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Creator:

De Creeft, José, 1884-1982  Search this

Names:

Art Students League (New York, N.Y.) -- Faculty  Search this

Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.) -- Faculty  Search this

New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y.) -- Faculty  Search this

Norton Gallery and School of Art  Search this

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture -- Faculty  Search this

Stone Mountain Memorial (Ga.)  Search this

Albers, Josef -- Photographs  Search this

Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976  Search this

Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976 -- Photographs  Search this

Campos, Jules  Search this

De Creeft, William  Search this

De Diego, Julio, 1900- -- Photographs  Search this

Dickinson, Edwin Walter, 1891-1978  Search this

Diederich, William Hunt, 1884-1953  Search this

Dodd, Lamar  Search this

Escuder, Joseph  Search this

Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969 -- Photographs  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991 -- Photographs  Search this

Gómez Gil, Alfredo, 1936-  Search this

Lawrence, Gertrude -- Photographs  Search this

Lipchitz, Jacques, 1891-1973  Search this

Lipchitz, Jacques, 1891-1973 -- Photographs  Search this

Neumann, J. B. (Jsrael Ber) -- Photographs  Search this

Nivola, Costantino, 1911-1988  Search this

Rattner, Abraham -- Photographs  Search this

Roszak, Theodore, 1907-1981 -- Photographs  Search this

Soyer, Raphael, 1899-1987 -- Photographs  Search this

Sweeney, James Johnson, 1900-  Search this

Zorach, William, 1887-1966 -- Photographs  Search this

Extent:

28.1 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Diaries

Interviews

Scrapbooks

Sketches

Date:

1871-2004, bulk 1910s-1980s

bulk 1910-1990

Summary:

The papers of Spanish-born sculptor and educator José de Creeft measure 28.1 linear feet and date from 1871 to 2004 with the bulk of the material dating from the 1910s to the 1980s. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, fifty diaries, writings, subject files, personal business records, printed materials, twenty-seven photo albums and other photographs, scrapbooks, and scattered sketches.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Spanish-born sculptor and educator José de Creeft measure 28.1 linear feet and date from 1871 to 2004 with the bulk of the material dating from the 1910s to the 1980s. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, fifty diaries, writings, subject files, personal business records, printed materials, twenty-seven photo albums and other photographs, scrapbooks, and scattered sketches.

Biographical materials include address books, awards, recorded interviews with and about de Creeft, membership materials, naturalization records, resumes, and travel documents.

Correspondence is primarily professional in nature and concerns exhibitions, de Creeft's involvement in arts organizations, and awards. There are also scattered personal letters from family and friends. Correspondents include Alexander Calder, Nina, Alice, Barbara and William de Creeft, Hunt Diederich, Joseph Escudar, and Gil Gomez, Jacques Lipchitz, Edwin Dickinson, James Johnson Sweeney, Costantino Nivola, Abraham Rattner, and Lamar Dodd, among others.

De Creeft's fifty diaries are nearly complete for the period dating from 1926 to 1981. Some are bound volumes and others are loose pages. The bulk of the diaries are in Spanish and many include sketches. Additional writings, called "escritos varios" by José de Creeft, are mostly in Spanish and consist of typed manuscripts and essays, including "Roosty Was My Friend, 1957, notebooks, an artist's statement, and writings by others, including drafts for The Sculpture of de Creeft by Jules Campos, and a video recording entitled José de Creeft by Bob Hanson. There is one sound recording of Lorrie Goulet reading poetry.

Subject files are varied and include files on de Creeft's teaching positions at the New School for Social Research, Black Mountain College, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, and the Art Students League. There are files for some of his sculpture projects, inlcuding Alice in Wonderland, Poet, and a proposed model for the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial in Georgia, as well as compiled information about various art related topics of interest.

De Creeft's business records include appraisals, contracts, leases, price lists, and scattered receipts. Also found are art inventories in the form of three sets of index cards, some of which include photographs.

Printed materials include books, clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, exhibition labels, postcards, and posters.

