Pete Schiwetz papers

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Pete Schiwetz papers

1939-1971

Ca. 2,000 letters, including correspondence with family, bronze caster Bruno Bearzi, Carl and Olga Milles, curator Anne Hedmark (at Millesgarden in Stockholm), Clifford West, William McVey, Francis Rich, Herring Coe, Albert Christ-Janer, and others; business correspondence regarding his fountain at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Symbol of the Arts," and other projects; biographical sketch; catalogs; legal and financial papers; and miscellaneous printed materials.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6737751

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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

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The main building of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, a new art reference library, named the Thomas J. Watson Library, was designed by the architectural firm of Brown, Lawford and Forbes in consultation with the Museum. Severud-Elstad-Krueger were the structural engineers; Krey and Hunt were the mechanical engineers. The Library formally opened Jan. 26, 1965. It occupies three floors: the two lower floors comprise s...

Hedmark, Anne.

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Milles, Carl, 1875-1955

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Milles was born in Sweden and later taught at Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Henry Booth was the son of George G. Booth, a founder of Cranbrook. From the description of Carl Milles letter to Henry Booth, 1943 September 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220146114 Fitch graduated from the Pratt Institute of Art and worked as a professional artist before coming to CMU in 1933. She retired as Assoc. Prof. Emeritus in 1957. Fitch also designed her own house and was...

Christ-Janer, Albert, 1910-1973

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Painter, printmaker, museum director, educator and writer; Athens, Georgia. From the description of Oral history interview with Albert Christ-Janer, 1964 Mar. 21 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 317592455 From the description of Oral history interview with Albert Christ-Janer, 1964 Mar. 21 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 319939844 From the description of Albert Christ-Janer interview, 1964 Mar. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22...

West, Clifford B

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Clifford West (1916-2006) was a painter and filmmaker from Cleveland, Ohio and Italy. From the description of Oral history interview with Clifford West, 1977 Feb. 26-28 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613315716 Painter, filmmaker; Cleveland, Ohio and Italy. From the description of Clifford West interviews, 1977 Feb. 26.-Feb. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220190950 ...

Bearzi, Bruno.

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McVey, William Mozart, 1905-1995

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Cleveland, Ohio sculptor particularly well-known for his heroic reliefs and doors. McVey taught at the Cleveland Institute of Art and many of his publicly owned pieces are located in Cleveland, as well as across the U.S. From the description of Papers, 1932-1978. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 22756077 William M. McVey (1905-1995) was a sculptor who studied at Rice Institute in Houston and the Cleveland Institute of Art. After serving in World War II he ...

Schiwetz, Pete, 1909-

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Sculptor; Birmingham, Michigan. Was an assistant to Carl Milles. Nicknamed "Tex." From the description of Pete Schiwetz papers, 1939-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502523 ...

Milles, Olga Granner, 1874-1967

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Rich, Frances

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American sculptor. From the description of Frances Rich papers, 1924-1988. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 82093413 Frances Rich was born in Spokane, Washington in 1910, daughter of actress Irene Rich. She received a B.A. from Smith College in 1931. In 1933 she met sculptor, Malvina Hoffman, and studied with her in Paris for two years. On her return to the U.S., Rich did intensive work at the Boston Museum School and established her own studio in New York Cit...

Coe, Herring, 1907-

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