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Artist:

George Hurrell, 01 Jun 1904 - 17 May 1992  Search this

Sitter:

Irene Marie Dunne, 20 Dec 1898 - 4 Sep 1990  Search this

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image/Sheet: 33.7 × 26 cm (13 1/4 × 10 1/4")

Mount: 50.7 × 38.2 cm (19 15/16 × 15 1/16")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

c. 1935

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Costume\Outerwear\Cape  Search this

Irene Marie Dunne: Female  Search this

Irene Marie Dunne: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired in part through the generosity of an anonymous donor

Object number:

NPG.2022.47

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Exhibition:

Star Power: Photographs from Hollywood’s Golden Age by George Hurrell

On View:

NPG, South Gallery 120

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4fd211797-51f6-4aec-9434-f71822e41a1e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2022.47

Artist:

Unidentified Artist  Search this

Printer:

Ezekiel Russell, 1743 - Sep 1796  Search this

Sitter:

Ethan Allen, 21 Jan 1738 - 12 Feb 1789  Search this

Medium:

Woodcut on paper

Dimensions:

Image: 16.1 × 8.7 cm (6 5/16 × 3 7/16")

Sheet: 17.5 × 11 cm (6 7/8 × 4 5/16")

Book closed: 17.5 × 11 × 0.2 cm (6 7/8 × 4 5/16 × 1/16")

Type:

Print

Date:

c. 1779

Topic:

Music\Musical instrument  Search this

Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this

Print  Search this

Ethan Allen: Male  Search this

Ethan Allen: Military and Intelligence\Soldier\Revolutionary War  Search this

Ethan Allen: Politics and Government\Patriot  Search this

Ethan Allen: Natural Resource Occupations\Hunter  Search this

Ethan Allen: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Land speculator  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.2015.107

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Location:

Currently not on view

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ecfdf6e1-a40e-46ce-8b9c-0fb9fd592d6a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2015.107

Attribution:

Samuel Wetherbee, 1811 - 1825?  Search this

Copy after:

Wright & Coles  Search this

Sitter:

George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799  Search this

Medium:

Etching and engraving on paper

Dimensions:

Image: 10.6 × 9.6 cm (4 3/16 × 3 3/4")

Sheet: 32.8 × 24.7 cm (12 15/16 × 9 3/4")

Type:

Print

Place:

United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston

Date:

c. 1811

Topic:

Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet  Search this

Symbols & Motifs\Banner  Search this

Sheet music  Search this

George Washington: Male  Search this

George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this

George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman  Search this

George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this

George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this

George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor  Search this

George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.79.147

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Location:

Currently not on view

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44c1aaabd-4efa-4d90-b7ed-028dfd8a518d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.79.147

Artist:

Bennett, Donaldson & Elmes Lithography Company, 1865 - 1872  Search this

Sitter:

Albert Sidney Johnston, 2 Feb 1803 - 6 Apr 1862  Search this

Leonidas Polk, 10 Apr 1806 - 14 Jun 1864  Search this

Gabriel James Rains, 1803 - 1881  Search this

Ambrose Powell Hill, 9 Nov 1825 - 2 Apr 1865  Search this

James Ewell Brown Stuart, 6 Feb 1833 - 12 May 1864  Search this

John Hunt Morgan, 1 Jun 1825 - 4 Sep 1864  Search this

Thomas Jonathan Jackson, 21 Jan 1824 - 10 May 1863  Search this

Medium:

Lithograph with tintstone on paper

Dimensions:

Image: 33.8 x 24.8cm (13 5/16 x 9 3/4")

Sheet: 36.3 x 27.5cm (14 5/16 x 10 13/16")

Type:

Print

Date:

c. 1866

Topic:

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this

John Hunt Morgan: Male  Search this

John Hunt Morgan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this

James Ewell Brown Stuart: Male  Search this

James Ewell Brown Stuart: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this

Thomas Jonathan Jackson: Male  Search this

Thomas Jonathan Jackson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this

Thomas Jonathan Jackson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this

Ambrose Powell Hill: Male  Search this

Ambrose Powell Hill: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this

Leonidas Polk: Male  Search this

Leonidas Polk: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this

Leonidas Polk: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Prelate\Bishop  Search this

Leonidas Polk: Education and Scholarship\Founder\University  Search this

Gabriel James Rains: Male  Search this

Gabriel James Rains: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War  Search this

Albert Sidney Johnston: Male  Search this

Albert Sidney Johnston: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.84.363

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Exhibition:

Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900

On View:

NPG, East Gallery 111

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41cab296f-eff7-45ec-8d37-beb748357ce4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.84.363

Artist:

Major & Knapp Lithography Company, active 1864 - c.1881  Search this

Sitter:

Joseph Eggleston Johnston, 3 Feb 1807 - 21 Mar 1891  Search this

Ambrose Powell Hill, 9 Nov 1825 - 2 Apr 1865  Search this

William Joseph Hardee, 12 Oct 1815 - 6 Nov 1873  Search this

Braxton Bragg, 22 Mar 1817 - 27 Sep 1876  Search this

Thomas Jonathan Jackson, 21 Jan 1824 - 10 May 1863  Search this

Sterling Price, 20 Sep 1809 - 29 Sep 1867  Search this

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, 28 May 1818 - 20 Feb 1893  Search this

James Longstreet, 8 Jan 1821 - 2 Jan 1904  Search this

Robert Edward Lee, 19 Jan 1807 - 12 Oct 1870  Search this

Medium:

Lithograph with tintstone on paper

Dimensions:

Image: 29 × 22 cm (11 7/16 × 8 11/16")

Mat: 45.7 × 55.6 cm (18 × 21 7/8")

Sheet: 35.8 × 27.6 cm (14 1/8 × 10 7/8")

Type:

Print

Date:

1866

Topic:

Robert Edward Lee: Male  Search this

Robert Edward Lee: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this

Robert Edward Lee: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\President  Search this

Braxton Bragg: Male  Search this

Braxton Bragg: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War  Search this

