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Creator:

Lekakis, Michael, 1907-  Search this

Names:

Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962  Search this

Freeman, Joseph  Search this

Gilford, Henry  Search this

Olson, Charles, 1910-1970  Search this

Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972  Search this

Sweeney, James Johnson, 1900-  Search this

Extent:

0.4 Linear feet ((on 2 microfilm reels))

0.4 Linear feet (Addition)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1940-1990

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence; U.S. Army records; postcards; telegrams; a monologue; photographs; catalogs; clippings; and publications.

REEL N69-131: U.S. Army records commenting on Lekakis' work in camouflage during World War II; 11 letters, postcards and telegrams, 1951-1963, from Marion and E.E. Cummings concerning translations, from U.S.I.S. officers, and from the Baltimore Museum of Art, the last concerning a Lekakis painting rejected by the Trustees; a xerox monologue, "Medea at Corinth," by Joseph Freeman, and a comment on Lekakis by Henry Gilford; photographs; catalogs; and clippings.

REELS 3090-3091: Papers pertaining to poets Charles Olson and Ezra Pound. Included are 12 letters and postcards from Olson, a letter from the University of Connecticut Archives requesting information about Olson, and two publications (Y & X, 1948 and Right Angle, 1949) which contain poems by Olson. In addition there are 32 letters and postcards, 1953-1958, from Ezra Pound, two letters from Dorothy Pound, and a letter from James Johnson Sweeney to Ezra Pound about the possibility of acquiring Lekakis's sculpture for the Guggenheim.

ADDITION: Biographical information, including records from the memorial service for Lekakis held at the Art Students League, March 6, 1988; clippings, 1962-1988; exhibition announcements, 1946-1990, and catalogs, 1980-1988; poems by Lekakis; and a transcript of a Voice of America radio interview.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter, sculptor, poet; New York, N.Y.

Provenance:

Donated 1969-1978 by Michael Lekakis, except for Cummings & Pound letters which were returned to Lekakis after microfilming, and in 1992 by Catherine Lekakis Hios, sister of Michael Lekakis.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Poets  Search this

Topic:

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.lekamich

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96656b223-f201-4784-8df8-58b9841db705

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-lekamich

Creator:

Little, John, 1907-  Search this

Guild Hall of East Hampton  Search this

Names:

Signa Gallery  Search this

Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966  Search this

Hunter, Sam, 1923-  Search this

Kiesler, Frederick  Search this

Namuth, Hans  Search this

Parker, Elizabeth, 1916-  Search this

Parsons, Betty  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet ((71 items))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1935-1978

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence, including letters from Sam Hunter, Hans Hofmann, Betty Parsons, Guild Hall, and Frederick Kiesler; clippings; correspondence; photographs of Little and his work; printed brochures, one which includes a large Hans Namuth photograph of Little; an exhibition catalog of Elizabeth Parker; and a clipping about the Signa Gallery.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter, sculptor, textile designer; born in Alabama, moved to New York; Attended Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, the Art Students League, studied with George Grosz, and at the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts. Taught at University of California, Berkeley and was treasurer of the Signa Gallery, which is located in East Hampton, New York. Little's preferred media are oils and bronze.

Provenance:

Donated 1980-1981 by John Little.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Painters  Search this

Sculptors  Search this

Topic:

Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- History -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Sculpture -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Decorative arts  Search this

Textile design  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.littjohn

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b728e85b-7f16-41da-bcd5-40e05d945d45

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-littjohn

Interviewee:

Remington, Deborah  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Extent:

183 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1973 May 29-July 19

Scope and Contents:

Interview of Deborah Remington conducted 1973 May 29-July 19, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical:

Deborah Remington (1935- ) is a painter from New York, N.Y. Full name is Deborah Williams Remington.

General:

Originally recorded on 5 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 9 digital wav files. Duration is 8 hrs., 36 min.

Provenance:

These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.reming73

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9dfe0a109-ee10-4c10-a6c9-813105ba6b07

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-reming73

Creator:

Brach, Paul, 1924-  Search this

Interviewer:

Schwartz, Barry N.  Search this

Extent:

22 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Date:

[circa 1971]

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Paul Henry Brach conducted by Barry Schwartz for the Archives of American Art "Art World in Turmoil" oral history project.

