Frederick and Mary Hill Fried Folk Art Archives
Collection a bequest of the Frederick Fried Estate.
Series 1, Professional Materials, 1930-1995, undated
Subseries 1.1, Lectures, 1968-1989, undated
Subseries 1.2, Research Notes, 1962-1975, undated
Subseries 1.3, Published and Unpublished Materials, 1960-1990, undated
Subseries 1.4, Exhibitions, 1966-1985, undated
Subseries 1.5, Correspondence, 1945-1995, undated
Subseries 1.6, Office Files, 1930-1991, undated
Series 2, Sculptors and Ship Carvers, 1855-1987, undated
Series 3, Ship Carving Reference Files, 1875-1990, undated
Series 4, Show Figures, 1847-1989, undated
Subseries 4.1, Carvers, 1847-1987, undated
Subseries 4.2, Reference Files, 1864-1989, undated
Series 5: Carousels, 1851-1999, undated
Subseries 5.1, Reference Files, 1851-1990, undated
Subseries 5.2, Manufacturerst, 1854-1999, undated
Subseries 5.3, Carvers, undated
Subseries 5.4, Foreign, 1902, undated
Subseries 5.5, Organizations, 1974-1991, undated
Subseries 5.6, Museum Collections, 1959-1989, undated
Series 5.7, Sites, 1962-1991, undated
Series 6, Charles W. Parker Company, 1904-1905; 1922-1924, undated
Subseries 6.1, Glass Plate Negatives, 6x8, 1904-1905, undated
Subseries 6.2, Glass Plate Negatives, 8x10, 1922-1924, undated
Series 7, Amusements Parks, 1917-1992, undated
Series 8, Amusement Industry, 1662-1994, undated
Subseries 8.1, Companies, 1903, undated
Subseries 8.2, Reference Files, 1662-1994, undated
Series 9, Circus, 1902-1992, undated
Series 10, Architectural Ornaments, 1832-1988, undated
Subseries 10.1, Residential Architecture, 1899-1985, undated
Subseries 10.2, New York City Municipal Parks, 1968-1988, undated
Subseries 10.3, South Street Seaport, 1965-1970, undated
Subseries 10.4, New York Civic Sculpture, 1832-1977, undated
Subseries 10.5, Architectural Ornamentation, 1873-1985, undated
Series 11, Weathervanes, 1854-1981, undated
Series 12, Automatic, Coin Operated, and Vending Machines, 1960-1980, undated
Series 13, Banner Paintings and Painters, 1892-1999, undated
Series 14, Folk Arts, 1783-1999, undated
Subseries 14.1, Reference Files, 1831-1988, undated
Subseries 14.2, Clocks and Watches, 1869-1876; 1976, undated
Subseries 14.3, Eagles, 1843-1989, undated
Subseries 14.4, Musical Instruments, 1963-1999, undated
Subseries 14.5, Painters and Paintings, 1950-1990, undated
Subseries 14.6, Signs and Symbols, 1974, 1976, undated
Subseries 14.7, Other Materials, 1872-1988, undated
Subseries 14.8, Miscellaneous, 1783-1954, undated
Series 15: Photographic Materials, 1832-1988, undated
Subseries 15.1, Photographs and Contact Sheets, 1940-1984, undated
Subseries 15.1.1, America's Forgotten Arts, undated
Subseries 15.1.2, Artists in Wood, undated
Subseries 15.1.3, General, 1940-1984, undated
Subseries 15.2, Slides, 1832-1987, undated
Subseries 15.3, Negatives, undated
Subseries 15.4, Glass Plate Negatives, undated
Subseries 15.5, Snapshots, 1964-1988, undated
Subseries 15.5.1, Artists, Manufacturers, and Dealers, undated
Subseries 15.5.2, Museum Collections, 1964, undated
Subseries 15.5.3, Parks or Other Locations, undated
Subseries 15.5.4, Private Collections, 1987-1988, undated
Subseries 15.5.5, General, 1983-1988, undated
Series 16, Audiovisual Materials, 1940-1991, undated
Subseries 16.1, Audiocassette Tapes, 1971-1988, undated
Subseries 16.1.1, Lectures, 1974-1986, undated
Subseries 16.1.2, Interviews, 1971-1984, undated
Subseries 16.1.3, Music, 1972-1988, undated
Subseries 16.2, Audiotapes, 1940-1977, undated
Subseries 16.2.1, Lectures and Performances, 1969-1973, undated
Subseries 16.2.2, Interviews, 1940-1976, undated
Subseries 16.2.3, Conferences and Meetings, 1973-1977
Subseries 16.2.4, Music, 1956, undated
Subseries 16.2.5, Other, undated
