D.C. chapter of the Artists Equity Association.
Provenance:
Donated 1979 by Clare Ferriter.
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 -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Educators -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Collagists -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Genre/Form:
Scrapbooks
Sound recordings
Citation:
Clare Ferriter papers, 1930-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.ferrclar
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Clare Ferriter papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw909be0db0-53f2-4094-a25e-528e927a5b41
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-ferrclar

Siri Berg papers

Creator:
Berg, Siri, 1921-2020  Search this
Names:
American Abstract Artists  Search this
Extent:
1.1 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Video recordings
Date:
1966-1998
Summary:
The papers of Swedish-born painter and collagist Siri Berg measure 1.1 linear feet and date from 1966 to 1998. The bulk of the collection consists of studies for artwork, and may include paint color choices and samples, sketches, plans, and notes. Also found are scattered correspondence, photographs, printed material, and a video recording of Berg in her SoHo studio.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Swedish-born painter and collagist Siri Berg measure 1.1 linear feet and date from 1966 to 1998. The bulk of the collection consists of studies for artwork, and may include paint color choices and samples, sketches, plans, and notes. Also found are scattered correspondence, photographs, printed material, and a video recording of Berg in her SoHo studio.

Studies for artworks include Berg's The Black Series, Cosmic Veil, Kabala Series, La Ronde, and Tops of Kites. Photographs depict Berg, exhibitions, and works of art.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Siri Berg (1921-2020) was a collagist, abstract painter, and educator active in New York City, who was known for making collages of geometric shapes on paper she printed herself.

Berg was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and studied art in Brussels, Belgium, before immigrating to the United States in 1940. Berg began her career working in window design for the New York City fashion industry. Later, in the 1970s, Berg began to focus on commissioned work and moved to a studio in SoHo. She exhibited her works throughout New York City and Philadelphia and was an active member of the American Abstract Artists group. Berg was also an educator who taught color theory at Parsons School of Design for over 25 years.

Berg died in New York City in 2020.
Provenance:
Siri Berg donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1998.
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.

Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. 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.
Occupation:
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Educators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Collagists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Genre/Form:
Video recordings
Citation:
Siri Berg papers, 1966-1998. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.bergsiri
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw99f5e00f2-f26e-4bb7-9545-d750929d07c1
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-bergsiri

Anne Brigadier papers

Creator:
Brigadier, Anne, 1908-1998  Search this
Extent:
45 Items
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1955-1974
Scope and Contents:
Thirteen letters, a curriculum vitae, two photographs of Brigadier and two of her work, the original manuscript and a published copy of her book COLLAGE--A COMPLETE GUIDE FOR ARTISTS, 23 exhibition catalogues, and two clippings.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter, lecturer, and writer (New York City).
Provenance:
Donated 1977 by Anne Brigadier.
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.
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
Collagists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women authors  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.briganne
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91f10f125-0e8a-4315-8307-cf7fed561c7a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-briganne

Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin papers

Creator:
DeMonte, Claudia, 1947-  Search this
McGowin, Ed, 1938-  Search this
Extent:
7.2 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Video recordings
Date:
1960-2018
Summary:
The papers of Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin measure 7.2 linear feet and date between 1960 and 2018. The papers primarily document Claudia DeMonte's career as a painter, and to a lesser extent her husband's career, through correspondence with family, friends, colleagues, and art institutions; notebooks, poetry, and other writings; scrapbooks; curriculum vitas, awards and certificates, commissions, and other professional activity; exhibition announcements and catalogs, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and other printed material; sketchbooks and other artwork; personal photographs, portraits, of artwork, and other photographic material.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin measure 7.2 linear feet and date between 1960 and 2018. The papers primarily document Claudia DeMonte's career as a painter, and to a lesser extent her husband's career, through correspondence with family, friends, colleagues, and art institutions; notebooks, poetry, and other writings; scrapbooks; curriculum vitas, awards and certificates, commissions, and other professional activity; exhibition announcements and catalogs, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and other printed material; sketchbooks and other artwork; personal photographs, portraits, of artwork, and other photographic material.

Correspondence includes letters and postcards to and from family, friends, colleagues, and art institutions.

Writings includes a file of poetry written by DeMonte, manuscripts of books written by DeMonte, and a series of notebooks. Some of the notebooks are a combination of notes and sketches.

