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Creator:
Putnam, Wallace, 1899-1989  Search this
Names:
Avery, Milton, 1885-1965  Search this
Birnbaum, Abe, 1899-1966  Search this
Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970  Search this
Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946  Search this
Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980  Search this
Extent:
1.5 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1914-1983
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence is primarily between Putnam and his family and friends, including one letter from Clyfford Still. Photographs are of Putnam, his family and friends (mostly from his high school years), and of miscellaneous subjects.
Writings include 3 journals in which Putnam recorded his dreams and his interpretations of them; an autobiography formed from his letters and essays; an undated and unfinished autobiography; essays and poetry on art and other subjects (many of them incomplete); a manuscript for Putnam's book Manhattan Manners with a note by Alfred Stieglitz; and a transcript of an unpublished manuscript entitled "Three Heroes I Have Known" which include comments about Mark Rothko, Milton Avery, and Abe Birnbaum.
Also found are several drawings, in ink and in pencil, undated; exhibition catalogs and announcements; programs for Putnam's graduations and other school events; clippings, mostly regarding Putnam's high school athletic activities; miscellaneous printed materials; and Putnam's William H. Lincoln medal, Brookline High School, 1918.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter, writer, lithographer, and draftsman; Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
Provenance:
Donated 1983 by Wallace Putnam.
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)  Search this
Painters  Search this
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State)  Search this
Citation:
Wallace Putnam papers, 1914-1983. Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Art.
Identifier:
AAA.putnwall
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9cde11f79-9ce2-42cd-ba98-36ef663adaed
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-putnwall