Braxton Bragg: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this

Braxton Bragg: Science and Technology\Engineer\Civil engineer  Search this

Thomas Jonathan Jackson: Male  Search this

Thomas Jonathan Jackson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this

Thomas Jonathan Jackson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard: Male  Search this

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard: Literature\Writer  Search this

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this

Joseph Eggleston Johnston: Male  Search this

Joseph Eggleston Johnston: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this

Ambrose Powell Hill: Male  Search this

Ambrose Powell Hill: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this

Sterling Price: Male  Search this

Sterling Price: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Sterling Price: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War  Search this

Sterling Price: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Missouri  Search this

Sterling Price: Politics and Government\Governor\Missouri  Search this

Sterling Price: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Missouri  Search this

James Longstreet: Male  Search this

James Longstreet: Business and Finance\Businessperson  Search this

James Longstreet: Politics and Government\Diplomat  Search this

James Longstreet: Politics and Government\Government official  Search this

James Longstreet: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this

James Longstreet: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General  Search this

William Joseph Hardee: Male  Search this

William Joseph Hardee: Literature\Writer  Search this

William Joseph Hardee: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this

William Joseph Hardee: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.84.364

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Exhibition:

Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900

On View:

NPG, East Gallery 111

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a18cc842-00db-4ba4-96fe-dcd2c6a3f844

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.84.364

Artist:

John Norman, c. 1748 - 1817  Search this

Copy after:

Benjamin Blyth, c. 1746 - after 1787  Search this

Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827  Search this

Sitter:

George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799  Search this

Medium:

Engraving on paper

Dimensions:

Image/Sheet: 32.7 x 23cm (12 7/8 x 9 1/16")

Mat: 55.9 x 40.6cm (22 x 16")

Type:

Print

Date:

1782

Topic:

Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet  Search this

Symbols & Motifs\Flag  Search this

Weapon\Cannon  Search this

Music\Musical instrument\Drum  Search this

Weapon\Cannonball  Search this

Architecture\Pedestal  Search this

George Washington: Male  Search this

George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this

George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman  Search this

George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this

George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this

George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor  Search this

George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.92.21

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Location:

Currently not on view

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm461a375c2-0f39-4632-bdca-d74c45119cef

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.92.21

Artist:

Enoch G. Gridley, active 1801 - 1818  Search this

Copy after:

John Coles, Jr., 1776/80 - 1854  Search this

Edward Savage, 26 Nov 1761 - 6 Jul 1817 (Printmaker)  Search this

Sitter:

George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799  Search this

Medium:

Etching, engraving and stipple engraving on laid paper

Dimensions:

Image: 33.8 x 22.5cm (13 5/16 x 8 7/8")

Sheet: 34.9 x 24cm (13 3/4 x 9 7/16")

Mat: 55.9 x 40.6cm (22 x 16")

Type:

Print

Date:

c. 1800

Topic:

Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this

Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cap  Search this

Costume\Headgear\Helmet  Search this

Weapon\Spear  Search this

Equipment\Shield  Search this

Container\Urn  Search this

Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet  Search this

Home Furnishings\Mirror  Search this

Weapon\Cannon  Search this

Nature & Environment\Plant\Wreath\Laurel  Search this

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

Human Figures\Soldier  Search this

Nature & Environment\Plant\Garland  Search this

Nature & Environment\Plant\Garland  Search this

Weapon\Gun\Bayonet  Search this

Religious\Angel  Search this

Weapon\Cannonball  Search this

Funereal\Tomb  Search this

Symbols & Motifs\Putti  Search this

Artwork\Portrait\George Washington  Search this

George Washington: Male  Search this

George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this

George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman  Search this

George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this

George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this

George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor  Search this

George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.97.163

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Location:

Currently not on view

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm491fed62f-7034-4010-8356-b3d39b67b9a0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.97.163

Artist:

George Tames, 1919 - 1994  Search this

Sitter:

Dwight David Eisenhower, 14 Oct 1890 - 28 Mar 1969  Search this

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image: 24.2cm x 19.1cm (9 1/2" x 7 1/2")

Sheet: 25.3cm x 20.2cm (9 15/16" x 7 15/16")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

c. 1955

Topic:

Costume\Headgear\Military  Search this

Costume\Headgear\Hat\Fedora  Search this

Equipment\Camera  Search this

Music\Musical instrument\Tuba  Search this

Exterior\Military Camp  Search this

Vehicle\Military vehicle\Jeep  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Male  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Literature\Writer  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University president  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Politics and Government\Chief of Staff  Search this

Dwight David Eisenhower: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\World War II  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Frances O. Tames

Object number:

S/NPG.94.211

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© George Tames/The New York Times/Redux

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Location:

Currently not on view

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d6daa309-8ee6-437d-bc1a-0ee9310fdb17

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.94.211

Creator:

Kendall, Evelyn Way  Search this

Extent:

4.41 Cubic feet (8 boxes; 1 map folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1783-1969

Summary:

The Evelyn Way Kendall Early Aviation and Balloon Collection documents early aeronautical history from the 18th century to the 1960s in art, prints, photographs, posters, manuscripts, and ephemera.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of eight boxes of material, comprising approximately 4.41 cubic feet of material, consisting of works on paper – photographs, sheet music, broadsides and handbills, postcards, trade cards, newspapers and magazines. Fine art – paintings, prints and engravings, and objects – were retained in the National Air and Space Museum's Art Collection.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by size of the collection material, from small to large.

Biographical / Historical:

The Evelyn Way Kendall Early Aviation and Balloon Collection documents early aeronautical history from the 18th century to the 1960s. From the early 1920s to the 1960s, Evelyn Way Kendall amassed over 1,000 works of art, prints, photographs, posters, objects, manuscripts, books, and ephemera documenting the history of flight. The artworks and archival material in her collection convey a sense of the wonder and excitement experienced by those who witnessed the birth of flight during the ballooning era, and at the dawn of powered flight in the 20th century. 