Scrapbooks consist of eight scrapbooks consisting of mixed material such as notes, photographs, sketches, and printed material.

Professional material consists of awards and certificates, a large number of calendars, commision work including an art project for the University of Northern Iowa completed by both DeMonte and McGowin, and a number of VHS and Betamax cassettes documenting DeMonte's career and interviews in connection with her Women of the World exhibition.

Printed material consists of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, exhibition announcements and catalogs, exhibition posters, and newsletters.

Artwork consists of a file of drawings and some sketchbooks.

Photographic material consists of photographs and slides of DeMonte, her artwork, and some of her exhibitions. There is also a file of photographs of DeMonte and McGowin at the White House with First Lady Laura Bush, and there are personal photographs of DeMonte and McGowin traveling and with family and friends.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into seven series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1967-2013 (1.7 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 2: Writings, 1975-2013 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 2-3)

Series 3: Scrapbooks, 1967-2009 (1.0 linear feet; Box 3, 9-10)

Series 4: Professional Activity Files, 1964-2013 (1.7 linear feet; Boxes 3-5, 9)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1960-2018 (1.9 linear feet; Boxes 5-7)

Series 6: Artwork, circa 1973 (0.1 linear feet; Box 7)

Series 7: Photographic Material, circa 1977-2010 (0.3 linear feet; Boxes 7-8)
Biographical / Historical:
Claudia DeMonte (1947- ) was born and raised in Astoria, New York City. She has more than 100 one-person shows and 600 group exhibitions nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at the Corcoran Museum, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Mississippi Museum, Tucson Museum, Flint Institute of Art, Museum of the Southwest, etc.

Her work is in numerous museum permanent collections, including the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Stamford Museum, Boca Raton Museum, and in major corporate collections such as those of Hyatt Regency Hotels, Exxon, Citibank and Siemens. Her public commissions have come from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Brooklyn Library System, Queens Supreme Court, Prudential Life Insurance, the State of New Mexico, and New York City School Construction Authority.

DeMonte is also the curator of "Women of the World: A Global Collection of Art." This traveling exhibition, with accompanying books, includes works of women from 177 countries dealing with the images of women.

DeMonte's work is heavily influenced by her travels to over 80 countries, her interest in the roles of women in contemporary society and Outsider Art, a collection compiled with her husband, artist Ed McGowin.

For 33 years, DeMonte has served on the faculty of the University of Maryland, where she was named Distinguished Scholar Teacher and Professor Emerita. In 2006, She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the College of Santa Fe.

DeMonte presently lives with her husband in New York City and Kent, Connecticut.

Ed McGowin (1938- ) was born in 1938 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and grew up in Mississippi and Alabama, receiving the M.A. from the University of Alabama. He has had one-person exhibitions at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C.; the Baltimore Museum; and the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris, France. Since 1979, McGowin has executed major outdoor commissions for numerous public and private organizations, often collaborating with his wife, Claudia DeMonte.
Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Claudia DeMonte conducted by Liza Kirwin between February 13 and April 24, 1991; and the Ed McGowin papers, 1962-1998.
Provenance:
The Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin papers were donated in 1994 by Claudia DeMonte and in 2020 by Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin.
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. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References 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.
Occupation:
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Mixed-media artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Educators -- Maryland -- College Park  Search this
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Collagists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women sculptors  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Genre/Form:
Video recordings
Citation:
Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin papers, 1960-2018. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.democlau
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98cf90804-0751-4bb3-b276-8f730e83692b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-democlau

