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Creator:

Allis-Chalmers  Search this

S. Morgan Smith Company  Search this

Names:

Atlanta Water and Electric Power Company  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Extent:

23 Cubic feet (105 boxes; 4 map folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Advertisements

Catalogs

Photographs

Trade literature

Place:

Atlanta (Ga.)

York (Pa.)

Date:

1890-1914.

Summary:

This collection documents the products and facilities of the S. Morgan Smith Company through photographs and trade literature.

Scope and Contents:

Archival materials, including photographs, advertising art, catalogs and other trade literature, documenting the equipment, facilities, personnel and products of the S. Morgan Smith Company, engineers and contractors. The subjects of the photographs include engines, fire pumps, generators, paper making machinery, turbines, the construction of a dam and hydroelectric station by the Atlanta Water and Electric Power Company, and the Mathis Dam near Atlanta.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into three series

Series 1: Company Records, 1877-1961

Series 2: Catalog Art, undated

Series 3: Glass Plate Negatives,

Biographical / Historical:

The S. Morgan Smith Company was an engineering company located in York, Pennsylvania. It was founded by S. Morgan Smith, who patented one of the first washing machines, in 1877. The company became notable for its high-powered water turbines and other hydraulic machinery. The S. Morgan Smith Company later became Allis-Chalmers.

Provenance:

Donated to the National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History) in 1968 by the Allis-Chalmers Company.

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:

Dams  Search this

Engines  Search this

Fire pumps  Search this

Generators and generating stations  Search this

Hydraulic engineering  Search this

Hydroelectric power plants  Search this

Power plants  Search this

Turbines  Search this

Water-power  Search this

Genre/Form:

Advertisements

Catalogs

Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 19th-20th century

Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 1890-1920

Trade literature

Citation:

S. Morgan Smith Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1099

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S. Morgan Smith Company Records

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep834bcaf09-d452-4e04-abdd-10162af29786

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1099

Creator:

Jordan, Phil  Search this

Names:

Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington  Search this

Baughman Company  Search this

Beveridge and Associates Inc.  Search this

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America  Search this

East Carolina University  Search this

IBM (International Business Machines)  Search this

McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.  Search this

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Richmond Times-Dispatch (Firm)  Search this

Robert Kline and Co. Inc.  Search this

Skyline Soaring Club  Search this

Society of Illustrators (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

United States Postal Service  Search this

United States Postal Service. Stamp Development Department  Search this

United States. Coast Guard  Search this

United States. Montgomery G.I. Bill  Search this

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this

Virginia Commonwealth University  Search this

Jordan, Phil  Search this

Extent:

7.18 Cubic feet (10 letter size document boxes, 3 legal size document boxes, one tall document box, and one oversize folder.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

New Bern (N.C.)

Fort Greely (Alaska)

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Date:

1992-2015

Summary:

Phil Jordan was a Stamp Art Director for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Jordan's involvement with the USPS started in 1991 and ended 23 years later having worked on 300 stamps. The collection consists primarily of stamp design files created and maintained by Jordan during his time as a Stamp Art Director for the United States Postal Service (USPS) from 1991 to 2014. The majority of the files relate to stamps that were issued by the USPS while a smaller portion of the files are related to unissued stamps that Jordan worked on. As a Stamp Art Director, Jordan was responisbile for leading and providing direction for stamp designs and regularly worked with researchers, artists, painters, illustrators, photographers, and typographers to bring to fruition an aesthetic vision for each stamp.

Scope and Contents:

The Phil Jordan collection consists primarily of stamp design files created and maintained by Jordan during his time as a Stamp Art Director for the United States Postal Service (USPS) from 1991 to 2013. The majority of the files relate to stamps that were issued by the USPS while a smaller portion of the files are related to unissued stamps that Jordan worked on. As a Stamp Art Director, Jordan was responsible for leading and providing direction for stamp designs and regularly worked with researchers, artists, painters, illustrators, photographers, and typographers to bring to fruition an aesthetic vision for each stamp.

Of the some 300 stamps Jordan was responsible for, some that are represented in this collection include stamps related to hospice care (Jordan consider his work on this stamp to be amongst the most rewarding); legends of baseball; the Civil War Sesquicentennial; legends of Hollywood; the Indianapolis 500; literary arts; Owney the postal dog; the Washington, D.C. cherry blossom centennial; bicycling; ʻĪd al-Fiṭr; Grand Central Terminal in New York City; the USS Arizona Memorial; Wilt Chamberlain; the 225th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard; and the 50th anniversary of supersonic flight.

In addition, there are portfolios that provide visual documentation of Jordan's work on stamps, correspondence related to stamp design inquiries, and some biographical information.

