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Paperweight, Model of Amdahl 5890 Computer

Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm
Object Name:
paperweight
Date made:
1986
Credit Line:
Gift of Brian R. Page
ID Number:
2014.3099.06
Catalog number:
2014.3099.06
Nonaccession number:
2014.3099
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Medicine and Science: Computers
Computers & Business Machines
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-600c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1800435
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Burroughs Scientific Processor advertising paperweight.

Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
Measurements:
overall; box: 5.9 cm x 5.9 cm x 5.9 cm; 2 5/16 in x 2 5/16 in x 2 5/16 in
overall; cube: 5 cm x 5 cm x 5 cm; 1 31/32 in x 1 31/32 in x 1 31/32 in
Object Name:
paperweight
Place made:
Canada
Date made:
ca 1976
Credit Line:
Gift of David Alan Grier
ID Number:
2018.3063.01
Nonaccession number:
2018.3063
Catalog number:
2018.3063.01
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Medicine and Science: Computers
Computers & Business Machines
Science & Mathematics
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-49d6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1892744
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Albert Christ-Janer papers

Creator:
Christ-Janer, Albert, 1910-1973  Search this
Names:
Michigan State University -- Faculty  Search this
New York University -- Faculty  Search this
Pennsylvania State University -- Faculty  Search this
Pratt Institute -- Faculty  Search this
Stephens College  Search this
University of Chicago -- Faculty  Search this
University of Georgia -- Faculty  Search this
Bingham, George Caleb, 1811-1879  Search this
Christ-Janer, Virginia Morgan Carpenter  Search this
Robinson, Boardman, 1876-1952  Search this
Saarinen, Eliel, 1873-1950  Search this
Zoller, Edwin W., 1900-1967  Search this
Extent:
54.6 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sketchbooks
Christmas cards
Sound recordings
Blueprints
Scrapbooks
Photographs
Prints
Drawings
Sketches
Date:
1915-circa 1993
bulk 1930-1981
Summary:
The papers of art historian, educator, painter, and printmaker Albert Christ-Janer measure 56.3 linear feet and date from 1915 to circa 1993, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1930 to 1981. The papers include biographical materials, personal and professional correspondence, writings, professional files, project files, teaching files, exhibition files, financial and estate records, printed material, scrapbooks and scrapbook material, photographs, artwork, and artifacts.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of art historian, educator, painter, and printmaker Albert Christ-Janer measure 56.3 linear feet and date from 1915 to circa 1993, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1930 to 1981. The papers include biographical materials, personal and professional correspondence, writings, professional files, project files, teaching files, exhibition files, financial and estate records, printed material, scrapbooks and scrapbook material, photographs, artwork, and artifacts.

Biographical material includes address books; awards, certificates and diplomas; chronologies, biographies, and resumes; material relating to Albert Christ-Janer's death, including memorial services and a sound tape reel memorial; and information and blueprints for residences, among other materials.

Correspondence includes Christmas cards from other artists and professional correspondence, much of it relating to his work at various institutions, including Michigan State University, New York University, Pennsylvania State University, Pratt Institution, and foundations. Also included is Virginia Christ-Janer's correspondence regarding Christ-Janer's artwork and career, his death in Italy, as well as general correspondence and letters between Virginia and Albert. Additional correspondence is found within the Professional Files, Project Files, and Teaching Files.

Writings by Christ-Janer include articles, book reviews, essays, notes, and eleven notebooks. There are also a few miscellaneous articles and writings about Christ-Janer written by others. There are 38 annotated appointment notebooks and five of Virginia Christ-Janer's annotated appointment books. Annotations are about meetings, travel, and general thoughts.

Albert Christ-Janer's book projects are documented in the Project Files series. There are drafts, manuscripts, research, and correspondence relating to the research, writing, and publication of five of his books, including George Caleb Bingham of Missouri (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1940), Boardman Robinson (Unversity of Chicago Press, 1946), Eliel Saarinen (University of Chicago Press, 1948), and Modern Church Architecture, with Mary Mix Foley (McGraw-Hill, 1962), and Modern Hymns (1980). Project files also include files regarding proposed projects.