Oral history interview with Claudia DeMonte

Interviewee:
DeMonte, Claudia, 1947-  Search this
Interviewer:
Kirwin, Liza  Search this
Names:
Gracie Mansion Gallery  Search this
McGowin, Ed, 1938-  Search this
Extent:
54 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1991 February 13- April 24
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Claudia DeMonte conducted 1991 February 13-1991 April 24, by Liza Kirwin, for the Archives of American Art.
DeMonte recalls her childhood and growing up in Astoria, New York; her Italian heritage and Catholic education; her early work including the "trade pieces"; the calendar she produced for the Corcoran Gallery show "Five Plus One" in 1976; her marriage to artist Ed McGowin; moving from Washington, D.C. to New York; the making and meaning of her "Claudia dolls"; exhibiting at the Gracie Mansion Gallery; the art community in the East Village in the early 1980s; the dealer Gracie Mansion; gallery representation outside of New York; critical acceptance of her art; collecting the work of Southern self-taught artists and the influence of Sister Gertrude Morgan and James Son Ford Thomas; work methods and techniques; autobiographical and feminist themes; teaching at the university of Maryland from 1972 to the present; and new directions in her art.
Biographical / Historical:
Claudia DeMonte (1947- ) is a painter, mixed-media artist, and instructor of College Park, Maryland and New York, New York.
General:
Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 22 min.
Provenance:
These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Restrictions:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Occupation:
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Mixed-media artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Educators -- Maryland -- College Park  Search this
Collagists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Feminism  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Women sculptors  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.demont91
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90981449b-2ae6-48db-acbf-6aa8adbdf658
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-demont91
Online Media:

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Alice Cogswell [sculpture] / (photographer unknown)

Title:
Gallaudet and His First Deaf Mute Pupil [sculpture] / (photographer unknown)
Artist:
French, Daniel Chester 1850-1931  Search this
Subject:
Gallaudet, Thomas Hopkins  Search this
Cogswell, Alice  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1888
Topic:
Portrait group  Search this
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Portrait female--Child  Search this
Occupation--Education--Teacher  Search this
Occupation--Education--Student  Search this
State of Being--Disabled--Deaf  Search this
Image number:
SSC S0000911
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Photograph Study Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art Study Collection of American Sculpture Photographs
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_127621
Online Media:

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet [sculpture] / (photographed by Bernie Cleff)

Artist:
French, Daniel Chester 1850-1931  Search this
Photographer:
Cleff, Bernie 1927-  Search this
Subject:
Gallaudet, Thomas Hopkins  Search this
Cogswell, Alice  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1885-1888. Cast 1889. Dedicated June 26, 1889
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Education--Teacher  Search this
Portrait female--Child  Search this
Portrait female--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Education--Student  Search this
State of Being--Disabled--Deaf  Search this
Image number:
CLE C0000010
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Photograph Study Collection
Bernie Cleff Photographs of Daniel Chester French sculpture
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_129342

Model for the Thomas Gallaudet Memorial [sculpture] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Artist:
French, Daniel Chester 1850-1931  Search this
Subject:
Gallaudet, Thomas  Search this
Cogswell, Alice  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Education--Teacher  Search this
Portrait female--Child  Search this
State of Being--Disabled--Deaf  Search this
Study--Model  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0006116
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Photograph Study Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_6116

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
French, Daniel Chester 1850-1931  Search this
Founder:
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company  Search this
Subject:
Gallaudet, Thomas Hopkins  Search this
Cogswell, Alice  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Gallaudet University 800 Florida Avenue, N.E Washington District of Columbia 20002
Date:
1887-1888. Cast 1889. Dedicated June 26, 1889
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Education--Teacher  Search this
Portrait female--Full length  Search this
State of Being--Disabled--Deaf  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76009556
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_20523

The Greek Family

Distributor:
Ensign, Thayer and Company  Search this
Lithographer:
Kellogg, Elijah Chapman  Search this
Physical Description:
hand-colored (image production method/technique)
ink (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
image: 12 in x 8 3/4 in; 30.48 cm x 22.225 cm
overall: 17 in; 43.18 cm
Object Name:
lithograph
Object Type:
Lithograph
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Hartford
Date made:
ca 1850
Subject:
Children  Search this
Furnishings  Search this
Costume  Search this
Marriage  Search this
Family  Search this
Related Publication:
Peters, Harry T.. America on Stone
Credit Line:
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
ID Number:
DL.60.2221
Catalog number:
60.2221
Accession number:
228146
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Art
Peters Prints
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-3695-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_324568