There are loose photographs and twenty-seven photograph albums depicting de Creeft, his family, friends, and works of art. There are photos of Alexander Calder; de Creeft and Goulet with Raphael Soyer, posing with Soyer's portrait of them; Gertrude Lawrence; art juries, which also include images of Chaim Gross, Jacques Lipchitz, Theodore Roszak, and William Zorach; students, friends, and faculties of Black Mountain College, the Art Students League, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, and the Norton School of Art, which also includes images of Joseph Albers, Alexander Calder, Julio De Diego, Walter Gropius, J. B. Neumann, and Abraham Rattner.

Seven mixed media scrapbooks document de Creeft's career from 1929 to 1982. Also found are scattered pen and pencil sketches and one sketchbook dating from the 1920s.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 10 series:

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1914-1979 (Boxes 1, 27; 0.9 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1910s-1980s (Boxes 1-6; 4.2 linear feet)

Series 3: Diaries, 1926-1981 (Boxes 6-11; 5.4 linear feet)

Series 4: Writings, 1871-1977 (Boxes 11-13, 28; 2.5 linear feet)

Series 5: Subject Files, 1924-1980 (Boxes 13-16, 27; 2.4 linear feet)

Series 6: Personal Business Records, 1909-1980s (Boxes 16-17, 27; 1.0 linear feet)

Series 7: Printed Material, 1921-1980s (Boxes 17-21, 27, 33; 4.7 linear feet)

Series 8: Photographs, 1900-2004 (Boxes 21-25, 29, 31; 5.1 linear feet)

Series 9: Scrapbooks, 1929-1982 (Box 26, 30, 32; 1.8 linear feet)

Series 10: Artwork, 1920s-1930s (Box 26; 2 folders)

Biographical / Historical:

José de Creeft (1908-1982) was a Spanish-born sculptor active in New York City, New York.

José de Creeft was born in Guadalajara, Spain and raised in Barcelona. In 1900, he apprenticed to sculptor Don Augustine Querol and studied drawing with Idalgo de Caviedas. De Creeft moved to Paris in 1905 and began formal art training at the Académie Julianand. He also took a studio in the Batteau Lavoir in Montmartre, where he interacted with Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, Manolo, and Pablo Gargallo, all of whom also had studios there. During this period, de Creeft became friends with the artist Mateo Hernandez.

In 1915, de Creeft rejected the traditional technique of reproducing sculpture in stone from clay and plaster models and turned to direct carving in wood and stone. He was also one of the first sculptors who practiced assemblage and incorporated found objects into his work. His notable assemblage sculpture El Picador, a large figure on horseback, received worldwide press coverage and was exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Independents in 1926. Between 1919 and 1928, his work was exhibited in various Paris salons. In the late 1920s, he created 200 stone carvings for Roberto Ramonje's Forteleza (fortress) in Mallorca. It was around this time frame when de Creeft met Alexander Calder, who became his student in direct carving. De Creeft encouraged Calder to display his mechanical toys and Calder put his Circus together for the first time in de Creeft's studio.

De Creeft emigrated to the United States in 1929, right after marrying fellow sculptor Alice Robertson Carr. They divorced nine years later.

While in New York, de Creeft began sculpting with lead sheets beaten into three-dimensional forms and established a studio at 1 Washington Square. His first solo exhibition was at the Ferargil Galleries in New York City and included The Portrait of Cesar Vallejo in chased lead and The Silver Fox of found materials.

In 1932, de Creeft accepted a teaching position in sculpture at the New School for Social Research. He also taught courses at Black Mountain College, where he met his second wife, sculptor Lorrie Goulet, the Art Students League, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, and the Norton Gallery and School of Art. In 1946, de Creeft and Goulet purchased a hundred-acre farm in Hoosick Falls, NY where they established a studio and part-time residence.

