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Richard Fitzgerald papers, 1930-1972

Catalog Data

Creator:
Fitzgerald, Richard  Search this
Subject:
Sloan, John  Search this
Chamberlain, Kenneth Russell  Search this
Becker, Maurice  Search this
Sloan, Helen Farr  Search this
Type:
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet, (72 items)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
Research material used for Fitzgerald's Ph.D. dissertation at University of California, RADICAL ILLUSTRATORS OF THE MASSES AND LIBERATOR and for his book, ART AND POLITICS: CARTOONISTS OF THE MASSES AND LIBERATOR.
Eleven letters and cards from Helen Farr Sloan, widow of John Sloan; unpublished notes from John Sloan's conversations, interviews, and lectures at the Delaware Art Center, Wilmington; eight letters from Kenneth Russell Chamberlain; four interviews with Chamberlain; 28 letters and cards from Maurice Becker; a telephone interview with Becker; four Becker exhibition catalogues; and fifteen letters to Fitzgerald about artists Robert Minor, Art Young, and Maurice Becker written by their friends Gil Wilson, Lawrence Gellert, Joseph North, William Gropper, Daniel Aaron, and Harold Anton.
Citation:
Richard Fitzgerald papers, 1930-1972. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Art historian and writer; San Francisco, California.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1976 by Richard Fitzgerald.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Politics in art  Search this
Caricatures and cartoons  Search this
Theme:
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8179
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210350
AAA_collcode_fitzrich
Theme:
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210350