Subseries 16.3, Videotapes, 1982-1991, undated
Frederick P. Fried was born December 11, 1908 in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn where his father owned a clock business across the street from Charles Carmel, a carousel carver. Fried acquired a fine-arts education in the 1930s with an emphasis on sculpture. He served with the Air Force during the Second World War. After a successful military career, Fried worked as art director in several fashion agencies. He met Mary McKenzie Hill, an academically trained artist in one of the studios.
Mary McKenzie Hill was born in 1914 in Baltimore, Maryland. She graduated from the Maryland Institute of Fine Arts. After graduation, she spent a year abroad studying before she returned to the United States to work as a fashion illustrator in Baltimore and New York. During World War Two Hill was a draftsman for a firm of architects.
Fried and Mary Hill married in 1949. The couple had two children Robert Hazen and Rachel. Around 1953 Fried began to collect architectural ornaments in New York. Fried served as the art director for Bonwit Teller in New York City from 1955-1962. He left the fashion world in 1962 to pursue his passion for collecting and writing full time. Fried published his first book, Pictorial History of Carousels in 1964. In 1967, Fred and Mary Fried purchased a forty-acre farm in Bristol, Vermont where the family spent their summers.
In 1968, Fried led a national campaign to preserve the Titanic Memorial Lighthouse (Seamen's Church Institute at South Street). He also became active in politics and served as the campaign manager for a New York State senator. His interest in Indian cigar store figures resulted in his publication Artists in Wood: American Carvers of Cigar Store Indians, Show Figures and Circus published in 1970. The focus of the book was Samuel Anderson Robb a New York wood carver. Fried co-founded the National Carousel Association in 1973. In 1978, Fried wrote America's Forgotten Folk Art with his wife Mary. This publication covered subjects such as carousels, banner painting, scarecrows, beach sand sculpture, tattoos, cast iron toys, amusement park architecture and trade signs.
Fried's collecting goal was to first preserve artifacts and to then make them available through his writings and exhibitions. His most treasured relics were the items he salvaged from the ruins of Coney Island. Fried referred to such artifacts as the uncelebrated arts. He became one of the founders of the Anonymous Arts Recovery Society a group of individuals who saved architectural ornaments from the wreckers' balls. In addition, he was one of the founders of the National Carousel Round Table which was created to preserve hand-carved merry-go-rounds. As a result of his collecting, research and writing Fried became recognized as the authority on carousels, coin-operated machines, and cigar store figures. He served as a consultant to many Museums; in particular as chief consultant on American Folk Art for the Smithsonian Institution.
Frederick and Mary Hill worked together in many ways to document, collect, preserve and increase the awareness about primarily the folk arts. Mary McKenzie Hill Fried passed away in 1988 at the age of seventy-four. Frederick P. Fried died July 1994 at the age of eighty-six.
Frederick and Mary Hill Fried Folk Art Archives, circa 1662-1999, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Processed by Craig Orr, archivist, (1999); Jennifer Shaifer (intern), October-December 2008; Ramona Williamson (volunteer), November 2008; Sarah Allan, November 2008; Matthew Kuhnert, volunteer, 2014; supervised by Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, supervisory archivist.