Perhaps De Creeft's most well-known monumental scuplture is Alice in Wonderland in Central Park, New York City. The 12' x 16' bronze was dedicated during a public event in 1959 and gave de Creeft worldwide recognition. In 1995 a short film about the making of the sculpture was produced by J. D'Alba and narrated by Lorrie Goulet.

De Creeft was as founding member of the American Artist's Congress, the Sculptors Guild, and the Artist's Equity Association. De Creeft was represented by the Georgette Passedoit Gallery from 1936 to 1949. Later, he joined The Contemporaries (gallery) and exhibited there until 1966. Kennedy Galleries represented de Creeft from 1970 until his death in 1982.

Related Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds an interview of José De Creeft conducted October 1-8, 1968 by Forrest Selvig and the papers of de Creeft's wife Lorrie Goulet.

Separated Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reels D150 and 375-378). While most of the items were included in subsequent gifts, material not donated to the Archives remain with the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.

Provenance:

The José de Creeft papers were first lent for microfilming by the artist in 1963 and 1972. Lorrie Goulet, José de Creeft's widow, donated most of this material along with additional items in 1985 and 2009.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

Rights:

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.

Topic:

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Educators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Sculpture, Modern -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Diaries

Interviews

Scrapbooks

Sketches

Citation:

José de Creeft papers, 1871-2004, bulk 1910s-1980s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution Collections Care and Preservation Fund

Identifier:

AAA.decrjose

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Archives of American Art

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Creator:

Rowan, Edward Beatty, 1898-1946  Search this

Names:

Little Gallery (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)  Search this

Public Works of Art Project (Iowa)  Search this

Stone City Colony and Art School (Stone City, Iowa)  Search this

United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts  Search this

Bluemner, Oscar, 1867-1938  Search this

Cone, Marvin Dorwart, 1891-1965  Search this

Dornbush, Adrian, 1900-  Search this

Dunton, W. Herbert, 1878-1936  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

McCosh, David J., 1903-1980  Search this

Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970  Search this

Poor, Henry Varnum, 1887-1970  Search this

Pyle, Arnold  Search this

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962  Search this

Watson, Forbes, 1880-1960  Search this

Wood, Grant, 1891-1942  Search this

Extent:

3.2 Linear feet ((on 4 microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1929-1946

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence, printed material, photographs, business records and a diary.

REEL 103: Clippings, 1929-1932, on exhibitions and activities of the Little Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, directed by Rowan (microfilm title: Little Gallery).

REEL 1208: Photographs used to publicize exhibitions at the Little Gallery, including 183 photographs of works of art, the Little Gallery Junior Art Club, Grant Wood, and William Herbert Dunton at work.

REEL D141-D142: Correspondence; a diary; business records of the Little Gallery, the Stone City Art Colony and Art School, and the Section of Fine Arts; photographs, including two of The Little Gallery, five of the Stone City Colony and Art School, six of Rowan and three of his paintings, and two photos showing Grant Wood, David McCosh, Arnold Pyle, Adrian Dornbush, and Marvin Cone; and catalogs, clippings and publications, including "A Report on Iowa Art Under Public Works of Art Jan. 20, 1934, under the direction of Grant Wood" containing reproductions of work, several clippings, a 2 p. report "three weeks after the beginning of work" and 2 p. typed "Notes" signed by Wood with a photograph attached.

Among the correspondents are Oscar Bluemner, Chaim Gross, Waldo Peirce, Henry Varnum Poor, Eleanor Roosevelt, Forbes Watson, and Grant Wood.

Biographical / Historical:

Gallery director, painter, sculptor, teacher; Falls Church, Va. and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Founder and director of The Little Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1928-1934. The gallery was concerned with promoting education in the community. Because of his success with the Little Gallery, in 1931 he was chosen by the American Federation of Arts to be the director of a new experimental art center in Cedar Rapids. Rowan was affiliated with the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard before going to Cedar Rapids and served as Chief, Public Buildings Administration, 1930's-1940's.

Other Title:

Little Gallery records (microfilm title, reel 103)

Provenance:

Donated by Mrs. Edward Rowan, 1963.