Materials in the collection include correspondence, drawings, illustrations, color photographs, color transparencies, maps, news releases, notes, research materials, brochures, and clippings. Some materials are in electronic format.

Many of the stamps that Jordan worked on as Stamp Art Director can be found at the National Postal Museum.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into five series.

Series

Series 1: Issued Stamps Issued Stamps, 1999-2011

Series 2: Unissued Stamps, 1998-2006

Series 3: Portfolios, 1993-2015

Series 4: General Files, 1992-2013

Series 5: Oversize, 1994-2015

Biographical / Historical:

Phil Jordan was a Stamp Art Director for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Jordan's involvement with the USPS started in 1991 and ended 23 years later having worked on 300 stamps.

Jordan grew up in New Bern, North Carolina and attended East Carolina University. After a period of service with the Army Arctic Indoctrination School in Fort Greely, Alaska, Jordan graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in visual communications. Early in his career he worked as an artist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Baughman Company offset lithographers while attending school on the GI Bill.

Later he worked at the advertising agency Robert Kline and Co. Inc. as their art supervisor before serving as the assistant art director the United States Chamber of Commerce. Next, he joined Beveridge and Associates, Inc. guiding art direction for corporate, institutional and government design projects. Eventually becoming a partner at the firm, Jordan left after 18 years to form his own communications consulting firm where he managed projects for USAir, NASA, McGraw-Hill, IBM, the National Air and Space Museum, and Smithsonian Books.

Jordan was responsible for the formats of the Air and Space and Smithsonian magazines and was their Design Director for fifteen years. From there his work as consulting art director for the United States Postal Service's Stamp Development Department saw him art direct and produce 300 postage stamps as well as other stamp collateral publications for 23 years. Among some of the stamps he worked on include the 2011 Neon! Celebrate stamp, the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Stars stamps, the 2013 Civil War stamps; the 2012 Cherry Blossom Centennial stamps; the 1997 Classic American Aircraft stamps; and the 2003 First Flight stamp.

Jordan's work has been featured in a number of exhibitions and in publications such as Graphis, Society of Illustrators, and Communication Arts. A recipient of professional awards from these organizations over the years, he was also the recipient of the NASA Group Achievement Award. He is a past president of the Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington and was an avid glider pilot, being a founding member of the Skyline Soaring Club and the former long-time editor of Skylines newsletter.

Provenance:

Donated by Phil Jordan, 2015. This collection was initially part of the museum collections (Accession 2015.2015), but was released to the NPM Archives in December 2023.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Access to original archival materials is by appointment only. Researchers must submit request for appointment in writing. Please direct reference inquiries to the National Postal Museum Archives: NPM_Archives@si.edu.

Rights:

The National Postal Museum Archives makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and the NPM Rights and Reproductions for additional information. Please direct reference inquiries to the National Postal Museum Archives: NPM_Archives@si.edu.

Occupation:

Art directors  Search this

Graphic designers -- United States  Search this

Topic:

Postage stamps  Search this

Baseball  Search this

Cherry blossoms  Search this

Bicycling  Search this

Supersonic planes  Search this

Hospice care  Search this

Owney (Dog)  Search this

Glider pilots  Search this

USS Arizona Memorial (Hawaii)  Search this

ʻĪd al-Fiṭr  Search this

Citation:

Phil Jordan Collection, NPMA.2023.2, National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NPMA.2023.2

See more items in:

Phil Jordan Collection

Archival Repository:

National Postal Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/zn80a463026-5019-4c9c-95c2-cd698cf84f5a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-npma-2023-2

Creator:

Gordon, Leah  Search this

Extent:

0.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1964-1970

Scope and Contents:

The Leah Gordon interview notes and research materials measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1964-1970. The material was created by Gordon as background research for Time Magazine's visual arts coverage between 1964 and 1970. Gordon would interview artists and submit her typewritten notes and summaries to Time's editorial staff for use by the writer of the assigned piece. Notable figures interviewed include Romare Bearden, Marcel Breuer, Joseph Cornell, Marcel Duchamp, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Louise Nevelson, Barnett Newman, Claes Oldenburg, Nam June Paik, I.M. Pei, Ben Shahn, and Tony Smith, among others. Other files contain interview notes and research regarding coverage of exhibitions and museums, including the "American Primitives" exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, Edith Halpern's bequest to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Shelburne Museum in Vermont, etc. The collection also includes some internal correspondence and clippings of the final stories as they ran in the magazine. Most of the documents are original typescripts, with some photocopies. In these instances, the photocopy is considered to be the only surviving copy of the document.

