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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Record Unit 454

National Museum of American Art. Office of Public Affairs

Publicity Records, 1967-1975, 1982, 1986

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Museum of American Art. Office of Public Affairs
Title:Publicity Records
Dates:1967-1975, 1982, 1986
Quantity:1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection:Record Unit 454
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

Some of these records predate the official existence of the Office. Included are announcements, press releases, newspaper clippings, and catalogs on the Sao Paulo Biennale for 1967, 1969, and 1973; the sixth Biennale of Paris of 1969, and the Venice Biennale of 1968, 1970, and 1972. Also included is the audiotape and transcript of the ninetieth birthday party given for Adelyn Dohme Breeskin in 1986. In addition, the records contain two dissertations and a master's thesis entitled as follows: "Social Psychological Influences Upon the Expression and Inhibition of Curiosity," by Caryl Amsterdam Marsh, 1978; "America's Contemporary Craftsmen: A Way of Work, A Way of Life," by Alice Jane Kling, 1982; and "A Comparison of Two Methods for Creating Empathy with Art in Grade-school Children," by Judith Ellen Sobol, 1970.

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These records consist of a miscellaneous collection of items, some of which predate the official existence of the Office of Public Affairs. Included are announcements, press releases, newspaper clippings, and catalogues on the Sao Paulo Bienale for 1967, 1969, and 1973; the sixth Biennial of Paris of 1969, and the Venice Biennial of 1968, 1970, and 1972. Also included is the audiotape and transcript of the ninetieth birthday party given for Adelyn Dohme Breeskin in 1986. In addition, the records contain two dissertations and a master's thesis entitled as follows: "Social Psychological Influences Upon the Expression and Inhibition of Curiosity," by Caryl Amsterdam Marsh, 1978; "America's Contemporary Craftsmen: A Way of Work, A Way of Life," by Alice Jane Kling, 1982; and "A Comparison of Two Methods for Creating Empathy with Art in Grade-school Children," by Judith Ellen Sobol, 1970.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 454, National Museum of American Art. Office of Public Affairs, Publicity Records

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Container List

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Folder 1 IX Sao Paulo Bienal, 1967

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Folder 2 X Sao Paulo Bienal, 1969

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Folder 3 XII Sao Paulo Bienal, 1973

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Folder 4 VI Biennial of Paris, 1969

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Folder 5 XXXIV Venice Biennale, 6/22/1968-10/19/1968

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Folder 6 XXXV Venice Biennale, 1970

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Folder 7 XXXVI Venice Biennale, 1972

Smithsonian Press Release entitled "Works of 6 Artists Will Be Exhibited in the U.S. Pavilion at Venice Biennale," April 19, 1972. The press release includes a biography of the artists, Keith Sonnier, Diane Arbus, Ron Davis, Richard Estes, Sam Gilliam, and James Nutt. Page 1. (Image no. SIA2017-048185)
Smithsonian Press Release entitled "Works of 6 Artists Will Be Exhibited in the U.S. Pavilion at Venice Biennale," April 19, 1972. The press release includes a biography of the artists, Keith Sonnier, Diane Arbus, Ron Davis, Richard Estes, Sam Gilliam, and James Nutt. Page 2. (Image no. SIA2017-048186)
Smithsonian Press Release entitled "Works of 6 Artists Will Be Exhibited in the U.S. Pavilion at Venice Biennale," April 19, 1972. The press release includes a biography of the artists, Keith Sonnier, Diane Arbus, Ron Davis, Richard Estes, Sam Gilliam, and James Nutt. Page 3. (Image no. SIA2017-048187)
Smithsonian Press Release entitled "Works of 6 Artists Will Be Exhibited in the U.S. Pavilion at Venice Biennale," April 19, 1972. The press release includes a biography of the artists, Keith Sonnier, Diane Arbus, Ron Davis, Richard Estes, Sam Gilliam, and James Nutt. Page 4. (Image no. SIA2017-048188)
Smithsonian Press Release entitled "Works of 6 Artists Will Be Exhibited in the U.S. Pavilion at Venice Biennale," April 19, 1972. The press release includes a biography of the artists, Keith Sonnier, Diane Arbus, Ron Davis, Richard Estes, Sam Gilliam, and James Nutt. Page 5. (Image no. SIA2017-048189)
Smithsonian Press Release entitled "Works of 6 Artists Will Be Exhibited in the U.S. Pavilion at Venice Biennale," April 19, 1972. The press release includes a biography of the artists, Keith Sonnier, Diane Arbus, Ron Davis, Richard Estes, Sam Gilliam, and James Nutt. Page 6. (Image no. SIA2017-048190)
Smithsonian Press Release entitled "Works of 6 Artists Will Be Exhibited in the U.S. Pavilion at Venice Biennale," April 19, 1972. The press release includes a biography of the artists, Keith Sonnier, Diane Arbus, Ron Davis, Richard Estes, Sam Gilliam, and James Nutt. Page 7. (Image no. SIA2017-048191)
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Folders 8-9 Judith Ellen Sobol Thesis, "A Comparison of Two Methods for Creating Empathy with Art in Grade-School Children," 1970

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Folder 10 Caryl Amsterdam Marsh These, "Social-Psychological Influences upon the Expression and Inhibition of Curiosity," 1978

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Folders 11-13 Alice Jane Kling Thesis, "America's Contemporary Craftsmen: A Way of Work, A Way of Life," 1982

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Folder 14 Adelyn Dohme Breeskin's Ninetieth Birthday Party Transcript, 7/15/1986

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Folder 15 Adelyn Dohme Breeskin's Ninetieth Birthday Party Audiocassette, 7/15/1986

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