Restrictions:

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.

Occupation:

Gallery directors -- Iowa -- Cedar Rapids  Search this

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.rowaedwa

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-rowaedwa

Creator:

Guild Art Gallery  Search this

Names:

Cincinnati Art Museum  Search this

Corcoran Gallery of Art  Search this

Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Whitney Museum of American Art  Search this

Baizerman, Saul, 1889-1957  Search this

Barnes, Albert C. (Albert Coombs), 1872-1951  Search this

Barr, Alfred H., Jr., 1902-1981  Search this

Feeley, Paul, 1910-1966  Search this

Gorky, Arshile, 1904-1948  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Lefranc, Margaret  Search this

Liberte, Jean, 1896-1965  Search this

Ney, Lloyd Raymond, 1893-1964 or 5  Search this

Reisman, Philip, 1904-  Search this

Roszak, Theodore, 1907-1981  Search this

Walinska, Anna  Search this

Extent:

1.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Drawings

Date:

circa 1933-1937

Summary:

The records of the Guild Art Gallery measure 1.2 linear feet and date from circa 1933-1937. Operating in New York City between 1935-1937, the gallery was founded by artists Margaret Lefranc (also known as Margaret Schoonover) and Anna Walinska. Scattered records of the gallery include correspondence, including some with artists, exhibition files, financial records, a scrapbook and other printed materials, a drawing by Anna Walinska, and photographs of artwork and the gallery.

Scope and Contents:

The records of the Guild Art Gallery measure 1.2 linear feet and date from circa 1933-1937. Operating in New York City between 1935-1937, the gallery was founded by artists Margaret Lefranc (also known as Margaret Schoonover) and Anna Walinska. Scattered records of the gallery include correspondence, including some with artists, exhibition files, financial records, a scrapbook and other printed materials, a drawing by Anna Walinska, and photographs of artwork and the gallery.

Correspondence is with artists, business associates, and museums. Correspondents include Alfred H. Barr, Alfred C. Barnes, Saul Baizerman, Cincinnati Art Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Paul Feeley, Arshile Gorky, Chaim Gross, Jean Liberte, Museum of Modern Art, Lloyd Raymond Ney, Philip Reisman, Theodore Roszak, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. The collection also contains financial materials such as account ledgers, receipt journals, bank records, sales invoices, and insurance forms, as well as printed material consisting of a scrapbook, newspaper and magazine clippings, calendars of art events, and journals. Additionally, there is a pen and ink drawing by Anna Walinska and black and white copy prints of artwork and orignal snphotos of the gallery.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 6 series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1935-1937 (11 folders; Box 1)

Series 2: Exhibition records (2 folders; Box 1)

Series 3: Financial records, 1935-1937 (6 folders; Box 1)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1935-1937 (15 folders, Boxes 1-2)

Series 5: Artwork, circa 1935 (1 folder, Box 2)

Series 6: Photographs, circa 1933-1937 (3 folders; Box 2)

Biographical / Historical:

The Guild Art Gallery was founded in 1935 by artists Anna Walinska and Margaret Lefranc (also known as Margaret Schoonover) and operated at 37 West 57th Street in New York City until 1937. Arshile Gorky held his first New York solo exhibition there. In 1935, the founders were quoted in Art Digest as stating that the new gallery "plans to exhibit, without charge, the work of contemporary artists, whether known or unknown; to develop, through a receptive audience, a better understanding of the creative expression and the problems of creative expression and the problems of contemporary society; and to illustrate the relationship of painting with the other arts." The gallery's opening exhibition featured both Walinska and Lefranc, as well as Boris Aronson, Don Forbes, Henry Major, Rosa Newman, Philip Reisman, Ben-Shmuel, Ary Stillman, and, notably, Arshile Gorky.

Related Materials:

Also found among the holdings of the Archives of American Art are the Anna Walinska papers.

