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Accession 13-214

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

Awards, circa 1926, 1958, 1963, 1976-2001, 2006
Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Title: Awards
Dates: circa 1926, 1958, 1963, 1976-2001, 2006
Quantity: 1.63 cu. ft. (1 half document box) (2 16x20 boxes)
Collection: Accession 13-214
Language of Materials: English
Summary:

This accession consists of awards, proclamations, citations, and certificates received by the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of awards, proclamations, citations, and certificates received by the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 13-214, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Awards

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Container List

Box 1

Municipal Art Society of New York, Certificate of Merit, Museum Mile, June 5, 1980

Box 1 of 3

American Institute of Architects, Honor Award to Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates, Architectural Design of Cooper-Hewitt Museum, May 21, 1978

Box 1 of 3

American Institute of Architects, 1984 Institute Honor, May 1984

Box 1 of 3

New York Society of Architects, Design Award, July 1998

Box 1 of 3

Designers and Art Directors Association, Graphics, 1992

Box 1 of 3

The President of the United States, Award for Design Excellence, October 30, 1997 and undated (signed by William J. Clinton)

Box 1 of 3

National Historic Landmark, Andrew Carnegie Mansion

Box 1 of 3

Presidential Design Awards, Federal Design Achievement Award, "Wine: Celebration and Ceremony," September 1988

Box 1 of 3

American Institute of Architects, New York Chapter, Harry B. Rutkins Award, "A City of Neighborhoods," Joint Project by Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and New York Chapter Learning by Design Committee, June 29, 1995

Box 1 of 3

American Institute of Architects, New York Chapter, Special Citation, June 21, 1977

Box 1 of 3

Printing Industries of Metropolitan New York, Inc., Certificate of Special Merit, 21st Exhibition of Printing, January 14-17, 1963

Box 1 of 3

New York Society of Architects, Award of Honor for Excellence in Design, 1977

Box 1 of 3

The Art Libraries Society of New York, Citation, "Hair," "Tsuba," and "Ocean Liner" Catalogs, 1980

Box 1 of 3

American Association of Museums, Museum Publications Competition, Award of Distinction for Catalogs and Books, "American Enterprise: Nineteenth Century Patent Models, 1984

Box 1 of 3

American Federation of the Arts, Award of Excellence, Museum Design Competition, "Keys and Locks" and "Berlin: 1900-1933"

Box 1 of 3

Art Museum Association of America, Award of Excellence, "Bon Voyage! Designs for Travel" and "American Enterprise: Nineteenth Century Patent Models

Box 1 of 3

Printing Industries of America, Inc., Graphic Arts Awards Competition, Phenomenon of Change, 1985

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Box 2

Architectural League of New York, President's Medal to Miss Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Miss Eleanor Gurnee Hewitt for Support of Cooper Union Art Schools and Creation of Museum for the Arts of Decoration, 1926

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Office of the Mayor, City of New York, Proclamation, National Design Week, October 15-21, 2006

Box 2 of 3

Office of the Mayor, City of New York, Proclamation, 23rd Annual Museum Mile Festival, June 12, 2001

Box 2 of 3

Office of the Mayor, City of New York, Proclamation, First National Design Awards, New York City: World Capital of Design Day, November 15, 2000

Box 2 of 3

Office of the Mayor, City of New York, Proclamation, 19th Annual Museum Mile Festival, June 17, 1997

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Office of the Mayor, City of New York, Proclamation, 15th Annual Museum Mile Festival, June 15, 1993

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Office of the Mayor, City of New York, Proclamation, 94th Anniversary, Cooper-Hewitt Museum Design Week, June 3-9, 1991

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Office of the Mayor, City of New York, Proclamation, Urban Open Spaces Summer, 1979

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Office of the President of the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, Proclamation, Museum Mile Day, June 15, 1993

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Office of the President of the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, Proclamation, Museum Mile Day, June 16, 1981

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Box 3

Industrial Design (I. D.) Annual Design Review, 1992, 1997, undated

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Industrial Designers Society of America, Industrial Design Excellence Award, Silver 1993, "Power of Maps" Exhibition

Box 3 of 3

American Center for Design, Fifteenth Annual 100 Show, "A Design Resource"

Box 3 of 3

National Home Fashions League, Inc., 1958 Trailblazer Award, Cooper Union for the Arts of Decoration, 60th Anniversary Exhibition, "Ends and Beginnings"

Box 3 of 3

Office of the Mayor, City of New York, Congratulatory Letter after Renovation, June 4, 1998

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Communication Arts Magazine, Design Annual Award of Excellence for Architectural Graphics, 1992

Box 3 of 3

Preservation League of New York State, Certificate of Appreciation for Participation in Architectural Heritage Year 1986: Three Centuries of Building in New York State, December 31, 1986

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1997 Access New York Award, June 26, 1997

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Art Libraries Society of North America, 1983 George Wittenborn Memorial Award, "Scandinavian Modern Design: 1880-1980"

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Type Directors Club, Citations, 1991-1992

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American Institute of Graphic Arts, Certificates of Excellence, 1976-1992

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Print Casebooks 3 and 9, Certificates of Excellence

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American Association of Museums, Museum Publications Design Competition, 1986-1998

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Presidential Design Awards, Federal Design Achievement Awards, 1992-2000

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Art Directors Club Annual Exhibition, 1981-1995

Box 3 of 3

Philadelphia Patent Law Association, Publication Award, "American Enterprise: Nineteenth Century Patent Models, May 16, 1985

Box 3 of 3

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