Albert Bernasconi papers
name: label: Creator
content: Bernasconi, Albert, 1888-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors
label: Occupation
content: Stonecutters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1974 by Albert Bernasconi.
creator: label: Creator
content: Bernasconi, Albert, 1888-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sculptor and master stonecutter (Redwood City, Calif.)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 37 Items
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1898-1973
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.bernalbe
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 3887 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A degree certificate in Architectural Ornamentation from Scuola D'Arte Viggiu, 1906; letters, 1972, from Bernasconi and his wife to the Mayor of San Francisco regarding a reception given in honor of Bernasconi's work on City Hall; 2 letters, 1972, from the Oakland Museum requesting information on Bernasconi's work; 5 letters, 1972-1973, regarding Bernasconi's participation in the building and the landscaping of the Hearst castle;
label: Scope and Contents
content: a notebook containing reports on marble quarries in Calaveras County, California and miscellany; a sketchbook, 1898; clippings; picture postcards; photographs, ca. 1915-1970, of Bernasconi, his family, his studio, and works of art; and an album, ca. 1906, containing 178 photographs of works of art.