Provenance:

Archives of the Norfolk Charitable Trust, Gift, 2015, 2015.0053

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Topic:

Aeronautics in art  Search this

Aeronautics -- History  Search this

Ballooning  Search this

Balloons -- History  Search this

Citation:

Evelyn Way Kendall Early Aviation and Balloon Collection, Acc. 2015.0053, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2015.0053

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Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2c021aa13-9ca6-4cc5-8390-2336e623aa48

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2015-0053

Medium:

Cotton, dye

Dimensions:

H x W: 66 x 51.7cm (26 x 20 3/8in.)

Type:

Textile and Fiber Arts

Geography:

France

Topic:

Writing  Search this

male  Search this

floral  Search this

Credit Line:

Credit line undetermined

Object number:

66-30-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7ef56376e-b113-4077-80e5-69a6ba0ac62a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_66-30-1

Composed by:

William Grant Still, American, 1895 - 1978  Search this

Published by:

William Grant Still Music (WGSM)  Search this

Medium:

vinyl , cardboard and ink

Dimensions:

Diameter (a. disc): 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)

H x W x D (b. album jacket): 12 3/8 × 12 3/8 × 1/8 in. (31.4 × 31.4 × 0.3 cm)

Type:

record covers

long-playing records

Place made:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1987

Topic:

African American  Search this

Classical (Music)  Search this

Music  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2015.195.54ab

Restrictions & Rights:

© William Grant Still Music

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Classification:

Media Arts-Audio Recordings

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5510cdc9e-2fc8-4cc2-9105-1b249522f8a3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.195.54ab

Manufactured by:

Herkert and Meisel, American, founded 1888  Search this

Yale, Swedish, founded 1840  Search this

Owned by:

Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994  Search this

Medium:

wood, lead-based paint, iron alloy, copper and copper alloy, nickel and nickel alloy, velvet, muslin, textile materials, lacquer, elastic and leather

Dimensions:

H x W x D (Overall - closed and laying flat): 28 9/16 × 43 1/2 × 23 5/8 in. (72.5 × 110.5 × 60 cm)

H x W x D (Drawer 1 right): 4 3/4 × 22 1/16 × 12 3/8 in. (12 × 56 × 31.5 cm)

H x W x D (Box from Drawer 1 right): 2 3/16 × 4 5/16 × 3 11/16 in. (5.5 × 11 × 9.3 cm)

H x W x D (Drawer 2 right): 4 13/16 × 22 1/16 × 12 3/8 in. (12.2 × 56 × 31.5 cm)

H x W x D (Drawer 3 right): 7 13/16 × 22 × 12 7/16 in. (19.8 × 55.9 × 31.6 cm)

H x W x D (Drawer 4 right): 7 13/16 × 22 1/16 × 12 3/8 in. (19.9 × 56 × 31.5 cm)

H x W x D (Drawer 5 right): 7 13/16 × 22 1/16 × 12 1/2 in. (19.8 × 56 × 31.7 cm)

H x W x D (Drawer 6 right): 8 1/16 × 22 1/16 × 12 3/8 in. (20.4 × 56 × 31.5 cm)

H x W x D (Wardrobe brace): 4 15/16 × 21 5/8 × 1 in. (12.5 × 55 × 2.5 cm)

H x W x D (Wardobe cover): 35 1/16 × 21 7/8 × 7/8 in. (89.1 × 55.5 × 2.3 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 1 - hook extended): 9 5/8 × 19 5/16 × 1/2 in. (24.5 × 49 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 1 - hook down): 7 11/16 × 19 5/16 × 1/2 in. (19.5 × 49 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 2): 9 5/16 × 19 5/16 × 1/2 in. (23.7 × 49 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 2 - hook down): 7 11/16 × 19 5/16 × 1/2 in. (19.5 × 49 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 3): 9 11/16 × 19 1/8 × 1/2 in. (24.6 × 48.5 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 3 - hook down): 7 11/16 × 19 1/8 × 1/2 in. (19.5 × 48.5 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 4): 9 9/16 × 19 1/8 × 1/2 in. (24.3 × 48.6 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 4 - hook down): 7 11/16 × 19 1/8 × 1/2 in. (19.5 × 48.6 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 5): 9 7/16 × 19 5/16 × 1/2 in. (24 × 49 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 5 - hook down): 7 11/16 × 19 5/16 × 1/2 in. (19.5 × 49 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 6): 10 1/4 × 18 7/8 × 1/2 in. (26 × 47.9 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 6 - hook down): 7 11/16 × 18 7/8 × 1/2 in. (19.5 × 47.9 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 7): 9 9/16 × 19 1/8 × 1/2 in. (24.3 × 48.6 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 7 - hook down): 7 11/16 × 19 1/8 × 1/2 in. (19.5 × 48.6 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 8): 9 3/4 × 19 1/8 × 1/2 in. (24.8 × 48.5 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 8 - hook down): 7 13/16 × 19 1/8 × 1/2 in. (19.8 × 48.5 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 9): 9 5/8 × 19 5/16 × 1/2 in. (24.5 × 49 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 9 - hook down): 7 11/16 × 19 5/16 × 1/2 in. (19.5 × 49 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 10): 9 5/8 × 19 3/16 × 1/2 in. (24.5 × 48.7 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Hanger 10 - hook down): 7 11/16 × 19 3/16 × 1/2 in. (19.5 × 48.7 × 1.2 cm)

H x W x D (Drawer 7 left): 5 1/8 × 22 1/16 × 14 3/8 in. (13 × 56 × 36.5 cm)

Type:

trunks (containers)

Place made:

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

after 1927

Topic:

African American  Search this

Band (Music)  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Conductors (Musicians)  Search this

Costume  Search this

Entertainers  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Travel  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam

Object number:

A2015.273.1.1

Restrictions & Rights:

No known copyright restrictions

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Collection title:

The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection

Classification:

Personal Effects and Items

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd539349228-1078-4349-b424-13618493633c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_A2015.273.1.1

Artist:

Harry Gamboa Jr., born 1951  Search this

Sitter:

Louie Pérez, born 29 Jan 1953  Search this

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image: 32.5 × 21.4 cm (12 13/16 × 8 7/16")

Sheet: 35.5 × 27.8 cm (14 × 10 15/16")

Mat: 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

2012

Topic:

Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Bracelet  Search this

Louie Pérez: Male  Search this

Louie Pérez: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquisition made possible through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center

Object number:

C/NPG.2016.74

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Harry Gamboa, Jr.

