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Creator:
Ernst, Jimmy, 1920-  Search this
Subject:
Ernst, Dallas  Search this
Ernst, Max  Search this
Pozzatti, Rudy  Search this
Brooklyn College  Search this
Type:
Interviews
Sound recordings
Video recordings
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
16.3 Linear feet; 0.001 Gigabytes
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as 9 series. Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1802-2005, bulk 1931-2005 (2.0 linear feet; Boxes 1-2, 0.001 GB; ER01) Series 2: Correspondence, 1941-1998 (1.5 linear feet; Boxes 2-4) Series 3: Writings, circa 1954-2005 (0.8 linear feet; Box 4) Series 4: A Not So Still-Life (1984), circa 1920-1995 (2 linear feet; boxes 5-6) Series 5: Exhibitions, circa 1954-2000 (1 linear foot; Box 7) Series 6: Teaching and Lectures, 1948-1983 (0.5 linear feet; Box 8) Series 7: Personal Business Records, 1953-1993 (13 folders; Boxes 8-9) Series 8: Printed Material, circa 1940-2010 ( 7.5 linear feet; Boxes 9-17) Series 9: Photographs, circa 1890-2010 (0.5 linear feet; Box 16)
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is access restricted; written permission is required. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Access, with permission, to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Summary:
The papers of painter Jimmy Ernst measure 16.3 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from 1802 to 2010, with the bulk of the records dating from the 1930s to 2005. The collection documents Ernst's work as a professional artist, educator and lecturer, and his involvement with the abstract expressionist art movement in the United States through biographical material, correspondence, writings, some personal business papers, teaching materials and lecture notes, printed and digital material, photographs as well as sound and video recordings. Also found is a series of research material, drafts, notes, publicity, correspondence, and interviews pertaining to the writing of Ernst's memoir, A Not So Still-Life (1984).
Citation:
Jimmy Ernst papers, 1802-2010, bulk 1930-2005. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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:
Also found in the Archives are the Max and Dorothea Ernst letters concerning Max Ernst's American citizenship status (photocopies) microfilmed on reel 3829
Biography Note:
Jimmy Ernst (1920-1984) was a painter and educator in East Hampton, New York.
Language Note:
Multiple languages .
Provenance:
This collection was donated in 2012 by Amy Ernst, Jimmy Ernst's daughter.
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)16037
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)308599
AAA_collcode_ernsjimm
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_308599