23 10 274 https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/67db9de831874b30732fe144ed807535.jpeg 377b6ffac66b32a339a2b2758ae9d2ed Person An individual. Name Dufy, Raoul Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=dufy&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500024166" target="_blank">http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=dufy&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500024166</a> Birth Date 1877 Death Date 1953 Birthplace Le Havre, France Deathplace Forcalquier, France Occupation painter; designer; potter Biographical Text Dufy was a French Fauvist painter. He developed a colorful, decorative style that became fashionable for designs of ceramics and textiles, as well as decorative schemes for public buildings. He is noted for scenes of open-air social events. He was also a draftsman, printmaker, book illustrator, scenic designer, a designer of furniture, and a planner of public spaces. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Dufy" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Dufy</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Raoul Dufy designer painter potter https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/e321e02bfdf3c7d1add45c7b52cd7394.jpg 78fbacc6a9e5f7ffc0323d0d2af48803 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.cfa.gov/about/research.html">Records & Research Department, Commission of Fine Arts</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1096/#geolocation">401 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001-2728</a> <a>+1 (202) 504-2200</a> <a href="mailto:cfastaff@cfa.gov">cfastaff@cfa.gov</a> Description The Commission of Fine Arts is a design review agency for proposals dealing with public buildings, monuments, memorials, and parks, as well as the design of coins and national medals. The Commission also reviews private construction and demolition projects in Georgetown, and private construction in areas adjacent to the "monumental core" or Rock Creek Park. The collection serves the working needs of the Commission members and staff, documents information inCommission publications, and records Commission activities. Resource Research Service: The research service provides public access to project files, meeting minutes (the official record of the meeting, from 1910 to the present), and transcripts (an unofficial record of the meeting, from 1949 to the present). The Commission office houses recent case files for Federal and District (CFA), Shipstead-Luce (SL), and Old Georgetown (OG) projects. These case files are kept for approximately four years. All previous case files are sent to the Washington National Records Center (WNRC) in Suitland, Maryland, and after ten years at WNRC, all case files are transferred to the National Archives. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Records & Research Department, Commission of Fine Arts architecture archives buildings coins District of Columbia drawings Federal and District (CFA) Georgetown medals memorials minutes monuments parks photographs records Rock Creek Park Shipstead-Luce (SL) transcripts Washington https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/6b15496be7265717813558b42f2cf46d.jpg 04e9125d5edcc686202916ccd96d8f7e Person An individual. Name Allyn, Rex M. Birth Date 1887 Death Date 1965 Birthplace Wellington, OH Deathplace Powhatan, VA Occupation artist; photographer Biographical Text Rex Merrill Allyn (1887–1965) was born in Wellington, Ohio. In 1931, Allyn was hired by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Development's Division of History and Archaeology to take photographs and maintain highway markers, taking hundreds of photographs of historic properties. The photographs served as the basis for artistic pen-and-ink drawings commissioned by the division for use in a publication on historic Virginia shrines, using funds from the WPA's Federal Art Project (FAP). Allyn was one of five artists to contribute to the project, producing fourteen drawings of historic houses and churches between 1934 and 1937. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://lva.omeka.net/exhibits/show/wpa_drawings/artists/allyn" target="_blank">https://lva.omeka.net/exhibits/show/wpa_drawings/artists/allyn</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rex M. Allyn artist photographer https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/bcbe4cfd13ab293a933685bdabd57941.jpg b20a37b2046020657922573cf2532af9 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://history.pgparks.com/sites_and_museums/Ridgeley_Rosenwald_School.htm">Ridgeley Rosenwald School</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1189/#geolocation">8507 Central Avenue, Capitol Heights, MD 20743</a> <a>+1 (301) 333-6560</a> Description Built in 1927 as Colored School No. 1 in Election District 13, Ridgeley School is one of 27 schools in Prince George’s County to receive assistance from the Rosenwald Fund. The segregated school served African American children living near Central Avenue until the 1950s. Restored and reopened as a museum in 2011, it is one of the best examples of a Rosenwald School in the County. The building originally consisted of two large classrooms (each of which served at least three grades), a central passageway; and an entrance flanked by two cloakrooms. A third classroom was added by the 1950s. Of 27 Rosenwald schools built in Prince George’s County, the Ridgeley School is one of nine that remains. Newly restored, the school has retained many of its original design elements. Resource <a href="http://rosenwaldfilm.org/blog/?p=149">Rosenwald: The Remarkable Story of a Jewish Partnership with Africa American Communities:</a> The Ciesla Foundation is dedicated to producing documentaries with an uplifting social and historical message about unsung Jewish heroes. Our newest film project is Rosenwald, a documentary on the incredible story of how businessman and philanthropist Julius Rosenwald joined with African-American communities in the South to build schools for them during the early part of the 20th century. This is an Aviva Kemper film. