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Art -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of Mellon Family and Yale Center for British Art-related Publications

 Collection
Call Number: A010
Scope and Contents: This collection contains publications related to the Yale Center for British Art and its directors, the Paul Mellon Centre, Paul Mellon, Rachel Lambert Mellon, the Mellon family, and Louis I. Kahn.Series 1: Paul Mellon and Mellon family-related publications contains publications that address topics that detail the lives of Paul Mellon and other Mellon family members, including Rachel "Bunny" Lambert Mellon and Andrew W. Mellon, as well as titles that relate to Paul Mellon’s...
Dates: 1963-2018

D. Cady Eaton papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 4
Abstract:

Correspondence, notebooks, journals, lectures, drafts of articles and books, and other writings of D. Cady Eaton, art historian, social commentator, and professor at Yale. Included are a number of articles of a philosophical and satirical nature written for the New Haven Journal and Courier.

Dates: 1853-1914

Jules David Prown Interview by Alessandra Latour recording

 Collection — 987
Call Number: S014
Scope and Contents:

This collection comprises two audio cassette tape recordings, as well as their digitized versions, of an interview of Jules David Prown by Alessandra Latour, held in New Haven, Connecticut on June 23, 1982. In the interview, Prown discusses architect Louis I. Kahn and his work.

Dates: June 23, 1982

Jules David Prown interview by Karen E. Denavit manuscript

 Collection — 1280
Call Number: S013
Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of the transcript of an interview with Jules Prown by Karen E. Denavit and accompanying color photographs. The interview was conducted at the Yale Center for British art between March 1 and June 26, 2013. In it, Prown discusses his family, education, and time as Director of the Center. Prown edited the interview and wrote a brief introduction, which is included in this manuscript.

Dates: March 1, 2013 - June 26, 2013

George Alexander Kubler papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 843
Abstract:

The papers consist of correspondence, research materials, and writings documenting the academic career of George Kubler, and correspondence and records from his service as chief of the UNESCO mission to Cuzco, Peru, following the earthquake in that city on May 20, 1951.

Dates: 1872-2000

Paul Mellon notebooks

 Collection
Call Number: S009
Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of three notebooks created by Paul Mellon for a “Pictorial Art” class at Yale University during his undergraduate studies (1925-1929). The notebooks include Mellon’s professor’s course material on pictorial art, pictures of artwork, and Mellon’s handwritten notes. The notes include Mellon’s critiques and analyses of the artworks, which span from ancient to contemporary.

Dates: 1925-1929

Jules David Prown papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1749
Abstract:

The papers consist of correspondence, subject files and writings documenting the professional career of Jules Prown in the field of art history.

Dates: 1954-2018

Martin Sebastian Soria papers

 Collection
Call Number: ART 27
Abstract:

The papers consist of photographs, correspondence, research notes, and clippings assembled by art historian Martin Soria and documenting his studies of art and architecture in Europe, particularly Spain.

Dates: 1940-1960

Yale Alumni Magazine records

 Collection
Call Number: RU 1094
Abstract:

The materials consist of audiorecordings conducted by Richard Conniff for his portrait of Yale professor Vincent Scully in the March/April 2008 issue of the Yale Alumni Magazine. Interviewees include Scully, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, David McCullough, Ed Bass, and Charles Gwathmey. Also included are several of Scully's art history lectures.

Dates: 2007

Yale Center for British Art Publications

 Collection
Call Number: A009
Scope and Contents:

This collection comprises a run of publications by the Yale Center for British Art from 1965 to 2018.

Dates: 1965-2019

Art, architecture, and art history theses and projects, Yale University

 Collection
Call Number: RU 259
Abstract:

The materials consist of research papers, theses, and projects by students in art, art history, and architecture programs at Yale.

Dates: 1915-2022