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Creator:
Daniel, Mell, 1899-1975  Search this
Subject:
Weed, Clive R.  Search this
Society of Independent Artists (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Fischbach Gallery  Search this
Modern Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Independent's Studio (Art gallery : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
New York (State)
Physical Description:
38 Items
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
Membership card for the Society of Independent Artists, 1920; a letter, undated, from newspaper cartoonist Clive Weed and his wife Helen Torr Weed (later Helen Torr Dove), encouraging Daniel to continue his painting, and offering to take Daniel's drawings to show them in Philadelphia; fragment from a sheet of cartoon drawings regarding war bonds; a photocopy of an unidentified pencil portrait; exhibition announcements, including Daniel's first show at the Modern Gallery, 1917, Independents' Studio exhibitions, 1917-18, Fischbach Gallery, 1970, and a catalog of Fischbach's memorial exhibition, 1976; 6 color photographs of paintings, 1972; clippings regarding the Independents' shows, 1916-1921, his exhibitions at Fischbach Gallery, 1970-1973, his memorial exhibition, and his obituary; and 4 typewritten sheets summarizing press clippings and listing his exhibits.
Citation:
Mell Daniel papers, 1916-1976. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 4909 (fr. 1031-1081) available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Painter; New York, N.Y.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1978 and 1991 by Mina Daniel, widow of Mell Daniel.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)10782
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214415
AAA_collcode_danimell
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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