Biographical / Historical:

Paul Henry Brach (1924-2007) was a painter and critic in New York, New York.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.

Restrictions:

Patrons must use transcript. Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.brach71

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw953d1f5c4-7db8-42b3-bd39-4526ea25767e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-brach71

Creator:

Nankivel, Fred, 1876-1950  Search this

Names:

Cooke, Claudine Nankivel  Search this

Newell, Peter, 1862-1924  Search this

Extent:

1 Linear foot ((on 2 partial microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1899-1973

Scope and Contents:

Letters, photographs, printed material, art work, biographical material, writings and a scrapbook.

REEL 641: Letters of Nankivel and his daughter, Claudine Nankivel Cooke; 12 clippings; 21 manuscripts for films written by Nankivel and 18 poems and songs by his brother, Guy Nankivel; drawings by Nankivel, Claudine Cooke, Peter Newell, Lawrence Wilbur, and Art Young; 66 original comic strips; 22 reproductions of work by Nankivel; and photographs of Nankivel in his studios, Claudine and her book illustrations, and of the Nankivel and Newell families, including Peter Newell.

REEL 1038: A book of illustrations by Nankivel entitled "Chalk Talk"; a scrapbook containing biographical information, photographs of Nankivel, his family and paintings, scripts and lyrics for Nankivel's "Uncle Mun" movies, sketches, cartoons, watercolors, and letters.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter, illustrator; cartoonist, designer; New York, N.Y. Born in Iowa. Illustrator for Harpers, Puck, Scribners and Judge magazines and the New York Herald. He painted seascapes and landscapes of New England in the "Ashcan School" style. He developed animation for the Edison Moving Picture Company in the early 1900's. Nankivel also was a toy designer, playwright and theatre director.

Provenance:

Material on reel 641 (except art work) donated by Claudine Nankivel Cooke, Fred Nankivel's daughter, 1973. Material on reel 1038 and art work on reel 641 lent for microfilming by Cooke, 1976.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Cartoonists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Artists as authors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Artists' illustrated books -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Illustrated books, Children's  Search this

Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New England  Search this

Function:

Artists' studios -- New York (State)

Identifier:

AAA.nankfred

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9f3c81293-59c0-45e4-bc81-bf9934e674f2

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-nankfred

Creator:

Whitehill, Florence, 1903-  Search this

Names:

American Artists Professional League  Search this

Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Peter A. Juley & Son  Search this

Extent:

1.2 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1944-1984

Scope and Contents:

REEL D254: 14 photographs of Whitehill's works of art, taken by the studio of Peter A. Juley & Son, NYC.

UNMICROFILMED: Letters, 1948-1981, primarily regarding exhibitions; printed material, 1944-1984 (1 ft.), including mostly exhibition catalogs and brochures from the American Artists Professional League, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Hudson Valley Art Association, Ogunquit Art Center, and elsewhere; clippings, 1949-1978; and photographs and negatives of Whitehill, her family and friends, and works of art.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter; New York, N.Y. Full name Florence Anna Fitch Whitehill.

Provenance:

Donated 1966-1985 by Florence Whitehill.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Painting, American  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.whitflor

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e9d4edce-9306-46d4-90c7-3f5708126015

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-whitflor

Creator:

Montana, Pietro, 1890-1978  Search this

Extent:

4.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1910-1978

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence; diaries; 62 photographs of Montana, a photo album and ca. 450 photographs of Montana's work; lectures, writing, notes and aphorisms; two guest registers; scrapbooks with photographs, clippings and correspondence; financial material; catalogs, clippings, brochures, lists of Montana's work, and miscellany.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter and sculptor; New York, N.Y.