Professional files document Christ-Janer's work at various institutions, as a consultant, on juried art exhibitions, memberships in arts associations, activities at conferences and committees, and the development of art centers in cities and educational institutions. There is significant documentation of his work planning and developing an arts center in New York City and at New York University, as well as his positions at Pennsylvania State University, Pratt Institute, University of Chicago, and University of Georgia. Also found are materials relating to professional trips taken to El Paso, Italy, Scandinavia, and other parts of Europe.

Teaching files consist of syllabi, lecture notes and course materials, class record books, and other documents for positions at New York University, Pennsylvania State University, Stephens College, University of Georgia, and other institutions. Exhibition files are comprised of lists, prizes and awards, and other scattered documentation of Christ-Janer's solo and group exhibitions.

Financial and estate records include five account books, miscellaneous bills and receipts, a will and estate taxes and financial papers, and files for gallery transactions, lists of galleries representing Christ-Janer, lists of museum and private collectors of Christ-Janer's artwork. Printed materials include exhibition catalogs and announcements, published versions of Christ-Janer's books, books written by others and annotated by Christ-Janer, clippings, magazines, reviews, and printed material relating to Pratt Institute. There is one bound scrapbook and several files of loose scrapbook materials.

The scrapbooks series consists of one completed scrapbook concerning Christ-Janer's book on George Caleb Bingham, as well as several folders of general scrapbook files.

Photographs and slides depict Albert Christ-Janer, family, friends, artists, colleagues, exhibitions, and also include photographs compiled for published books.

Artwork includes numerous drawings, sketches, one sketchbook, and 111 lithographs by Albert Christ-Janer. There are also sketches and drawings by Charles Massey, John D. Whiting, Edwin Zoller, and others. Miscellaneous artifacts include a business card die, exhibition medals and trophy, handmade paperweight, a block-printed piece of fabric, and three graduation hoods.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged as 14 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1930-circa 1986 (Boxes 1-2, 51, 53, 67, OV 54, OV 57; 2.1 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1937-1990 (Boxes 2-16, 51, 67, OV 55; 15.1 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1930s-1972 (Boxes 16-18, 51; 1.5 linear feet)

Series 4: Appointment Books, 1939-1973 (Boxes 18-21; 2.9 linear feet)

Series 5: Professional Files, circa 1933-circa 1986 (Boxes 21-28, 51-52, 67-69; 10 linear feet)

Series 6: Project Files, 1937-circa 1981 (Boxes 28-34, 51, 69; 6.1 linear feet)

Series 7: Teaching Files, circa 1939-circa 1973 (Boxes 34-35; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 8: Exhibition Files, circa 1938-circa 1992 (Boxes 35-38; 2.7 linear feet)

Series 9: Financial and Estate Records, circa 1947-1992 (Boxes 38-40; 2.4 linear feet)

Series 10: Printed Material, 1915-circa 1993 (Boxes 40-49, 51-52, 69; 8.7 linear feet)

Series 11: Scrapbooks, circa 1936-circa 1952 (Boxes 49, 51; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 12: Photographs, circa 1937-circa 1986 (Boxes 49-51, OV 56; 0.7 linear feet)

Series 13: Artwork, circa 1933-circa 1970s (Boxes 50-52, 69, OV 58-66; 1.1 linear feet)

Series 14: Artifacts, 1923-circa 1986 (Boxes 50, 53; 0.9 linear feet)
Biographical / Historical:
Albert Christ-Janer (1910-1973) was a painter, printmaker, art historian, writer, and educator active at colleges and universities across the U.S.

