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Creator:
Oldfield, Otis, 1890-1969  Search this
Subject:
Groninger, Homer  Search this
Stackpole, Ralph  Search this
Labaudt, Lucien  Search this
Oldfield, Helen  Search this
Roche, Marcel  Search this
Ryan, Beatrice Judd  Search this
Taylor, Mildred  Search this
Chittenden, Alice Brown  Search this
Cuneo, Rinaldo  Search this
Dixon, Maynard  Search this
Gee, Yun  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
62 Items, (on 2 microfilm reels)
Access Note / Rights:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
Business correspondence; manuscript material; 2 financial log books kept by Oldfield and his widow, 1927-1974; 3 photo albums, one with photos of Oldfield, Ralph Stackpole and Homer Groninger, and 2 albums of works, 1924-1948; loose photos of works, of Oldfield, Yun Gee, Ralph Stackpole, Rinaldo Cuneo, Helen Oldfield, Marcel Roche and others, 1921-1957; 3 scrapbooks, 1910-1940, including catalogs and announcements, manuscript and printed material, clippings, and correspondence with Beatrice Judd Ryan, Mildred Taylor, Alice Chittenden, Lucien Labaudt and Maynard Dixon; clippings; and miscellany.
Citation:
Otis Oldfield papers, 1910-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reels 1023 & 1027 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to Helen Oldfield after microfilming.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
Painter, teacher; San Francisco, California. Oldfield went to Paris in 1909 where he studied briefly at the Academie Julian. He remained in France until 1924, serving in the French army during World War I, and after the war was exhibiting at the Salon des Independents and the Salon d' Automne. He taught at the California School of Fine Arts, 1925-1942, and became known for his talents as a bookbinder as well as painter. He taught at the California College of Arts and Crafts, 1945-1951 and privately until his death.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Material lent for microfilming 1975 by Helen Oldfield, widow of Oldfield.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Art -- Study and teaching -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9230
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211425
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Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211425