Biographical / Historical:

Leah Gordon is a writer and researcher in New York, N.Y. Gordon worked as an art researcher and writer for Time Magazine in New York between 1964-1970. Gordon would interview artists and submit her typewritten notes and summaries to Time's editorial staff for use by the writer of the assigned piece.

Provenance:

Donated in 2023 by Leah Gordon.

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:

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

Identifier:

AAA.gordleah

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw997e45c67-4697-482d-acdb-5025978e51a5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-gordleah

Creator:

Speyer, Nora  Search this

Fromboluti, Sideo, 1921-  Search this

Names:

Long Point Gallery (Provincetown, Mass.)  Search this

Extent:

2.5 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sketchbooks

Video recordings

Date:

circa 1940-2015

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Nora Speyer and Sideo Fromboluti measure 2.5 linear feet and date from the early 1940s until the 2010s. The collection documents Speyer's and Fromboluti's lives and works through biographical material, correspondence, writings, sketchbooks, artworks, photographic materials, personal business records, clippings and other printed materials, and audio-visual materials. Also found is biographical mrelating to Speyer's family, including her mother, sculptor Tillie Speyer, her brother James, a prominent museum curator, and her sister Darthea, a prominent gallerist in Paris. Also present are documents relating to the Speyer family's art collections.

Correspondence is primarily between Nora and family, with a smattering of other personal and professional correspondence. Photographic materials document both Speyer and Fromboluti at home and in their studios, while traveling, and with friends and family in New York, Woodstock, and Providence, where the couple were founding members of the Long Point Gallery. Also included are photographs, some in digital format, of their respective artworks and exhibitions. The collection includes one notebook and scattered unpublished writings by Nora and two sketchbooks and an unpublished memoir by Sideo. Printed material consists primarily of invitation cards and catalogues for exhibitions, along with publications about their collection of antiquities and a signed portfolio of prints by various Long Point Gallery artists. A small number of VHS tapes document a lecture by Fromboluti, an interview with fellow Long Point Gallery founder Robert Motherwell, and a Long Point Gallery dinner.

Biographical / Historical:

Nora Speyer (1923- ) and her husband Sideo Fromboluti (1921- ) are painters based in New York, NY and Wellfleet, Massachusetts and two of the founding members of Long Point Gallery in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Provenance:

Donated in 2022 by Iona Fromboluti-Wirls, the artists' daughter.

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 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:

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

Painters -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sketchbooks

Video recordings

Identifier:

AAA.speynora

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98cb828b7-aaa9-47ff-9a36-53462ea855d5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-speynora

Creator:

Zeidman, Dorothy  Search this

Extent:

4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1982-2003

Scope and Contents:

The Dorothy Zeidman photographs of works of art and exhibitions measures 4.0 linear feet and date from 1982-2003. The collection comprises approximately 9,000 black and white 4x5 negatives and a small number of color 4x5 transparencies. Zeidman photographed works of art and exhibitions for the Leo Castelli and Mary Boone Galleries, as well as for numerous other clients in the New York area. Artists represented include Roy Lichtenstein, Keith Sonnier, Bruce Nauman, Susan Rothenberg, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Joseph Kosuth, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, Richard Serra, Richard Artschwager, Robert Therrien, Lawrence Weiner, Ed Ruscha, Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Morris, Jan Dibbets, Frank Stella, Andy Warhol, Louise Nevelson, Alan Saret, Cy Twombly, James Rosenquist, Robert Grosvenor, David Salle, Francesco Clemente, Sandro Chia, Terry Winters, Meyer Vaisman, Peter Schuyff, Miguel Barcelo, William Copley, Donald Lipski, and others. The collection also includes photographs of works on paper by Pierre Matisse commissioned by the Matisse family and scattered photographs of exhibitions in New York City museums.

Biographical / Historical:

Dorothy Zeidman is a photographer in New York, NY. Between 1982 and 2003, she photographed works of art and exhibitions for artists and galleries in New York City including the Leo Castelli Gallery and Mary Boone Gallery, as well as for numerous other clients in the New York area.

Provenance:

Donated in 2023 by Dorothy Zeidman.

