<I>Philip G. Freelon Archive</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1939-2017
name: label: Created by
content: Philip G. Freelon, American, 1953 - 2019
notes: label: Caption
content: See more about this collection in the Smithsonian Online Virtual Archive (SOVA) here: https://sova.si.edu/record/NMAAHC.A2017.51 or contact NMAAHC Archives at nmaahc-archivalcollection@si.edu.
label: Description
content: The Philip G. Freelon Architectural Archival Collection documents the life and career of architect, educator, cultural heritage preservation advocate and artist Philip G. Freelon. The collection highlights his distinguished career from its inception to his role as the "architect of record" for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Freelon was one of the leading African American architects of his generation and he created a focus designing and constructing buildings that paid reverence to African Americans and other underrepresented communities. This collection is comprised of business records, photographic materials, ephemera, correspondence, architectural drawings, and clippings.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Education
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Philip G. Freelon Archive
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Classification
content: Archival Collections
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Philip G. Freelon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2017.51
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: The NMAAHC Archives can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes.
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Dimensions
content: Archives (linear): 5.25 ft (0.1Meters)
label: Dimensions
content: Archives (cubic): 5.1 ft (0.1Meters)