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Exhibition:

20th Century Americans: 2000 to Present

On View:

NPG, South Gallery 341

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4231e844e-d9ad-4ace-88b3-1dcc0fc7db84

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_C_NPG.2016.74

Artist:

An-My Lê, born 1960  Search this

Sitter:

Janet Wolfenbarger, born 1958  Search this

Associated Person:

Michael Kane  Search this

Medium:

Inkjet print

Dimensions:

Image: 76.4 × 101.8 cm (30 1/16 × 40 1/16")

Sheet: 92 × 112 cm (36 1/4 × 44 1/8")

Type:

Photograph

Place:

United States\Virginia\Arlington\Arlington

Date:

2019 (printed 2021)

Topic:

Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this

Symbols & Motifs\Medal  Search this

Interior  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this

Artwork\Painting  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this

Symbols & Motifs\Star  Search this

Art implements\Frame  Search this

Janet Wolfenbarger: Female  Search this

Janet Wolfenbarger: Military and Intelligence\Air Force\Officer\General  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquisition made possible through partial Federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center

Object number:

NPG.2022.147.2

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© An-My Lê

Background painting credit: Veteran’s Pass, by Michael Kane, Courtesy, United States. Department of the Air Force Art Collection

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Location:

Currently not on view

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4932a7604-ef7a-4e9b-b957-1bce7ca2d545

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2022.147.2

Collection Creator:

Asch, Moses  Search this

Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this

Folkways Records  Search this

Extent:

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Phonograph records

Date:

1954

Contents:

Tant con je vivrai / Adam de la Hale --A vous, douce debonaire / Jehannot de l'Escurel --Le moulin de Paris / anon. --Se je chant' main / anon. --Ma fin est mon commencement ; Benedictus from Mass / Guillaume de Machaut --Nel mezzo a sei paon / Giovanni da Cascia -- Amar si li alti tuo gentil costumi / Landini --Cavalcando / Maestro Piero --Angelus ad virginem / anon. --Deo gratias Anglis / anon. --Now wel may we merthis make / anon. -- Tappster drinker / anon. --Credo / anon. --Nesciens mater / Byttering --Veni sancte spiritus / John Dunstable --O rosa bella / Ciconia --O rose bella / (attrib.) Dunstable --Ave regina coelorum / Guillaume Dufay --Filles ar marier / Binchois --Pour l'amour de ma douce amye / Dufay -- Kyrie from Mass Fors seulement / Johannes Ockeghem -- Si oblitus fuero / Obrecht --Introit from Requiem mass / Pierre de la Rue --El grillo ; Je ne me puis d'aimer ; Sanctus from Mass L'homme arme ; Tribulatio et augustia / Josquin des Prez --Timuerunt valde, dicentes: Vere Filius Dei from Passion music / Richard Davy --Gloria from Mass Custodi nos / anon. --Verse I and Gloria from Magnificat Regali / Robert Fayrfax --Benedictus from Mass Gloria tibi Trinitas / John Taverner --Mit ganczem Willen / Paumann --Es gieng ein Mann / Buchner --O Lux, on the faburden / Redford -- Chanson ; La la ho ho ; Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen / Hendrik Isaac --Alta / de la Torre --Nous sommes de l'ordre de Saint Babouin / Comperre --Der Bauern Schwanz / Rubinus.

Local Numbers:

FW-ASCH-LP-4016

RCA Victor.6016

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):

RCA Victor 1954

General:

Title from container. RCA Victor Red Seal : LM 6016. "The history of music in sound. Vol. 3: Ars nova and the Renaissance, c. 1300-1540, edited by Dom Anselm Hughes. New York, Oxford University Press, 1953" (82 p. facsim., music. 25 cm.) program notes by Dom Anselm Hughes and others, intended originally for use with 78 rpm. version, laid in container; corrected contents (p. 7-8) applicable to 33 1/3 rpm. version inserted. Performer(s): Various performers. Production notes: Recorded in England.

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Topic:

Popular music -- United States  Search this

Collection Citation:

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-4016

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk57351903d-c3d1-4b1b-a42c-a95765a5d791

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref18031

Artist:

ADÁL, 1 Nov 1948 - 9 Dec 2020  Search this

Sitter:

Marc Anthony, born 16 Sep 1968  Search this

Medium:

Inkjet print

Dimensions:

Image: 60.8 × 60.8 cm (23 15/16 × 23 15/16")

Sheet: 75.8 × 76 cm (29 13/16 × 29 15/16")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

c. 1993

Topic:

Costume\Jewelry\Necklace  Search this

Interior  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Belt  Search this

Marc Anthony: Male  Search this

Marc Anthony: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Marc Anthony: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquisition made possible through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Object number:

NPG.2014.55

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© 1999 Adál

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Location:

Currently not on view

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49893796d-fa22-48cb-bf99-1146d56dd6f7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2014.55

Publisher:

T. McLean  Search this

Medium:

Print, Lithograph on Paper, Hand Colored

Dimensions:

2-D - Unframed (H x W) (Overall): 40.5 × 27.3cm (1 ft. 3 15/16 in. × 10 3/4 in.)

Type:

ART-Prints, Original

Country of Origin:

United Kingdom

Credit Line:

Gift of Harry F. Guggenheim

Inventory Number:

A19680045000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9dba5b4ab-3c43-48ff-a170-157424cc56fd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19680045000

Creator:

Frank Hubbard  Search this

Names:

Hubbard Harpischords, Inc.  Search this

Extent:

30 Cubic feet (76 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Business records

Newsletters

Photographs

Project files

Financial records

Legal documents

Account books

Correspondence

Research

Manuals

Design drawings

Place:

Framingham (Mass.)

Massachusetts

Date:

1930-2003

bulk 1949-2003

Summary:

The collection documents approximately fifty years of the Hubbard Harpsichord business. The records include correspondence, financial and accounting materials, sales and promotional materials, records, newsletters, dealer files, project files, photographs, research files on European instruments, kit manuals, and design drawings.

