Manuscripts (documents) (569)
Records (documents) (78)
Compact discs (73)
Architectural drawings (70)
Transcripts (70)
Floppy disks (60)
Historians (85)
Language and languages (62)
Artists' studios (55)
Critics (46)
Works of art (46)
Mural painting and decoration (37)
Printmakers (31)
World War (31)
Picasso, Pablo (13)
Davis, Stuart (12)
Duchamp, Marcel (12)
Frankenthaler, Helen (12)
Rothko, Mark (12)
Greenberg, Clement (11)
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI. (11)
Newman, Arnold (11)
Reinhardt, Ad (11)
Bearden, Romare (10)
Biddle, George (10)
Henri, Robert (10)
Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton) (10)
Hofmann, Hans (10)
Johnson, Ray, 1927- (10)
Kuniyoshi, Yasuo (10)
Lawrence, Jacob (10)
Lipchitz, Jacques (10)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) (10)
Motherwell, Robert (10)
Namuth, Hans (10)
Nevelson, Louise (10)
Rivera, Diego (10)
Indians of North America (75)
African Americans (49)
Navajo Indians (7)
Winnebago Indians (6)
Omaha Indians (5)
Osage Indians (5)
Potawatomi Indians (5)
Zuni Indians (5)
Assiniboine Indians (4)
Cheyenne Indians (4)
Ponca Indians (4)
Tlingit Indians (4)
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.) (4)
Anacostia Community Museum Archives (8)
National Museum of African American History and Culture (5)
National Portrait Gallery (1)
Query: Drafts (documents)
United States National Museum. Division of Vertebrate Paleontology
These records document the history of the Division of Vertebrate Paleontology, 1889-1957, and to a greater extent, document the professional and administrative activities of Charles W. Gilmore when he was a staff member with the Division (1905-1945). Materials include daybooks and journals kept by Gilmore, containing the daily work activities ...
Katherine Joseph Papers
Joseph, Katherine
Hertzberg, Suzanne
1 sound disc (33 1/3 RPM)
1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
Papers document Katherine Joseph's career as staff photographer for the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. The papers contain negatives and prints taken in Mexico, and some photographs of a White House event in 1938, featuring Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt; and images of American workers on the home front during World War II.
Alfred Victor Frankenstein papers
Frankenstein, Alfred V. (Alfred Victor), 1906-1981
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The papers of art critic and historian Alfred Victor Frankenstein measure 19.1 linear feet and date from 1875 to 1985. The bulk of the collection consists of Frankenstein's research and writing files on American painting, particularly artists working in the nineteenth-century. There are extensive files on artists John Haberle, William Michael Harnett, and William Sidney Mount. The collection also includes biographical material, correspondence, general writings and notes, professional activities files, personal business records, printed materials, photographs, and unidentified sound recordings.
Philip Pearlstein papers
Pearlstein, Philip, 1924-
16.68 Gigabytes
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The papers of New York artist Philip Pearlstein measure 31.8 linear feet and 16.68 GB and date from circa 1940 to 2008. The collection is comprised of biographical material, correspondence, interviews and transcripts, writing projects and lectures, personal business records, printed material, three scrapbooks, photographs and moving images, documentary production material, digital records, sound and video recordings, and motion picture film that documents Pearlstein's career as a painter and educator.
Miye Matsukata papers
Matsukata, Miye, 1922-1981
13.45 Linear feet
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The papers of jewelry designer and metalsmith Miye Matsukata measure 13.45 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to 1982, with the bulk of the material dating from 1964 to 1981.The papers include correspondence, interviews, journals, writings and lectures, exhibition files, Janiye business records, printed materials, scrapbooks, artwork, sketchbooks, and photographic materials that document Matsukata's work as a jeweler and owner of Janiye, an atelier located in Boston, Massachusetts.
Albert W. Hampson Commercial Artwork Collection
Hampson, Albert W., 1911-1990 (artist)
6 Cubic feet
Collection consists of the commercial artwork created by artist Albert W. Hampson dating predominately from during the 1950s and 1960s.
Andrew Carnduff Ritchie papers
Ritchie, Andrew Carnduff
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The papers of museum director, professor, writer, and post-World War II Monuments Men Andrew Carnduff Ritchie measure 10.3 linear feet and date from 1907 to 1983. Found within the papers are biographical material, including materials and photographs concerning his military service in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Section of the U.S. Army; correspondence, including letters from numerous artists; writings; committee and organization files; exhibition and project files, teaching files; printed material; and photographs, including portrait images of Ritchie taken by Hans Namuth.
Dan Friedman Papers
Friedman, Dan, 1945-1995
16 Cubic feet
General correspondence files contain all communications that do not pertain to a specific project. Because Friedman's personal life and business were so interconnected, many of his business associates also shared personal correspondence with the designer.,Materials in this collection document Friedman's work from 1967, as a student, until his death...
Jerome Blum papers
Blum, Jerome, 1884-1956
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The papers of Jerome Blum measure 3.0 linear feet and date from 1915 to circa 1969, with the bulk of the material dating from 1919 to 1935. Biographical material, correspondence, writings and notes, printed material, artwork, and photographs document the painter's personal and professional life, and extensive travels.
Lili St. Cyr Papers
St. Cyr, Lili,, 1917-1999
Tombers, Mathew
3 Cubic feet (10 boxes, 1 map folder)
The collection measures about 3 cubic feet, dates from 1917 to 1999, and documents the life and career of the prominent burlesque stripteaser Lili St. Cyr. Found within the papers are personal financial documents; photographs of her family; her personal passport holder; publicity shots of Dardy Orlando and herself; correspondence with family and friends; business contracts; newspaper clippings and magazine articles, featuring and advertising her work; and biographical materials, including notes, drafts, contracts, photographs, a couple audio reels, a recorded interview with St. Cyr on 18 audio cassette tapes, and two biographies. The papers reflect Lili St. Cyr's personality as a performer and as a person.