Artists -- United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Scribner's Sons Art Department Card File Collection
Collection
Identifier: BMA-CSS
Scope and Contents
The card file contains approximately 22,000 3 x 5 and 4 x 6 index cards documenting Charles Scribner’s Sons transactions with artists and artworks used in their many publications. The artworks included range from reproductions of external works to photographs of portraits to original book jackets and illustrations commissioned by Scribner’s Sons. The cards include a range of information; some include only the names of artists and artworks, while others include the corresponding publications,...
Dates:
1884 - 1956; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1930
Henry C. Pitz 1895-1976 Collection
Collection
Identifier: BMA-HCP
Abstract
The Henry C. Pitz Collection includes manuscripts, research, and reference materials pertaining to two publications written by Henry Pitz on Howard Pyle: The Brandywine Tradition (1969) and Howard Pyle: Writer, Illustrator, Founder of the Brandywine School (1975).
Dates:
1969 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1975
Nancy Ekholm Burkert 1933- Collection
Collection
Identifier: BMA-NEB
Abstract
The collection was donated in 1997 by artist Nancy Ekholm Burkert (b. 1933). It contains her research notes, original sketches, and reference materials from trips to Europe used in preparation for her illustrated version of the Brothers Grimm tale, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, published by Farrar, Straus, & Giroux in New York, 1972.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1970 - 1971; 1965 - 1972
The Maxfield Parrish Museum Collection
Collection
Identifier: BMA-MPMC
Abstract
The Maxfield Parrish Museum Collection includes archival materials donated by the closed Maxfield Parrish Museum through its director and former art dealer, Alma Gilbert. The collection includes materials that relate to the home life and activities of Maxfield Parrish’s immediate family, such as photographs of the family and home, postcards, and children’s drawings. Materials pertaining to Parrish’s professional life include glass plate negatives and other photographs used as models for...
Dates:
1881 - 1978; Majority of material found within 1880 - 1920