Scope and Contents:

The collection documents the approximately fifty years of the Hubbard Harpsichord business. The records include correspondence, financial and accounting materials, sales and promotional materials, records, newsletters, dealer files, project files, photographs, research files on European instruments, kit manuals, and design drawings.

Series 1, Correspondence, 1949-2003, consists of letters among representatives of the company, individuals, churches, seminary schools, musical societies, companies, universities, harpsichord owners and enthusiasts. The correspondence is rich with information about historical issues, construction techniques, ownership genealogy, the early music movement, and Hubbard's importance to the historical building movement. The correspondence is handwritten and typed. There are some loose papers, notes, and postcards. Requests for information on the harpsichord manual kit, harpsichord purchases, and questions/answers pertaining to the building of harpsichords comprise the majority of the series. There are also invoices, checks, and publications such as the Wall Street Journal, the New York Review, and Saturday Review. Correspondents include the Smithsonian Institution, Harvard University, Yale University, a number of professional harpsichordists, and dealers of the company. The series is arranged in chronological order, then alphabetically by correspondent's last name or business name.

Series 2, Business Files, 1965-2000, is divided into three subseries: Subseries 1, Annual Meetings and Reports, 1965-2000; Subseries 2, Corporate Affairs, 1960-1997, and Subseries 3, Employee Files, 1967-1997.

This series documents both the development of Frank Hubbard Harpsichords Kit, Inc., the company created to sell "do-it-yourself" kits, and Frank T. Hubbard Harpsichords, the finished instruments company. Hubbard headed the finished instruments company, officially established in 1973, until his death, while Lawrence C. Erdmann headed the kits company. The issue of what role the two separate companies should take was a prominent question before and after Hubbard's death. Diane Hubbard, Hubbard's wife, began running the company after Hubbard's death in 1976 until her retirement in 2000. This series is arranged topically, then in chronological order.

Subseries 1, Annual Meetings and Reports, 1965-2000, documents many of the issues the company faced at the corporate level. Minutes, corporate resolutions, and correspondence highlight yearly financial and operational activities, financial and operations projections, consolidation of the two companies, review of leadership positions, proposed investments, incoming stockholders and activities of the board of directors, and acquired leases.

Subseries 2, Corporate Affairs, 1960-1997, includes property leases the company held from its founding at Moody Street in 1959, until the 1980's. This subseries documents stockholder, stock purchases by Phil Cooper, a major shareholder in the company in the 1990's. Other items include the Hubbard Memorial Committee which documents a memorial concert, the establishment of the Historical Harpsichord Monograph essays, and some of Hubbard's publications. Dr. Howard Schott, author of the Historical Harpsichords series, and Dr. John D. Montgomery, chairman of the Frank Hubbard Memorial Committee are frequent correspondents. A finished instruments schedule documents (Box 21/folder 9), through notes and correspondence, the length of time it took to complete building the harpsichord. The same box holds records of the company's acquisition of a clavichord business (Box 21/folder 10), and a 1997 business plan (Box 21/folder 11).

Subseries 3, Employee Files, 1967-1996, consists of correspondence among representatives of the company, college students searching for internships, and job applicants seeking positions. The materials document the continually changing structure and hierarchy of the company through notes and correspondence. There are materials relating to the employment of Michel Van Hecke, an apprentice craftsman in the late 1960's, and Robert A. Murphy, a piano craftsman, in 1984, which document the company's hiring process over time.

Series 3, Frank Hubbard Harpsichords Kit, Inc., 1964-1997, is divided into three subseries: Subseries 1, Kit Instructions, 1964-1989, undated, Subseries 2, Price Lists and Costs, 1974-1999, undated, and Subseries 3, Catalogues of Hubbard Harpsichords, 1984-1997.

Determined to offer instruments of authenticity and perfection, Hubbard initially created a finished instruments company. In 1963, Hubbard also developed a kit manual which anyone with basic woodworking skills could follow in order to build their own harpsichord. This series is arranged topically, then chronologically.

Subseries 1, Kit Instructions, 1964-1989, undated, consists of the pioneering kit manuals Hubbard promoted while waiting for finished instrument orders. The earliest manual, 1964, is a general purpose harpsichord manual that is most likely an early kit for a French harpsichord. Others include the Flemish harpsichord, fortepiano by Johann Andreas Stein, a German maker of keyboard instruments, English bentside spinet, 17th century Flemish Ottavino, Flemish virginal-museler spinet, and Flentrop chamber organ.

Subseries 2, Price Lists and Costs, 1974-1999, undated, consists of the costs, price, and inventories related to the production of kit manuals.

Subseries 3, Catalogues of Hubbard Harpsichords, 1984-1997, contains Hubbard harpsichord catalogues and price list booklets. Orders for kits are with the packing lists under sales and promotional materials.

Series 4, Research, 1930-1973, is divided into eight subseries: Subseries 1, Notebooks, 1932-1973, undated; Subseries 2, Correspondence and Notes, 1955-1956, undated; Subseries 3 Drawings, 1950-1959; Subseries 4, Publications and Manuscripts, 1930-1974, undated; Subseries 5, Photographs, undated; Subseries 6, Card Files, undated; Subseries 7, Samples, undated; and Subseries 8, Miscellaneous, 1934-1960, undated.

Research files document Hubbard's efforts to perfect his skills building harpsichords in the 1940's and 1950's. Hubbard journeyed to archives in small towns and gathered information there. He also worked as an apprentice at Arnold Dolmetsch's workshop and later with Hugh Gough in England. This research eventually resulted in instruments that had all the qualities of their older models. This series is arranged topically, then chronologically.

Subseries 1, Notebooks, 1932-1973, includes Work and Ideas of Arnold Dolmestch, which paved the way for building harpsichords based on historical principles. Other notebooks include the Ruckers Taskin (an eighteenth century Flemish harpsichord) and Hubbard's notebook on the alteration of a Hemsch Harpsichord in 1972. There are some notebooks titled by volume that relate to the Hubbard and Dowd Company.

