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The Francis Y. Duval and Ivan B. Rigby Early American Gravestone Collection
Collection
Identifier: A0042
Overview
The Francis Y. Duval and Ivan B. Rigby Early American Gravestone Collection contains thousands of photographs and negatives of 17th-19th century gravestones from the American northeast. Also included is 150 plaster casts, and material related to exhibitions and journal articles that Duval and Rigby created.
Dates:
c. 1970-1989
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
The Historical Society of Early American Decoration Collection
Collection
Identifier: A0031
Overview
In 1946, a group of students formed The Historical Society of American Decoration (HSEAD) to honor the memory and perpetuate the work of their teacher, Esther Stevens Brazer (1898-1945). Brazer, the accepted authority on Early American Decoration, was a pioneer in recognizing it as a valuable art form. The HSEAD Collection includes original stencils, ledgers, scrapbooks, and ephemera. The original stencils are by several prominent individuals, including Willian Page Eaton, George Lord, Joseph...
Dates:
Majority of material found in c. 19th century
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
The John Montelius Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0014
Overview
The John Montelius Papers contain photographs, journals, and pamphlets created in America in the mid to late 1800s. The photographs portray members and friends of the Montelius family. The journals contain handwritten diary entries by John Montelius about his everyday life and focus on the weather and his family. The pamphlets are handwritten educational tools focused on mathematics, calligraphy, drawing, and geography and maps. Montelius was a farmer and calligraphy teacher who lived in...
Dates:
1829 - 1866
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
The Museum of American Folk Arts Exhibition Files (1966-1977)
Record Group
Identifier: A0002-2
Overview
The record group contains exhibition files related to the American Folk Art Museum's exhibitions between 1966 and 1977, when the museum was called the Museum of American Folk Arts (MAFA). The files include a range of materials, such as correspondence, checklists, installation and object photography, publicity and press releases, and more.
Dates:
1966 - 1977
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
The Museum of Early American Folk Arts Exhibition Files (1962-1966)
Record Group
Identifier: A0002-1
Overview
The record group contains exhibition files related to the American Folk Art Museum's earliest exhibitions (1962-1966), when the museum was called the Museum of Early American Folk Arts (MEAFA). The files include a range of materials, such as correspondence, checklists, installation and object photography, publicity and press releases, and more.
Dates:
1962 - 1966
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
The Robert Bishop Furniture Research Files
Collection
Identifier: A0039
Overview
The Robert Bishop Furniture Research Files contain research material related to different styles of furniture. The files are mostly secondary source material including photographs, new clippings, and articles. Bishop collected these files as a resource for his many published books about furniture, including How to Know American Antique Furniture (1973), and Centuries and Styles of the American Chair, 1640-1970 (1972).
Dates:
1970s-1980s
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
We Are All Here, A Family Song
Collection
Identifier: A0018
Overview
We Are All Here, A Family Song is an illustrated song book in the fraktur tradition by F.T. Mygatt, donated by Philip M. Isaacson.
Dates:
1884-04-25
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
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