Design Works of Bedford-Stuyvesant (Firm)

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Includes Community Gallery exhibition material from: Salute to Brooklyn's Creative Youth, Contemporary Artists of Brooklyn, Brooklyn's Comic Book Artists, Design Works of Bedford Stuyvesant, All in the Staff, and Brooklyn's Galleries.

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Includes exhibit schedule, fabric samples, labels, correspondents, photographs, photocopies, loans in, design descriptions and history of Design Works of Bedford-Stuyvesant

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In the 1930s and 1940s, the Museum didn't create formal checklists. Lists and partial lists have been included where applicable.

Redacted copies have been included where appropriate. Personal information was redacted for privacy reasons.

A few exhibitions have photographs taken/kept by the Registrar's department. They have the subject tag photographs for clarity. The photographs are often unpacking, crating, and delivery photographs.

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Correspondence with designers and models regarding requesting their participation; acknowlegements.

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Swatch cards of Design Works patterns with notations regarding designer's names and pieces designed for exhibition.

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Registrar's Forms. Checklist.

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Clippings. List: press kits distributed. Press release. Invitation. Brochure. Catalog. Poster.

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Objects. Including women modeling.

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Objects.

Scope and Contents This exhibit was originally featured in the Community Gallery of the Brooklyn Museum in 1974. This folder includes an exhibit catalog for Design Works of Bedford Stuyvesant [05/01/1974-06/09/1974], correspondence, a press release for the 1974 exhibit, and exhibit summary or proposal texts about the Henry Street Settlement House exhibit. Of special interest are several fliers about a group called SOUL in Box 92, Folder 20. SOUL was "organized in 1968, after the death of Martin...