Winold Reiss and W. Langdon Kihn Portrait Prints Collection, circa 1920s-1940s
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Winold Reiss and W. Langdon Kihn Portrait Prints Collection
- Dates:
- circa 1920s-1940s
- Creators:
- Kihn, W. Langdon, Reiss, Winold, and Linderman, Frank B.
- Extent:
- 2 Linear Feet (16 folders, 1 oversized folder, 4 boxes)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Winold Reiss and W. Langdon Kihn Indians of North America Portrait Prints, circa 1930s-1940s, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS. 1341; [folder number] [folder title][date].
Background
- Scope and content:
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Winold Reiss and W. Langdon Kihn Indians of North America Portrait Prints Collection contains a booklet and loose pages with portrait prints of American Indians, as well as printing plates from W. Langdon Kihn that were used in the Southwest Museum publication, The Masterkey.
The loose prints are housed in a "See America First" portfolio and are based on original portraits by Winold Reiss and W. Langdon Kihn of Pikuni and Kainah Tribes of Blackfeet American Indians from Glacier National Park, Montana and Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada. Materials were published by the Great Northern Railway Company, St. Paul, Minnesota. There are two complete copies and a third copy containing 23 prints only. In addition there is a 1922 Exhibition Portaits of American Indians by W. Langdon Kihn booklet from the Anderson Galleries, New York.
There is also a newspaper clipping from the New York Herald Tribune about Reiss' 1935 exhibit at Squibb Galleries, as well as an exhibit brochure and brochure about Reiss' Art School in Glacier National Park.
The collection also includes an envelope containing Frank B. Linderman's Out of the North: A Brief Historical Sketch of the Blackfeet Indian Tribe, an additional 24 color prints from Winold Reiss portraits, prints from W. Langdon Kihn's plates, and loose Winold Reiss lithograph prints.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-10-06 17:19:45 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives and fill out the Researcher Application Form.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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Winold Reiss and W. Langdon Kihn Indians of North America Portrait Prints, circa 1930s-1940s, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS. 1341; [folder number] [folder title][date].
- Location of this collection:
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4700 Western Heritage WayLos Angeles, CA 90027, US
- Contact:
- (747) 201-8448