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ridgeley Rosenwald School 20th century african american Capitol Heights historic site Maryland Prince George restoration Rosenwald, Julius schools https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/7df52aaa63962a19ac712942599f4999.jpg 11a48200d63303743f9eeb38db9e9903 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://history.pgparks.com/sites_and_museums/Riversdale_House_Museum.htm?">Riversdale House Museum</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1133/#geolocation">4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park, MD 20737</a> <a>+1 (301) 864-0420</a> <a href="mailto:riversdale@pgparks.com">riversdale@pgparks.com</a> Description Riversdale, an elegant Federal style manor house, was constructed between 1801 and 1807 for Henri Stier, a Flemish aristocrat, and completed by his daughter, Rosalie, and her husband, George Calvert, grandson of the fifth Lord Baltimore. Today, this elegant architectural gem has been restored to reflect the lifestyle of the Calverts in Federal America. Riversdale is primarily interpreted to the period 1801-1821. Rooms are furnished to appear as they were when Rosalie Stier Calvert lived here. Furniture, ceramics, glassware, textiles, and books include Calvert family pieces and other period antiques. Furnishings are supplemented by high quality reproductions. Resource <a href="http://history.pgparks.com/sites_and_museums/Riversdale_House_Museum/Kitchen_Guild_and_Interpretative_Gardens.htm?">Interpretive Gardens:</a> Riversdale’s kitchen gardens are dedicated to long-time volunteer and Riverdale Park resident Betty Gossett. The eight square plots and adjacent orchard feature a variety of fruits and vegetables representative of the food needed to support the early 19th century Riversdale community. <a href="http://www.riversdale.org/index.html">Riversdale Historical Society Archives:</a> Copies of the Stier-Calvert correspondence are held in the Riversdale Historical Society archives. Researchers may access the archives by appointment. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Riversdale House Museum 19th century architecture books Calvert, George Calvert, Rosalie ceramics Federal furniture historic site Maryland museum restoration Riverdale Park Stier, Henri Joseph textiles https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/dfa2cd476e13d4acb6720f5d04518e21.jpg 1a190b9ef3e735d0b7bccaa4421b43a5 Person An individual. Name Fergusson, Robert Charles Lawrence Birth Date 1943 Death Date 1967 Deathplace Camp Drake, Japan Occupation military soldier Biographical Text Robert Charles Lawrence Fergusson was elected to the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia in 1966, representing Capt. Benjamin Biggs of the Virginia Continental Line. The following year, as a first lieutenant in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army, he was fatally wounded while commanding an infantry company in combat in Vietnam. For his valor and sacrifice, Lieutenant Fergusson was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Purple Heart. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/collections/collections_highlights/fergusson" target="_blank">http://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/collections/collections_highlights/fergusson</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robert Charles Lawrence Fergusson military soldier https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/e0f31b04a1a7b8f24b09bf903ff359d2.jpg 8091d7450819ed4a80ee3cec551495da Person An individual. Name Lee, Robert E. Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80044891.html" target="_blank">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80044891.html</a> Birth Date 1807 Death Date 1870 Birthplace Stratford Hall, VA Deathplace Lexington, VA Occupation military officer; civil war Biographical Text Robert Edward Lee was an American general known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robert E. Lee civil war military officer https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/c938cea274426a94b1fc3fe23539c90b.jpg cf6eae2ebda62431d3c3fe1f58b6dcfb Person An individual. Name Bliss, Robert Woods Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83178976.html" target="_blank">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83178976.html</a> Birth Date 1875 Death Date 1962 Birthplace St. Louis, MO Deathplace Washington, DC Occupation collector, philanthropist Biographical Text Robert Woods Bliss was an American diplomat, art collector, philanthropist, and one of the cofounders of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection in Washington, D.C. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Woods_Bliss" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Woods_Bliss</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robert Woods Bliss collector philanthropist https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/b18ba99a7a05f3d41d0bfe10211642e5.JPG 6b929baadf85c7d21877821f7655a57c Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.frederickhistory.org/taney/index.htm">Roger B. Taney House, Historical Society of Frederick County</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1164/#geolocation">121 South Bentz Street, Frederick, MD 21701</a> <a>+1 (301) 663-1188</a> <a href="mailto:eseagraves@hsfcinfo.org">eseagraves@hsfcinfo.org</a> Description Conveniently located within walking distance of downtown Frederick, the Roger Brooke Taney House interprets a property owned by former Frederick attorney and fifth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The restored house has presented the legacy of Roger Brooke Taney to the public since 1930. The site, including the house, detached kitchen, root cellar, smokehouse and slaves quarters, interprets the life of Taney and his wife Anne Key (sister of Francis Scott Key), as well as various aspects of life in early nineteenth century Frederick County. Through guided tours, exhibits, educational programs and special events, the lifestyle of Frederick’s “middling class” is presented. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Roger B. Taney House, Historical Society of Frederick County 20th century class exhibits Frederick historic site Historical society Maryland restoration Taney, Anne Key Taney, Roger Brooke tours U.S. Supreme Court https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/d5468376c610aa2fcfbacda4c23acbac.jpg fed86dd7ae0c5cd8af61da449f612797 Person An individual. Name Calvert, Rosalie Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90655336.html" target="_blank">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90655336.html</a> Birth Date 1778 Death Date 1821 Birthplace Antwerp, the Low Countries Deathplace Riverdale Park, MD Occupation landowner Biographical Text She was a plantation owner and correspondent in nineteenth century Maryland. A collection of her letters, titled Mistress of Riversdale, The Plantation Letters of Rosalie Stier Calvert, was published by the Johns Hopkins University Press in 1991. The letters range in date from 1795 to 1821, and illuminate the life of Calvert's plantation household, including the events leading up to and during the War of 1812. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalie_Stier_Calvert" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalie_Stier_Calvert</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rosalie Calvert landowner women