E. Howard Clock Company Records (NMAH.AC.00776)
M. Francis Misklea Carousel Collection (NMAH.AC.0665)
Archives Center Carousel Collection (NMAH.AC.0675)
Messmore and Damon, Incorporated Company Records (NMAH.AC.0846)
Anthony W. Pendergast Collection (NMAH.AC.0882)
Frank Paulin Photoprints (NMAH.AC.1373)
Wurlitzer Company Records (NMAH.AC.0469)
Industry on Parade (NMAH.AC.0507)
Reel #191, Craftsmen of the Carousel, 1954. Manufacturing merry-go-rounds for amusement reports. Arrow Development Co., Mountain View, California.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Frederick Fried Coney Island collection, 1847-2001
The collection consists of materials used by Frederick Fried in his research and writing about folk art and material culture, especially related to Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. A significant portion of the collection consists of the personal archive of William F. Mangels, which was purchased by Fried in 1955. Mangels was a designer and manufacturer of amusement rides and founder of the American Museum of Public Recreation at Coney Island. Subjects include amusement parks, amusement rides, architecture, bathing pavilions, beaches, beauty contests, carousels, carousel animals, Brooklyn, coin-operated machines, Coney Island, exhibitions, games of chance and skill, hotels, mechanical rides, mechanization, parades, pleasure railways, recreation, roller coasters, sideshows, transportation, and other subjects related to American material culture and popular amusement.
Collection primarily documents American folk art collected by Frederick Fried (1908-1994) and his wife Mary McKensie Hill Fried (1914-1988). It includes photographic materials, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, research files, lecture notes, unpublished manuscripts, brochures, drawings, printed advertisements, blueprints, books, patents, correspondence, trade literature, sheet music, auction catalogs, oral history interviews, and commercially recorded music. Of particular interest is the material relating to carousels. There is a substantial amount of material relating to New York architecture, wood carvings, show figures, weathervanes, mechanical and coin operated machines, amusement parks, the circus, tattoos and lesser-known folk arts. The collection is arranged by subject or genre in the order maintained by Frederick and Mary Fried.
Reproduction restricted due to copyright or trademark. Fees for commercial reproduction.
Collection is open for research.
Series documents research interests, activities, contacts, methodologies, and finished products. It includes research notes, lectures, unpublished manuscripts, magazine and journal articles, lectures, correspondence, and exhibitions. Series is arranged into six subseries: Subseries 1.1, Lectures, 1968-1989, undated; Subseries 1.2, Research Notes, 1962-1975, undated; Subseries 1.3, Published and Unpublished Materials, 1960-1990, undated; Subseries 1.4, Exhibitions, 1966-1985, undated; Subseries 1.5, Correspondence, 1945-1995, undated; and Subseries 1.6, Office Files, 1930-1991, undated.
Relates to research topics including cigar store Indians, American folk art, show figures, circus carvings, amusement devices, amusement parks, wood carvers, carousel animals, coin operated machines, figureheads, furniture, decorative arts, and weathervanes. The lectures were presented for cultural institutions in the United States including Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont; South Street Seaport Museum, New York, New York; Robert Hall Fleming Museum, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont; Ringling Circus Museum, Saratoga, Florida; Heritage Plantation of Sandwich, Sandwich, Massachusetts; Islip Art Museum, East Islip, New York; Museum of American Folk Arts, New York University, New York; and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Consists primarily of chapter notes for the book America's Forgotten Folk Arts. Other subjects include American woodenware, architectural ornamentation of American structures, wood artists, carousel manufacturers, New York City sculpture, sculptural figures, tobacconists' signs, ship carvings, signs, and symbols. In addition, there is a survey of objects in the Smithsonian Institution's Van Alstyne Collection. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Comprise of materials including original manuscripts, outlines, dust jackets, and illustrations for magazine articles, guides, dictionaries, and books. Subjects include folk arts, wood carvers, 1876 world exposition, carousels, cigar store Indians, signs, symbols, tobacconists, show figures, figureheads, and architectural ornaments. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Includes material relating to public displays of Fried artifacts and other collections at the Museum of Early American Folk Art, New York; Islip Art Museum, East Islip, New York; Chase Manhattan Bank Money Museum, New York, New York; and Jewish Museum, New York, New York. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by title.
