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Creator:
Contreras, Belisario R., 1916-1990  Search this
Subject:
Zakheim, Bernard Baruch  Search this
Bruce, Margaret T.  Search this
Dows, Olin  Search this
Ealand, Maria  Search this
Gernand, John  Search this
Jacobowitz, Arlene  Search this
Jewett, Masha Zakheim  Search this
Kainen, Jacob  Search this
Kallen, Horace Meyer  Search this
Kent, Rockwell  Search this
La More, Chet Harmon  Search this
Miller, Dorothy Canning  Search this
Phelps, Merwin C.  Search this
Rein, Selma  Search this
Scott, David W.  Search this
Weston, Harold  Search this
Agee, William C.  Search this
Biddle, George  Search this
Federal Art Project  Search this
Type:
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Summary:
The papers of art historian Belisario Contreras measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1943 to 1984. The papers document his research on New Deal Art Projects, including correspondence and copies of correspondence with William C. Agee, George Biddle (including 16 photographs of murals in Mexico City and Washington, D.C. and a clipping), Mrs. Edward Bruce, Olin Dows, Maria Ealand, Arlene Jacobowitz, Masha Zakheim Jewett (including an exhibition catalog and clippings on Bernard Baruch Zakheim), Horace Kallen, Rockwell Kent, Chet LaMore, Merwin C. Phelps, David W. Scott, Harold Weston, and others. Also found are National Endowment for the Humanities grant proposals "NDA Projects in Pennsylvania," 1975, and "Images of the Heartland," 1980, and notes from Contreras' interviews with Maria Ealand, John Gernand, Jacob Kainen, Dorothy Miller, and Selma Rein.
Citation:
Belisario Contreras papers, 1943-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reel 3591 and 41 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Use Note:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Related Materials:
Papers of Belisario R. Contreras, 1860-1976, are also located at The University of New Mexico's Center for Southwest Research.
Biography Note:
Belisario Contreras was an Argentinian born art historian who lived and worked in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 1983 he published the book "Tradition and Innovation in New Deal Art."
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1985 by Belisario Contreras.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Latino and Latin American artists  Search this
Theme:
Latino and Latin American  Search this
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)5459
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208531
AAA_collcode_contbeli
Theme:
Latino and Latin American
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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