Provenance:

Donated by Montana January 1962, and his niece, Lena Enea, November 1978 - February 1979.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.montpiet

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96b245468-9aa9-4296-9f1a-9c841053a84b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-montpiet

Creator:

Hollister, Paul M., 1918-2004  Search this

Names:

Hollister, Irene  Search this

Extent:

9.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

bulk 1947-2004

circa 1883-2004

Summary:

The Paul Hollister papers measure 9.4 linear feet and date from circa 1883 to 2004, with the bulk of the papers from 1947-1996. Biographical material and correspondence both personal and professional are included, in addition to project files documenting various writing, teaching and curatorial projects, as well as ongoing working relationships with various institutions. Also included are topical projects that overlapped with specific research interests, containing a considerable amount of research material. Writings by Paul Hollister include manuscript material spanning the breadth of his professional writing career, from his work as a columnist, to his articles on glass, as well as some works of fiction. Also included is a full manuscript of one of Hollister's books on glass paperweights. The published portion of this content is mirrored in the printed material series. The business records of Paul Hollister contain financial information about his household and collections, as well as his family's estate. Also included are records relating to Paul Hollister's art studio and an inventory of his paintings and other works of art in the form of index cards. Select photographs of Hollister's collection of art objects are included, along with images of Paul and Irene Hollister.

Scope and Contents:

The Paul Hollister papers measure 9.4 linear feet and date from circa 1883 to 2004, with the bulk of the papers from 1947-1996. Biographical material and correspondence both personal and professional are included,in addition to project files documenting various writing, teaching and curatorial projects, as well as ongoing working relationships with various institutions. Also included are topical projects that overlapped with specific research interests, containing a considerable amount of research material. Writings by Paul Hollister include manuscript material spanning the breadth of his professional writing career, from his work as a columnist, to his articles on glass, as well as some works of fiction. Also included is a full manuscript of one of Hollister's books on glass paperweights. The published portion of this content is mirrored in the printed material series. The business records of Paul Hollister contain financial information about his household and collections, as well as his family's estate. Also included are records relating to Paul Hollister's art studio and an inventory of his paintings and other works of art in the form of index cards. Select photographs of Hollister's collection of art objects are included, along with images of Paul and Irene Hollister.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in seven series:

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1944-1988 (0.2 Linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1933-1999 (2.5 Linear feet; Boxes 1-3)

Series 3: Project Files, circa 1923-1997 (3.5 Linear feet; Boxes 3-7)

Series 4: Writings, circa 1930-1999 (1.3 Linear feet; Boxes 7-8)

Series 5: Business Records, circa 1942-1995 (0.9 Linear feet; Boxes 8, 10)

Series 6: Printed Material, circa 1883-2004 (0.9 Linear feet; Box 9)

Series 7: Photographic Material, circa 1940-2000 (0.1 Linear feet; Box 9)

Biographical / Historical:

Paul M. Hollister (1918-2004) was a glass historian, collector, painter, and writer in New York, NY. Hollister wrote on the topics of art history, journalism and fiction and is most well-known for his numerous books published about glass paperweights, and later a variety of other topics in the history of glass production in the decorative arts. Hollister was born in Boston and raised in New York City, where he worked as a journalist and simultaneously pursued his career as a widely-exhibited painter after graduating Harvard College with a degree in fine arts. After inheriting a small collection of European glass paperweights from his mother, Hollister developed a passion for the study of these objects, which led to him publishing books including the Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights (1969) and Glass Paperweights of the New-York Historical Society (1974). Hollister traveled extensively lecturing at various museums and colleges, as well as occupying a regular adjunct position at Bard Graduate Center, where he later donated his personal library, and his estate would endow a lecture series in 2007.

Related Materials:

Related materials include the Paul M. Hollister Collection, circa 1806-2004 at the Rakow Research Library, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York.

Provenance:

The Paul Hollister papers were donated to the Archives of American Art in 1978 by Paul Hollister, with additions in 1999 and 2000. One further addition of photographs was donated by the Estate of Irene Hollister in 2018.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Topic:

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Artists' studios  Search this

Decorative arts  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Paperweights  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Paul Hollister papers, circa 1883-2004, bulk 1947-1996. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.hollpaul

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Paul Hollister papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a7dd2e87-aee4-4742-9e90-51a0e892626d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-hollpaul

Interviewee:

Witmeyer, Stanley Herbert, 1913-2011  Search this

Interviewer:

Brown, Robert F.  Search this

Extent:

3 Items (sound files, digital, wav file)

30 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1985 June 22

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Stanley H. Witmeyer conducted 1985 June 22, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.