Albert Christ-Janer was born in Appleton, Minnesota in 1910 and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, Yale University, and Harvard University. Christ-Janer wrote about American artists Boardman Robinson and John Caleb Bingham, and taught at a variety of institutions, including Stephens College, Cranbrook Academy, Pratt Institute Art School, and the University of Georgia. He was also an artist-in-residence at Tamarind Lithography Workshop in 1972.

Christ-Janer began his teaching career at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri in 1934, and soon became head of the art department. He moved to Michigan to accept the position of head of the art department and professor of art at Michigan State University in 1942. In 1945, he began working for the Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, serving as director of the educational program, director of the museum and library, and professor of art history.

In 1947, Christ-Janer moved to Chicago and worked at the University of Chicago and the Arts Center Association, Inc. In the 1950s, he served as director of Arts Center Development at New York University, director of the School of Arts at Pennsylvania State University, and on the Lake Erie College Board of Trustees. In 1958, he moved to New York and become dean of the School of Art and Design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, later becoming director. He left Pratt in 1970 to accept the position of Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Art at the University of Georgia, where he remained until his tragic death in 1973.

Christ-Janer was the author of several books: Art in Child Life (University of Iowa Press, 1938), George Caleb Bingham of Missouri (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1940), Boardman Robinson (Unversity of Chicago Press, 1946), Eliel Saarinen (University of Chicago Press, 1948), and Modern Church Architecture, with Mary Mix Foley (McGraw-Hill, 1962).

Albert Christ-Janer was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1950, awarded the Rockefeller Award in 1954, and the Guggenheim Award in 1960. He was also awarded multiple grants from the American Philosophical Society and the J. M. Kaplan Fund for research and work in lithography, as well as multiple Arthur Judson grants. In 1972 Christ-Janer was the Tamarind artist-in-residence at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

Christ-Janer traveled often. In 1962 he was a guest of the Bonn government for two months to visit museums and schools of design in Germany. And in 1964, he was a guest of the governments of Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden for two months to study schools, museums, and cultural centers. In July of 1973, Christ-Janer was the official NASA artist for the Skylab III launch, and in October of 1973, he was the studio guest of the Norway-America Association and the Norwegian government in Oslo. From November to December of 1973, Christ-Janer was the scholar-in-residence at the Study and Conference Center of the Rockefeller Foundation (Centro Culturale delle Fondazione Rockefeller), at the Villa Serbelloni in Bellagio (Como), Italy.

Albert Christ-Janer was killed in an automobile accident in Bellagio (Como), Italy on December 12, 1973.
Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Albert Christ-Janer conducted by Dorothy Seckler, March 21, 1964.

Albert Christ-Janer's research materials for his book American Hymns Old and New (1980) are found at the St Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, a center for the study of hymns.
Provenance:
The Albert Christ-Janer papers were donated by Virginia Christ-Janer in 1980-1981 and 1994.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Printmakers -- Georgia  Search this
Painters -- Georgia  Search this
Art historians -- Georgia  Search this
Topic:
Art -- Study and teaching  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sketchbooks
Christmas cards
Sound recordings
Blueprints
Scrapbooks
Photographs
Prints
Drawings
Sketches
Citation:
Albert Christ-Janer papers, 1915-circa 1993, bulk 1930-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.chrialbe
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Albert Christ-Janer papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9584bb216-26f7-46c7-9acc-dd6fe21ea117
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-chrialbe

Artifacts

Collection Creator:
Christ-Janer, Albert, 1910-1973  Search this
Extent:
0.9 Linear feet (Boxes 50, 53)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1923-circa 1986
Scope and Contents:
Artifacts include a business card die, handmade paperweight, exhibition medals in cases, a medallion made by Carl Milles, a Swedish medallion of unknown origin, a trophy, a personal care device, a piece of block-printed cloth, and three graduation hoods.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
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:
Albert Christ-Janer papers, 1915-circa 1993, bulk 1930-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.chrialbe, Series 14
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Albert Christ-Janer papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b951c882-6ae1-4932-a618-07f8770639e7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-chrialbe-ref23

