The Letterio Calapai papers are arranged into eleven series based primarily on type of material. Documents within individual folders are arranged chronologically by year. Series 1: Biographical Material, 1928, 1948-1993, undated (Box 1; 6 folders) Series 2: Correspondence, 1858, 1870, 1934-1992, undated (Boxes 1-2; 0.6 linear feet) Series 3: Printed Material, 1925-1991, undated (Box 2; 12 folders) Series 4: Writings and Notes, 1921, 1941-1992, undated (Boxes 2-3; 6 folders) Series 5: The Historical Society of the Tarrytowns, New York, Project File, 1966, 1970-1980, undated Series 6: Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine, Teaching Files, 1965-1981, undated (Box 3; 5 folders) Series 7: Thomas Bewick Project Files, 1938-1988, undated (Box 3; 4 folders) Series 8: Thomas Wolfe, Look Homeward Angel Portfolio Project Files, 1929-1990, undated (Box 3; 7 folders) Series 9: William Hogarth Engravings Project Files, undated Series 10: Photographs, 1900-1990, undated Series 11: Artwork and Sketchbooks, 1960-1988, undated
Access Note / Rights:
The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. research facility.
Summary:
The papers of Italian-American painter, engraver, and printmaker Letterio Calapai measure 3.4 linear feet and date from 1858 through 1993 (bulk 1920s-1993). Found are correspondence, teaching and project files, writings and notes, printed materials, photographs, and sketchbooks, including one with scenes of Rockwell Kent's dairy farm in upstate New York.
Citation:
Letterio Calapai papers, 1858, bulk 1920-1993. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Biography Note:
Italian-American painter, engraver, and printmaker Letterio Calapai was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1903. His parents emigrated from Sicily and encouraged his participation in the arts at an early age. Calapai studied at the Massachusetts School of Art, the Beaux Arts Institute of Design, under artist Robert Laurent at the Art Students League, and at the American Artists School under Ben Shahn.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The Letterio Calalapi papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by the artist in 1992.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
