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Creator:
Fitzgerald, Richard  Search this
Names:
Becker, Maurice, 1889-1975  Search this
Chamberlain, Kenneth Russell, 1892-  Search this
Sloan, Helen Farr, 1911-2005  Search this
Sloan, John, 1871-1951  Search this
Extent:
0.2 Linear feet ((72 items))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Interviews
Date:
1930-1972
Scope and Contents:
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Eleven letters and cards from Helen Farr Sloan, widow of John Sloan; unpublished notes from John Sloan's conversations, interviews, and lectures at the Delaware Art Center, Wilmington; eight letters from Kenneth Russell Chamberlain; four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.
Biographical / Historical:
Art historian and writer; San Francisco, California.
Provenance:
Donated 1976 by Richard Fitzgerald.
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:
Cartoonists  Search this
Illustrators  Search this
Art historians -- California  Search this
Topic:
Politics in art  Search this
Caricatures and cartoons  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.fitzrich
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92aad1728-629b-4430-9a05-864807b11d9c
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-fitzrich