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Creator:
Kotin, Albert, 1907-1980  Search this
Subject:
Treasury Relief Art Project  Search this
United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
1.6 Linear feet
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:
Approximately 200 letters, 1943-1945, to his wife, some illustrated; ca. 250 letters to and from friends, among them Matthias Goeritz, Bennett Buck and Ted Boppel; several sketches; notes on art technique, theory, and art materials; unpublished fiction and poetry; exhibition catalogs and announcements; financial records; a few photographs of Kotin and others; and printed miscellany.
Also, correspondence, blueprints and financial data concerning murals done for post offices in Ada, Ohio and Arlington, New Jersey under the Treasury Relief Art Project.
Citation:
Albert Kotin papers, 1935-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Biography Note:
Painter, lithographer and educator; New York City.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1978 by Albert Kotin.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7773
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209938
AAA_collcode_kotialbe
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209938