Paperweight

Collection Creator:
Christ-Janer, Albert, 1910-1973  Search this
Container:
Box 50, Folder 23
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1956
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
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:
Albert Christ-Janer papers, 1915-circa 1993, bulk 1930-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Albert Christ-Janer papers
Albert Christ-Janer papers / Series 14: Artifacts
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c65140d6-301b-4479-b1be-9441e8f03abc
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-chrialbe-ref721

Paperweight

Referenced:
Bryan, William Jennings  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 3 in x 4 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 7.62 cm x 11.43 cm x 6.35 cm
overall: 2 3/4 in x 5 1/8 in x 2 7/8 in; 6.985 cm x 13.0175 cm x 7.3025 cm
Object Name:
Paperweight
Associated date:
1914 08 19
General subject association:
History, Reform Movements, Peace/Anti-War  Search this
ID Number:
PL.015307
Catalog number:
015307
Accession number:
57778
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Political and Military History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b5-28cf-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_529606

Swords into Plowshares

Associated person:
Wilson, Woodrow  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
Object Name:
Paperweight
Associated date:
1914 08 13
Credit Line:
Gift of The National Trust for Historic Preservation
ID Number:
PL.243594.092
Catalog number:
243594.092
Accession number:
243594
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Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-3462-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_514223

Toy, IBM PC

Object Name:
Paperweight
toy
Credit Line:
Joan Krammer
ID Number:
2007.3054.02
Nonaccession number:
2007.3054
Catalog number:
2007.3054.02
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Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-8823-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1348228
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paperweight

Physical Description:
marble (base material)
metal (?? material)
Object Name:
Paperweight
Credit Line:
Library of Congress
ID Number:
1977.0783.02
Accession number:
1977.0783
Catalog number:
1977.0783.02
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Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-3d84-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_524010

paperweight

Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
Object Name:
Paperweight
Credit Line:
Library of Congress
ID Number:
1977.0783.03
Accession number:
1977.0783
Catalog number:
1977.0783.03
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Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-3d85-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_524011

Paperweight

Physical Description:
plastic (paperweight material)
Measurements:
overall: 6.6 cm x 8.7 cm x 7.2 cm; 2 19/32 in x 3 7/16 in x 2 27/32 in
Object Name:
paperweight
Date made:
about 1992
Subject:
Orthopedics  Search this
Robotic surgery  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Think Surgical
ID Number:
2016.0102.62
Accession number:
2016.0102
Catalog number:
2016.0102.62
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-7b29-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1848331

Paperweight

Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 2.8 cm x 11.2 cm x 13.3 cm; 1 3/32 in x 4 13/32 in x 5 1/4 in
Object Name:
paperweight
Date made:
about 1990
Subject:
Orthopedics  Search this
Robotic surgery  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Think Surgical
ID Number:
2016.0102.63
Accession number:
2016.0102
Catalog number:
2016.0102.63
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-7b2a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1848333

paperweight

Associated person:
Lincoln, Abraham  Search this
Physical Description:
cord (overall material)
metal, silver (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5 1/4 in x 5 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 13.335 cm x 13.335 cm x 6.35 cm
Object Name:
Paperweight
Associated date:
1864
Credit Line:
Lincoln Isham
ID Number:
PL.219098.07
Catalog number:
219098.07
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-2f60-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_516562