Witmeyer speaks of his childhood in Palmyra, Pennsylvania and moving to Rochester, New York at the age of nine; attending Edison Tech High School; his devotion to painting and basketball in high school; receiving a basketball scholarship to Syracuse University but deciding instead to attend the Mechanics Institute in Rochester (now the Rochester Institute of Technology); taking his first job with the L.M. Berry Company (then part of the Rochester Telephone Company); getting an offer from Eastman Kodak Company to play basketball for their professional league; quitting the team to attend Buffalo State University to study arts education; taking a job in Cuba, New York as an arts administrator in the public school system; teaching art in grades K-12 in Cuba, New York; receiving a scholarship to attend the Charles Woodbury School in Maine; receiving a scholarship to attend graduate school at Syracuse University, but leaving after a semester after getting drafted into the army during World War II; serving with the 30th Battalion in the mapping division in Hawaii; returning to Syracause University after the war to finish his MFA in design; joining RIT as an instructor in 1946; becoming the director of RIT's school of art and design in 1952.

Biographical / Historical:

Stanley Herbert Witmeyer (1913-2011) was a painter and art administrator of Fairport, N.Y.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 35 min.

Provenance:

These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.

Restrictions:

This transcript is open for research. Access to the entire recording is restricted. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Topic:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.witmey85

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw94b303323-be7e-40c4-9c49-028072a0324c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-witmey85

Creator:

Ford, John Charles, 1929-  Search this

Names:

Keen, Helen Boyd, b. 1899  Search this

Schwabacher, Ethel, 1903-1984  Search this

Tobey, Mark  Search this

Extent:

1 Linear foot ((266 items))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

[ca. 1930]-1977

Scope and Contents:

Catalogues and printed material, 1957-1974, 1 volume of Ford's sketches with notes, 1970-1973; biographical material; 8 photographs of Ford and his work; 1 draft of an essay by Ford about Ethel Schwabacher; material and trial covers for Schwabacher's book John Ford, Conquistador; correspondence with Clifford and Lady (Peter) Norton, Helen B. Keen, and Mark Tobey; memorabilia; and miscellany.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter; New York, N.Y.. Born in Choudrant, La., Ford was educated at the Louisiana Polytechnic Instite and at the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. After some years as an ordained minister, he resumed his formal education at the Art Students League and at the University of Oregon. Moving to New York, he took a studio and became friends with Ethel Schwabacher, while corresponding with painter Mark Tobey in Switzerland and patron-of-the-arts Lady Peter Norton in London.

Provenance:

Donated 1975-1979 by John Ford.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.fordjohn

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d2360082-4de1-41b4-a5ab-407f11eb1fa8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-fordjohn

Creator:

Baskerville, Charles, 1896-  Search this

Extent:

1 Microfilm reel (83 items on 1 microfilm reel)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Microfilm reels

Scrapbooks

Date:

1936-1976

Scope and Contents:

The microfilmed Charles Baskerville papers consist of 40 letters (1937-1972), mostly about portraits done by Baskerville from friends and clients; biographical data; two magazine articles pertaining to Baskerville; and 25 exhibition catalogues and announcements (1936-1976). Also included are two albums, one containing photographs of portraits by Baskerville, and one containing photographs of Baskerville and miscellaneous printed material; and 12 loose photographs of Baskerville, including one with Gene Tunny and Charles Lindbergh.

Biographical / Historical:

Charles Baskerville, Jr. (1896-1994) was a painter and muralist in New York, New York known primarily for his portraits of heads of state, military leaders, prominent members of society. Baskerville served in the Rainbow Division during World War I and sketched his fellow soldiers while convalescing from a wound. During World War II he was a lieutenant colonel with the Army Air Force and was the official portrait painter, creating more than 60 portraits of officers and enlisted men.

Related Materials:

The Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections holds the Charles Baskerville papers.

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1976 by Charles Baskerville.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Portrait painters  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Charles Baskerville papers. Owned by Charles Baskerville. Microfilmed by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.baskchar

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9db8a4cdf-d26c-4a17-a142-9d88636cd230

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-baskchar

Creator:

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

Yosemite National Park (Calif.)