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:

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

Identifier:

AAA.zeiddoro

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e0b0baef-dbb9-4de8-b668-e2c88b60b42a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-zeiddoro

Collector:

Isaacs, Charles  Search this

Creator:

Saché, John Edward, 1824-1882  Search this

Beato, Felice, b. ca. 1825  Search this

Kusakabe, Kimbei, 1841-1934  Search this

Bourne, Samuel, 1834-1912  Search this

Skeen & Co.  Search this

Scowen & Co.  Search this

Extent:

73 Albumen prints (various sizes.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Albumen prints

Photographs

Place:

India

Jammu and Kashmir (India)

Udagamandalam (India)

Kanpur (India)

Lucknow (India)

Japan

Guangzhou (China)

China

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Date:

circa 1850-1900

Scope and Contents:

73 albumen photo prints, some mounted, many signed and numbered in the negative and some with hadwritten penciled identifications, various sizes. A small number are hand-tinted. Images depict Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Japan and China. Subjects include portraits, people in daily activities, street scenes, city views, architecture, fauna and gardens, and landscapes. Photographers include Scowen & Co., Skeen & Co. and Samuel Bourne. Images depict architectural monuments, city and village views, and picturesque landscapes such as the Great Imambara and Mosque in Lucknow, the quadrangle of the Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque) in Agra, the Memorial Well in Kanpur (Cawnpore), numerous views of villages, bridges and landscapes in Kashmir, and the botanical gardens at Ootacamund (Udagamandalam). There is also one photograph, an unmounted albumen print, signed and numbered in the negative, by John Edward Saché (active 1860-1880), also depicting a landscape in India. Additionally, an ethnographic portrait (unmounted albumen print) of two Sri Lankan indigenous men titled "Veddahs" by Charles T. Scowen is included in the collection.

Arrangement:

Four flat boxes.

Biographical / Historical:

British photographer Charles T. Scowen arrived in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in the early 1870s, where he was first employed as a clerk. By 1876, Scowen had established a studio, Scowen & Co., in Kandy, with a second location appearing in Columbo by the 1890s. There appear to have been several Scowens working in the studios, as Charles T. Scowen returned to England in 1885. C. Scowen was listed as the proprietor until 1891 and M. Scowen was the proprietor when the firm was finally sold in 1893. Images from Scowen & Co. were used to illustrate a number of books about Ceylon and the tea trade.

Skeen & Co. was a commercial photography studio active in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) from 1860-1903. In 1860, William Skeen, who was the official Government Printer, purchased J. Parting's photography studio in Colombo for his son, William Louis Henry Skeen, who had studied at the London School of Photography. In 1891 another Skeen & Co. studio was opened in Kandy. The firm was known for its images of agriculture (particularly tea and spices), industry (the construction of the Ceylon railroads and the Colombo Breakwater), landscapes and ethnic groups.

John Edward Saché (1824-1882) was an American commercial photographer, born in Prussia as Johann Edvart Zachert. He arrived in Calcutta in 1864 and for the next twenty years traveled widely in northern India, photographing major towns and sites. Saché's first professional association was with W. F. Westfield in Calcutta but he would go on to establish other studios, either alone or in partnerships, in Nainital, Bombay, Lucknow and Benares, among other locations.

Samuel Bourne (1834-1912) had already begun to earn recognition for his work in England, having exhibited at the London International Exhibition of 1862, when he decided to give up his position in a bank and depart for India to work as a professional photographer. He arrived in Calcutta early in 1863, initially setting up a partnership with William Howard. They moved up to Simla, where they established a new studio Howard & Bourne, to be joined in 1864 by Charles Shepherd, to form Howard, Bourne & Shepherd. By 1866, after the departure of Howard, it became Bourne & Shepherd, the name under which the firm continues to operate to this day. Although Bourne only spent 6 years in India, his time there was extremely productive. He undertook three major expeditions in the Himalayas, creating an impressive body of work which combined the highest technical quality and a keen artistic eye, while working under difficult physical conditions. Bourne left India for good in 1870, selling his interest in Bourne & Shepherd shortly thereafter and abandoning commercial photography.

Local Numbers:

FSA A2002.01

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Mosques  Search this

Imambaras  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Albumen prints

Citation:

Charles Isaacs Collection, FSA A2002.01. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A2002.01

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3785ae3a2-88ca-4b13-b53c-9abe7d959617

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-fsa-a2002-01

Creator:

Hannell, Hazel Johnson, 1895-2002  Search this

Names:

Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)  Search this

Chicago Society of Artists  Search this

Hannell, V. M. S., 1896-1964  Search this

Extent:

1.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1934-1985

Summary:

The papers of Hazel Hannell measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1934 to 1985. The papers focus on Hazel Hannell's and Vinol M. S. Hannell's careers in Chicago, Illinois and their participation with Chicago-area art groups. Found are forty-seven calendars published by the Chicago Society of Artists, some of which are annotated by the Hannells. Also found are scattered biographical materials, photographs, and clippings.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Hazel Hannell measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1934 to 1985. The papers focus on Hazel Hannell's and Vinol M. S. Hannell's careers in Chicago, Illinois and their participation with Chicago-area art groups. Found are forty-seven calendars published by the Chicago Society of Artists, some of which are annotated by the Hannells. Also found are scattered biographical materials, photographs, and clippings.

