Victor Hugo Proetz papers

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Victor Hugo Proetz papers

[ca. 1930]-1965

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Notebooks, card file, architectural plans, elevations, details, drawings, and designs for chairs, desks, cabinets, picture frames, etc. relating to Proetz's renovation of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Many of the designs and records pre-dating the renovation were evidently used by Proetz in the renovation.

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Proetz, Victor, 1897-1966

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Proetz was an architect and interior designer; New York, N.Y. and Washington, D.C.; Putzel, a newpaper reporter for the St. Louis Post Dispatch and friend of Proetz. From the description of Victor Proetz letters to Max Putzel 1935 [and undated]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79130681 Architect and interior designer. Studied painting and design at the Art Institute of Chicago. Served in the Navy during World War I, at whichtime he designed cantonment...

National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)

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The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is dedicated to the exhibition and study of the portraits of individuals who have made significant contributions to American history and culture. The Gallery sponsors a variety of scholarly and public activities for audiences interested in American art and history. NPG holds recordings, videotapes and thousands of films pertaining to objects, people and events. In 1919, interested citizens began actively lobbying for a national portrai...