Contains incoming and outgoing communication with museum professionals, collectors, cultural institutions, carousel carvers, and manufacturers. The correspondence were maintained in the original order first in alphabetical order by name and then in chronological order.
Comprise of book advertisements, magazine articles, announcements, lecture invitations, business cards, blank letterhead stationery, book proposals, certificates of valuations, contracts, index of carousel files, newspaper clippings, permission to reproduce forms, and resumes. A diploma from Brooklyn Evening High School (1930) and a photograph of Fried in the United States Air Force (1943) can also be found among these materials. In addition, there is a file relating to the estate of inventor Edwin P. S. Newman. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Reference materials relating to artists Ralph Amidan, Ed Boggis, T.V. Brooks, Charles Brown, R. E. Conover, John Donnelly, Charles Henkel, Herman Kruschke, R. Mansfield, Julius Theodore Melchers, H. F. Millard, Conrad Milstar, Justinus Still North, William Rush, Claude C. Stevens, Simon Strauss, and William Teubner. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by name followed by eight folders of research relating to the subject.
Includes magazine articles, research notes, lists, illustrations, and newspaper clippings documenting the history of the art. Materials are arranged by type.
Documents the history, art, and activities of the artists who created show figures. Series is arranged into two subseries: Subseries 4.1, Carvers, 1869-1987, undated and Subseries 4.2, Reference Materials, 1660-1989, undated.
Contains research material relating to manufacturers, importers, and individual carvers including William DeMuth & Company, Edward Hen, Louis Jobin, Herman Matzen, J. T. Melchers, Samuel Anderson Robb (S.A. Robb), and M. J. Seelig. Materials consist of catalogs, images, photographs, and research files. Also found among these materials are the personal papers of Samuel Anderson Robb (S.A. Robb) including a marriage certificate and a photograph of his wife's parents Mr. and Mrs. London. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by name.
Robb, Samuel Anderson, photograph of carving shop
Contains information primarily relating to wooden Indians and show figures including the work of Julius Theodore Melchers and S. A. Robb. Materials consist of magazine articles, newspaper clippings, photocopies of images, printed materials, research notes, and reviews. In addition, there is information relating to a private collection owned by the Miller family. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Feather rubbings, Robb, S. A. and Rush W.
Documents the history, creation, use, and location of carousels in the United States, Europe, and Canada. The series is arranged into seven subseries: Subseries 5.1, Reference Files, 1851-1990, undated; Subseries 5.2, Manufacturers, 1854-1999, undated; Subseries 5.3, Carvers, undated; Subseries 5.4, Foreign, 1902, undated; Subseries 5.5, Organizations, 1974-1991, undated; Subseries 5.6: Museum Collections, 1959-1989, undated; and Series 5.7: Sites, 1962-1991, undated.
Include advertisements, auction materials, sale literature, blueprints, illustrations, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, operating instructions, patents, photographs, reference books, research notes, and letterhead stationery. Some materials are in Spanish. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Patents and unusual carousels
Patents Carousel
Consists primarily of advertising and promotional material created by the companies that manufactured and/or imported carousels. A photocopy of an unpublished manuscript relating to William F. Mangels can also be found among the materials. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the company.
Philadelphia Toboggan Company, catalogs
Contains research notes, reference materials, and illustrations of artists including Jacob Anderson, William Boulton, Oscar Buck, Charles Carmel, Salvatore Cernigliaro, Jean Baptiste Cote, Charles Dowler, Harry Goldstein, Charles Henkel, Herman Krueske, Thomas Millard, Jr., Samuel A. Robb, Charles Schabacker, and Philip Yaeger to name a few. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by name of artist.