Paperweight

Maker:
Edwards Lifesciences LLC  Search this
Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
Measurements:
heart valve: 11 cm x 7.2 cm x 8 cm; 4 11/32 in x 2 27/32 in x 3 5/32 in
box: 10.5 cm x 14.1 cm x 13.5 cm; 4 1/8 in x 5 9/16 in x 5 5/16 in
Object Name:
paper weight
Sapien Globes
cardiology
artificial heart valve
Subject:
Medicine  Search this
Surgery  Search this
Education  Search this
Advertising Devices  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Roni Lynn Polisar
ID Number:
2016.0387.01
Accession number:
2016.0387
Catalog number:
2016.0387.01
See more items in:
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-83cd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1842495
Online Media:

paperweight

Associated person:
Wilkins, Roy  Search this
Associated institution:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 3 1/2 in x 3 in x 3/4 in; 8.89 cm x 7.62 cm x 1.905 cm
Object Name:
Paperweight
Associated date:
1963
General subject association:
History, Reform Movements, Black, Civil Rights  Search this
Credit Line:
Aminda B. and Roy Wilkins
ID Number:
1980.0668.031
Accession number:
1980.0668
Catalog number:
1980.0668.031
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-387d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_516452

Simon Lissim Papers

Collector:
Lissim, Simon, 1900-1981  Search this
Cooper-Hewitt Design Archive  Search this
Names:
Carl Sorensen & Son  Search this
Castleton China, Inc.  Search this
City University of New York. City College  Search this
Claude Boulme, Inc.  Search this
Cooper-Hewitt Design Archive  Search this
Georg Jensen, Inc.  Search this
Jonals & Co.  Search this
Lenox China (Firm)  Search this
Manufacture nationale de Sèvres  Search this
Boulme, Claude  Search this
Donor:
Dee, Elaine Evans  Search this
Author:
Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921-  Search this
Extent:
1.5 Cubic feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photostats
Scrapbooks
Clippings
Correspondence
Contracts
Drawings
Photographs
Slides
Catalogs
Brochures
Invoices
Press releases
Date:
1924 - 1981
Scope and Contents:
This collection covers the period 1924-81 and consists of exhibition catalogs, correspondence, photographs, slides, drawings, photostats, contracts, book proofs, and related biographical material on Lissim. Extensive material on the designer's work for the Sevres porcelain factory includes correspondence, original contracts, photographs of porcelains and designs for porcelains, slides, drawings, and invoices.

Most of the material relating to Sevres is in French. A copy of the brochure for the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, 1925, is included, which features many of his designs. Also included are his designs for commencement caps and gowns, and other related ephemera for the City University of New York's City College.

The collection contains a mock-up of his 1952 publication, "How to be an Artist", which describes different techniques and how to apply them to greeting cards, porcelains, and textiles. Copies of the introduction and biographical sections of his book "An Artist's Interpretation of Nature", published in 1958 are included.

A scrapbook consists of articles, reviews, personal correspondence, press releases, and brochures. Among Lissim's personal correspondence are letters exchanged with Prince Philip of England, an avid collector of his work. Material on Lissim's work for the theater consists of exhibition brochures, correspondence, and lists of institutions in possession of his work. In addition, the collection contains photographs of Lissim's designs for jewelry, flatware, and textiles.
Biographical / Historical:
Porcelain, theater, and metalwork designer. Born, Kiev, Russia, 1900. Lissim left Russia in 1919 and moved to Paris where he resided until 1940. In all of Lissim's designs, his appreciation for nature is apparent in his use of fish, birds, flowers, and other motifs.

In 1921, he began designing scenery and costumes for the Theatre de l'Oeuve in Paris. In 1924, he created his first designs for the Sevres porcelain factory. His relationship with Sevres lasted for more than 40 years and some of his designs are still being produced. His work achieved a gold medal at the 1929 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Barcelona. Lissim made his first journey to the United States in 1935, and by 1936, his designs for the theater were featured in exhibitions in this country. His porcelains were featured in exhibitions at The Smith College Museum of Art, 1939, and Georg Jensen, Inc., 1941.

