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New York Quilt Project
Collection
Identifier: A0013
Abstract
The New York Quilt Project (NYQP) was initiated by the American Folk Art Museum and attempted to locate, document, preserve, and create an archive for the quilts made in New York State prior to 1940. The documented quilts were made from 1753 to 1940. Archival material includes photographs and questionnaires for more than six thousand quilts, administrative files for the NYQP, research files for the 150 quilts featured in the catalog New York Beauties, as well...
Dates:
1986 - 1995
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
People Files
Collection
Identifier: A0003
Scope and Contents
Like the “Topical Subject” files, the “People” files have two constituent parts, one deriving from materials donated to the library by Dr. Bishop, the other originating in the library and developed by Edith Wise during the last few years [c. 1988]. Both consist of folders devoted to individual persons but, whereas the “Wise” files are concerned wholly with prominent folk artists past and present, the “Bishop” segment is wide-ranging in coverage: a significant portion relates to contemporary...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1970-1980s
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Philo Levi “Chief” Willey Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0060
Abstract
The Philo Levi “Chief” Willey Papers primarily contains sales records maintained by Philo Levi “Chief” Willey (1887-1980) between 1969-1979. Willey began making art late in life, and sold his paintings and drawings in New Orleans’ Jackson Square. His work also appeared in Jack Kamas’ New Orleans’ gallery, and appeared in exhibits at SUNY and the American Folk Art Museum after his death.
Dates:
1969-11-05 — circa 1980; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1979
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Pre-publication copy of "Early American Decoration"
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: A0064
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of, what is presumed to be, a pre-publication copy of Esther Stevens Brazer’s seminal text Early American Decoration. Originally housed in a black binder, this copy is branded with the stamp of R. Stanley Penfield, of Hartford Connecticut on the first page. The text is typed and matches the text in the published manuscript (although the pagination is not the same). This representation of Early American Decoration...
Dates:
circa 1930s
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Ralph and Eva Fasanella Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0007
Abstract
This collection contains material related to Ralph Fasanella’s artistic career, his work in labor unions, and his personal interests. Much of the material is correspondence between Ralph Fasanella’s wife, Eva, and the various museums, collectors, unions, and other various individuals and institutions with which the Fasanellas worked closely.
Dates:
1914 - 2013
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Reuben Moulthrop Wax Portrait
Item — Box: AFAM OS-3
Identifier: A0048
Abstract
Wax portrait of Reverend Naphtali Daggett (1727-1780), Professor of Yale University in 1780. Done in 1797 at New Haven Connecticut by Reuben Moulthrop of East Haven, Connecticut. The artist is known to have worked in wax and painted portraits of several Yale University presidents of the period. This silhouette portraits descended in the Daggett family through the years before being donated to the American Folk Art Museum.
Dates:
1797
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Richard Gasperi Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0054
Abstract
Richard Gasperi is an American gallerist and self-taught art collector. The Richard Gasperi Papers include research files related to artists, as well as records about exhibitions and art fairs. These files include newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, and other print materials, primarily from the 1980s and 1990s.
Dates:
The materials in this collection date from 1957-2007, however the bulk of them were created in the 1980s and 1990s. Each file in this collection contains some amount of undated material.
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Richard Saholt Collection
Collection
Identifier: A0058
Abstract
The Richard Saholt Collection contains materials created by and about Richard Saholt (1924–2014), a Minneapolis based collage artist. The collection comprises correspondence, medical and military files, artwork reproductions, audiovisual materials, print and slide photography, a collaged artist’s book, a scrapbook, and press materials related to Saholt's life and work. The collection was donated by Michael Bonesteel after he gifted collages accessioned into the American Folk Art Museum’s...
Dates:
1922 - 2014
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Robert Bishop's Tintypes
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: A0071
Abstract
This collection contains three whole plate tintypes (8.5" x 6.5"). They are portrait photographs, depicting a single woman, a single man, and a duo of younger women respectively. There is very little provenance for these items at this time. The photos depict individuals that appear to be from the 19th century, however the date that these photos were taken or created is unknown. All three tintypes are hand-tinted or painted. The tintype depicting the pair of younger women shows the most...
Dates:
undated
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Roy Marie Williams Quilting Collection
Collection
Identifier: A0025
Abstract
The Roy Marie Williams Quilting Collection includes a variety of quilting patterns from Texas and national publications from approximately 1929 to 1950s.
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1929-1950s
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
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- Isaacson, Philip M., (1924-2013) 1
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