Reference files relating to the history and creation of carousels in Europe. Countries include Australia, Belgium, England, France, and Germany. Materials consists of catalogues, photographs, contact sheets, and illustrated images. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by name of country.
Includes membership and conference materials from National Carousel Roundtable, Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier, and National Carousel Association. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by name of organization.
Reference materials relating to carousels in the collections of Children's Museum, Circus World Museum, Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, Heritage Plantation, Nassau County Historical Museum, New England Carousel Museum, Portland Carousel Museum, Rochester Museum and Science Center, Shelburne Museum, and Smithsonian Institution. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by name of museum.
Reference materials documenting the locations of carousels in the United States and Canada. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by state.
Materials maintained as a group relating to this manufacturer of amusement devices. Located in Leavenworth, Kansas the factory created carry-us-alls, wooden horses, mechanical organs, and other devices needed in the industry. Series is arranged into two subseries: Subseries 6.1, Glass Plate Negatives, 6x8, 1904-1905, undated; and Subseries 6.2, Glass Negatives, 8x10, 1922-1924, undated.
Photograpahic images documenting circus and carnival artistry, show fronts, carousels, and railroads. Many of the images are of show fronts from Cedar Falls, Iowa and Oskaloosa, Louisiana. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Photographic images documenting amusement parks, banners, carnivals, and carousels. Many of the images are of carousels and include an exterior view of the Charles W. Parker Factory in Leavenworth, Kansas. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Consist of directories, grant proposals, images, lists, bulletins, programs, and newspaper clippings documenting the history of amusement parks. Most of the materials relate to the National Association of Amusement Parks, Pools and Beaches. Materials are arranged in chronological order by date.
Research materials documenting the history and development of amusement parks. There are also materials from manufacturers and distributors of equipment for the parks. Series is arranged into two subseries: Subseries 8.1, Companies, 1882-1988, undated and Subseries 8.2, Reference Files, 1662-1994, undated.
Consists of advertising and promotional material from manufacturers and distributers of equipment for the amusement industry. Companies include Armitage and Guinn, C. W. F. Dare Company, Roy Doty, H. C. Evans Company, Hurlburt Company, W. F. Mangels Company, C. W. Parker, A. J. Smith, Tipp Novelty Company, and John Vassos Associates. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order.
Includes periodicals, catalogues, correspondence, patents, newsletters, annuals, illustrations, newspaper clippings, research notes, photographs, lists, and patents from America and Europe. Many of the illustrations are from periodicals including Ballou's Pictorial, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Leslie's Popular Monthly, Leslie's Weekly, Gleason's Pictorial, Harper's Weekly, New York Daily Graphic, and depicting activities in America, the Mediterranean, Russia, and Siberia. Subjects include roller coasters, shooting galleries, Negro targets, Ferris wheels, palm reading, games, public baths, and parlor skates. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order.
Patent materials for a parlor skate
Research material Fried maintained as a group containing images, newspaper clippings, poster collection inventory, photographs, postcards, poster, and correspondence. Subjects include circus history, wagons, museums, and wheels, Materials are arranged in alphabetical order.
Circus wagons manufactured by Samuel Anderson Robb
Research material maintained as a group documenting the history of this art. Series is arranged into five subseries: Subseries 10.1, Residential Architecture, 1899-1985, undated; Subseries 10.2, New York City Municipal Parks, 1968-1988, undated; Subseries 10.3, South Street Seaport, 1965-1970, undated; Subseries 10.4, New York Civic Sculpture, 1832-1977, undated; and Subseries 10.5: Architectural Ornamentation, 1873-1985, undated.
Consists primarily of reference materials, newspaper clippings, research notes, and lectures relating to residential architecture. The primary focus of the research is brownstones. Chapters for Fried's publication "Brownstones, Aan Historical Portrait" are included among the materials. In addition, there are photographs documenting the residence of Arthur Curtiss James, a wealthy railroad industrialist. The James mansion was constructed on 39 East 69th Street in New York City in 1914 at a total cost of about one million dollars. Materials are arranged in chronological order.
