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Carl E. and Rosamond Forbes Pickhardt papers relating to Harold K. Zimmerman

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Creator:
Pickhardt, Carl E.  Search this
Pickhardt, Rosamond Forbes, 1908-2004  Search this
Names:
Bloom, Hyman, 1913-  Search this
Levine, Jack, 1915-2010  Search this
Ross, Denman Waldo, 1853-1935  Search this
Zimmerman, Harold K., 1905-1941  Search this
Extent:
0.2 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Date:
[ca. 1932]-1943
Scope and Contents:
Letter from Zimmerman to Pickhardt, 1936; 2 photographs of Zimmerman; 9 pencil drawings by Zimmerman, ca. 1930s-1941, and photographs and negatives of drawings by him; xerox of a typescript of notes on Zimmerman's teaching by Rosamond Forbes Pickhardt, 1936-1938; 9 drawings by Jack Levine and 3 drawings by Hyman Bloom, both students of Zimmerman's, and a charcoal drawing of a male nude by Denman Ross.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter Carl Pickhardt (b.1908) and his wife, Rosamond were students of Zimmerman. Rosamond's father, Edward Waldo Forbes, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, was a collector and Zimmerman patron. Zimmerman developed an experimental visual method of teaching drawing. When Jack Levine and Hyman Bloom were teenagers, he was their first drawing teacher. His teaching procedures were recorded in detail by Denman Ross, an influential educator, art collector and painter who taught Bloom and Levine after they studied with Zimmerman.
Provenance:
Donated 1992 by Carl E. and Rosamond Forbes Pickhardt. The drawings were given to the Pickhardt's from Zimmerman and from Rosamond's father, Edward Waldo Forbes, who received them from Mrs. Zimmerman.
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:
Art teachers -- Massachusetts  Search this
Painters -- Massachusetts  Search this
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 20th century  Search this
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Identifier:
AAA.pickcare
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b7f7be8f-58b3-4870-82a5-43d11e6cf7db
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-pickcare