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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
The Charles B. and Janice M. Rosenak Collection
Collection
Identifier: A0009
Abstract
The Charles B. and Janice M. Rosenak Collection contains photography, oral history interviews, and a small amount of research material relating to folk artists. The Rosenaks, major collectors of folk art, added to their collections by traveling around the United States and meeting with artists in their home and work studio environments. The artists featured in this collection are primarily artists from the Southeast and Appalachia, as well as Navajo and Hispanic artists of the Southwest. The...
Dates:
1960 - 2010
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
The Daniel and Jessie Lie Farber Gravestone Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: A0036
Abstract
The Farber gravestone collection depicts approximately 600 gravestones in photographic prints and slides. The gravestones were primarily carved before 1800, and are in the northeast region of the United States. Daniel and Jessie Lie Farber were early gravestone enthusiasts, and helped to form the Association for Gravestone Studies.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1976 - 1984
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
The Ellin Ente Oral History Project
Collection
Identifier: A0012
Abstract
The Ellin Ente Oral History Project is a collection of oral history interviews with early collectors and dealers of American folk art, named for American Folk Art Museum volunteer Ellin Ente (1927-1998). Interviews were conducted by Patricia Keller.
Dates:
2003
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
The Francis Y. Duval and Ivan B. Rigby Early American Gravestone Collection
Collection
Identifier: A0042
Abstract
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
Abstract
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,...
Dates:
Majority of material found in c. 19th century
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
The John Montelius Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0014
Abstract
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
Abstract
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
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- Bishop, Robert, (1938-1991) 7
- American Folk Art Museum 6
- Black, Mary, (1922-1992) 2
- Brazer, Esther Stevens, (1898-1945) 2
- Earnest, Adele, (1901-1993) 2
- Fendelman, Helaine W. , (1942- ) 2
- Fried, Frederick, (1908–1994) 2
- Hemphill, Herbert Waide, (1929-1998) 2
- Holdridge, Barbara C., (1929- ) 2
- Holdridge, Lawrence Barrett, (1910-1998) 2
- Neal, Avon, (1922-2003) 2
- Parker, Ann, (1934-) 2
- Wise, Edith C. 2
- Atkins, Jacqueline M. 1
- Auriti, Marino, (1891-1980) 1
- Bacot, H. Parrott 1
- Bellamy, John Haley, (1836-1914) 1
- Borkowski, Mary K., (1916-2008) 1
- Bragaline, Edward A., (1906-1999) 1
- Byam, John, (1929-2013) 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
- Duval, Francis Y. 1
- Ente, Ellin F., (1927-1998) 1
- Fagaly, William A. 1
- Farber, Daniel L., (1906-1998) 1
- 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
- Mygatt, Frederick Thomas, (1811-1853) 1
- Noble, Nigel 1
- Phillips, Ammi, (1788-1865) 1
- Polley, Claudia Anne, (1949- ) 1
- Pryor, Samuel Frazier, Jr., (1898-1985) 1
- Rigby, Ivan B., (1908-2000) 1
- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 1
- Rosenak, Charles B., (1927- ) 1
- Rosenak, Janice M., (1930-2012) 1
- Sabbathday Lake (Me.) 1
- Savitsky, John "Jack", (1910-1991) 1
- Starr, Nina Howell, (1903-2000) 1
- Tepper, Phyllis A. 1
- Tevis, Eleanora 1
- Weissman, Julia, (1917-2015) 1
- Whipple, Wallace E., (1933-2000) 1
- Willey, Philo Levi “Chief” (1887-1980) 1
- Williams, Anne C. 1
- Williams, Roy Marie, (1931-2013) 1
- Wilson, Delmer Charles, (1873-1961) 1
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