Arrangement:

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

Biographical / Historical:

Hazel Hannell (1895-2002) was a painter, ceramicist, and activist in Indiana and Chicago, Illinois. Born Mary Hazel Johnson, she married printmaker V.M.S. (Vinol) Hannell. Together, the Hannells were active in the No-Jury exhibitions and the Chicago Society of Artists. The Hannells often worked together making furniture from their own and others' designs. They co-designed the interior of the Victor Vienna Cafe at the Century of Progress Exposition.

Provenance:

Donated 1986 by Hazel Hannell.

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 -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Ceramicists -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women ceramicists  Search this

Citation:

Hazel Hannell papers, 1934-1985. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

Identifier:

AAA.hannhaze

See more items in:

Hazel Hannell papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96cc866f8-b8bc-4fcc-8738-22c121891616

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-hannhaze

Collection Creator:

Hannell, Hazel Johnson, 1895-2002  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1934-1978

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Hazel Hannell papers, 1934-1985. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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

See more items in:

Hazel Hannell papers

Hazel Hannell papers / Series 1: Hazel Hannell Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw917a3859f-2d8f-483c-aa94-76d0d1c6f915

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-hannhaze-ref5

Creator:

Plumer, James Marshall  Search this

Extent:

1.6 Cubic feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Correspondence

Printed material

Drawings

Maps

Place:

China

Date:

1935-1949

Scope and Contents:

Manuscripts, translations, correspondence, notes, maps, drawings, and black and white photographic prints and negatives related to James Marshall Plumer's work with Chinese ceramics, primarily concerning the location and excavation of a Yue ware kiln site.

Yüeh (sometimes Yueh) was the common romanization at the time of creation and is used extensively in this finding aid to reflect its usage in the original materials. Yue is preferred now. All other obsolete romanizations reflect usage in the original materials.

Arrangement:

Organized into two series: Series 1: Yüeh File Series 2: Photographs

Biographical / Historical:

James Marshall Plumer (1899-1960) , scholar of Asian art. After receiving his B.A. from Harvard, Plumer served as an administrative officer with the Chinese Government Service in Maritime Customs. From 1935 until his death, he taught art history at the University of Michigan while continuing to visit and work in China and Japan. In 1935 and 1937, Plumer discovered ancient kiln sites in the Chinese provinces of Fukien (Fujian) and Chekiang (Zhejiang). He wrote extensively on Chinese ceramics and edited the 'Far Eastern Ceramic Bulletin' from 1950 to 1958.

Related Materials:

James M. Plumer papers, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce and publish an item from the Archives is coordinated through the National Museum of Asian Art's Rights and Reproductions department. Please contact the Archives in order to initiate this process.

Topic:

Ceramics -- China  Search this

Ceramics -- Japan  Search this

Kilns -- China -- Fujian  Search this

Kilns -- China -- Zhejiang  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Correspondence

Printed material

Drawings

Maps

Citation:

James Marshall Plumer Collection, FSA.A.14. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Caroline I. Plumer.

Identifier:

FSA.A.14

See more items in:

James Marshall Plumer Collection

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc395f4d2fb-4ed5-472d-8410-b5f0ab3d55a3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-fsa-a-14

Creator:

Roberts, Laurance Page  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (box)

Container:

Box 1

Box 2

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Papers

Place:

China

Japan

Date:

undated

Scope and Contents:

These papers were created by museum director, administrator, and writer Laurance Page Roberts. The bulk of the collection is study material on Asian art originating from school course work during the 1930s. There are several notebooks filled with notes taken during lectures, several contain mounted photographs of Asian art works from public collections with descriptions. There are also 13 photos of Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat.

Biographical / Historical:

Laurance Page Roberts (1907-2002) was an art historian and art administrator in New York, Rome, and Philadelphia. Roberts worked as Curator of Near and Far Eastern Art (1934-1938), then Director (1938-1942) at the Brooklyn Museum. He later went on to be Director of the American Academy in Rome (1946-1959).

Local Numbers:

FSA A2014.01

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Papers

Citation:

Laurance Page Roberts Papers. FSA.A2014.01. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A2014.01

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc38e9baea5-9ac6-49b5-ae6b-89700eab645b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-fsa-a2014-01

Collection Creator:

Favretti, Rudy J., 1932-1923  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Rudy J. Favretti CollectionPapers.

