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Karl Bissinger papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0682
Abstract

The papers of American photojournalist, restaurateur, and peace activist Karl Bissinger (1914-2008) encompass nearly seventy years of professional activity. This collection not only provides abundant documentation of Bissinger's careers in photography and social activism, but also offers rich visual resources for the history of photography in post-World War II America.

Dates: 1800, 1935-2008

Henry Kirke Brown: The Father of American Sculpture : typescript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0561
Abstract This collection comprises the carbon typescript for an unpublished manuscript titled "Henry Kirke Brown: The Father of American Sculpture," which was compiled, written, and edited by Henry Kirke Bush-Brown. It additionally includes an abridged version with the same title, also prepared by Bush-Brown. The typescript contains a description of Henry Kirke Brown's life, transcripts of his correspondence, photographs of his homes and artistic works, poems, sketches, and a genealogical chart of...
Dates: 1836-1933; Majority of material found within 1836-1882

George Adolphus Storey papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0586
Abstract

The papers of George Adolphus Storey, R.A., prolific British painter and longtime teacher of perspective at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, include both published and unpublished books, poems, plays, fiction, essays, lectures, notes, sketches, inventories, diaries, and other personal writings. Also included are several items belonging to his daughter, Mary Gladys Storey, an actress well-known for her charitable work during World Wars I and II.

Dates: 1848-1946; Majority of material found within 1848-1919

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Cuba--Description and travel 1
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Equestrian statues--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century 1
Equestrian statues--Washington (D.C.)--19th century 1
Essays 1
Fashion photography--History--20th century 1
France--Description and travel 1
Galley proofs 1
Genre painting, British--19th century 1
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Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century 1
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London (England)--Social life and customs--19th century 1
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Morocco--Description and travel 1
National Statuary Hall (United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.)--19th century 1
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New York (New York)--Buildings, structures, etc--History--19th century 1
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Public sculpture, American--19th century 1
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Spain--Description and travel 1
St. John's Wood (London, England)--Intellectual life--19th century 1
Tear sheets 1
Theater--United States--History--20th century 1
Travel photography--History--20th century 1
Travel sketches 1
Washington (D.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc--History--19th century 1
Watercolors (paintings) 1
Westbeth Artists' Housing (New York, N.Y.) 1
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Beck, Julian, 1925-1985 1
Bissinger, Karl 1
Bissinger, Karl. The luminous years : portraits at mid-century 1
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 1
Brown, Henry Kirke, 1814-1886 1