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Etablissements Edgar Brandt
No full textA major figure in both the history of wrought ironwork and French decorative art, Edgar Brandt issued this bold catalog at the height of his career. By then, Brandt's artistic blacksmithing had drawn acclaim at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes and other exhibitions, and his reputation as a designer was well-established through commissions for important municipal and cultural projects including doors for the Palais de Justice, the Mollien staircase at the Louvre and the Eternal Flame Monument at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Paris shown at right. This publication highlights the details for which Brandt was known, from graceful wall and torchère lighting to fire screens with stylized flowers and bronze arabesques. It also features Brandt’s weapon designs for WWII, oxy-acetylene torch-welded munitions. MMA owns three items by the artist, including the “Perse” (“Persia”) Door (1923) purchased by the museum directly from Brandt himself
Edgar Jones Collection
No full textPhotograph of Edgar Guffey Jones standing in military uniform on a dirt road cutting between two walls of rock and foliage. A road sign on the right reads "5 MPH ONLY". Large trees are visible in the background
Edgar Jones Collection
No full textPhotograph of Edgar Guffey Jones from the waist up. He is in the center of the photograph and leaning his arm on the upper bunk of a bunk bed. Behind him on a platform are a number of miscellaneous items (folders, papers, packaged snack cakes, a clock) that are stacked on top of each other. Clothes can be seen hanging underneath
Edgar Jones Collection
No full textPhotograph of Edgar Guffey Jones standing amongst a group of young Filipinos at a cemetery in Buraeun, Phillipines. Jones is in the center of the group in photograph, with a young girl and boy standing in front of him. Eight young men make up the rest of the group. A cross-shaped grave marker is visible in the foreground of the photo. Tall palm trees and other foliage are visible in the distance
Edgar Jones Collection
No full textDiary entry by Edgar Jones about his experience onboard the USS Monitor (LSV-5). He discusses meeting an Army sergeant who was a Japanese prisoner of war and escaped duringthe invasion of Leyte, taking refuge with Filipino guerrilla forces
Edgar Jones Collection
No full textPhotograph of a group of people with Edgar Jones. Several men in similar outfits and hats stand on either side of Jones. A young girl and boy stand in front of Jones. The girl is wearing a dress and holding a straw hat. The boy is wearing a button up and a hat. Jones is resting his hands on their shoulders. The group is standing outside in an area of dug earth. Tall palm trees can be see in the distance behind them
Edgar Jones Collection
No full textDiary entry by Edgar Jones about his experience onboard the USS Monitor (LSV-5). He discusses confusion surrounding the sinking of a Japanese ship, a problem with a stewards mate's life belt, an attack by a Japanese plane on an American ship, and events during the Battle of Okinawa
Edgar Jones Collection
No full textDiary entry by Edgar Jones about his experience onboard the USS Monitor (LSV-5). He discusses the beautiful sights of the island he is on, the cocker spaniel that came aboard the Monitor and her broken leg, and a pleasant visit with a family of Chinese origin called the Fo's on the island
Edgar Jones Collection
No full textDiary entry by Edgar Jones about his experience onboard the USS Monitor (LSV-5). He discusses his feelings of visiting historic sites, Guadalcanal and Savo Island, the beautiful view in the Iron Bottom Bay Officers' Club restroom, having marines onboard, sailing through a typhoon, and what servicemen do before big battles
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