Sponsor:

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

Identifier:

AAG.FAV, File RI172

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Rudy J. Favretti collection

Rudy J. Favretti collection / Series 1: Project Files / 1.19: Rhode Island / RI172: Newport -- Newport Art Museum & Art Association

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6abfd1068-ae28-4e20-a77e-35f5b3e72feb

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-fav-ref2267

Collection Creator:

Favretti, Rudy J., 1932-1923  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Rudy J. Favretti CollectionPapers.

Sponsor:

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

Identifier:

AAG.FAV, File RI172

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Rudy J. Favretti collection

Rudy J. Favretti collection / Series 1: Project Files / 1.19: Rhode Island / RI172: Newport -- Newport Art Museum & Art Association

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6dafce695-5a40-466f-a797-98ec070d23ca

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-fav-ref2268

Landscape architect:

Steele, Fletcher, 1885-1971  Search this

Former owner:

Stoddard, Robert, 1906-1984  Search this

Stoddard, Helen, 1904-1998  Search this

Horticulturist:

Wheat, Isabel  Search this

Gardener:

Mattus, Matt  Search this

Documentation:

Karski, Robert, 2016  Search this

Provenance:

Worcester Garden Club  Search this

Collection Creator:

Favretti, Rudy J., 1932-1923  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Steele-Stoddard-McDonough Garden (Worcester, Massachusetts).

United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Worcester -- Worcester

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets, photocopies of articles, and other information.

General:

Beginning work in 1949 the gardens on this five acre property were a collaboration between landscape architect Fletcher Steele (1855-1971) and owner Helen Stoddard, and most of Steele's design and plantings were maintained for the next 50 years. The site slopes down behind the house and has outcroppings of rock. Steele envisioned a descending cornucopia shape inspired by the illusion of the downward spiral he had observed in Titian's painting "Bacchus and Ariadne", and had the shape he wanted carved into the earth by bulldozers. Descending levels of lawn, flower beds, and a pond were bordered by a ribbon of bluestone planted with tufts of blue fescue. Dry stone walls planted with maiden hair ferns were built from a porous fossilized rock dug out of a dried-up lake bed in Castalia, Ohio. Two sets of steps, one from the bluestone terrace behind the house and another below a bank of roses were covered with moss. White birches were planted to draw the eye to perennial borders, and spires of arborvitae were another focal point. The Art Deco style of the garden brought together the exotic and native by blending into surrounding woodlands that had plantings of juniper, mountain laurel, azaleas, dogwood, hemlock, birch, and elm.

The current owners resolved to preserve Steele's innovative design and vision as much as possible while changing some deteriorating hardscape and plants. The dry Castalia stone wall and moss-covered steps were no longer safe and had to be replaced when the house was renovated. Bluestone was used to rebuild the terrace behind the house and for steps set on fieldstone risers, and a new low wall was built from cinder blocks with stone facing. A walkway of fieldstone set in the lawn recalled an original path. The blue fescue grass was dying off, possibly due to soggy feet, and is being replaced by Japanese hakone grass which is mostly yellow. The arborvitae had grown too tall and were out of scale, many were knocked over by a storm, and some are being replanted. However many of the perennials in the borders and beds, the white birches and the rose and azalea banks are still growing.

Persons associated with the garden include: Robert and Helen Stoddard (former owners, 1941-1999); Fletcher Steele (1885-1971) (landscape architect, 1946-1949); Matt Mattus (gardener, 1975-1980); Isabel Wheat (horticulturist, 1999- ); Robert Karski (documentation, 2016).

Related Materials:

Steele-Stoddard-McDonough Garden related holdings consist of 7 folders (119 35mm slides; 4 transparencies; 9 digital images)

See others in:

Garden Club of America Collection, ca. 1920-[ongoing].

Eleanor Weller collection, circa 1978-2006.

Ken Druse garden photography collection, 1978-2005.

Corliss Knapp Engle slide collection, 1969-2001.

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Topic:

Gardens -- Massachusetts -- Worcester  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Rudy J. Favretti CollectionPapers.

Sponsor:

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

Identifier:

AAG.FAV, File MA244

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Rudy J. Favretti collection

Rudy J. Favretti collection / Series 4: Visited Gardens / 4.2: Garden Images / Massachusetts

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6d4a1f341-6af9-4756-b98d-8b8109e8adea

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-fav-ref4

Collection Creator:

Favretti, Rudy J., 1932-1923  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Rudy J. Favretti CollectionPapers.

Sponsor:

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

Identifier:

AAG.FAV, Subgrp RI172

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Rudy J. Favretti collection

Rudy J. Favretti collection / Series 1: Project Files / 1.19: Rhode Island

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb693c24400-8499-4f0f-86e5-0afde77ad4cc

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-fav-ref524

Collection Creator:

Favretti, Rudy J., 1932-1923  Search this

Container:

Box 14

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Rudy J. Favretti CollectionPapers.

