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Creator:
Gruppe, Karl, 1893  Search this
Subject:
Public Works of Art Project  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
3 Linear feet
Arrangement:
This collection consists of six series. Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1932-1979 (.1 Linear feet: Box 1) Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1914-1976 (.4 Linear feet: Box 1) Series 3: Project Files, circa 1929-1965 (.6 Linear feet: Boxes 1-2) Series 4: Personal Business Records, circa 1901-1969 (.9 Linear feet: Box 2) Series 5: Printed Material, circa 1893-1978 (.4 Linear feet: Box 3) Series 6: Photographic Material, circa 1880-1985 (.6 Linear feet: Box 3)
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 Karl Gruppe measure 3 linear feet and date from circa 1880-1985. They illustrate his career through biographical material, correspondence, project files, personal business records, and printed and photographic material.
Citation:
Karl Gruppe papers, circa 1880-1985. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reels 104 and N70-35 at the 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.
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 of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reel N70-35) including correspondence, clippings, and catalogs, 1920-1970, including items about the controversy over New York City's sculpture. Correspondents include Robert Moses, Edmond R. Amateis, Mary W. Harriman, Reginald Marsh, and Henry Wolf. Loaned materials were returned to the donor and are not described in the collection container inventory. Items were returned to Karl Gruppe after microfilming.
Biography Note:
Karl Gruppe (1893-1982) was a sculptor who worked mainly in New York City.
Karl Heinrich Gruppe was born in Rochester, New York. He studied at the Royal Academy in Antwerp, Belgium with Franz Juris and with Karl Bitter at the Art Students League in New York. He was a sculptor in marble and bronze and held the position of Chief Sculptor of the Monument Restoration Project for the New York City Parks Department as part of the Public Works of Art Project.
In 1980 he was awarded the National Sculpture Society's "Special Medal of Honor". He was a member of the National Academy of Design (1968-1971) and served on the National Council of the National Academy of Design from 1956 to 1959, serving as Vice President in 1957. In 1950 he was elected academician. In 1960 Gruppe served as President of the National Sculpture Society and was appointed a member of the New York City Art Commission from 1944 to 1947. Away from the city he shared a studio with his brother Emile Gruppe in Rocky Neck, Massachusetts.
Karl Gruppe died in 1982 in Southold, New York.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Materials on reel N70-35 were lent for microfilming in 1970 by Karl Gruppe. The bulk of the microfilmed material and additional papers were donated in 1970-1973 by Karl Gruppe and by his daughter Elizabeth Gruppe Stover in 1986.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Monuments -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Monuments -- Conservation and restoration  Search this
Sculpture -- Conservation and restoration -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Medals  Search this
Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8994
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211182
AAA_collcode_grupkarl
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211182