Provenance:

Margaret Lefranc (also known as Margaret Schoonover), co-founder of the Guild Art Gallery, donated the gallery records to the Archives of American Art in 1981.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Rights:

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.

Topic:

Women art dealers  Search this

Function:

Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State)

Artist-run galleries -- New York (State)

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Drawings

Citation:

Guild Art Gallery records, circa 1933-1937. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund.

Identifier:

AAA.guilart

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Archives of American Art

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Creator:

New York Artists Equity Association  Search this

Names:

Art Bank (U.S.)  Search this

Artists Welfare Fund  Search this

Broome Street Gallery  Search this

Ashford, Doug  Search this

Avery, Frances  Search this

Babin, Angela  Search this

Berger, Ted  Search this

Bibro, Denise  Search this

Bolotsky, Marvin  Search this

Brodski, Judith  Search this

Carswell, Mary  Search this

Cohen, Jean  Search this

Concholar, Dan, 1939-  Search this

Diener, Bert  Search this

Facci, Domenico, 1916-1994  Search this

Fiene, Ernest, 1894-  Search this

Frankenthaler, Helen, 1928-2011  Search this

Fuller, Sue (1914-2006)  Search this

Gillespie, Dorothy, 1920-  Search this

Golub, Leon, 1922-2004  Search this

Goulet, Lorrie, 1925-  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Gussow, Alan, 1931-1997  Search this

Gussow, Roy, 1918-2011  Search this

Hall, Nan  Search this

Hasen, Burt  Search this

Hayter, Stanley William, 1901-1988  Search this

Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this

Kertess, Klaus  Search this

Knight, Gwendolyn  Search this

Kotik, Charlotte  Search this

Kramer, Hilton  Search this

Kroll, Leon, 1884-1974  Search this

Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953  Search this

Laufman, Sidney, 1891-  Search this

Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000  Search this

Lipsky, Eleanor  Search this

Mandel, Howard, 1917-1999  Search this

Marinoff, Elaine  Search this

Marxer, Donna, 1934-  Search this

Millman, Edward, 1907-1964  Search this

Morris, George L. K., 1905-1975  Search this

Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988  Search this

Newman, Arnold, 1918-2006  Search this

Newman, Elias, 1903-  Search this

O'Hanlon, Richard E. (Richard Emmett), 1906-1985  Search this

Phillips, Helen, 1913-  Search this

Phillips, Renée  Search this

Poroner, Palmer  Search this

Reeves, Ruth, 1892-1966  Search this

Refregier, Anton, 1905-  Search this

Rothschild, Lincoln, 1902-  Search this

Sandler, Irving, 1925-  Search this

Searles, Charles Robert, 1937-2004  Search this

Simon, Sidney, 1917-1997  Search this

Sloan, John, 1871-1951  Search this

Smart, Bill  Search this

Smith, David, 1906-1965  Search this

Steinbaum, Bernice  Search this

Stirton, Laura  Search this

Teller, Susan  Search this

Walker, Hudson D. (Hudson Dean), 1907-1976  Search this

Waterson, Harry  Search this

Wayne, June, 1918-2011  Search this

Winters, Denny Sonke, 1907-1985  Search this

Zaleski, Jean  Search this

Zerbe, Karl, 1903-1972  Search this

deLisser, Carolyn  Search this

Extent:

26.8 Linear feet

2.99 Gigabytes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Photographs

Video recordings

Sketches

Scrapbooks

Sound recordings

Date:

1920-2012

Summary:

The records of the New York Artists Equity Association (NYAEA) measure 26.8 linear feet and 2.99 Gb and date from 1920-2012. The records include history and founding documents, presidents' files, board of directors' files that include monthly board meeting minutes, committee files and annual membership meeting minutes, general administrative and correspondence files, financial and legal files, event and program files, artists and subject files, extensive individual membership files, art project and exhibition files, Broome Street Gallery files, NYAEA publications that include issues of The Artists Proof, printed and digital materials, four scrapbooks, sketches created by artists attending a party in honor of Yasuo Kuniyoshi, and photographs of member artists and events.