Subseries 2, Correspondence and Notes, 1955-1961, undated, consists of letters and technical notes such as workshop methods, the Ruckers Taskin, and notes from the Harding Museum. The majority of correspondence and notes are unidentified.

Subseries 3, Drawings, 1950-1959, undated, consists of tracings, rubbings, templates, and Hubbard and Dowd drawings of harpsichord designs and harpsichord parts. Some drawings depict the construction of harpsichords by earlier builders. The drawings are unprocessed.

Subseries 4, Publications and Manuscripts, 1930-1974, undated, includes loose pages of an "Ars Organi sketch," articles by Edwin W. Ripin, and loose pages of the French Encyclopedia. There are publications in French, such as a biographical note on the "Blanchet" describing Parisian harpsichord makers. Illustrated London News, Le Soir Illustre, Christian Science Monitor, and Cincinnati Enquirer magazine articles are also included.

Subseries 5, Photographs, undated, consists of unidentified photographs of harpsichords.

Subseries 6, Card Files, undated, consists of index cards documenting instruments examined and instrument makers. There is an index for the cards.

Subseries 7, Samples, undated contains DeQuoco harpsichord iron strings, wood samples, DeQuoco harpsichord wire, and soft iron wire samples.

Subseries 8, Miscellaneous Items, 1934-1960, undated, includes a map of Central Europe, sheet music, museum procedure forms, concert programs, Successor Brocco Instruments, a 1950's instrument maker of the fortepiano, and promotional material for instrument makers.

Series 5, Sales and Promotional Materials, 1961-2000, is divided into six subseries: Series 1, Sales Journals, 1983-1998, Series 2, Instruments on order, 1968-1987, Series 3, Dealer files, 1975-1990, Series 4, Packing lists, 1970-2000, Series 5, Promotional files, 1961-2001, and Series 6, Catalogs of Other Instruments. It is arranged topically then chronologically.

Subseries 1, Sales Journals, 1983-1998, consists of loose pages of expenses and receipts for the instruments produced by the company in the 1980's and 1990's. These include the French harpsichord, the English Bentside Spinet, fortepiano, virginal, ottavino, and organ.

Subseries 2, Instruments on Order, 1968-1987, includes correspondence between representatives of the company and individuals, companies, musical societies, and colleges relating primarily to orders for finished instruments. Requests for kit orders and replacement parts are included. There are also instrument-on-order tracking sheets, invoices, and shipping orders and forms that document the orders that were placed.

Subseries 3, Dealer Files, 1975-1990, contains correspondence between Hubbard representatives and dealers, both domestic and international, who promoted Hubbard harpsichords. The customs broker company, T.D. Downing, is also represented. Other materials include tracking sheets, shipping forms invoices, bills, checks, inventory lists, mail, telegrams, and certificates of insurance between the Hubbard Harpsichords Company and dealers. Dealers include Japanese companies like Arai and Company and German individuals like Klevers. Dealers from Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and United States are also represented.

Subseries 4, Packing Lists, 1970-2000, consists of the kit orders placed for the French harpsichord, English bentside spinet, fortepiano, virginal, ottavino, and organ the company produced. Some packing lists indicate the number of kits the company packed each year. The numbers on the folders indicate the number of kits produced by the company.

Subseries 5, Promotional Files, 1961-2001, includes correspondence and catalogs from festivals, exhibitions, workshops, and projects that helped the company reach out to the wider public. The Boston Early Music Festival, for which Diane Hubbard was a board member, is well represented. Workshops in skills such as voicing, tuning, repair, and general woodworking classes helped amateur craftsman receive instructions for harpsichord-related activities. The special projects document other activities and venues, such as high school projects, and other activities by the Hubbard's to share their knowledge of, and enthusiasm for, harpsichords.

Subseries 6, Catalogs of Other Instruments, undated, consists of competitors' catalogs for early instruments. Hubbard's notable competitors include Wallace Zuckerman (Zuckerman harpsichords), and Hubbard's former business partner, William Dowd. The subseries is arranged alphabetically by competitor name.

Series 6, Financial Records, 1976-2000, consists of general financial documents, balance sheets, tax information, and payrolls.

Materials include account receivables, kits work in progress, monthly expense budgets, accounts payable, cash disbursements, write-offs and cancellations, bad debts, finished instrument orders and sales, miscellaneous income, monthly totals from sales journals, cash disbursements petty cash statements, kits ordered and shipped, restorations and fixed assets. Balance sheets, tax information, payroll documents, and related income statements complement the general financial documents to document the company's finances. The materials are arranged chronologically, then topically.

Series 7, Legal Records, 1959-1987, undated, consists of memoranda, notes, correspondence, and financial materials relating to legal cases and commercial acquisitions for the Hubbard Harpsichord Company from the 1970's to 1980's. The series is divided into five subseries: Subseries 1, Notes of John Ashby, 1968-1977; Subseries 2, Notes of Henry S. Healy, 1973-1978; Subseries 3, Belt v. Hubbard, 1963-1977; Subseries 4, Correspondence, 1963-1979; and Subseries 5, Acquisitions and Mergers, 1959-1987.

Subseries 1, Notes of John Ashby, 1968-1977, consists of notes of the company's lead attorney John H. Ashby pertaining to legal agreements between Hubbard and Erdmann, Hubbard's estate, Belt v. Hubbard, and general financial matters.

Subseries 2, Notes of Henry S. Healy, 1973-1978, consists of the notes of Henry S. Healy regarding the company's acquisition of commercial real estate and leases.

Subseries 3, Belt v. Hubbard, 1963-1977, consists of correspondence, memos, notes, affidavits, pleading matters, and pending matters used in the Belt v. Hubbard case.

Subseries 4, Correspondence, 1963-1979, consists of general correspondence. Wallets five through nine deal with merger acquisitions and sublease agreements during the 1970's and 1980's. Reviews of the company's financial operations are included in accountant reports, tax returns, and documents for the board of directors meetings.

Series 8, Soundboard Newsletters, 1979-1999, consists of a yearly newsletter with information about the company's activities for harpsichord enthusiasts.