Oral history interview with Edna Andrade

Interviewee:
Andrade, Edna, 1917-2008  Search this
Interviewer:
Likos, Patricia  Search this
Names:
Barnes Foundation  Search this
Easthampton Gallery  Search this
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts  Search this
Andrade, C. Preston (Clarence Preston), 1912-1977  Search this
Garber, Daniel, 1880-  Search this
Harding, George, 1882-1959  Search this
Oakley, Violet, 1874-1961  Search this
Extent:
114 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1987 April 1-29
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Edna Andrade conducted 1987 April 1-29, by Patricia Likos, for the Archives of American Art.
Andrade speaks of her upbringing in Virginia, her education at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in the 1930s under Daniel Garber, Henry McCarter, and George Harding; visiting the Barnes Foundation; her travels in Europe and Egypt and living and working as a teacher and a graphic designer in New Orleans, Washington, and Philadelphia. She discusses the influence of the Bauhaus and Paul Klee on her work and teaching, her marriage to C. Preston Andrade, working in the training and education division of the Office of Strategic Services during World War II, the shift in her work from realism to abstraction, her associations with the Easthampton Gallery in New York and the Marian Locks Gallery in Philadelphia, and changes in the Philadelphia art scene. She recalls Violet Oakley.
Biographical / Historical:
Edna W. Andrade (1917-2008) was a painter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
General:
Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 7 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hrs., 31 minutes.
Provenance:
These interviews are 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.
Occupation:
Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this
Educators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.andrad87
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a1927de1-a025-414a-af38-77abe44e6683
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-andrad87
Online Media:

Anne Arnold papers, circa 1925-2015

Creator:
Arnold, Anne, 1925-2014  Search this
Subject:
Brooklyn College  Search this
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture  Search this
Stable Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Scrapbooks
Video recordings
Citation:
Anne Arnold papers, circa 1925-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women sculptors  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Artists' studios -- Photographs  Search this
Theme:
Women  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)16254
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)370915
AAA_collcode_arnoanne
Theme:
Women
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_370915

Jacqueline Skiles papers

Creator:
Skiles, Jacqueline Dean, 1937-  Search this
Extent:
0.7 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1963-1980
Summary:
The papers of sculptor, video artist, printmaker, and educator Jacqueline Skiles measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1963 to 1980. The papers comment on Skiles's feminist activism and career as an educator and exhibiting artist. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, two photographs, printed material, professional files, and writings.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of sculptor, videotape artist, and educator Jacqueline Skiles measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1963 to 1980. The papers comment on Skiles's feminist activism and career as an educator and exhibiting artist. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, two photographs, printed material, professional files, and writings.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Jacqueline Skiles (1937- ) is a sculptor, printmaker, video artist, educator, and writer in New York City, New York. She has been active in New York feminist arts organizations and co-founded the Women's Interart Center.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds an oral history interview of Jacqueline Skiles conducted by Doloris Holmes in 1971 for the Archives of American Art "Art World in Turmoil" oral history project, and the Women's Interart Center records, 1970-1981.
Provenance:
Donated 1979 by Jacqueline Skiles.
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:
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Video artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Educators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Feminism and art  Search this
Women sculptors  Search this
Women printmakers  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Citation:
Jacqueline Skiles papers, 1963-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.skiljacq
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Jacqueline Skiles papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw996d0f227-78cc-4fd0-860d-9e6e2b982826
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-skiljacq

Esta Nesbitt papers

Topic:
Everyman (motion picture)
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, 1926-1997  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.
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
Online Media:

Doris Chase papers

Creator:
Chase, Doris, 1923-  Search this
Extent:
0.2 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1954-1994
Summary:
The scattered papers of painter, sculptor, educator, and video artist Doris Totten Chase measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1954 to 1994. Found are biographical material, photographs and slides, and printed material concerning Chase's career.
Scope and Contents:
The scattered papers of painter, sculptor, educator, and video artist Doris Totten Chase measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1954 to 1994. Found are biographical material, photographs and slides, and printed material concerning Chase's career.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Doris Totten Chase (1923-2008) was a painter, sculptor, educator, and video artist, active in Washington State and New York City. Born in Seattle, Chase spent her early life in the Pacific Northwest where she was a member of the Women Painters of Washington. Chase was primarily a painter until the early 1970s when she began to focus on sculpture. In 1972, Chase moved to New York City where she began to create video art. She was one of the first video artists to lecture and show her work abroad under the auspices of the United States Information Agency.
Provenance:
Donated 1980 and 1997 by Doris Chase.
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 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Video artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Art teachers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Women artists  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women sculptors  Search this
Women educators  Search this
Women video artists  Search this
Citation:
Doris Chase papers, 1954-1994. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.chasdori
See more items in:
Doris Chase papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9693bacd2-a659-44e7-bb2d-40e091bc30bf
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-chasdori

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