Numerous versions of Nanae Momiyama's revised and edited resumes provide an overview of her professional activities over a thirty year period. This series includes some awards and prizes received by Nanae Momiyama, including the Twenty-third Grand Prix International de Peinture; the Grand Prix Humanitaire de France, Musee d'Art Modern de Ville de Paris; and the Gold Medal from the Accademia Italia.
Files are arranged by subject and thereafter in chronological order.
Description Container Select Resumes, circa 1970s-1990s Select: Resumes, circa 1970s-1990s2 Folders Graduation Certificate, Bunka Gakuin College of Fine Arts, 1954 Select: Graduation Certificate, Bunka Gakuin College of Fine Arts, 1954 Passports, 1953-1988 Select: Passports, 1953-1988 Admission to International House, undated, 1948-1960 Select: Admission to International House, undated, 1948-1960 Artist's Statements, circa 1990s Select: Artist's Statements, circa 1990s Calendar of Lectures and Interviews, 1980-1995 Select: Calendar of Lectures and Interviews, 1980-1995 Awards, 1972-1985 Select: Awards, 1972-1985 Memberships, undated, 1983-1984 Select: Memberships, undated, 1983-1984 Address Books, undated, circa 1970s-1975 Select: Address Books, undated, circa 1970s-19752 Folders Interview with Nanae Momiyama, 1972-1973 Select: Interview with Nanae Momiyama, 1972-19732 Sound tape reels Miscellaneous Biographical Material, 1954, 1981-1986 Select: Miscellaneous Biographical Material, 1954, 1981-1986
Correspondence includes letters, drafts, postcards, and greeting cards. Letters reference Nanae Momiyama's participation in various arts organizations, the scheduling of exhibitions and lecture demonstrations, as well as her commissioned projects. Much of the correspondence is in Japanese.
Files are arranged in chronological order.
Description Container Select Correspondence, undated, 1953, 1970s-1993 Select: Correspondence, undated, 1953, 1970s-19936 Folders Unidentified Correspondents, undated, 1959-1981 Select: Unidentified Correspondents, undated, 1959-1981 Loose Envelopes, undated, 1963-1985 Select: Loose Envelopes, undated, 1963-1985
This series includes writings and notes by Nanae Momiyama and by others. Included are Nanae Momiyama's drafts of her class presentations on calligraphy and Sumi-e painting.
The article on Nanae Momiyama's work by art critic Alfred Werner is unpublished.
Files are arranged by subject and thereafter filed in chronological order.
Description Container Select Typescripts of Presentations, circa 1950s-1970 Select: Typescripts of Presentations, circa 1950s-1970 Press Releases, circa 1970s-1980s Select: Press Releases, circa 1970s-1980s Research Notes, circa 1970 Select: Research Notes, circa 1970 Miscellaneous Writings and Notes, undated, circa 1960s-1995 Select: Miscellaneous Writings and Notes, undated, circa 1960s-1995 Drafts of Article on Nanae Momiyama's artwork, 1977 Select: Drafts of Article on Nanae Momiyama's artwork, 1977
Business records include annotated painting lists. Found is Nanae Momiyama's agreement to promote a Yves Saint Laurent fragrance for Charles of the Ritz, Ltd. as part of the company's marketing campaign.
Files are arranged by subject and then chronologically.
Description Container Select Painting Lists, undated, 1974-1987 Select: Painting Lists, undated, 1974-1987 Consignments and Loan Agreement, 1975-1986 Select: Consignments and Loan Agreement, 1975-1986 Contract with Charles of the Ritz Group, Ltd., 1982 Select: Contract with Charles of the Ritz Group, Ltd., 1982 Scattered Receipts, undated, 1962-1983 Select: Scattered Receipts, undated, 1962-19832 Folders
Clippings, exhibition invitations, announcements, and catalogs trace Nanae Momiyama's exhibition history from the 1950s-1990s. There are a number of clippings from Japanese-American newspapers. Some checklists are annotated.
Printed material can also be found in Series 6: Scrapbooks.
Files are arranged by record type and filed thereafter in chronological order.
Description Container Select Press Releases, undated, 1958-1993 Select: Press Releases, undated, 1958-1993 Clippings About Nanae Momiyama, 1958-1995 Select: Clippings About Nanae Momiyama, 1958-19956 Folders Clippings, General, undated, 1956-1987 Select: Clippings, General, undated, 1956-1987 Unidentified Clippings in Japanese, circa 1950s-1995 Select: Unidentified Clippings in Japanese, circa 1950s-1995 Periodicals, undated, 1953-1970 Select: Periodicals, undated, 1953-1970 Invitations, undated, 1953-1983 Select: Invitations, undated, 1953-1983 Announcements, undated, circa 1956-1995 Select: Announcements, undated, circa 1956-19953 Folders Exhibition Catalogs, undated, 1952-1983 Select: Exhibition Catalogs, undated, 1952-1983 Checklists, 1970-1992 Select: Checklists, 1970-1992 Brochures, undated, 1953-1986 Select: Brochures, undated, 1953-1986 Reproductions of Artwork, undated, circa 1974-1978 Select: Reproductions of Artwork, undated, circa 1974-1978 Miscellaneous Printed Material, undated, circa 1950s-1991 Select: Miscellaneous Printed Material, undated, circa 1950s-1991 Monograph, Sumi-E: An Introduction to Ink Painting , 1965 Select: Monograph, Sumi-E: An Introduction to Ink Painting, 1965
There are five scrapbooks. Four scrapbooks were received disbound and the pages are brittle. Volume 5 includes notes, handmade holiday cards by the artist, and photographs of Momiyama's children, and miscellaneous items.
