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Creator:
Puma, Fernando, 1915-  Search this
Names:
Cheney, Sheldon, 1886-  Search this
Grosz, George, 1893-1959  Search this
Huxley, Julian, 1887-1975  Search this
Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946  Search this
Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963  Search this
Extent:
185 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1932-1970
Scope and Contents:
Letters from Puma to his mother and family; letters from William Carlos Williams, Alfred Stieglitz, Julian Huxley, George Grosz, and others; letters from Sheldon Cheney to Puma's mother following Puma's death regarding exhibitions of his work and sales of his work. Also included are numerous articles on Puma, one by Cheney and by Williams; photographs of his work; clippings; and catalogs.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter; New York, N.Y. Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico of Spanish and Indian ancestry. Moved to New York where he developed a personal theory of art called texturism which gave substance to both color and surface form through building up of colors.
Provenance:
The lender, Mrs. Ruth Friedman, is Puma's mother.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- History -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Hispanic American artists  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.pumafern2
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d7d51c7e-d4c9-49cf-a3e7-f6d2a8f1f4bd
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-pumafern2