Date:

1860-1900

Summary:

This small collection measures 0.2 linear feet and comprises 13 letters written by renowned Hudson River School landscape painter Albert Bierstadt between 1860 and 1900. The majority of the letters were penned in the last two decades of his life and discuss his painting, the inspiration he found in nature, his studio, and concerns relating to commissions and finances.

Scope and Content Note:

This small collection measures 0.2 linear feet and comprises 13 letters written by renowned Hudson River School landscape painter Albert Bierstadt between 1860 and 1900. The majority of the letters were penned in the last two decades of his life.

Bierstadt writes specifically of his work in several of the letters and refers to two paintings, Laramie Peak and The Jungfrau. In one letter he writes of the inspiration he finds in nature through his love of the mountains. Bierstadt invites friends to his studio in New York City, mentions a trip to Yosemite in the 1870s and writes letters of introduction on behalf of friends. Two of the letters concern commissions and discuss financial matters.

Arrangement:

Due to the small size of this collection, items are arranged as one chronological series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Albert Bierstadt Letters, 1860-1900 (Box 1; 13 items)

Biographical Note:

Albert Bierstadt was born in Solingen, Germany, in January 1830. His family emigrated to the United States when he was two years of age and settled in Bedford, Massachusetts.

In 1853 Bierstadt traveled to Germany to study painting at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. In 1858, following his return to the United States, he gained national attention for organizing a large exhibition of paintings including fifteen of his own works. Bierstadt drew inspiration from the painters of the Hudson River School, and regularly visited the White Mountains of New Hampshire to make sketches for his landscape paintings.

In 1859 Bierstadt traveled to the Colorado and Wyoming territories sketching landscapes in the company of a United States government survey expedition. On his return he took studio space at the new Tenth Street Studio Building in New York City and began a series of large-scale western landscape paintings, including Yosemite Valley and Thunderstorm in the Rocky Mountains. These paintings, known for their theatrical and romantic depiction of the grandeur and drama of the American West, brought Bierstadt great popularity during the 1860s.

Bierstadt's paintings were widely exhibited in the United States and abroad and commanded some of the highest prices in American art at the time, although his reputation began to decline somewhat in the 1880s in the face of changing public tastes.

Bierstadt was a member of the Century Association from 1862-1902 and a member of the National Academy of Design from 1860 until his death in 1902.

Related Material:

Also found at the Archives of American Art are the Robert Neuhaus papers concerning Clyfford Still and Albert Bierstadt, 1884-1984 (bulk 1941-1984). A circa 1875 photograph of Bierstadt by Bierstadt Brothers given to the Archives by an unknown donor is available in the Archives of American Art's Photographs of Artists Collection I and online.

Provenance:

The collection was acquired by the Archives of American Art in a series of accessions between 1955 and 2001. Six letters were donated by Charles Feinberg in 1955-1957; one letter was donated by Letitia Howe in 1976; one letter was donated by Mrs. Miles Reber, grandaughter-in-law of General Nelson in 1976; two letters were purchased from Charles Hamilton Autographs in 1956; one letter was purchased from Steele in 1956; and one letter was purchased from Scott J. Winslow Associates in 2001.

Restrictions:

The collection has been digitized and is available online via the Archives of American Art website.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Topic:

Art -- Economic aspects  Search this

Hudson River school of landscape painting  Search this

Landscape painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Function:

Artists' studios -- New York (State)

Citation:

Albert Bierstadt letter collection, 1860-1900. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Identifier:

AAA.bieralbe

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Albert Bierstadt letter collection

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw903cf81d4-1aef-4bbf-9058-19a91b067cb9

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-bieralbe

Interviewee:

Porter, Fairfield  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Names:

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Coryllis, Peter  Search this

De Kooning, Elaine  Search this

De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997  Search this

Greenberg, Clement, 1909-1994  Search this

Hess, Thomas B.  Search this

Katz, Alex, 1927-  Search this

Maroger, Jacques, 1884-1962  Search this

Extent:

65 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1968 June 6

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Fairfield Porter conducted 1968 June 6, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

Porter speaks of his family background and Harvard education; the Art Students League; his involvement with Marxism and his work as an art critic for "Art News" and "The Nation". He discusses his portrait commissions, his choice of subject matter, theories of realism versus abstraction and drawing versus color, and the role of the unconscious and the accidental in his art. He recalls Thomas Hart Benton, Jacques Maroger, Elaine and Willem de Kooning, Walter Auerbach, Thomas B. Hess, Clement Greenberg, and Alex Katz.