Contains information relating to New City parks in particular Riverside Park. Riverside Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, is one of only eight officially designated scenic landmarks in the City of New York. Materials include conference report, conference notes, lecture draft, newspaper clippings, reproduction of elevation drawings, and newspaper clippings.
Consists of material including bibliographies, research notes, correspondence, draft documents outlining history, and hand-drawn maps documenting the historic district of South Street Seaport. In addition, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Master Plan for the Second Century, and alphabetical list of slips, Wharves, and Basons-1812" are also included in the materials. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Includes promotional material, press releases, newspaper clippings, research notes, correspondence, draft manuscripts, and publications documenting public sculpture in New York City. Sites include Lincoln Center, Hispanic Society of America, United Nations headquarters, Central Park, Astor Place, Grand Army Plaza, Rockefeller Center, 1963 World's Fair grounds, and the World Trade Center. Artwork by Alexander Calder, Gonzalo Fonseca, Henry Moore, Magayuki Nagare, Carl Nesjar, Isamu Noguchi, Jean Dubuffet, Charles Ginnever, Clement Meadmore, Bernard Rosenthal, Gonzelo Fonseca, Rudolph de Harak, William Crovello, Tony Rosenthal, Fritz Koenig, Paul Manship, Irving Marantz, Masayuki Nagare, Louise Nevelson, Albert Leon Wilson, Pablo Picasso, Lawrence Russo, Jean Dubuffet, Charles Ginnever, Isamu Nogichi, William Tarr, Erling Viksjo, Clement Meadmore, Bernard Rosenthal, and Albert Leon Wilson. Materials are arranged in chronological order.
Comprise of journal articles, handwritten notes, advertisements, correspondence, invitations, interview notes, exhibition checklist, brochures, promotional poster, photographs, magazine articles, research notebook, and newspaper clippings. Materials document research, writings, exhibitions, and presentations. Of note is correspondence between Frederick Fried and the Donnelly family about the sculptor John Donnelly. In addition, there are photomechanical reproductions of cartoons by David "Snap" Wiley.
Includes reference materials, catalogues, correspondence, research notes, appraisals, newspaper clippings, sketches, publications, and photographs. relating to weathervanes. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order.
Materials maintained as a group consisting of articles, images, draft manuscripts, publications, and research notes relating to coin-operated machines, automatic machines, novelty banks, arcade machines, and vending machines. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Materials maintained as a group consisting of correspondence, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, photographs, images, reference materials, research notes, and artwork for banners. Materials arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Research material maintained as a group documenting the history of American forms of folk art. Series is arranged into seven subseries: Subseries 14.1, General Information, 1831-1988; Subseries 14.2, Clocks and Watches, 1869-1876, 1976, undated; Subseries 14.3, Eagles, 1843-1989, undated; Subseries 14.4, Musical Instruments, 1963-1993, undated; Subseries 14.5, Painters and Paintings, 1950-1990, undated; Subseries 14.6, Signs and Symbols, 1974, 1976, undated; and Subseries 14.7, Other Materials, 1872-1988, undated.
Correspondence, articles, exhibition materials, images, newspaper clippings, and research notes. Subjects include William Accorsi. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Company catalogue, correspondence, photographs, reference materials, and magazine articles. Materials were created by and for clock manufacturers, cultural institutions, organizations, and collectors. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Correspondence, research notes, images, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, and research materials. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Consist of correspondence, images, and reference materials. Subjects include organs, musical boxes, bands, and Chinese flute merchant. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order.
Consists of brochures, images, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, photographs, research notes, and cartoons. Subjects include Vestie E. Davis, banner painters, screen painters, mural paintings, Ezra Ames, and Frank Bayliss. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order.