Scope and Contents:

The records of the New York Artists Equity Association (NYAEA) measure 26.8 linear feet and 2.99 GB and date from 1920-2012. The records include history and founding documents, presidents' files, board of directors' files that include monthly board meeting minutes, committee files and annual membership meeting minutes, general administrative and correspondence files, financial and legal files, event and program files, artists and subject files, extensive individual membership files, art project and exhibition files, Broome Street Gallery files, NYAEA publications that include issues of The Artists Proof, printed and digital materials, four scrapbooks, sketches created by artists attending a party in honor of Yasuo Kuniyoshi, and photographs of member artists and events. The President's files appear to be complete and include files for presidents Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Louise Nevelson, Harry Waterson, Roy Gussow, Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence, Karl Zerbe, Ernst Fiene, Sidney Laufman, Carolyn deLisser, Burt Hasen, and Bert Diener, among others. Committee files and meeting minutes are found, as well as general administrative and correspondence files which include information pertaining to the national level Association.

Event files include documentation of the Association's Art Thursday series, where they hosted talks and panels by artists. Artists referenced in these files include Jean Cohen, Charles Searles, Leon Golub, Doug Ashford, Bruno Palmer-Poroner, Dom Facci, Susan Teller, Eleanor Lipsky, Ted Berger, Hilton Kramer, Bernice Steinbaum, Laura Stirton, Jean Zaleski, Renee Philips, Denise Bibro, Dan Concholar, Irving Sandler, Angela Babin, Dorothy Gillespe, Donna Marxer, Nan Hall, Ivan Karp, Alan Gussow, Mary Carswell, Bill Smart, Charlotte Kotik, Klaus Kertess, Elaine Marinoff, and Judith Brodski. Additional events covered in this series include the annual awards dinner, masquerade balls, lectures, the Association's 55th Anniversary event, which includes recollections by Helen Frankenthaler, Sidney Simon, and Lorrie Goulet, as well as other events and programs. Videocassette and sound recordings of many of the events are found here.

Artists' and subject files contain mostly printed materials about a few artists and subjects or issues in which the Association was interested.

There are extensive files on individual members that include card files, applications, biographies, and clippings.

Project and exhibition files include material pertaining to the Artists Welfare Fund, the Art Bank artwork donation, and a few scattered exhibitions. Additional exhibition and event files are found in the series containing the Broome Street Gallery files.

Association publications consist of what appears to be a full run of Association newsletters and reports. The NYAEA newsletter changed its name to The Artists Proof in 1986. Additional printed materials include exhibition catalogs and announcements, programs, clippings, posters, and newsletters of other arts organizations. There are four scrapbooks (two unbound) that contain printed materials, and a few items of correspondence. One of the scrapbooks documents the annual "Bal Fantastique".

Artwork consists mostly of sketches and drawings by artists attending a 1948 dinner in honor of Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Photographs are of members and events. Photographers include Arnold Newman, Marvin Bolotsky, and Frances Avery, among others. Numerous notable artists are depicted in the images.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into sixteen series.

Series 1: History and Founding Documents, 1933-2000 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1, 27

Series 2: Presidents' Files, 1927-2007 (2.8 linear feet; Boxes 1-4)

Series 3: Board of Directors' Files, 1947-2003 (1.4 linear feet; Boxes 4-5)

Series 4: Committee and Meeting Files, 1950-2009 (1.5 linear feet; Boxes 5-6)

Series 5: General Administrative and Correspondence Files, circa 1930-2008 (2 linear feet; Boxes 7-8, 0.284 GB; ER01)

Series 6: Financial and Legal Files, 1947-2000 (1 linear foot; Box 9)

Series 7: Events and Programs, 1930-2010 (4.2 linear feet; Boxes 10-14, 27, 0.446 GB; ER02)

Series 8: Artists and Subject Files, 1930-1998 (0.4 linear feet; Box 14)

