The Joseph W. Groell papers, 1925-2007, bulk 1950-1991, measure 2.2 linear feet and primarily document his career as an art instructor. The papers include biographical material, letters, writings, subject files, printed material, artwork and photographs. Teaching files constitute the majority of the collection. Ten volumes of lecture notes, visual examples from sources including his own sketchbook, and student project instructions survive for courses Groell taught at Brooklyn College, 1970s-1990; and three volumes of notes and illustrations relate to figure drawing courses he taught at the New York Academy of Art, 1990-1991.
Scope and Content Note:
The Joseph W. Groell papers, 1925-2007, bulk 1950-2007, measure 2.2 linear feet, and primarily document his career as an art instructor. The papers include biographical material, letters, writings, subject files, printed material, artwork, and photographs. Teaching files constitute the majority of the collection. Ten volumes of lecture notes with visual examples from sources including his own sketchbook, and student project instructions survive for courses Groell taught at Brooklyn College, 1970s-1990; and three volumes of notes and illustrations relate to figure drawing courses he taught at the New York Academy of Art, 1990-1991.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as 8 series:
Missing Title
Series 1: Biographical Material, 1952-1996 (Box 1; 0.1 linear ft.)
Series 2: Letters, 1925-1971 (Box 1; 1 folder)
Series 3: Writings, 1951-1955 (Box 1; 0.1 linear ft.)
Series 4: Teaching Files, 1970s-1991 (Boxes 1-2; 1.2 linear ft.)
Series 5: Subject Files, 1952-2005 (Box 2; 0.4 linear ft.)
Series 6: Printed Material, 1953-1983 (Box 2; 0.2 linear ft.)
Series 7: Artwork, circa 1925-1953 (Box 3; 0.1 linear ft.)
Series 8: Photographs, 1948-2007 (Box 3; 0.1 linear ft.)
Biographical Note:
Joseph W. Groell (b. 1928) is known as a teacher of figure drawing and painting in the academic tradition. He has lived and worked in New York City since 1950.
A native of Pittsburgh, Groell earned a B.A. in Fine Arts from Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University) in 1950 and promptly moved to New York City. In 1952 he became one of the original members of Tanager Gallery, the earliest of the Tenth Street co-operative galleries.
Groell taught life drawing at Pratt Institute of Technology during the academic year 1960-1961. He then served on faculty of Brooklyn College art department until retiring in 1990. In the early 1990s Groell became affiliated with the New York Academy of Art, a graduate school of figurative art with a strong emphasis drawing, traditional methods and techniques.
Provenance:
Joseph W. Groell donated his papers to the Archives of American Art in 2011.
Restrictions:
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Rights:
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