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Type:
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Video recordings
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
2.4 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as 8 series. Records are generally arranged by material type and chronologically thereafter. Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1985 (Box 1; 1 folder) Series 2: Correspondence, 1949-1988 (Box 1; 0.6 linear feet) Series 3: Financial Material, 1964-1981 (Box 1; 1 folder) Series 4: Legal Records, 1951-1986 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet) Series 5: Notes, 1961-1984 (Box 1; 6 folders) Series 6: Writings, 1950-1985(Boxes 1-2; 0.2 linear feet) Series 7: Subject Files, 1942-1984 (Box 2; 0.6 linear feet) Series 8: Photographs, 1952-1960 (Box 2; 3 folders) Series 9: Scrapbook, 1951-1958 (Box 2; 1 folder) Series 8: Printed Material, 1948-1988 (Boxes 2-3; 0.2 linear feet) Series 8: Videocassette, 25 April 1975 (Box 3; 1 folder)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Summary:
The papers of New York painter, art instructor and writer Herbert Aach (1923-1985) measure 2.4 linear feet and date from 1942 to 1988. Papers include biographical materials, correspondence, scattered financial and legal records, notes and writings, subject files, a scrapbook, printed materials, photographs, and one videocassette.
Citation:
Herbert Aach papers, 1942-1988. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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.
Biography Note:
Painter, art instructor and writer Herbert Aach (1923-1985) worked primarily in New York City. Born in Cologne, Germany, Aach came to the United States in 1939. He taught at the Brooklyn Museum School (1947-1951), Pratt Institute (1966-1969), and at Queens College (1966-1985). In 1971 he was editor and translator of Goethe's Color Theory . Aach was president of the Artists Technical Research Institute, which was founded in 1959 by Bena Frank and Ralph Mayer to conduct scientific and educational research of materials and methods used in the visual arts.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Herbert and Doris Aach donated the papers to the Archives of American Art in 1984 and 1989.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