Printed material can also be found in Series 6: Scrapbooks.
Scrapbooks are arranged in chronological order.
Description Container Select Scrapbook 1, 1948-1953 Select: Scrapbook 1, 1948-19531 VolumeDisbound Scrapbook 2, 1950s Select: Scrapbook 2, 1950s1 VolumeDisbound Scrapbook 3, 1953 Select: Scrapbook 3, 19531 VolumeDisbound Scrapbook 4, 1956-1977 Select: Scrapbook 4, 1956-19771 VolumeDisbound Scrapbook 5, 1962-1978 Select: Scrapbook 5, 1962-19781 VolumeDisbound
Sketches are done in ink, watercolor, and charcoal on paper and board, depicting mainly landscapes, flowers, and objects from nature, such as small insects and birds. Sketches include studies and finished drawings. Sketches are generally undated. Also included are Momiyama's logo design that was used on her stationery and exhibition announcements.
Sketches and Drawings can also be found in Series 9: Photographs.
Sketches are arranged in chronological order.
Description Container Select Sketches and Drawings, circa 1950s-1970s Select: Sketches and Drawings, circa 1950s-1970s Sketches and Drawings, 1962-circa 1970s Select: Sketches and Drawings, 1962-circa 1970s Sketches and Drawings, circa 1970s Select: Sketches and Drawings, circa 1970s Graphic Design Sketches, undated, circa 1970 Select: Graphic Design Sketches, undated, circa 1970
This series comprises 7 sketchbooks of sketches or studies done in ink, wash, and pencil. Three small sketchbooks contain mostly genre scenes and buildings.
Vol. 5 contains drawings by the artist after she suffered a stroke; most of the drawings are head studies and a few drawings are annotated.
Sketchbooks were arranged in chronological order.
Description Container Select Sketchbooks 1-3, circa 1975-1979 Select: Sketchbooks 1-3, circa 1975-19793 Volumes Sketchbook 4, undated, 1991 Select: Sketchbook 4, undated, 19911 Volume Sketchbook 5, "Nanae Momiyama, Post Stroke,", 1997 Select: Sketchbook 5, "Nanae Momiyama, Post Stroke,", 19971 Volume
Most of the individuals and venues in photographs are unidentified. Included are photographs of Nanae Momiyama in traditional kimono holding a brush used in calligraphy; many of the photos were used for publicity purposes.
Included are six photograph albums; three albums were received disbound. Interspersed among the pages of the volumes 1 and 2 are sketches by Nanae Momiyama and loose photographs. Photograph albums also contain personal snapshots and photographs of Momiyama's paintings.
Photographs are arranged by subject and arranged in chronological order thereafter.
9.1: :Photographs of Nanae Momiyama and Others, 1928-circa 2000 Description Container Nanae Momiyama, 1940s-circa 2000 Select: Nanae Momiyama, 1940s-circa 20002 Folders Nanae Momiyama with Family, Friends, and Colleagues, 1928-1990s Select: Nanae Momiyama with Family, Friends, and Colleagues, 1928-1990s2 Folders Family, Friends, and Colleagues, circa 1940s-1980s Select: Family, Friends, and Colleagues, circa 1940s-1980s2 Folders
9.2: :Photographs of Exhibition Installations and Artwork, 1959-circa 1995 Description Container Exhibition Installations, undated, 1959-1993 Select: Exhibition Installations, undated, 1959-1993 Artwork, undated, 1972-circa 1995 Select: Artwork, undated, 1972-circa 19954 Folders Transparencies, undated, 1968-1975 Select: Transparencies, undated, 1968-1975
9.3: :Miscellaneous Photographs, circa 1980s-1983 Description Container Nanae Momiyama Residence, Rye Brook, New York, circa 1980s Select: Nanae Momiyama Residence, Rye Brook, New York, circa 1980s Unidentified Buildings, undated, 1983 Select: Unidentified Buildings, undated, 1983
9.4: :Slides of Artwork, 1975-1995 9.5: :Photograph Albums, 1938-circa 1990s Description Container Vol. 1: Nanae Momiyama with Family and Friends, circa 1938-1940 Select: Vol. 1: Nanae Momiyama with Family and Friends, circa 1938-1940 Vol. 2: Nanae Momiyama with Family and Friends, undated, 1938-1943 Select: Vol. 2: Nanae Momiyama with Family and Friends, undated, 1938-1943 Vol. 3: Nanae Momiyama with Family, Friends, and Colleagues, circa 1958-1970s Select: Vol. 3: Nanae Momiyama with Family, Friends, and Colleagues, circa 1958-1970s1 VolumeDisbound Vol. 4: Nanae Momiyama with Family, circa 1970s-1980s Select: Vol. 4: Nanae Momiyama with Family, circa 1970s-1980s1 VolumeDisbound Vol. 5: Nanae Momiyama with Colleagues and Students, circa 1980s-1990s Select: Vol. 5: Nanae Momiyama with Colleagues and Students, circa 1980s-1990s Vol. 6: Artwork, circa 1979 Select: Vol. 6: Artwork, circa 19791 VolumeDisbound
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