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Abraham Lincoln

Artist:
Max Platz, 01 Jun 1850 - 25 Feb 1894  Search this
Copy after:
Alexander Hesler, 12 Jul 1823 - 05 Jul 1895  Search this
Sitter:
Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 20.7 × 15.1 cm (8 1/8 × 5 15/16")
Sheet: 21.8 × 16.5 cm (8 9/16 × 6 1/2")
Mount: 25 × 17.4 cm (9 13/16 × 6 7/8")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\Illinois\Cook\Chicago
Date:
after 1857
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Male  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\State Senator\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Crafts and Trades\Boat builder  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Archives of American Art
Object number:
S/NPG.78.163
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/sm4b70ba740-35dc-45e1-9c5c-baa80e7781f5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.78.163

Abraham Lincoln

Artist:
George B. Ayres, 1867 - ?  Search this
Copy after:
Alexander Hesler, 12 Jul 1823 - 05 Jul 1895 (Photographer)  Search this
Sitter:
Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 20.5 × 15.6 cm (8 1/16 × 6 1/8")
Mount: 25.3 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 7 15/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1895
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Male  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\State Senator\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Crafts and Trades\Boat builder  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Archives of American Art
Object number:
S/NPG.84.175
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/sm4ef6c2458-a626-47e0-92b2-b72c9dc9cb7b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.84.175

Armory Show (International Exhibition of Modern Art) memorabilia

Creator:
Hirshhorn, Joseph H.  Search this
Names:
Armory Show (1913: New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Extent:
0.02 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Postcards
Place:
Illinois -- Chicago
Massachusetts -- Boston
New York (State) -- New York City
Date:
1913
Summary:
Memorabilia from the International Exhibition of Modern Art in 1913, commonly known as the Armory Show, measures 0.02 linear feet and includes one button, two invitations, and 54 postcards primarily from the New York installation and also a few from the installations in Boston, Massachusetts and Chicago, Illinois.
Scope and Contents:
Memorabilia from the International Exhibition of Modern Art in 1913, commonly known as the Armory Show, measures 0.02 linear feet and includes one button, two invitations, and 54 postcards primarily from the New York installation and also a few from the installations in Boston, Massachusetts and Chicago, Illinois.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Organized by the Association of American Painters and Sculptors, the Armory Show of 1913 (also known as the International Exhibition of Modern Art), was the first large-scale modern art exhibition of modern art held in the United States. Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981) was an art collector and founding donor of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution.
Provenance:
The Armory Show (International Exhibition of Modern Art) memorabilia, 1913, was donated by Olga Hirshhorn, widow of Joseph Hirshhorn in 1994.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Topic:
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Art, Modern  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards
Citation:
Armory Show (International Exhibition of Modern Art) memorabilia, 1913. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.hirsjose
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Armory Show (International Exhibition of Modern Art) memorabilia
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91c4cabdb-bbb6-4483-bd96-86dfcb4f0bad
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-hirsjose

Art-related archival materials in the Chicago area / Betty Blum

Author:
Blum, Betty  Search this
Archives of American Art  Search this
Physical description:
v, 74 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Illinois
Chicago Metropolitan Area
Chicago Metropolitan Area (Ill.)
Date:
1991
Topic:
Art, American--Sources  Search this
Art--Archival resources  Search this
Artists--History--Sources  Search this
Learned institutions and societies--Archives  Search this
Archival resources  Search this
Directories  Search this
Call number:
Z6611.A7 A672 1991
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_433358

Fox Run at Aurora, Illinois, (painting)

Painter:
Bagg, Henry Howard 1852-1928  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Topic:
Landscape--Illinois--Aurora  Search this
Control number:
IAP 70600018
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_130025

Katharine Kuh : interpreting the new / Nancy Maloy and Avis Berman, exhibition curators