Biographical / Historical:

Fairfield Porter (1907-1975) was a painter and critic from Southampton, N.Y.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 24 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Occupation:

Art critics -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Topic:

Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State)  Search this

Art criticism -- United States  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.porter68

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96d3ad635-555a-412a-8ce6-2367ac67f402

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-porter68

Creator:

Treadwell, Helen, 1902-  Search this

Names:

Committee for the Beautification of New York  Search this

International Association of Art. United States Committee  Search this

International Association of Art. United States Committee  Search this

National Council on the Arts and Government  Search this

National Society of Mural Painters (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Extent:

4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1952-1968

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence, financial statements, account books, receipts, membership applications, minutes, reports, press releases, printed materials, a photo of Treadwell presenting Julien Levy with a birthday cake, and photos of art work for the following organizations in which Treadwell was an officer: National Society of Mural Painters, National Council on the Arts and Government, Committee for the Beautification of New York, The United States Committee of the International Association of Art, and the International Association of Plastic Arts (UNESCO).

Biographical / Historical:

Painter, mural painter, designer; New York.

Provenance:

Donated March 1979 by Helen Treadwell.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women muralists  Search this

Function:

Arts organizations -- New York (State)

Identifier:

AAA.treahele

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw94b7ec6a8-e18f-4efc-9396-d4b0c0049f2f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-treahele

Creator:

De Botton, Jean, 1898-1978  Search this

Extent:

20 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Date:

1935-1978

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence, business files, subject files, biographical material, clippings, scrapbooks, sketches and sketchbooks, notes and speeches, exhibition catalogues and invitations, financial records, and photographs of de Botton and his work.

Biographical / Historical:

Abstract painter (Paris and New York). Born in Salonika, Greece, Jean de Botton studied at the École des beaux-arts and at the Sorbonne. For years, he maintained homes in Paris and in New York, but in 1945 he established his main residence in New York, and in 1977 he became a U.S. citizen.

Provenance:

The donors, James Harold Koch and Valerie Eldridge, were co-executors of Jean de Botton's estate.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Identifier:

AAA.debojean

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9859992fe-f56e-407d-897c-b0682d8bc0b4

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-debojean

Creator:

Schmidt, Katherine, 1898-1978  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

circa 1921-1971

Summary:

The papers of painter and arts advocate Katherine Schmidt measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1921 to 1971. Scattered correspondence, speeches, proposals, meeting minutes, and notes focus primarily on Schmidt's advocacy for federal and state government support of the arts. Printed materials includes exhibition catalogs, clippings, press releases documenting Schmidt's painting career and arts advocacy work. Photographs include portrait photos of Schmidt and photographs of Schmidt's drawings. There are two photographs taken by her first husband Yasuo Kuniyoshi of Schmidt with friends at a party.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of painter and arts advocate Katherine Schmidt measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1921 to 1971. Scattered correspondence, speeches, proposals, meeting minutes, and notes focus primarily on Schmidt's advocacy for federal and state government support of the arts. Printed materials includes exhibition catalogs, clippings, press releases documenting Schmidt's painting career and arts advocacy work. Photographs include portrait photos of Schmidt and photographs of Schmidt's drawings. There are two photographs taken by her first husband Yasuo Kuniyoshi of Schmidt with friends at a party. The papers contain little documentation of Kuniyoshi or their marriage.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into 4 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Correspondence, 1939-1951, 1961 (Box 1; 3 folders)

Series 2: Business Records and Writings, 1940-1950 (Box 1; 7 folders)

Series 3: Printed Material, 1925-1971 (Box 1; 4 folders)

Series 4: Photographs, circa 1921-1930 (Box 1; 3 folders)

Biographical Note:

Katherine Schmidt (1898-1978) was born in Xenia, Ohio. She moved with her family to New York City, and around the age of 13 began attending Saturday classes at the Art Students League. She continued her art classes after high school and was taught by F. Luis Mora, Kenneth Miller, and John Sloan. While attending the Art Students League, Schmidt made many friends who would later become prominent members of the New York art community, including Peggy Bacon, Alexander Brook, Reginald Marsh, and Lloyd Goodrich. In 1919 she married fellow art student, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, in Ogunquit, Maine. They lived in Maine during the summers, but settled in Brooklyn, New York. Schmidt began working for Juliana Force at the Whitney Studio Club in 1923, where she also periodically exhibited her artwork. She taught sketching classes for the club and also did various other jobs for Force and Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney until around 1930. Her work during this period consisted of drawings and paintings of landscapes, still lifes, and the homeless and unemployed.

In 1925 Schmidt and Kuniyoshi took their first trip to Europe, spending a year in Paris and Italy and visiting the studios of their American expatriate friends. After another brief trip to Europe in 1928, she and Kuniyoshi bought a house in Woodstock, New York, where they would spend several summers as part of a very active artists' community. In the late 1920s she exhibited and was represented by the Daniel Gallery in New York. In the early 1930s, she became affliated with Downtown Gallery where she became good friends with owner Edith Halpert. She and Kuniyoshi divorced in 1932 and a year later she married lawyer Irvine Shubert. In the 1930s Schmidt became dissatisfied with her artwork and had her last show at the Downtown Gallery in 1939, taking a hiatus from exhibiting for over twenty years.

During the 1930s and 1940s Schmidt became very active in promoting federal and state government support of the arts. She worked with Juliana Force and others on a New York State art bill in the early 1930s, and in 1941 testified for federal appropriations for the arts in Washington D. C. as part of the Citizens Committee for Government Arts Projects. She was also active in the Artists Equity Association.

Schmidt spent many years experimenting with different painting techniques and subjects, and in the late 1950s found a new motif that she pursued for the rest of her life: still lifes of discarded paper and dead leaves. Schmidt died in Sarasota, Florida in 1978 at the age of 79.

Related Material:

Also found at the Archives of American Art is an Oral History Interview with Katherine Schmidt, December 8-15, 1969, by Paul Karlstrom which includes a transcript available via the Archives of American Art's website.

Separated Material:

Also found at the Archives of American Art are materials lent for microfilming (reel 89) including correspondence concerning exhibitions, a scrapbook containing clippings, exhibition catalogs and announcements. Lent materials were returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.

Provenance:

Katherine Schmidt lent material to the Archives of American Art for microfilming in 1971. The papers were donated in 1982 by Irvine J. Shubert, Schmidt's widower.

Restrictions:

The collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art and state  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Katherine Schmidt papers, circa 1922-1971. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Identifier:

AAA.schmkath

See more items in:

Katherine Schmidt papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e912c0fa-47ab-4d1b-9c52-801e7d3e5e77

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-schmkath

Collection Creator:

Schmidt, Katherine, 1898-1978  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1944-1950

Collection Restrictions:

The collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website.

Collection Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Collection Citation:

Katherine Schmidt papers, circa 1922-1971. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

See more items in:

Katherine Schmidt papers

Katherine Schmidt papers / Series 1: Correspondence

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9704f90d1-3751-4871-b311-f214c013bbc1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-schmkath-ref17

Interviewee:

Bloch, Lucienne, 1909-1999  Search this

Interviewer:

McChesney, Mary Fuller  Search this

McChesney, Robert, 1913-2008  Search this

Creator:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Extent:

76 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1964 August 11

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Lucienne Bloch conducted by Mary Fuller McChesney and Robert McChesney on 1964 August 11 for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.

Biographical / Historical:

Lucienne Bloch (1909-1999) was a mural painter in New York, New York.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hr., 15 min.

Provenance:

This interview conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.