Series 9, Photographs, 1968-1993, undated, consists of two albums of harpsichord photos and slides at events and concert halls.

Series 10, Drawings, undated (unprocessed)

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into nine series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1949-2003

Series 2: Business Files, 1965-2000

Subseries 2.1: Annual meetings and reports, 1965-2000

Subseries 2.2: Corporate Affairs, 1960-1997

Subseries 2.3: Employee Files, 1967-1996

Series 3, Frank Hubbard Harpsichord Kits, Inc., 1964-1997, undated

Subseries 3.1: Kit Instructions, 1964-1989, undated

Subseries 3.2: Price lists and costs, 1974-1999, undated

Subseries 3.3: Instruments on order, 1968-1987

Subseries 3.4: Catalogues of Hubbard Harpsichords, 1984-1997

Series 4: Research, 1930-1974

Subseries 4.1: Notebooks, 1932-1973, undated

Subseries 4.2: Correspondence and Notes, 1955-1961, undated

Subseries 4.3: Drawings, 1950-1959, undated (partially processed)

Subseries 4.4: Publications and Manuscripts, 1930-1974, undated

Subseries 4.5: Photographs, undated

Subseries 4.6: Card Files, undated

Subseries 4.7: Samples, undated

Subseries 4.8: Miscellaneous, 1934-1960, undated

Series 5: Sales and Promotional Materials, 1961-2001, undated

Subseries 5.1: Sales Journals, 1983-1998

Subseries 5.2: Dealer Files, 1975-1990

Subseries 5.3: Instruments on Order, 1968-1987

Subseries 5.4: Packing Lists, 1970-2000

Subseries 5.5: Promotional Files, 1961-2001

Subseries 5.6: Catalogs of Other Instruments, undated

Series 6: Financial Records, 1976-2000

Series 7: Legal Records, 1959-1987, undated

Subseries 7.1: Notes of John Ashby, 1968-1977

Subseries 7.2: Notes of Henry S. Healy, 1973-1978

Subseries 7.3: Belt v. Hubbard Materials, 1963-1977

Subseries 7.4: Correspondence, 1963-1979

Subseries 7.5: Acquisitions and Mergers, 1959-1987

Series 8: Soundboard Newsletters, 1979-1999

Series 9: Photographs, 1968-1993, undated

Biographical / Historical:

Frank Twombly Hubbard (1920-1976) was an American early instruments maker who with William R. Dowd (1922-2008) and the German harpsichord maker Martin Skowroneck, resurrected historical methods of harpsichord building. Many harpsichord makers in the United States are in debt to Frank Hubbard, his research, and his work with Dowd which became central to the twentieth century revival of harpsichord building in the United States.

Born on May 15, 1920, in New York, Hubbard graduated from Harvard University (Bachelor's, 1942; Master of Arts, 1947). At Harvard, Hubbard met William Dowd (1922-2008) who also had an interest in early instruments. Together they constructed a clavichord, an early stringed keyboard instrument used during the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries. Hubbard and Dowd both decided to leave Harvard to pursue instrument making. In 1947, Dowd went to work with John Challis in Michigan, while Hubbard went to England and became an apprentice at the workshop of Arnold Dolmetsch in Haslemere. Not learning much about the historic harpsichord, Hubbard worked with Hugh Gough in London in 1948. During his one-year stay with Gough, he was able to visit collections of early keyboard instruments around Europe and study the instruments of fifteenth to eighteenth century harpsichord makers.

Hubbard returned to the United States in 1949 and founded a workshop with Dowd, called Hubbard and Dowd, Inc., in Boston, Massachusetts, which was dedicated to building harpsichords on historical principles. Hubbard and Dowd restored harpsichords in public and private collections (including the Smithsonian) which helped improve their own techniques of design and construction. In 1958 the partnership ended and Hubbard formed his own workshop, Frank Hubbard Harpsichords, Inc. on the Lyman Estate in Waltham, Massachusetts. Dowd opened a larger workshop in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Hubbard held several fellowships--a Fulbright Fellowship (1957), American Philosophical Society Grant (1958) and the Belgium American Educational Foundation CRB Fellowship (1958)--to examine instrument collections in Europe. From 1967 to 1968, he set up the restoration workshop for the Musee Instrumental at the Paris Conservatoire. In the 1970s, he taught courses at Harvard and Boston Universities. Hubbard wrote Three Centuries of Harpsichord Making in 1965. Ralph Kirkpatrick, a harpsichordist, wrote, "Hubbard unquestionably knows more about the history and construction of harpsichords than anyone alive today."

Hubbard developed a harpsichord in 1963 based on a 1769 French harpsichord which was sold as a "do-it-yourself" kit. It included a manual and all the crucial parts. Any person with a good grasp of woodworking and basic knowledge of harpsichord making, with dedication and careful work, was able to produce a fine instrument. Other kit designs followed in subsequent decades, and were marketed and sold under the name of Frank Hubbard Harpsichord Kits, Inc.

Frank Hubbard died on February 26, 1976 in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Operations at the Hubbard shop continued under the direction of Hubbard's wife, Diane Hubbard until 2000. Diane Hubbard died in 2009. Approximately 300 instruments were built in the shop, and nearly 4,000 kits were sold to customers around the world.

Related Materials:

Materials at the National Museum of American History

Materials in the Archives Center

Dowd Harpsichord Collection, 1949-1997 (AC0593)

The Division of Culture and the Arts (now Division of Cultural and Community Life

The division has a Hubbard clavichord and harpsichords built by other makers.

Provenance:

The collection was donated by Hendrik Broekman, President, Hubbard Harpsichords, Inc., on September 20, 2011.