Author:
Malloy, Nancy  Search this
Berman, Avis  Search this
Archives of American Art New York Regional Center  Search this
Subject:
Kuh, Katharine  Search this
Physical description:
23 p. : ill. ; 99 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
United States
Illinois
Chicago
Date:
1994
C1994
Topic:
Art critics  Search this
Art museum curators  Search this
Call number:
CT274.K953 A73 1994
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_692076

Oral history interview with Glen Kaufman

Interviewee:
Kaufman, Glen  Search this
Interviewer:
Shea, Josephine, 1958-  Search this
Creator:
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this
Names:
Cranbrook Academy of Art -- Faculty  Search this
Cranbrook Academy of Art -- Students  Search this
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America  Search this
Reserve Officers Training Corps  Search this
Allrich, Louise  Search this
Constantine, Mildred  Search this
Cook, Camille J.  Search this
Grotell, Maija  Search this
Johnston, Meda Parker  Search this
Lambert, Ed  Search this
Larsen, Jack Lenor  Search this
Liebes, Dorothy  Search this
McCutchen, Earl  Search this
Page, Charlene  Search this
Rossbach, Ed  Search this
Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998  Search this
Thompson, Bill  Search this
Extent:
12 Items (Sound recording: 12 sound files (5 hr., 29 min.))
86 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place:
Denmark -- description and travel
Europe -- description and travel
Illinois -- Chicago -- Description and Travel
India -- description and travel
Japan -- Description and Travel
Ohio -- Description and Travel
Date:
2008 January 22-February 23
Scope and Contents:
Oral history interview with Glen Kaufman conducted 2008 January 22 and February 23 by Josephine Shea, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America at Kaufman's home in Athens, Georgia.
Kaufman speaks of his childhood in Chicago; earning his B.A. in education in Wisconsin and meeting his wife; joining the ROTC and moving to Ohio; attending Cranbrook Academy of Art; living and studying in Denmark; traveling through Western Europe; working at the Liebes Studio in New York; teaching at Cranbrook for about 40 years; working in Japan; using metal leaf and wax in his art; moving from large to miniature textiles; his glove exhibition; visiting India; gallery exhibitions in Japan; the difference between university-trained artists and artisans; the impact of travel and international influences on his work; the art community in Kyoto; using Japanese dancers in his exhibitions; incorporating traditional Korean and Japanese materials and techniques into his work. Kaufman also recalls Charlene Page, Bill Thompson, Maija Grotell, Marianne Strengell, Dorothy Liebes, Jack Lenor Larsen, Meda Parker Johnston, Earl McCutchen, Ed Lambert, Mildred Constantine, Louise Allrich, Ed Rossbach, Camille Cook, and others.
Biographical / Historical:
Glen Kaufman (1932- ) is a textile artist who lives and works in Athens, Georgia and Kyoto, Japan. Josephine Shea (1958- ) is curator of the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House in Detroit, Michigan.
General:
Originally recorded as 4 minidiscs as 12 digital sound files. Duration is 5 hr., 29 min.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
Restrictions:
For information on how to access this interview contact Reference Services.
Topic:
Art -- Japan -- Kyoto  Search this
Textile artists -- Georgia -- Athens  Search this
Textile artists -- Japan -- Kyoto  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.kaufma08
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9799596e6-8da2-4c67-8f61-3c969b4d97ba
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-kaufma08
Online Media:

The Farmer's Kitchen

Artist:
Ivan Albright, born North Harvey, IL 1897-died Woodstock, VT 1983  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
36 x 30 1/8 in. (91.5 x 76.5 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1934
Topic:
Animal\cat  Search this
Figure female\elderly\knee length  Search this
Occupation\domestic\cooking  Search this
Dress\accessory\eye wear  Search this
Dress\accessory\apron  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\Illinois  Search this
Object\vegetable\radish  Search this
Object\furniture\stove  Search this
Architecture Interior\domestic\kitchen  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.74
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7cf17ac42-f0d8-490a-9665-ba04317235b3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1964.1.74

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