Peter C. Marzio : exhibition files, 1987-2001.

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director.

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James H. Chillman, Jr., first Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, was born in Philadelphia on December 24, 1891. He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, with concentrations in architecture and drawing. In 1916 he joined the Faculty of Rice University in Houston and was later appointed a Fellow in Architecture at the American Academy in Rome (1919-1922). He served as Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston from 1924 to 1953 and a...

O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986

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Georgia O’Keeffe is one of the most significant artists of the 20th century, renowned for her contribution to modern art.Born on November 15, 1887, the second of seven children, Georgia Totto O’Keeffe grew up on a farm near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. By the time she graduated from high school in 1905, O’Keeffe had determined to make her way as an artist. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York, where she learned the techniques of traditional painting. Th...

Kahlo, Frida, 1907-1954

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Frida Kahlo (born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón, 6 July 1907, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico – died 13 July 1954, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico), Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society. Her paintings often had strong autobiographical ele...

Kanellos, Nicolás

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Wyeth, Andrew, 1917-2009

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Andrew Wyeth (b. July 12, 1917, Chadds Ford, PA–d. Jan. 16, 2009, Chadds Ford, PA) was a realist painter and one of the best known American artists of the 20th century. He is the son of artist N.C. Wyeth and began drawing at a young age. In 1937, at age twenty, Wyeth had his first one-man exhibition of watercolors at the Macbeth Gallery in New York City....

Biggers, John Thomas, 1924-2001

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John Thomas Biggers (1924-2001), African American artist, was born in Gastonia, North Carolina. He attended Hampton Institute in Virginia and started taking art classes under the tutelage of Viktor Lowenfeld. Lowenfeld moved to Pennsylvania State University, and Biggers followed him to study in the art department there. He received his doctorate from the University in 1954. A few years earlier, Biggers had moved to Houston, Texas to establish the art department at Texas Southern University. ...

Johns, Jasper, 1930-

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American artist. From the description of Typed letter signed : [n.p.], to Herbert J. Seligmann, 1964 Mar. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874947 Artist. From the description of Oral history, 1994. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86160768 Modern artist; native of Allendale, S.C. From the description of Jasper Johns vertical files collection, 1952-1998. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 40189279 ...

Benink, W.

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Vallotton, Félix, 1865-1925

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Bender, Gretchen 1951-

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Noland, Kenneth, 1924-2010

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Kenneth Noland (1924- ) is a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Kenneth Noland, 1971 October 9-December 21 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596695 Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Kenneth Noland, 1971 October 9 - December 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 227191418 Kenneth Noland (1924-2010) was a painter, educator in South Salem, New York, and fr...

Block, Gay

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Krasner, Lee, 1908-1984

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Painter; Easthampton, N.Y. From the description of Lee Krasner interview, 1966 July 31 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82561305 Painter; Easthampton, N.Y.; b. 1908. From the description of Lee Krasner interview, 1972 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77755808 Painter; interviewee married Jackson Pollock, d.1984. From the description of Reminiscences of Lee Krasner : oral history, 1978. (Columbia University In...

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia –d. April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to M...

Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749

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Naturalist. From the description of Mark Catesby correspondence, 1744. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452847 ...

Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917

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French artist. From the description of Autograph letter signed (pneumatique) : [postmark Paris], to Lucien Pissarro, [1903 Nov. 17]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870644 French painter, lithographer and sculptor. From the description of Letters, 1879-ca. 1901. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 83749766 Hilaire Degas was a French artist known for his drawings and paintings of ballerinas and race horses. From the description o...

Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000

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Painter; New York, N.Y.; b. 1917; d. 2000. From the description of Oral history interviews with Jacob Lawrence, 1982 July 20-Aug. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84455118 Jacob Lawrence was an African-American painter and illustrator. He received the Spingarm Medal in 1975 and taught at the New School and Pratt Institute. He died in 2000. From the description of Jacob Lawrence exhibition card and autobiographical notes, 1947-1948. (Pennsylvania State University...

Audubon, John James, 1785-1851

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Naturalist, ornithologist, and artist, known for his Birds of America. From the description of Letters received, 1831-1853. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56506202 Audubon was an American artist and ornithologost. From the guide to the John James Audubon letters and drawings, 1805-1892 (inclusive), 1805-1847 (bulk)., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) John James Audubon was a painter and ornithologist. Born in ...

Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946

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Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer, founder of the Photo-Secession Group, gallery owner, and editor and publisher of photography magazines, most notably, Camera Work. Frank Hermann was an American painter, who spent most of his career in Germany, where he associated with several avant-garde art groups. Childhood friends, Stieglitz and Herrmann were schoolmates, spent time together when Stieglitz was in Europe, and visited each other in the United States when Herrmann returned in 1919....

Strand, Paul, 1890-1976

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Paul Strand (1890-1976) was a photographer in New York, N.Y. From the description of Paul Strand interview, 1971 Nov. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78709170 The American-born photographer, Paul Strand, moved to France during the Joseph McCarthy period of incriminations in America. His book, Ghana, an African Portrait, was published in 1976. Thomas H. Garver is Haverford College class of 1956. From the description of ALsS, 1974 January-February : Orgeval, France ...

Poussin, Nicholas, 1594-1665.

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Bonnard, Pierre, 1967-1847.

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Vuillard, Édouard, 1868-1940

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French artist. From the description of Letters sent, ca. 1894-1937. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81865748 French painter. From the description of Autograph postal card signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified recipient, [no year] Nov. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872421 ...

Schnabel, Julian, 1951-....

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Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519

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Epithet: artist, engineer, and scientist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000628.0x000200 ...

Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815

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This is a preparatory drawing for the painting "Julia, Third Viscountess Dudley and Ward" that was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1800. From the description of [Study for Julia, third Viscountess Dudley and Ward] [graphic]. [1800] (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 246658012 Painter, noted for portraits and historical subjects. Born in Boston, moved to England in 1775 because of Loyalist sympathies. From the description of ALS : London, to John Boydell, 1...

Weber, Max, 1881-1961

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Artist. From the description of Reminiscences of Max Weber : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309727971 Max Weber (1881-1961) was a painter and sculptor in New York, N.Y. Weber was the National Chairman for the American Artists Congress in 1937. From the description of Max Weber papers, 1904-2000. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821036 Painter; New York, N.Y. ...

Brassaï, 1899-1984.

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French photographer. From the description of Letters : to Timothy Seldes, 1973-1975. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 83780611 ...