Sponsor:

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

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Rudy J. Favretti collection

Rudy J. Favretti collection / Series 4: Visited Gardens / 4.1: Brochures and Pamphlets / 3.6: Connecticut

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb64757c640-4959-4d18-8813-3023c27e3e30

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-fav-ref687

Collection Creator:

Favretti, Rudy J., 1932-1923  Search this

Container:

Box 14

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Rudy J. Favretti CollectionPapers.

Sponsor:

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

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Rudy J. Favretti collection

Rudy J. Favretti collection / Series 4: Visited Gardens / 4.1: Brochures and Pamphlets / 3.8: District of Columbia

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb643a98dbf-37c8-4217-974f-43fdb4348ff3

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-fav-ref708

Collection Creator:

Favretti, Rudy J., 1932-1923  Search this

Container:

Box 15

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Rudy J. Favretti CollectionPapers.

Sponsor:

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

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Rudy J. Favretti collection

Rudy J. Favretti collection / Series 4: Visited Gardens / 4.1: Brochures and Pamphlets / 3.25: North Carolina

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb673de5146-0041-4322-ab05-9cb1a429b655

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-fav-ref899

Creator:

Jacobson, Marcus, 1930-2001  Search this

Names:

York University (Toronto, Ont.). Art Gallery  Search this

Gu, Wenda, 1955-  Search this

Extent:

4 Letters (hand written)

1 Item (manuscript, hand written)

1 Exhibition catalog (includes essays and photographs)

1 Item (exhibition post card, black and white, 11 x 35 cm)

2 Photographs (color, 20 x 25 cm)

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Letters

Exhibition catalogs

Photographs

Chromogenic color prints

Correspondence

Place:

China

Canada -- Ontario -- Toronto

Date:

1986-1988

Scope and Contents:

This collection was created and collected by the late Dr. Marcus Jacobson. It consists of materials relating to contemporary Chinese artist Gu Wenda, whom Dr. Jacobson supported in Gu's early days (mid-1980s) by purchasing works and trying to interest fellow US and Canadian academics (Dr. Jacobson was a well-known neuroscientist) in Gu's works. This collection includes an original catalogue of Gu's first exhibition in North America at York University in Toronto to which Marcus contributed. Along with a few other items of similar nature including: correspondence from Gu to Dr. Jacobson, a letter from Dr. Jacobson to his art colleagues, and 2 photographs of Gu.

Arrangement:

Organized by document type: correspondence, notes, catalog, photographs.

Biographical / Historical:

Dr. Marcus Jacobson biographical note

Local Numbers:

FSA A2009.05

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Art, Modern -- 20th century  Search this

Genre/Form:

Chromogenic color prints

Exhibition catalogs

Correspondence -- 20th century

Citation:

Dr. Marcus Jacobson Papers of 20th Century Contemporary Artist Gu Wenda. FSA.A2009.05. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A2009.05

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc36ee27eb7-9398-480e-aa4c-87b9317d2069

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-fsa-a2009-05

Creator:

Brumbaugh, Thomas B. (Thomas Brendle), 1921-  Search this

Names:

Beal, Gifford, 1879-1956  Search this

Brush, George de Forest, 1855-1941  Search this

Cloar, Carroll  Search this

Dewing, M. O. (Maria Oakey), 1855-1927  Search this

Faulkner, Barry, 1881-1966  Search this

Harding, Chester, 1792-1866  Search this

Healey, George.  Search this

Johnson, Eastman, 1824-1906  Search this

Lassaw, Ibram, 1913-2003  Search this

Moser, James Henry, 1854-1913  Search this

Palmer, Erastus Dow, 1817-1904  Search this

Reid, Robert, 1862-1929  Search this

Robus, Hugo, 1885-1964  Search this

Rossiter, Thomas Prichard, 1818-1871  Search this

Soyer, Isaac, 1902-1981  Search this

Speicher, Eugene Edward, 1883-1962  Search this

Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921  Search this

Weber, Max, 1881-1961  Search this

Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892  Search this

Extent:

73 Items (Letters, written in ink, ball point, graphite, typewriter)

26 Items (Stamps)

3 Items (Photographs)

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Place:

USA -- Tennessee -- Nashville

Date:

1831-1979

Scope and Contents:

This collection is an amalgamation of letters written and recieved by prominent figures in 19th and 20th century American Art. Included in the collection is a significant portion of letters from Abbott Thayer to correspondents from his circle of family, friends and art world figures such as Maria Oakey Dewing and Samuel Coleman.

