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A.Brière (Firm) Lighting Design Drawings

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0168

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 46 design drawings for art deco interior and exterior light fixtures. Depicting a wide variety of desk and task lighting, ceiling fixtures, and standing lamps, the drawings were created with several different media -- pencil and color pencil, ink, watercolor, and gouache.

Dates

  • Creation: Circa 1925-1935

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in French.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for public research. Researchers must make an appointment to view the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

The Copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. The user agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Corning Museum of Glass and the Rakow Research Library against all claims, demands, costs and expenses incurred by copyright infringement or any other legal or regulatory cause of action arising from the use of Library materials.

Biographical / Historical

The A. Brière workshop crafted bronze and wrought iron lamps, lighting, and home decor. It is presumed to have named for its proprietor, Arsene Brière.

Extent

3.6 Linear Feet (2 flat boxes)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from Marc Selvaggio in 2016.

No archival accession number assigned.

Processing Information

Processed by Colleen McFarland Rademaker and Sarah Tronkowski in 2022.

Title
A. Brière (Firm) Lighting Design Drawings, 1925-1935
Subtitle
A Guide to the Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Colleen McFarland Rademaker
Date
February 8, 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the The Rakow Research Library Manuscript Collection Repository

Contact:
The Rakow Research Library
The Corning Museum of Glass
Five Museum Way
Corning NY 14830 USA
607.438.5318