Restrictions:

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

Rights:

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

Topic:

Musical instrument makers  Search this

Harpsichord makers  Search this

Harpsichord  Search this

Musical instruments  Search this

Genre/Form:

Business records -- 20th century

Newsletters -- 20th century

Photographs -- 1950-2000

Project files

Financial records -- 20th century

Legal documents -- 20th century

Account books -- 20th century

Correspondence -- 20th century

Research -- 20th century

Manuals

Design drawings -- 20th century

Citation:

Hubbard Harpsichord Records, 1930-2003, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1256

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep845b96f47-f9af-42d9-b1d0-f7ae3d290e54

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1256

Composer:

Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989  Search this

Extent:

3 Cubic feet (6 boxes and 10 oversize folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Awards

Paintings

Sheet music

Posters

Date:

1905 - 1987

Summary:

Irving Berlin was a 20th century American composer and songwriter. This collection has sheet music for over 200 songs composed by Irving Berlin, as well as a sheet music by other composers. In addition to sheet music, there is correspondence, awards, photographs, and posters pertaining to Irving Berlin.

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists primarily of sheet music for over 200 songs composed by Irving Berlin, as well as sheet music by others, published before 1925. Additionally, there are awards, photographs, correspondence and posters relating to Irving Berlin.

Series 1, Sheet Music by Irving Berlin, circa 1907-1966,and undated, contains sheet music from musicals and films written by Irving Berlin. These are alphabetized by song title.

Series 2, Miscellaneous Sheet Music, 1905-1925, contains a miscellaneous assortment of sheet music from the early 1900s by various composers and lyricists, including two pieces by Irving Berlin. The series is arranged alphabetical by song title. Key: (L) indicates "Lyrics", (W) indicates "Words" and (M) indicates "Music" after composer's name(s).

Series 3, Awards, 1938-1987 and undated, contains awards to Berlin from schools, cities and professional musicians' associations. The earliest in the collection is August 1938, the Box Office Ribbon Award for the best picture of the month, "Alexander's Ragtime Band." The latest one is an accolade by the United States Senate, duly noted in the Congressional Record of October 30, 1987. Series 4 contains correspondence related to the awards.

Series 4, Correspondence, Photographs, and Posters, 1916-1980s and undated, contains correspondence, photographs, and posters. Also included are many large copy prints of Irving Berlin paintings, almost all of which are portraits or still lifes. Some date from the 1970s and 1980s. Nearly all are either signed or initialed. Photographs include Irving Berlin and one of his pianos. A document folio contains photographs of a number of canceled envelopes and a composition manuscript, "I Am Just a Dreaming Fool." There are several posters relating to Irving Berlin musicals.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into four series.

Series 1, Sheet Music by Irving Berlin, circa 1907-1966, and undated

Series 2, Miscellaneous Sheet Music, 1905-1925

Series 3, Awards, 1938-1987, and undated

Series 4, Correspondence, Photographs and Posters, 1916-1980s and undated

Biographical / Historical:

Irving Berlin, composer of about 1,500 popular songs, a number of stage musicals and film scores, was born in Russia on May 11, 1888. Named Israel by his parents, Moses and Leah Baline, he fled to the United States with them in 1893. Upon arrival he adopted his American name, and the family settled on the lower east side of New York City. Irving attended public school there for two years, but dropped out to work and help support his family.

In 1907 while employed as a waiter in New York's Chinatown, Irving Berlin wrote his first song, "Marie from Southern Italy". A year later he was employed as a lyricist by a music publishing house and soon was a partner in the company, Waterson, Berlin and Snyder. In 1910 Irving Berlin wrote "My Wife's Gone to the Country" and "Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon". These launched his career as a world famous composer of popular songs and in 1911 "Alexander's Ragtime Band" was a sensational hit. It was this song, along with the others he made at this time, that many consider the advent of Modernism within the musical field.

During World War I, Irving Berlin was stationed at Camp Upton, Long Island, where he wrote patriotic songs, including an all-soldier musical revue and the song "God Bless America" (this was not released until twenty years later). After the war he established his own music publishing company in New York City, Irving Berlin Inc. In 1921 he partnered with Sam Harris and and built the Music Box Theater.

Irving Berlin was married twice. The first marriage in 1912 was to Dorothy Goetz, who died shortly afterward. In 1926 he married Ellin Mackay, the daughter of C. H. Mackay, chairman of the board of Postal Telegraph Cable Company. They had four children: Mary Ellin Barret, Elizabeth Irving Peters, Linda Louise Emmet, and little Irving, who died in infancy.

During World War II, Mr. Berlin toured the United States and the European and Pacific battle zones. Proceeds from these appearances were assigned to the Army Emergency Relief and other service agencies. He was the recipient of the Medal of Merit, the Congressional Gold Medal, and the President's Medal of Freedom and was a member of the Legion of Honor of France.

After the war, Berlin continued to write songs, scores, and musicals. It was during these decades that the score for the movie "White Christmas" and the play "Annie Get Your Gun" were produced. He took up painting as a hobby later in life. He died on September 22, 1989 at the age of 101. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetary, the Bronx, New York City.

Related Materials:

Material in the Archives Center

Sam DeVincent Illustrated Sheet Music Collection

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Material in Other Institutions

Library of Congress

University of New Hampshire, Milne Special Collections

Provenance:

Donated to National Museum of American History (formerly the the Museum of History and Technology) by Irving Berlin on March 27, 1975.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Rights:

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

Occupation:

Composers -- 20th century  Search this

Topic:

Popular music -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Portraits -- 1900-1950  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Awards

Paintings

Sheet music

Posters -- 1940-1960

Citation:

Irving Berlin Collection, 1905-1987, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0257

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Irving Berlin Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87847f5a6-b5fc-418e-89de-236b8146c708

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0257

Artist:

Unidentified Artist  Search this

Associated Person:

Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896  Search this

Medium:

Engraving on paper

Dimensions:

Image: 23.2 × 16 cm (9 1/8 × 6 5/16")

Sheet: 26.5 × 18.4 cm (10 7/16 × 7 1/4")

Mat: 45.8 × 35.5 cm (18 1/16 × 14")

Type:

Print

Place:

United States\New York\Kings\New York

Date:

c. 1853

Topic:

Symbols & Motifs\Medal  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

AD/NPG.2015.10

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location:

Currently not on view

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm408c6f1ce-ea01-489d-adbf-dc245e049059

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_AD_NPG.2015.10