Papers, 1899-1979.

MacDowell (Peterborough, N.H.)

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MacDowell is an artist's residency program in Peterborough, New Hampshire, United States, founded in 1907 by composer Edward MacDowell and his wife, pianist and philanthropist Marian MacDowell. Prior to July 2020, it was known as the MacDowell Colony (or simply "the Colony") but the Board of Directors voted to remove "Colony" from the name in an effort to remove "terminology with oppressive overtones". After Edward MacDowell died in 1908, Marian MacDowell established the artists' residency pr...

Douglas, Laura Glenn, 1888-1962

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Artist and painter, born in Winnsboro, S.C.; Douglas taught painting at the Phillips Collection (Washington, D.C.) beginning in 1942 until her death in 1962; Douglas studied art in Washington, D.C., New York, Paris, and Munich. From the description of Laura Glenn Douglas papers, 1899-1979. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 28414972 Artist. From the description of Papers, 1899-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82730900 ...

Dodd, Lamar

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b. Fairburn, Ga.; d. Sept. 21, 1996, Athens, Ga. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 86101080 Painter and educator (Athens, Ga.). Born in 1909, Dodd taught at the University of Georgia. In addition, he was chairman of of the committee that revitalized Gutzon Borglum's carving project at Stone Mountain, Georgia, in the early sixties. From the description of Lamar Dodd selected...

Rowan, Edward Beatty, 1898-1946

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Art administrator. Established the Community Art Center in Cedar Rapids; developed and operated the Little Gallery in Cedar Rapids. With his friend Grant Wood laid the groundwork for the Stone City Art Colony. From the description of Papers of Edward Beatty Rowan. [1920?-1946?] (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 274319575 Gallery director, painter, sculptor, teacher; Falls Church, Va. and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Founder and director of T...

Edward MacDowell Association

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MacDowell Colony is administered by the nonprofit Edward MacDowell Association; founded in 1907 by Edward MacDowell, a composer, and his wife; the Colony offers a retreat for visual artists, writers and composers in Peterborough, N.H. From the description of Edward MacDowell Association records, 1947-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122454330 ...

McCormack, Helen Gardner, 1903-1974

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Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972

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Padraic Colum was a noted playwright, essayist, novelist, poet, and author of books for children. Born on December 8, 1881, in Longford, Ireland, Colum came to the United States in 1914 and died on January 12, 1972, in Enfield, Connecticut. Though Colum worked briefly for a railroad, he became a full-time writer in Dublin, Ireland, in 1901. He was a founder of the Irish National Theatre (later known as the Abbey Theatre), and co-founder and editor for a time of the Irish Review. From...

United States. Department of the Treasury

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The Department of the Treasury was created by an act of Congress (1 Stat. 65), approved September 2, 1789. The orginal act established the Department to superintend the manage the National finances. This act charged the Secretary of the Treasury with the preparation of plans for the improvement and management of the revenue and the support of public credit. It further provided that the Secretary should prescribe the forms for keeping and rendering all manner of public accounts and for the ma...

Whitelaw, Robert N. S., 1905-

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Rich, Daniel Catton, 1904-1976

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Museum administrator and lecturer; died 1976. Rich held many positions at the Art Institute of Chicago and was director of the Worcester (Mass.) Art Museum, 1958-1970. Emily Nathan was a public relations consultant, and also worked for the Archives of American Art. From the description of Daniel Catton Rich letter to Emily Nathan, 1964 May 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502592 Daniel Catton Rich (1904-1976) was an art administrator...

Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966

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Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) was a painter and teacher in Provincetown, Mass. From the description of Hans Hofmann papers, [ca. 1904]-1978 (bulk 1945-1965). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82551474 Painter, teacher. From the description of Hans Hofmann letter to Mrs. Spingarn, 1938 Dec. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122389762 Biography Hans Hofmann created a distinctive primordial world of color and l...

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....

Lhote, André, 1885-1962

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French painter, theoretician, art critic and teacher. Besides his activity as an artist, he created the Académie André Lhote in 1922, and was art critic for the Nouvelle revue française from 1922 to 1940. He published numerous articles and several books of theory of art and lectured widely outside France as late as the 1950s. From the description of Letters and manuscript, 1918-1955. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 77645902 ...

Lee, R. E. (Rudolph Edward), 1874-1959

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Rudolph Edward Lee was a member of Clemson University's first graduating class, head of its architecture department, and architect for a number of the campus buildings. As professor of architecture, he also served for some time as superintendent of construction and repair. He retired from Clemson in 1948. He was married to Louise Egleston. They had one daughter, Mrs. William T. Page, Jr. Lee died on October 29th 1959 at the age of 85. From the description of Rudolph E. Lee Papers, 18...

Léger, Fernand, 1881-1955

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French painter. From the description of Letters and manuscripts of Fernand Léger, 1918-1955. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81728195 ...