Images, magazine articles, and newspaper clippings relating to signs and symbols. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Correspondence, catalog, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, and catalogue relating to cartouches, scrolls, decoys, lighthouses, smokers' articles, tattoos, wagons, and wood letters. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order.
Images maintained as a group relating to research subjects for the purposes of reference use and illustrations. Series is arranged into five subseries: Subseries 15.1, Photographs and Contact Sheets, 1940-1984, undated; Subseries 15.2, Slides, 1832-1987, undated; Subseries 15.3, Negatives, undated; Subseries 15.4, Glass Plate Negatives, undated; and Subseries 15.5, Snapshots, 1964, undated.
Document images chosen to illustrate book. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Document images chosen to illustrate book. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Include images of automatic machines, clocks, carousels, carved figures, circus, folk-arts, Louisiana World Exposition, show figures, signs, symbols, and weathervanes. In addition, there are photographs of the Fried family. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Carousels- Marcus Charles Illion
Consists of black and white and color photoprints documenting folk arts, amusement parks, arcades, circus, painted door screens, sand sculptures, signs, architectural ornaments, carved wooden figures, show figures, show figures, automatic machines, clocks, carousels, Louisiana World Exposition 1984, and weathervanes. In addition, there are a few contact sheets. Images were used to illustrate lectures and published materials or as reference sources. Fried family photographs and documentation of exhibitions can also be found among the materials.
Consists of black and white and color images documenting amusement parks, architecture, automatic devices, banner paintings, wood carvers, carousels, cigar store Indians, circus, clocks, peep shows, history of kinetics, quilts, Santa Claus figurines, ship carvers, show figures, signs, signboards, symbols, tattoo art, weathervanes, and winter sports. Images were used for lectures at conferences, exhibits, and publications. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Consists of black and white and color images documenting amusement parks, architecture, coin operated machines, banner paintings, carousels, carved figures, circus, clocks, murals, painted screens, roller coasters, sand sculpture, signs, symbols, tattoos, and weathervanes. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Consists of three nineteenth century images documenting an amusement park, circus, and carousel.
Glass plate negatives
Glass plate negatives
Glass plate negatives
Consist of images relating to those involved in the creation and distribution of carousels. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by name.
Contain images of carousels in the de Young Museum in San Francisco, California and the Strong Museum in Rochester, New York. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by name.
Include images documenting the locations of carousels in the United States and Canada. Most of the images are of amusement parks but also include beaches and fairgrounds. In addition, there are some circus related materials. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by name.
Contain images of folk-art collections owned by private collectors. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by name.
Include images of African Americans, children, punch figures, cherubs, Native Americans, maritime figures, Moors, Arabic figures, Santa Claus, Scottish highlander, soldiers, women, and frontier figures. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Materials document research subjects as presented by Frederick Fried and others at conferences and cultural institutions, through interviews, and as part of performances with poetry and music. Series is arranged by genre into three subseries: Subseries 16.1, Audiocassette Tapes, 1971-1988, undated; Subseries 16.2, Audiotapes, 1940-1977, undated; and Subseries 16.3, Videotapes, undated.
Materials arranged into three subseries: Subseries 16.1.1, Lectures, 1974-1986, undated; Subseries 16.1.2, Interviews, 1971-1984, undated; and Subseries 16.1.3: Music, 1972-1988, undated.
Presented by Frederick Fried on subjects relating to amusement parks, carousels, tattoos, and folk arts. Materials are arranged in chronological order.
Conversations with a curator, carousel operators, artists, and descendants of artists for research and publications. Interviews were conducted in Vermont, New York, and Washington, DC. Most of the interviews were conducted by Fried. In addition, he is also interviewed. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order.
