Black, Mary, (1922-1992)
Person
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
American Dolls from Samuel F. Pryor International Doll Library Foundation of Greenwich, Connecticut / Tin Toys from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Barenholtz (double exhibition), 1966-12-06 - 1967-01-29
Exhibition
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The records include material related to the exhibitions that were on display between 1966 and 1977. Material comes from both curatorial and registration departments, as well as from all departments that contribute to creating an exhibition. Material includes checklists in both final and draft form, object and installation photography, printed matter including catalogs and invitations, publicity and press releases, correspondence, and more. The majority of the exhibitions were presented at...
Dates:
Other: 1966-12-06 - 1967-01-29
Ammi Phillips: Portrait Painter, 1788–1865, 1968-10-16 - 1968-12-02
Exhibition
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The records include material related to the exhibitions that were on display between 1966 and 1977. Material comes from both curatorial and registration departments, as well as from all departments that contribute to creating an exhibition. Material includes checklists in both final and draft form, object and installation photography, printed matter including catalogs and invitations, publicity and press releases, correspondence, and more. The majority of the exhibitions were presented at...
Dates:
Other: 1968-10-16 - 1968-12-02
Barbara Holdridge, interviewed by Emelie Gevalt, 2021-08-27
Item
Scope and Contents
In this interview, art historian Barbara Holdridge discusses her journey unearthing and identifying the itinerant portrait painter Ammi Phillips. Holdridge shares the discovery process of connecting the “clues” of Phillips’s signature style, which include ham hands, swirling skirts and hook noses. She also discusses her friendship and collaboration with Mary Black (historian and former Curator at the American Folk Art Museum) in her process of legitimizing Phillips’s artwork.
Dates:
2021-08-27
Correspondence, Mary Black, Director, 1964 - 1969
File — Box: 7, Folder: 9
Identifier: V
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series primarily contains correspondence with directors of the Museum of American Folk Art, now called the American Folk Art Museum. The papers are organized by last name, and then chronologically. The bulk of the correspondence is with museum Director Bob Bishop and spans from 1976 to 1990. They exchange personal notes, discuss possibilities for future exhibitions and acquisitions, negotiate donations made by Earnest, and discuss plans for the future of the museum. The other directors...
Dates:
Other: 1964 - 1969
Domestic Manners of the Americans, 1967-12-19 - 1968-02-20
Exhibition
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The records include material related to the exhibitions that were on display between 1966 and 1977. Material comes from both curatorial and registration departments, as well as from all departments that contribute to creating an exhibition. Material includes checklists in both final and draft form, object and installation photography, printed matter including catalogs and invitations, publicity and press releases, correspondence, and more. The majority of the exhibitions were presented at...
Dates:
Other: 1967-12-19 - 1968-02-20
Folk Artists in the City: Painters and Carvers of Greater New York, 1967-10-30 - 1967-12-10
Exhibition
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The records include material related to the exhibitions that were on display between 1966 and 1977. Material comes from both curatorial and registration departments, as well as from all departments that contribute to creating an exhibition. Material includes checklists in both final and draft form, object and installation photography, printed matter including catalogs and invitations, publicity and press releases, correspondence, and more. The majority of the exhibitions were presented at...
Dates:
Other: 1967-10-30 - 1967-12-10
Merchants and Planters of the Upper Hudson Valley, 1700–1750, 1967-5-04 - 1967-06-11
Exhibition
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The records include material related to the exhibitions that were on display between 1966 and 1977. Material comes from both curatorial and registration departments, as well as from all departments that contribute to creating an exhibition. Material includes checklists in both final and draft form, object and installation photography, printed matter including catalogs and invitations, publicity and press releases, correspondence, and more. The majority of the exhibitions were presented at...
Dates:
Other: 1967-5-04 - 1967-06-11
People files, Bi-By
File — Drawer: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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
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A0003, People Files
Permanent Collection and Promised Gifts, Part III, 1968-04-22 - 1968-06-30
Exhibition
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The records include material related to the exhibitions that were on display between 1966 and 1977. Material comes from both curatorial and registration departments, as well as from all departments that contribute to creating an exhibition. Material includes checklists in both final and draft form, object and installation photography, printed matter including catalogs and invitations, publicity and press releases, correspondence, and more. The majority of the exhibitions were presented at...
Dates:
Other: 1968-04-22 - 1968-06-30
The Art of the Decoy, 1968-4-22 - 1968-10-09
Exhibition
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The records include material related to the exhibitions that were on display between 1966 and 1977. Material comes from both curatorial and registration departments, as well as from all departments that contribute to creating an exhibition. Material includes checklists in both final and draft form, object and installation photography, printed matter including catalogs and invitations, publicity and press releases, correspondence, and more. The majority of the exhibitions were presented at...
Dates:
Other: 1968-4-22 - 1968-10-09