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Chasing Rainbows

Album Description

Rainbows and the color spectrum in art and design.

The Quartier Latin. A magazine devoted to the arts / Louis Rhead.

Teaching Notes

Notice the paints on the palette. 

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2005693043/

Reference note

Summary: Poster with art nouveau aspects showing a seated woman holding a palette and paint brushes.
Contributor Names: Rhead, Louis, 1857-1926, artist
Created / Published: Paris : Chaix, Imp., [between 1890 and 1900].
Subject Headings: -  Women--1890-1900
-  Palettes--1890-1900
Notes: -  Promotional goal: Fr .D41 189-.
-  Title from item.
-  Publication Artistique de La Plume.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id: ppmsca 10092 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.10092

[Designs for theater with black-framed proscenium and boldly colored settings.] [Study for stage light wall decoration, possibly for Caf ̌Crillon (277 Park Avenue)]

Teaching Notes

Winold Reiss wasn't afraid of color.

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.64161/

Reference note

Contributor Names: Reiss, Winold, 1886-1953, designer
Created / Published: [circa 1926]
Genre: Studies (Visual works)--1920-1930
Notes: -  Title devised by Library staff.
-  Gift; W. Tjark Reiss; 1992; (DLC/PP-1992:211.013)
-  Forms part of: Winold Reiss Collection (Library of Congress)
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: ppmsca 64161 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.64161

New poster, the Franklin Institute, April 16th - June 27th, 1937.

Teaching Notes

The date of this eye-catching design surprised me. 

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.42174/

Reference note

Contributor Names: Brodovitch, Alexey, 1898-, artist
Created / Published: [Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified], [1936].
Genre: Posters--American--1930-1940
Notes: -  Title from item.
-  Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress)
-  Promotional goal: U.S. K92. 1936
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: ppmsca 42174 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.42174

Bauhaus

Teaching Notes

While I don't associate Mies men der Rohr with color, color theory was a Bauhaus specialty: https://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/exhibitions/bauhaus/new_artist/form_color/color/

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3g13958/

Reference note

Summary: Poster showing portrait of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
Contributor Names: Cooper, Muriel, 1924-1994, artist
Created / Published: 1968.
Subject Headings: -  Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig,--1886-1969
Genre: Posters--Color--1960-1970
Notes: -  Title from item.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id: cph 3g13958 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g13958
cph 3b23270 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b23270

Jonah Jones. The rainbow grill. Rockefeller Center

Teaching Notes

Poster for performance by Jonah Jones, jazz trumpeter. https://www.loc.gov/item/gottlieb.04681/

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2015645766/

Reference note

Summary: Poster shows a g-clef with a rainbow music notation.
Contributor Names: McCaffery, William, artist
Created / Published: [New York] : [publisher not identified], [between 1970 and 1980].
Genre: Posters--American--1970-1980
Notes: -  Title from item.
-  Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress)
-  Promotion goal: U.S. K710. 197-
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: ppmsca 42904 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.42904

Mahalia Jackson - Easter Sunday - Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center. ... / Milton Glaser.

Teaching Notes

Another music poster, this time for Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer. https://www.loc.gov/item/2004663077/

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/93503155/

Reference note

Summary: Poster for performance by Mahalia Jackson, showing face of African-American woman, representing Mahalia Jackson.
Contributor Names: Glaser, Milton, artist
Created / Published: New York : Security Printing Company, 1967.
Subject Headings: -  Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
-  Jackson, Mahalia,--1911-1972--Performances
Genre: Concert posters--1960-1970
Prints--Color--1960-1970
Notes: -  Promotional goal: U.S. K762. 1967.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id: cph 3g02433 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g02433
cph 3c09710 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c09710

Museum of Natural History, South Kensington

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b52265/

Reference note

Created / Published: London : Electric Railway House, 1923.
Notes: -  Color poster by Edward McKnight Kauffer, 1891-1954.
-  Promotional goal: Gt. Brit. E2. 1923.
-  This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
-  Caption card tracings: I. Electric Railway House. II. South Kensington museum, London. Museums; Natural History; Geogr.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id: cph 3b52265 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b52265
cph 3a03257 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a03257

[Design drawing for stained glass showing Christ with emanating rainbow-hued energy with text "Go Ye Unto the World"]

Teaching Notes

So many rainbows in religious art. 

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2016676705/

Reference note

Contributor Names: J. & R. Lamb Studios, designer
Lowndes, Florin, designer
Created / Published: [between 1950 and 1990]
Subject Headings: -  Stained glass
Genre: Watercolors
Notes: -  Annotations on drawing: G 6194.
-  DGS Slide no. 1809.
-  Tape.
-  Title devised by Library staff.
-  Purchase, Donald Samick, 2003 (DLC/PP-2003:109).
-  Forms part of: Lamb Design Collection.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lamb
Digital Id: lambdc 07348 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/lambdc.07348
lambdc 07349 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/lambdc.07349

American Airlines--Alta Park City Sundance--Salt Lake City

Teaching Notes

Color seems to be representing a few things here, maybe speed and temperature?

