Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Harold Vogel collection must be obtained from Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Harold Vogel collection, C0249, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Deborah Weitzman-Ward in May 2014.

Processing Information

Processing completed by Richard Smith and Elizabeth Beckman in February 2015. EAD markup completed by Elizabeth Beckman in February 2015.

Biographical Information

Architectural sculptor Harold Vogel (1930-2011) was born in Detroit, Michigan. He spent the majority of his childhood in Germany, his parents' homeland, and was educated and served an apprenticeship as a stone carver there. Vogel became a certified Mastercraftsman in Dusseldorf, Germany in 1953. He returned to the United States in the mid-1950s, settling in the Washington, D.C., area after serving with the US Army. Vogel worked on a number of projects in the capital and the surrounding area, and he eventually formed Wood and Stone, Inc. and the Carving and Restoration Team, based in Northern Virginia. Vogel's sculpting and restoration projects over the years included work on Washington National Cathedral, the CIA memorial, the US Senate Chamber, the Marine Corps Memorial and the Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial, along with many other projects around the country and the world. He and his wife, artist Hilde Vogel-Michalik, lived in Northern Virginia until Vogel-Michalik's death in 1999. Vogel spent his last years in Front Royal, Virginia, and he died in late 2011.

Scope and Content

The collection largely documents Vogel's career as an architectural sculptor through newsclippings and magazine articles, as well as photos, negatives, slides, and VHS tapes from the various projects that he worked on. Some biographical information, such as resumes and biographical sketches, is also included. There are also a few awards and certificates given to Vogel through his professional life. The majority of the material is in English, with a few articles and pamphlets in German and Spanish.

Series 1: News articles, personal, and professional papers covers the 1950s to 2014 and includes newsclippings, magazine articles, and ephemera related to Vogel's many carving and restoration projects, including the Lyndon B. Johnson memorial, the CIA memorial, the Marine Corps memorial, and the Gerald Ford Presidential Library. His involvement in the Northern Virginia Community College Stone Carving and Restoration program is documented through articles and press releases. A few resumes and biographical sketches, as well as awards and certificates, are also included, as is a sketch for a sign that says "Dacha Vogel."

Series 2: Photographic materials includes photographic prints, negatives of various sizes, and slides documenting the working process and finished products of Vogel and his companies. This includes the Gerald Ford Presidential Library, the Confederate Dead memorial, and the Yorktown Victory monument. Of particular interest are photos from the dedication of the Lyndon B. Johnson memorial, which include images of Vogel with Lady Bird Johnson and other dignitaries at the event. There are also some personal photos of Vogel's home and studio and Vogel with his dog. The materials range from the 1950s-1996.

Series 3: Audiovisual materials includes VHS tapes of Vogel and his team's work on various projects, including Arlington Cemetery Urns, the Yorktown Victory monument, and a floating sphere for Disney. There are also a number of tapes on the Barre granite industry, as well as a tape documenting aspects of Vogel's personal life. Many of the tapes are undated, but the dated tapes run from 1988-2002, with material on one of the tapes dating from 1966-1967.

Arrangement

The materials are arranged alphabetically within the following series:

Index Terms

Persons:

• Vogel, Harold C., 9999-9999

Subjects:

• Architecture--Conservation and reconstruction--United States.
• Monuments and memorials--Washington (D.C.)--Photographs.