Arrangement:

Organized alphabetically by author.

Biographical / Historical:

Beginning in his youth Thomas Brumbaugh collected autographed correspondence. Mr. Brumbaugh's collecting instincts resulted in a unique collaborative collection providing a glimpse into the lives of a variety of 19th and 20th century American artists, such as Abbott Thayer. Brumbaugh was a professor of fine arts at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and author of many articles on American art and artists.

Local Numbers:

FSA A2009.06

Other Archival Materials:

Thomas B. Brumbaugh research material on Abbott Handerson Thayer and other artists, 1876-1994 (bulk 1960s-1994); Also located at Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence -- 19th century

Correspondence -- 20th century

Citation:

The Brumbaugh Collection of Artist Letters. FSA.A2009.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A2009.06

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The Brumbaugh Collection of Artist Letters

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3c97e0741-78cf-4c38-aea1-870093acafa4

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-fsa-a2009-06

Creator:

Brumbaugh, Thomas B. (Thomas Brendle), 1921-  Search this

Gibbs, Wolcott, 1902-1958  Search this

Faulkner, Barry, 1881-1966  Search this

Hardin, Louis  Search this

Lassaw, Ibram, 1913-2003  Search this

Rosin, Harry  Search this

Soyer, Isaac, 1902-1981  Search this

Names:

Barnes Foundation  Search this

Greenough, Horatio, 1805-1852  Search this

Rox, Henry  Search this

Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921  Search this

White, Nelson C.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Brumbaugh, Thomas B. (Thomas Brendle), 1921-  Search this

Extent:

10 Items (Letters, written in ink, ball point, graphite, typewritter)

Type:

Archival materials

Correspondence

Date:

1941-1970

Scope and Contents:

This collection is an amalgamation of letters written and recieved by prominent figures in 19th and 20th century American art. Included in this folder are letters between the collector, Thomas Brumbaugh, and various artists, including American playwright and writer Oliver Wolcott Gibbs, mural artist Barry Faulkner, and Louis Hardin.

Arrangement:

Organized chronologically.

Biographical / Historical:

Beginning in his youth Thomas Brumbaugh collected autographed correspondence. Mr. Brumbaugh's collecting instincts resulted in a unique collaborative collection providing a glimpse into the lives of a variety of 19th and 20th century American artists, such as Abbott Thayer. Brumbaugh was a professor of fine arts at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and author of many articles on American art and artists.

Oliver Wolcott Gibbs was an American playwright and writer who lived in New York City. He wrote for The New Yorker and worked as a humorist and theatre critic. Gibbs was a direct descendent of President Martin Van Buren.

Barry Faulkner was an American artist who studied with Abbott H. Thayer, George de Forest Brush, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Along with sculptor Sherry Edmundson Fry, Faulkner organized artists to train as camouflage specialists. Faulkner was born in New Hampshire, traveled to Europe as he studied art, and then returned to New York, where he began work as a mural artist. He completed "The Constitution" and "The Declaration" in 1936 for the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom at the National Archives.

Isaac Soyer was a social realist painter from New York City who used working-class and unemployed people as the subjects in his paintings. He also painted portraits for friends, and used his friends and family as models for his work.

Louis Hardin, commonly known as "Moondog," was a blind American composer and poet who lived on the streets of New York for a large portion of his life. He wore clothes inspired by the Norse god Thor, giving him the epithet, "The Viking of 6th Avenue." Moondog was influenced by ambient noises in his environment, and Native American music.

Henry Rox was a German artist who studied in Berlin and Paris before settling in the United States in 1938, where he taught at many universities, including Mount Holyoke College. He is known for fruit and vegetable photo-sculptures.

Ibram Lassaw was an American sculptor in the 20th century. Born in Egypt to Russian parents, Lassaw grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He was influenced by Alexander Calder and Wassily Kandinsky. Lassaw created open-space sculptural abstractions with metal, and helped abstract art grow in the United States.

Harry Rosin was an American sculptor born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After working around the area following his studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, he traveled to Tahiti, where he married his wife. He is known for his iron sculptures.

Local Numbers:

FSA A2009.06 3

Other Archival Materials:

Thomas B. Brumbaugh research material on Abbott Handerson Thayer and other artists, 1876-1994 (bulk 1960s-1994); Also located at Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Busts  Search this

Runes  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence -- 19th century

Correspondence -- 20th century

Collection Citation:

The Brumbaugh Collection of Artist Letters. FSA.A2009.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A2009.06, Series FSA A2009.06 3

See more items in:

The Brumbaugh Collection of Artist Letters

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc31267edea-4152-4518-85be-12a164d9331e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-fsa-a2009-06-ref1