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- Manuscript for the Book "Skin Deep," circa 1926 - Tattoos communicate stories. Their content ranges from deeply personal and traditional--to regrettable and frivolous. In the early 1900s, "Professor" Waters apprenticed as a tattoo artist in carnivals and New York's Bowery District. He ran a successful supply shop in Detroit (1918-1939), patenting the standard "two-coil" tattoo machine in 1929. Designs from his flash sheets continue to inspire tattooists today.
- circa 1926
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Manuscript for the Book "Skin Deep," circa 1926
Tattoos communicate stories. Their content ranges from deeply personal and traditional--to regrettable and frivolous. In the early 1900s, "Professor" Waters apprenticed as a tattoo artist in carnivals and New York's Bowery District. He ran a successful supply shop in Detroit (1918-1939), patenting the standard "two-coil" tattoo machine in 1929. Designs from his flash sheets continue to inspire tattooists today.
- Portion of Draft of "The House by the Side of the Road: The Selma Civil Rights Movement" -
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Portion of Draft of "The House by the Side of the Road: The Selma Civil Rights Movement"
- "Premise: An Introduction to The Life and Times of Richie Jean Jackson" -
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"Premise: An Introduction to The Life and Times of Richie Jean Jackson"
- "Mechanical to Electronic to Computer-controlled Sculpture," November 1983 - Lillian Schwartz is a pioneer of computer-generated art. From 1969-2002, she was a "resident visitor" at Bell Laboratories, producing groundbreaking films, videos, and multimedia works. The Schwartz Collection spans Lillian's childhood into her late career, documenting an expansive mindset, mastery over traditional and experimental mediums alike--and above all--an ability to create inspirational connections between science, art, and technology.
- November 01, 1983
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"Mechanical to Electronic to Computer-controlled Sculpture," November 1983
Lillian Schwartz is a pioneer of computer-generated art. From 1969-2002, she was a "resident visitor" at Bell Laboratories, producing groundbreaking films, videos, and multimedia works. The Schwartz Collection spans Lillian's childhood into her late career, documenting an expansive mindset, mastery over traditional and experimental mediums alike--and above all--an ability to create inspirational connections between science, art, and technology.
- Document Listing Possible Names for Ford Motor Company's Nutritional Laboratory, July 28, 1942 - This handwritten document with list of possible names for Ford Motor Company's Nutritional Laboratory may have been written by George Washington Carver. The list may have been generated during a discussion between Carver and Irving Bacon, who was painting Carver's portrait. The laboratory was dedicated simply with Carver's name.
- July 01, 1942
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Document Listing Possible Names for Ford Motor Company's Nutritional Laboratory, July 28, 1942
This handwritten document with list of possible names for Ford Motor Company's Nutritional Laboratory may have been written by George Washington Carver. The list may have been generated during a discussion between Carver and Irving Bacon, who was painting Carver's portrait. The laboratory was dedicated simply with Carver's name.
- Statement regarding the Death of George Washington Carver, 1943 - This draft of a tribute to the recently deceased George Washington Carver was likely dictated or composed by Henry Ford. "Dr. Carver had the brain of a scientist and the heart of a saint....Both of us were interested in the same thing: we believed that weeds and grasses have great possibilities as food and industrial materials..." Ford and Carver had been close friends.
- 1943
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Statement regarding the Death of George Washington Carver, 1943
This draft of a tribute to the recently deceased George Washington Carver was likely dictated or composed by Henry Ford. "Dr. Carver had the brain of a scientist and the heart of a saint....Both of us were interested in the same thing: we believed that weeds and grasses have great possibilities as food and industrial materials..." Ford and Carver had been close friends.
- Various Mockups for "The Dinerman" Letterhead, Business Cards, and Advertisements, 1990 -
- 1990
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Various Mockups for "The Dinerman" Letterhead, Business Cards, and Advertisements, 1990
- Draft of "The House by the Side of the Road: An Intimate Look at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Selma Civil Rights Movement," circa 2007 -
- circa 2007
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Draft of "The House by the Side of the Road: An Intimate Look at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Selma Civil Rights Movement," circa 2007
- Draft of "The House by the Side of the Road: The Selma Civil Rights Movement," circa 2009 -
- circa 2009
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Draft of "The House by the Side of the Road: The Selma Civil Rights Movement," circa 2009