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3g06295/

Reference note

Summary: Advertisement showing person on skis.
Created / Published: [1969(?)]
Subject Headings: -  American Airlines, inc.--Public relations--1960-1970
-  Skiing--Utah--1960-1970
Genre: Advertisements--1960-1970
Posters--American--1960-1970
Prints--Color--1960-1970
Notes: -  Promotional goal: U.S. E5. 1969.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id: cph 3g06295 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g06295

2012 Gay Pride Parade, San Francisco, California

Teaching Notes

Pride! Here's a history of the rainbow flag: https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/lgbtflags/history/

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2013633364/

Reference note

Contributor Names: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer
Created / Published: 2012.
Subject Headings: -  United States--California--San Francisco
-  Gay Pride
-  Parades
-  America
Notes: -  The San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration, usually known as San Francisco Pride, is a parade and festival held at the end of June each year in San Francisco to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and their allies. The 40th anniversary parade in 2012 included over 200 parade contingents.
-  Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.
-  Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
-  Gift; The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation in memory of Jon B. Lovelace; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:063).
-  Forms part of: Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: highsm 22907 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.22907

There's No Quarantine on Kindness--Spread Love Not the Virus

Teaching Notes

Did rainbows pop up all over your neighborhood back in March and April of 2020?

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2020632234/

Reference note

Summary: Poster shows a rainbow and sunburst.
Contributor Names: Sturm, Skye, artist
Amplifier, sponsor
Amplifier, publisher
Created / Published: [Seattle] : Amplifier, 2020.
Subject Headings: -  Rainbows--2020
-  Sunlight--2020
-  COVID-19 (Disease)--2020
Genre: Inkjet prints--2020
Posters--2020
Notes: -  Title from item.
-  Alternate title from Amplifier website.
-  Skye Sturm Como, Italy: https://community.amplifier.org/art/spread-love-5/https://amplifier.org/portfolio-posts/skye-sturm-spread-love/ External
-  "I created this artwork because I wanted to celebrate all of the acts of selflessness and kindness, both big and small, that we have seen during the pandemic. But I was also seeing so much hatred and blame. I wanted to remind people to withhold judgement, to remember that we are all in this together and that a little kindness goes a long way. Even wearing a mask and maintaining distance is an act of kindness and respect to those around us. I chose the rainbow and sunshine as a bright and positive backdrop to the message the symbol of hope, of rays of sunlight which shine through in a dark storm. I hope this message can help people to stay positive, and that it encourages everyone to spread a little love in these difficult times." Skye Sturm
-  On bottom right corner: Skye Sturm + Amplifier.org.
-  Purchase; Amplifier; 2020; (DLC/PP-2020:074).
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: ppss 01113 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppss.01113

Sculpture "Solar Spectrum" at the Sam Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, Florida

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2010720274/

Reference note

Contributor Names: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer
Created / Published: 2007 November.
Subject Headings: -  Courthouses--Florida--Tampa--2000-2010
-  Government facilities--Florida--Tampa--2000-2010
-  Sculpture--Florida--Tampa--2000-2010
-  United States--Florida--Tampa
Notes: -  Artist: Charles Ross, 1998. Acrylic prisms, interior skylight, 18 prisms measuring 8 feet.
-  Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration.
-  Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer.
-  Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
-  Gift; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2009:083).
-  Forms part of the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: highsm 03055 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.03055

Eureka! We did it! We found the pot at the end of the rainbow.

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2014650129/

Reference note

Created / Published: [Los Angeles] : publisher not identified], [1962].
Genre: Posters--American--1960-1970
Notes: -  Lane Galleries, artist.
-  Title from item.
-  Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress)
-  Promotion goal: U.S. K92. 1962
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: ppmsca 42789 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.42789

[The Evolutionary Rainbow mural by Yana Zegri in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, San Francisco, California]

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2013630178/

Reference note

Contributor Names: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer
Created / Published: 2012.
Subject Headings: -  United States--California--San Francisco
-  Haight-Ashbury
-  Hippy
-  1960s
-  Summer of Love
-  Drugs
-  America
Notes: -  Title devised by Library staff based on information provided by the photographer.
-  Artist name and mural title from San Francisco Mural Arts website, 2013.
-  Date and keywords provided by the photographer.
-  Street names commemorate two early San Francisco leaders: Pioneer and exchange banker Henry Haight and Munroe Ashbury. The district is noted for its role as a center of the 1960s hippie movement.
-  Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
-  Gift; The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation in memory of Jon B. Lovelace; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:063).
-  Forms part of: Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: highsm 20750 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.20750

The colorful Saguaro Hotel in Palm Springs, California

Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2013631279/

Reference note

Contributor Names: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer
Created / Published: 2013.
Subject Headings: -  United States--California--Palm Springs
-  America
-  Modern architecture
-  Saguaro Hotel
-  Hotels
-  Peter Stamberg
-  Peter Aferiat
Genre: Digital photographs--Color--2010-2020
Notes: -  Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.
-  When the Sydell Group acquired the hotel in 2011, it hired architects Peter Stamberg and Peter Aferiat infuse local colors into the property. They selected a palette of 12 vibrant tones found in native desert wildflowers. The color set follows the light spectrum, which creates different perspectives according to the time of day.
-  Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
-  Gift; The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation in memory of Jon B. Lovelace; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:063).
-  Forms part of: Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: highsm 24101 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.24101