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Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
3.1 Linear feet
Arrangement:
This collection consists of seven series. Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1924-1949 (.1 Linear feet: Box 1) Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1924-1979 (.2 Linear feet: Box 1) Series 3: Writings, circa 1940-1972 (.2 Linear feet: Box 1) Series 4: Personal Business Records , circa 1926-1975 (.3 Linear feet: Box 1) Series 5: Printed Material, circa 1921-1976 (1 Linear foot: Boxes 1 and 2) Series 6: Photographic Material, circa 1912-1972 (1.2 Linear feet: Boxes 2-5) Series 7: Artwork, circa 1930 (.1 Linear feet: Box 4)
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 Boris Deutsch measure 3.1 linear feet and date from circa 1912-1979. Deutsch's career as a modernist painter is documented through biographical materials, correspondence, writings, personal business records, printed and photographic material, and artwork.
Citation:
Boris Deutsch papers, circa 1912-1979. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Material lent for microfilming is available on 35mm microfilm reel(s) LA 2 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Funding:
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
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:
The archives also hold an oral history interview of Boris Deutsch conducted 1964 June 1-5, by Betty Hoag, for the Archives of American Art. The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reel LA 2) including: clippings and exhibition catalogs.
Biography Note:
Boris Deutsch (18921978) was a muralist and painter who worked primarily in Los Angeles, California. He was born to a Jewish family in Krasnogorka shtetl, then part of the Russian Empire. Deutsch is known for his work in modernist paintings which were heavily influenced by German expressionalism, portraits, and printmaking with a focus on monotypes and lithography.
Language Note:
The collection is in English and Yiddish.
Provenance:
Clippings and exhibition catalogs were lent for microfilming in 1964 by Betty Hoag. Papers were donated in 1980 by the estate of Boris Deutsch.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- United States Search this