Restrictions:

This interview is open for research. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Photographers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Designers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women photographers  Search this

Women designers  Search this

Women muralists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.bloch64

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw971eae80f-1fb9-43c5-bfcd-1317cd8421b5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-bloch64

Creator:

Herrmann, Erich S.  Search this

Names:

Erich S. Herrmann (Firm)  Search this

Walker Galleries (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Grosz, George, 1893-1959  Search this

Rich, Jack C., 1914-  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1935-1947

Scope and Contents:

Letters, bills of sale, invoices, and printed material.

Ca. 100 letters, some illustrated, primarily from Grosz to Herrmann, but including several to Erich and wife Eve, and from Grosz's sons to "Uncle Herrmann," one from George Macy of The Print Club; consignment lists and a few receipts for paintings sold; printed material on Grosz, including exhibition catalogs, 1935-1939; clippings, 1935-1942; and announcements for the portfolio BAGDAD-ON-THE-SUBWAY (1935) and INTERREGNUM (1936); and a snapshot of Grosz and his son sent to Herrmann, 1942.

REEL 2016: Lists of paintings and art works on approval; 2 receipts for paintings sold; an exchange of letters between Herrmann and the Walker Galleries concerning sales of Grosz's work; and Grosz's correspondence with dealer and publisher Jack C. Rich and Herrmann, regarding a proposed venture involving the reproduction of Grosz's paintings, in which Herrmann advises Grosz to "call the whole deal off". [microfilm title: George Grosz papers].

Biographical / Historical:

Friend and dealer (?) of German Expressionist painter, printmaker George Grosz. Owner of Erich S. Herrmann, Inc., 385 Madison Ave., New York City.

Other Title:

George Grosz papers (microfilm title)

Provenance:

Material on reel 2016 donated 1980 by Peter A. Brown of Graphic Arts Unlimited, New York City, whose relationship to Herrmann is unclear. Unmicrofilmed papers donated 1986 by Arthur Buzen, attorney for the estate of Eve Margolin, Herrmann's wife.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Prints -- 20th century  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.herreric

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9084b7e3f-b75a-4292-a356-6499cf12a85c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-herreric

Interviewee:

Stuart, Michelle, 1933-  Search this

Interviewer:

Leddy, Annette  Search this

Names:

Alfred Schmela Galerie  Search this

Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Students  Search this

Fluxus  Search this

Heresies Collective, Inc.  Search this

New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y.) -- Students  Search this

Alloway, Lawrence, 1926-1990  Search this

Bartoli, Joseph  Search this

Cook, James, 1728-1779  Search this

Lippard, Lucy R.  Search this

Munro, Eleanor, 1928-  Search this

Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957  Search this

Extent:

7 Items (Sound recording: 7 sound files (5 hr., 9 min.), digital, wav)

154 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

2015 November 3-2017 May 23

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Michelle Stuart, conducted 2015 November 3 and 13, and 2017 May 23 by Annette Leddy, for the Archives of American Art at Stuart's studio in New York, New York.

Stuart speaks of her Los Angeles childhood with a Swiss mother and Australian father; her paternal and maternal grandparents; her early interest in history, travel, and art; her schooling; her father's enlistment in the U.S. military during World War II and being raised during her teenage years by her mother; her fascination with Captain Cook; art classes at Chouinard Institute of Art; her work with Diego Rivera in Mexico City; her marriage to Spanish painter Joseph Bartoli and their home life in Paris, France; her return to the U.S. in the late 1950s and life in New York City's West Village; courses at the New School; early exhibitions of her work in New York City gallery group shows; her breakthrough Art Park piece; her relationship to the "Land" artists; Lucy Lippard; Eleanor Munro; the influence of Fluxus; Lawrence Alloway's early essay on her scroll pieces; how she was brought into Galerie Schmela; the founding of Heresies; site specific work in the American Southwest; the enduring impact of the Pacific Ocean on her imagination and art; her use of rocks and other natural materials; her transition to photographic collage; commissions in Sweden, Japan, Alaska, and New York City.

Biographical / Historical:

Michelle Stuart (1933- ) is a visual artist in New York, New York. Annette Leddy is a collector for the Archives of American Art.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.

Restrictions:

This transcript is open for research. Access to the recording is restricted. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Collage  Search this

Environment (Art)  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Lichtenberg Family Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.stuart15

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a3b47808-a202-4e0d-adf4-8776845781ef

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-stuart15