Object Details
Summary
Collection documents Andre Piette's career as an illustrator and designer. The materials include sketches, drawings, tracings, photographs (color transparencies, slides, and prints), and samples of wallpaper, designs for gift wrap, and a few textiles.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a wide range of materials documenting Andre Piette's career as an illustrator and designer. The materials include sketches, drawings, tracings, photographs (color transparencies, slides, and prints), and samples of wallpaper, designs for gift wrap, and a few textiles. The materials are the product of the Piette's early years in the United States (1960s) as a landscape artist in New England and as an associate of Norman Rockwell and of his later work for Tiffany & Company as a freelance designer. As an employee of Tiffany, Piette designed the White House china set for Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. Materials documenting this effort—White House China—are the largest series in the collection. Other design work includes cards, silver, parquet flooring, and china. There also are drawings and tracings not associated with specific functional products.
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Creator
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)
Collector
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Ceramics and Glass
Names
Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Donor
Magdoff, Sam
Topic
Ceramics
Porcelain -- 20th century
Ceramics -- Design
Design -- United States
Wallpaper -- Design
Designers
White House china
Christmas card design
Provenance
Donated by Sam Magdoff, Dean of Continuing Education, Parsons School of Design, July 29, 1985.
Creator
Piette, Andre, 1934-1984 (ceramic designer, artist)
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Biographical / Historical
Piette, artist and designer, spent his early years studying at the Academie Royale De Beaux-Arts in Liege, Belgium. He is noted for his designs of Christmas cards, wrapping paper, and wallpaper. In 1968 he was commissioned by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson to design a set of White House state china, consisting of 2,500 pieces.
Extent
8 Cubic feet (8 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Date
1954-1979
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Ceramics and Glass (now Division of Cultural and Community Life) December 4, 1984.
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0129
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Black-and-white photographic prints
Drawings
Design drawings
Christmas cards
Designs
Clippings
Tracings
Wrapping materials
Citation
Andre Piette Collection, 1954-1979, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into four series.
Series 1: White House China, 1967-1970, undated
Series 2: Other Designs, undated
Series 3: Andre Piette Scrapbook, undated
Series 4: Oversize, undated
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH Staff, undated
Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Correspondence -- 1940-2000
Black-and-white photographic prints -- Silver gelatin -- 1950-2000
Drawings -- 1950-1990
Design drawings -- 1950-2000
Christmas cards
Designs
Clippings -- 1950-2000
Tracings
Wrapping materials -- Design
Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
NMAH.AC.0129
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Record ID
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