Lissim became Head of the Art Education Project at the New York Public Library in 1942. In 1947 he began teaching at the City Univerity of New York's City College campus, where he also designed commencement costumes for the Chancellor, President, and Chief Marshal. In 1952, Lissim became an art consultant for Castleton China, Inc. in New Castle, Pennsylvania. His work was featured in the exhibition, "A Designer's Interpretation of Nature", held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York in 1953. In 1954, Lissim created his first silver pieces of jewelry and flatware manufactured by Carl Sorensen & Son, Copenhagen, Denmark. In the early 60s, Lissim created three designs for plates that were executed by Claude Boulme. He continued to work and hold exhibitions at his studio in Dobbs Ferry, New York, until his death in 1981.
Related Archival Materials:
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Applied Arts Department

A Lenox vase, plates, cups, and saucers. A sterling silver pin, paperweight, and cutlery.

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Department of Drawings and Prints

Designs for plates, vases, and other porcelain pieces, silver cutlery, stage designs, playing cards, and greeting cards. Drawings of commencement robes, a gavel, and a mace designed for City College. Poster for the Musée Céramique de Sévres.

Additional archival materials can be found at The New York Public Library, Theater Division; City University of New York, City College Archives; and Columbia University Libraries, Bakhmeteff Archive, New York City.

Porcelains designed by Lissim are in the collections of the following museums: Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris; The Victoria and Albert Museum, London; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City; The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York; and The Museum of the City of New York, New York City, among others.
Provenance:
These materials were donated to Cooper-Hewitt by the museum's former Curator of Drawings and Prints, Elaine Evans Dee, in 1996. Transferred to the Archives Center in 2012.
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:
Theater designers  Search this
Theater design -- History -- 20th century  Search this
Porcelain design -- History -- 20th century -- France  Search this
Designers -- Porcelain  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photostats
Scrapbooks
Clippings
Correspondence
Contracts
Drawings
Photographs -- 20th century
Slides
Catalogs
Brochures
Invoices
Press releases
Citation:
Simon Lissim Papers, 1924-1981, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1276
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Simon Lissim Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83f938108-81da-4e6f-ae63-0a382f4c217b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1276

Art Pottery

Maker:
Grueby Faience Company  Search this
Physical Description:
monochrome, green (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 1 1/4 in x 4 in x 2 3/4 in; 3.175 cm x 10.16 cm x 6.985 cm
Object Name:
Paperweight
Place made:
United States: Massachusetts, Boston
Date made:
c. 1900
General subject association:
Art Pottery  Search this
Credit Line:
Marcus Benjamin Collection
ID Number:
CE.379567
Catalog number:
379567
Accession number:
150313
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Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-d426-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_572953

World's Columbian Exposition Souvenir Paperweight, Ferris Wheel

Measurements:
overall: 1 1/4 in x 3 in; 3.175 cm x 7.62 cm
Object Name:
Paperweight
Date made:
1893
Subject:
Expositions and Fairs  Search this
Souvenirs  Search this
Related event:
World's Columbian Exposition  Search this
ID Number:
1993.0393.003
Accession number:
1993.0393
Catalog number:
1993.0393.003
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d723-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1297484

paperweight

Measurements:
overall: 4 1/4 in x 3 in x 2 1/4 in; 10.795 cm x 7.62 cm x 5.715 cm
Object Name:
Paperweight
Place made:
United States: New York, Queens
Date made:
1939-1940
Subject:
Expositions and Fairs  Search this
Related event:
New York World's Fair (1939)  Search this
Credit Line:
The Edward J. Orth Memorial Archives of the New York World's Fair 1939-1940
ID Number:
1990.0542.0150
Accession number:
1990.0542
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-fbc5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1314127

paperweight

Measurements:
overall: 3 1/2 in x 3 3/8 in x 2 1/4 in; 8.89 cm x 8.5598 cm x 5.715 cm
Object Name:
Paperweight
Place made:
United States: New York, Queens
Date made:
1939-1940
Subject:
Expositions and Fairs  Search this
Related event:
New York World's Fair (1939)  Search this
Credit Line:
The Edward J. Orth Memorial Archives of the New York World's Fair 1939-1940
ID Number:
1990.0542.0151
Accession number:
1990.0542
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-f90f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1314128

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