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Creator:
Floch, Joseph, 1895-1977  Search this
Names:
American Academy of Arts and Letters  Search this
Audubon Artists  Search this
Carnegie Institute  Search this
National Academy of Design (U.S.)  Search this
New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts  Search this
Extent:
11.3 Linear feet
0.2 Linear feet (Addition)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sketchbooks
Scrapbooks
Date:
[circa 1869-1981]
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence, printed material, sketchbooks, photographs, diaries, address books, business records, and exhibition materials.
An autobiography, biographical and genealogical information; Mimi Floch's memoir of her husband, 1980; circa 3,000 letters, some illustrated; a book of poems and writings; a diary, 1909-1974; appointment and address books; 2 transcripts of interviews; an untranscribed interview; writings and notes; an illustrated inventory of his works; business records; exhibition files; 45 sketchbooks of figure, landscape and still life studies, and sketches for his paintings; works of art by Floch and others; 2 scrapbooks of letters, telegrams, and clippings; exhibition catalogs; books; clippings and miscellaneous printed material; and circa 1,200 photographs, slides, and negatives of Floch his family, friends, exhibitions, and works of art.
Award certificates from the National Academy of Design and Columbia University; 2 appointment certificates to the faculty of the New School for Social Research; a list of his awards and appointments; 27 letters, from the National Academy of Design, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, National Institute of Arts and Letters, Carnegie Institute, Audubon Artists, and museums in the U.S., Europe, and Israel.
REEL N69-66: Photographs of paintings by Floch.
REEL 88: Exhibition catalogs, announcements, and published articles on Floch.
ADDITION: Exhibition catalogs and clippings concerning Floch, circa 1942-1978.
Biographical / Historical:
Joseph Floch (1895-1977) was a painter from New York, N.Y., Vienna, Austria, and Paris, France.
Related Materials:
Joseph Floch papers also at Syracuse University.
Provenance:
Donated 1966-1983 by Joseph Floch; his wife, Mimi Hermine Floch; and their daughter, Jenny Floch Efland. Material on reel N69/51 was originally lent by Joseph, but donated in 1983 by Jenny. Additional printed material donated 1986 by Susi Friedmann, whose mother's cousin was married to Floch.
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
Painters -- Austria -- Vienna  Search this
Painters -- France -- Paris  Search this
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- Austria  Search this
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- France  Search this
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sketchbooks
Scrapbooks
Identifier:
AAA.flocjose
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95b56cce1-3f70-494b-9ec3-5275903ecf09
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-flocjose