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Adele Earnest Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0008
Abstract
The Adele Earnest Papers contain photographs; correspondence with folk artists, folk art collectors, and institutions related to folk art; original research and drafts of Earnest’s published works; and other writings regarding folk artists. Earnest was the owner of Stony Point Art Gallery, which sold and exhibited folk art. A great deal of this collection pertains to Earnest’s work at the Stony Point Art Gallery. Earnest was also a founding trustee of the American Folk Art Museum, and the...
Dates:
1913 - 1993
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
AFAM Press and Publicity Files
Collection
Identifier: A0001-3
Scope and Contents
The AFAM Press and Publicity Files were compiled by Susan Flamm, the Musuem's long-time Director of Public Relations. The press files include the majority of the print publicity published between 1972-2011, ranging from newsprint to magazines and othe printed matter.
Newspaper from before 1980 has been preservation photocopied. The material covers all of the American Folk Art Museum's major exhibitions, as well as events such as house tours, quilt festivals, auctions, and...
Dates:
1972 - 2011
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
American Folk Art Museum Publication Files
Record Group
Identifier: A0001-4
Scope and Contents
The collection is primarily photographs from the publications listed. Some of the photographs have caption information written on the verso.
Dates:
1972 - 2007
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Ann Parker and Avon Neal Gravestone Rubbings
Collection
Identifier: A0075
Abstract
This collection comprises 30 framed gravestone rubbings created by artists Ann Parker and Avon Neal in 1963, depicting gravestone imagery from 17th and 18th-century New England.
Dates:
1963
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Barbara and Lawrence Holdridge Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0016
Abstract
After purchasing an Ammi Phillips painting in 1958, the Holdridges began their extensive research into the artist’s life and work. Their research identified more than three hundred portraits done by Phillips and proved the theory that A. Phillips, the Border Limner, and the Kent Limner were all one artist, Ammi Phillips. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, and research notes related to the Holdridges' Ammi Phillips research.
Dates:
1958 - 1996
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Burton and Helaine Fendelman Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0022
Abstract
The Burton and Helaine Fendelman Papers are comprised of materials related to antique and folk art appraiser Helaine Fendelman’s career and scholarship, particularly on Tramp Art, including photos of antiques and art objects, research and educational materials, and press materials.
Dates:
1963 - 2017
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Business cards and brochure from Leo, Ransford, and Bradford Naugler
Collection — Box: AFAM-2, Folder: 14
Identifier: A0062
Abstract
This collection consists of seven business cards and a copy of a brochure created by Bradford, Ransford and Leo Naugler. All handwritten and some colorfully decorated, these materials give a brief glimpse into the advertising and business practices of three of Nova Scotia’s most celebrated folk artists.
Dates:
circa 1990s
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Cane Makers Photograph
Item — Box: AFAM-1, Folder: 9
Identifier: A0026
Abstract
The Cane Makers Photograph is a photograph that shows seven men in a cane-making workshop, with several bins and barrels of canes visible.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Charles O'Neal Collection related to Nek Chand and Agatha Wojciechowsky
Collection
Identifier: A0033
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials about two artists, Agatha Wojciechowsky and Nek Chand. The bulk of the materials relate to Wojciechowsky, her work, as well as O’Neal’s relationship with her. These include press about Wojciechowsky, a book of her automatic writing, and a piece of writing and video documentary O'Neal created. The documentary is contained in this collection on various magnetic and digital media. It has been digitized and is available to view online. Materials about the...
Dates:
1964 - 1981; Digitized: 2014
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Charter for the Modern Woodmen of America
Item — Flat File: 1, Drawer: 7
Identifier: A0070
Scope and Contents
This paper charter established the Seymour Camp, no. 9536 in Morgan Center, Vermont, as a local camp of the Modern Woodmen of America on April 22, 1901. The charter includes original signatures and a gold seal with blue ribbon.
Dates:
1901-04
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
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- Brazer, Esther Stevens, (1898-1945) 2
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- Fendelman, Helaine W. , (1942- ) 2
- Fried, Frederick, (1908–1994) 2
- Hemphill, Herbert Waide, (1929-1998) 2
- Holdridge, Barbara C., (1929- ) 2
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- Auriti, Marino, (1891-1980) 1
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- Bellamy, John Haley, (1836-1914) 1
- Borkowski, Mary K., (1916-2008) 1
- Bragaline, Edward A., (1906-1999) 1
- Byam, John, (1929-2013) 1
- Chand, Nek, (1924-2015) 1
- Cummins Snively Crosier Pauling, Emma (1848-1923) 1
- DaLee, Justus, (1793-1878) 1
- DaLee, Richard Waterman Moffitt, (1809–1868) 1
- Darger, Henry, (1892-1973) 1
- Davies, David L., (1926-2012) 1
- Doherty, Joseph P. 1
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- Ente, Ellin F., (1927-1998) 1
- Fagaly, William A. 1
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- Farber, Jessie Lie, (1920-2013) 1
- Fasanella, Eva, (1920-2006) 1
- Fasanella, Ralph, (1914-1997) 1
- Finster, Howard, (1916-2001) 1
- Firmani, Colette Auriti 1
- Gasperi, Richard 1
- Gladstone, Mike J., (1923-2015) 1
- Goldsmith, Deborah (1808-1836) 1
- Gordon, John, (1921-2003) 1
- Gordon, Leah 1
- Historical Society of Early American Decoration 1
- Isaacson, Philip M., (1924-2013) 1
- Johnson, Bruce , (1949-1976) 1
- Jones, Louis C., (1908-1990) 1
- Keller, Patricia 1
- Kelly, Susan H. 1
- Ketchum, William C., Jr., (1931- ) 1
- Kogan, Lee 1
- Kopp, Joel 1
- Kopp, Nancy 1
- Kornblau, Gerald, (1928-2011) 1
- Krolik, Day 1
- Krolik, Jean 1
- Krüsi, Hans, (1920-1995) 1
- Lerner, Kiyoko 1
- Lipman, Jean, (1909-1998) 1
- Meeuwse, Eveline 1
- Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West (Organization) 1
- Miller, Melvin C., Jr. 1
- Montelius, John A., (1813 - 1878) 1
- Montgomery, George, (1924-1997) 1
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- Noble, Nigel 1
- O'Neal, Charles T. 1
- Phillips, Ammi, (1788-1865) 1
- Polley, Claudia Anne, (1949- ) 1
- Pryor, Samuel Frazier, Jr., (1898-1985) 1
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- Rosenak, Charles B., (1927- ) 1
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