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Creator:
Foster, Guthrie  Search this
Subject:
Hofmann, Hans  Search this
Hofmann, Maria  Search this
Lionni, Leo  Search this
Motherwell, Robert  Search this
Rand, Paul  Search this
Shahn, Ben  Search this
Wildenhain, Marguerite  Search this
Albers, Anni  Search this
Albers, Josef  Search this
Gottlieb, Adolph  Search this
Atlanta College of Art  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet, (36 items)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
Letters, 1959-1960, from Anni Albers, Josef Albers, Adolph Gottlieb, Maria Hofmann (for Hans Hofmann), Leo Lionni, Robert Motherwell, Paul Rand, Ben Shahn, and Marguerite Wildenhain each responding to Foster's invitation to be a guest instructor at the Atlanta Art Institute. Most declined the invitation. Robert Motherwell wrote that he would not teach in a segregated school.
Also included are writings and printed material on and by Josef Albers, ca. 1960-1966.
Citation:
Guthrie Foster papers, 1959-1966. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Gurtherie Foster was Director of the Atlanta Art Institute, which evolved along with the High Museum of Art out of the historic Atlanta Art Association formed in 1905. There was a later name change to the Atlanta College of Art, followed by it being absorbed by the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) when it merged with Woodruff Arts Center in 2005.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1985 by Guthrie Foster.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Theme:
Art instruction and services  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)5960
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208805
AAA_collcode_fostguth
Theme:
Art instruction and services
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208805