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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 Research Files
Collection
Identifier: A0039
Abstract
The Robert Bishop Research Files contain research material related to Bishop's research and teaching interests in folk art, particularly furniture. It contains primarily secondary source material including photographs, new clippings, and articles. Bishop collected these files as a resource for his many published books about furniture, as well as for teaching at the Folk Art Institute.
Dates:
1970s-1980s
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
Sara Lynn Henry collection related to Elijah Pierce
Collection
Identifier: A0050
Scope and Contents
The material includes about 70 slides of Pierce in his studio and barbershop, as well as images of his work. The slides were taken with an art historian's camera.
There are also four reels of audio recordings. One has an interview between Henry and Pierce, the next has notes that Henry made to herself about the visit. The other two were given along with the collection, but it is suspected they are both blank reels. The audio reels have been digitized.
Dates:
1974
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Spoons associated with Whig Rose and Swag Border Quilt (2012.8.1)
Item — Box: AFAM OS-3
Identifier: A0047
Dates:
Record Keeping: stored in the archive as of fall 2016
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Subject Files
Collection
Identifier: A0004
Scope and Contents
The “Topical Subject” files, which form an important part of the “Bishop Files,” are a collection of articles, photocopies of books or parts of books, newspaper clippings and hundreds and hundreds of splendid photographs (8x10 b and w, glossy prints) covering subjects that reflect Dr. Bishop’s many interests in antiques, folk art, printing, sculpture, pottery, furniture and many more aspects of the arts. Datable materials are chiefly from the 1970s, but both earlier and later years are...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1970s-1980s
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Susan H. Kelly and Anne C. Williams Gravestone Rubbings
Collection
Identifier: A0023
Abstract
The collection contains 136 mounted gravestone rubbings, created by Susan H. Kelly and Anne C. Williams, between 1977 and 1983. The rubbings represent gravestones dated 1650 to 1800. The stones are from all across New England, with the majority being from Connecticut.
Dates:
1977 - 1983
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Tevis Audiocassette Collection
Collection
Identifier: A0019
Abstract
The Tevis Audiocassette Collection includes thirty-two audiocassettes of lectures given by Bob and Pat Coblentz to docents in 1977 and 1978, and guest lecture series from 1976 to 1980. The lectures were recorded by American Folk Art Museum docent Eleanora Tevis.
Dates:
1976 - 1980
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
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