| title | Barnett-Aden Collection Exhibition records |
repository | Anacostia Community Museum Archives |
| description | An exhibition on selected works from the Barnett-Aden Gallery, which closed in 1969. The show was organized by the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and exhibited there from January 20 through May 6, 1974. Afterwards, the show went on display at the Corcoran Gallery of Art from January 10 to February 9, 1975. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues. |
| extent | 1.17 Linear feet (3 boxes; 1 oversize folder) |
| access | Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu. |
| record link | https://sova.si.edu/record/ACMA.03-010?s=0&n=10&t=K&q=*&i=0 |
| record source | https://sova.si.edu/search/ark:/65665/qa74766566b1ffd477d8966594e944285b8 |
| acquisition information | n/a |
| updated | 05/03/2023 15:29:13 |
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| title | The Historical Records of the Barnett-Aden Gallery |
repository | National Museum of African American History and Culture |
| description | The Historical Records of the Barnett-Aden Gallery showcases one of the first galleries owned and operated by African Americans. The work of the Gallery was invaluable as they opened the exhibition space to established and unknown artists regardless of race or gender. |
| extent | 0.5 Cubic feet |
| access | Collection is open for research. Access to collection materials requires an appointment.
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| record link | https://sova.si.edu/record/NMAAHC.A2014.63.32?s=0&n=10&t=K&q=*&i=0 |
| record source | https://sova.si.edu/search/ark:/65665/io3ab33c70c0c974ae6b5320055f1a78617 |
| acquisition information | Acquired through a purchase by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. |
| updated | 05/03/2023 15:29:23 |
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| title | Alma Thomas papers, circa 1894-2001 |
repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | The papers of Washington, D.C. painter and art educator Alma Thomas, date from circa 1894-2001 and measure 5.5 linear feet. The papers document Thomas's work as a teacher, and her development and success as a painter of the Washington Color School, through biographical material, letters, notes and writings, personal business records, exhibition files, printed materials, scrapbooks, photographs, an audio recording, and two video recordings. |
| extent | 5.5 Linear feet |
| access | Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate copies requires advance notice. |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.thomalma.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/alma-thomas-papers-9241 |
| finding aid | https://sova.si.edu/record/AAA.thomalma?s=0&n=10&t=K&q=*&i=0 |
| acquisition information | J. Maurice Thomas, the artist's sister, loaned portions of the collection for microfilming in 1979. Most, but not all of this material was then later donated in several accretions by J. Maurice Thomas, between 1979 and 2004. Charles Thomas Lewis, Thomas' nephew, gave additional papers in 2010. |
| updated | 06/08/2023 16:42:08 |
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| title | Cedric Dover papers, 1881-2007 |
repository | Emory University |
| description | Papers of Cedric Dover, Anglo-Indian author of American Negro Art, including correspondence, printed material, photographs, and writings by Dover and others. |
| extent | 16.75 linear feet (34 boxes), 4 oversized papers boxes and 6 oversized papers folders (OP), 13 bound volumes (BV), and 1 framed item (FR) |
| access | Special restrictions apply: Use copies have not been made for audiovisual material in this collection. Researchers must contact the Rose Library at least two weeks in advance for access to these items. Collection restrictions, copyright limitations, or technical complications may hinder the Rose Library's ability to provide access to audiovisual material.
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| record link | https://findingaids.library.emory.edu/documents/dover1108/ |
| record source | http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8z7gv |
| acquisition information | Gift, 2009 with subsequent additions. |
| updated | 05/03/2023 15:29:49 |
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| title | Charles W. White papers |
repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | The papers of Los Angeles painter, printmaker, and educator, Charles W. White, measure 12.9 linear feet and date from 1933 to 1987, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1960s to the 1970s. The collection contains biographical material, including a sound recording of an interview with White; personal and professional correspondence; writings by White and others about his philosophy of art, his life, and career; professional files documenting White's participation in a variety of boards, committees, juries, symposiums, professional projects, and commissions; teaching files documenting White's tenure at Otis Art Institute; extensive printed material charting White's career from the 1930s until his death; scrapbooks primarily documenting his early career; and a small series of photographs. |
| extent | 12.9 Linear feet |
| access | 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. |
| record link | https://sova.si.edu/record/AAA.whitchar?s=0&n=10&t=K&q=*&i=0 |
| record source | https://sova.si.edu/search/ark:/65665/mw9280ca62ad0684695872f041df8333648 |
| acquisition information | Photographs on reel LA7 and material on reel 3099 were lent to the Archives of American Art for microfilming in 1965 and 1982, by Benjamin Horowitz, White's dealer, and by Frances White. Material on reel 2041 was donated by the George Arents Research Library, Syracuse University, 1976, who had originally received it from Horowitz. The remainder of the papers were donated by Charles White, 1975-1978, and after his death by Frances White and Benjamin Horowitz, 1981-1989. |
| updated | 05/03/2023 15:29:59 |
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| title | Edith T. Martin papers |
repository | Anacostia Community Museum Archives |
| description | The collection, which dates from 1961 to 2004 and measures 11.16 linear feet, documents the career of artist, curator, and museum technician Edith T. Martin. The papers in the collection include education documents, professional correspondence, sketches, promotional material, news clippings, newsletters, catalogues/magazines from exhibits and arts organizations, and exhibit photographs and slides. |
| extent | 11.16 Linear feet (9 boxes) |
| access | The collection is open for unrestricted research. Use requires an appointment. |
| record link | https://sova.si.edu/record/ACMA.06-050?s=0&n=10&t=K&q=*&i=0 |
| record source | https://sova.si.edu/search/ark:/65665/qa72563a03938524932aecb71ab0eb2b95e |
| acquisition information | The Edith T. Martin papers were donated to the Anacostia Community Museum in 2006 by Edith T. Martin. |
| updated | 05/03/2023 15:30:12 |
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| title | William H. Johnson papers |
repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | The papers of African American painter William H. Johnson date from 1922 to 1971, with the bulk of the material dating from 1926 to 1956, and measure 1.5 linear feet. The collection documents Johnson's career as an artist in New York and in Europe and his marriage to textile artist Holcha Krake through scattered biographical material, including eight letters regarding the sale and exhibition of his work - one from Langston Hughes and two are from Alonzo Aden of the Barnett Aden Gallery. Also found are exhibition catalogs, news clippings, other printed material, and photographs of Johnson, Krake, and their artwork. One scrapbook contains news clippings, letters, and additional photographs. Another scrapbook contains travel postcards. Also found are a few scattered records and research notes compiled by the Harmon Foundation regarding William H. Johnson. |
| extent | 1.5 Linear feet |
| access | The bulk of the collection is digitized. Use of material not digitized requires an appointment. |
| record link | https://sova.si.edu/record/AAA.johnwill?s=0&n=10&t=K&q=*&i=0 |
| record source | https://sova.si.edu/search/ark:/65665/mw9a4da9a01a2744cea8a57019c3d8f5a01 |
| acquisition information | The William H. Johnson papers were originally donated to the National Museum of American Art (Smithsonian American Art Museum) by the Harmon Foundation in 1982. The National Museum of American Art subsequently transferred them to the Archives of American Art in 1982 and 1986. |
| updated | 05/03/2023 15:30:18 |
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