Curator, National Museum of American History, Washington, DC, recorded by Jerry Ouggan
Scarecrow sculptor, by Frederick and Mary Fried for book America's Forgotten Folk Arts
Scarecrow sculptor, by Frederick and Mary Fried for book America's Forgotten Folk Arts
Author and collector, by Lisa Grunwald for
By Charles L. Beares III
Restoration Col Manager?, Burlington, Vermont
Central Park carousel manager operator
Great grandson of James Fulton Pringle, Marine artist, by Frederick Fried, Westchester, New York
Great grandson of James Fulton Pringle, by Frederick Fried
Tattoo artist, by Frederick Fried for book America's Forgotten Folk Arts, Yonkers, New York
Tattoo artist, by Frederick Fried
Tattoo artist, by Frederick Fried, Yonkers, New York
Weeki-Wachee, Florida
Woodcarver with Allan Herschell Company, by Frederick Fried, North Tonawanda, New York
Banner painter
Banner painter
Banner painter, by Frederick Fried
rehearsal tape
Carousel carver recalls his experiences at the Dentzel and Philadelphia Tobaggan Company carousel factories
Carousel carver recalls his experiences at the Dentzel and Philadelphia Tobaggan Company carousel factories
interview by Jack Fried
interview by Jack Fried
Daniel Carl Mueller's daughter
Daniel Carl Mueller's daughter
Daniel Carl Mueller's daughter
recalls father Daniel Carl Mueller, carousel builder and carver
mgr carver
8th National Carousel Association Conference
Grand daughter of Jacob Dentzel
Interview with Esther Mindes, daughter and Sidney Stein, son
carousel carver
Secretary to William H. Dentzel. Relates experiences at the carousel factory and her father, Mr. Casamilia's job.
Secretary to William H. Dentzel
Includes carousel or merry-go-round, circus, and organ music. Some of the music is identified as commercial recordings. Materials are arranged in chronological order.
Materials arranged into five subseries: Subseries 16.2.1, Lectures and Performances, 1969-1973, undated; Subseries 16.2.2, Interviews, 1940-1976, undated; Subseries 16.2.3, Conferences and Meetings, 1973-1977; Subseries 16.2.4, Music, 1956, undated; and Subseries 16.2.5, Other, undated.
Includes lectures and one poetry/music performance by Frederick Fried at conferences and museums. Materials are arranged in chronological order.
Consists of conversations with amusement park ride builders and operators, tattoo artist, and the descendants of artists. Interviews were conducted in Baltimore, Maryland; Westchester, New York; Flagtown, New Jersey; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Includes an interview with Frederick Fried and the Fried family. Materials are arranged in chronological order.
Seth Barter interviews men who worked at Parker for Fried.
D.C. Mueller's daughter
combined portions on interviews
Esther Mindes and Sidney Stein
interview by Seth Barter
recollections of her father Daniel Carl Mueller
Includes recordings of meetings for the National Carousel Association and the National Carousel Roundtable. Materials are arranged in chronological order.
Includes music recorded from phonograph records in Fried's collection, an audition, and what is referred to as flying horse music. Materials are arranged in chronological order.
Of particular interest is Fried discussing his collection of coin machines with Dick Bueschell and the translation of an article by Mary Fried for A. I. Wood of Louis, Tobin.
Consist of performances by music bands, profiles of musicians, the National Carousel Association Convention annual meeting, dance, and an interview with Frederick Fried. Materials are arranged in chronological order.
Produced by: Public Television
Content: Interview with Frederick Fried by George Michael at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont.
Produced by: National Carousel Association
Content: Documents events of the convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Running Time: 8:10
Produced by: Capitol Records
Produced by: U-Music, Incorporated
Content: A performance that features original dance choreography and performance by Jamie Miller and live and recorded music composed and performed by Paul (Ramana Das) Silbey. Performances include scenes of partial nudity and erotic dance movements.
Running Time: 4:20
Produced by: Warner Bros. Records
Content: Includes two songs Sinster Minister and The Flecktone Rap performed by the group who include Bela Bleck, Howard Levy, Victor Wooten and Roy Wooten.
Produced by: PolyGram Records, Incorporated
Content: Promotional item
Running Time: 17:41
Produced by: Atlantic Records