Series 9: Membership Files, 1920-2009 (4.4 linear feet; Boxes 14-18, 27, 2.26 GB; ER03)

Series 10: Project and Exhibition Files, 1934-2010 (2 linear feet; Boxes 19-20)

Series 11: Broome Street Gallery Files, 1990-2011 (2.7 linear feet; Boxes 21-23, 31)

Series 12: Association Publications, 1947-2012 (1 linear foot; Boxes 23-24)

Series 13: Printed Materials, 1930-2008 (1.6 linear feet; Boxes 24-25, 27, 31, OV 28, OV 29)

Series 14: Scrapbooks, 1947-1969 (0.3 linear feet; Box 25, OV 30)

Series 15: Artwork, 1947-2000 (0.1 linear foot; Box 26, 27)

Series 16: Photographs, 1930s-2004 (0.9 linear feet; Box 26, 27)

Biographical / Historical:

The New York Artists Equity Association (originally the Artists Equity Association) was created in 1947 to promote and support living American artists. Nine prominent New York artists founded the organization and elected Yasuo Kuniyoshi as the organization's first president. The original membership included 160 well-known American artists, but by the end of its first year, membership had grown to over one thousand. By the 1950s, the organization had grown into an influential national organization. Past and present members have included Milton Avery, Will Barnet, Romare Bearden, George Biddle, Isabel Bishop, Robert Blackburn, Paul Cadmus, Charles Burchfield, Stuart Davis, Jose de Creeft, Elaine and Willem de Kooning, Leon Golub, Chaim Gross, Rockwell Kent, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Motherwell, Alice Neel, Isamu Noguchi, Jules Olitski, Philip Pearlstein, Henry Varnum Poor, Charles Scheeler, Ben Shahn, David Smith, Frank Stella, Andrew Wyeth, and many others.

In 1959, the New York Chapter, with more members than all of the other states combined, re-organized into the New York Artists Equity Association. The Association maintained it own gallery, Broome Street Gallery, from 1991-2011. The organization remains active today and is located in SoHo.

Provenance:

The records were donated to the Archives of American Art by the New York Artists Equity Association in several increments between 1980-2016.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. Use of audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

Rights:

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.

Topic:

Artists -- United States  Search this

Function:

Arts organizations -- New York (State)

Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State)

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Video recordings

Sketches

Scrapbooks

Sound recordings

Citation:

New York Artists Equity Association records, 1920-2012. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund.

Identifier:

AAA.nyarteqa

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New York Artists Equity Association records

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-nyarteqa

Creator:

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Seeman, Joan French  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Type:

Sound Recording

Date:

1974 December 16

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)16090

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Joan Seeman papers, 1973-1981

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_16090

Creator:

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Jaffe, Irma B.  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Type:

Sound Recording

Date:

1977 February 13

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)16117

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Irma Jaffe interviews, 1965-1977

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_16117

Creator:

Rowan, Edward Beatty, 1898-1946  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Rowan, Edward Beatty, 1898-1946  Search this

Subject:

United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Section of Painting and Sculpture  Search this

Great Depression  Search this

Type:

Correspondence

Place:

Washington, D.C.

Date:

1935 May 31

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Public sculpture  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)11037

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Chaim Gross papers, 1920-2004

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_11037

Creator:

Grooms, Mimi Gross, 1940-  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Grooms, Mimi Gross, 1940-  Search this

Subject:

Grooms, Red  Search this

Gross, Renee  Search this

Type:

Correspondence

Date:

1961 September 22

Topic:

Illustrated letters  Search this

Travel  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)15575

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Chaim Gross papers, 1920-2004

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_15575

Creator:

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Berman, Avis, 1949-  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Subject:

Gross, Chaim  Search this

Gross, Renee  Search this

Type:

Sound Recording

Date:

1981 Mar. 7

Topic:

Collectors and collecting  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)12028

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Avis Berman research material on art and artists, 1976-1988

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_12028

Interviewee:

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Interviewer:

Brown, Milton Wolf, 1911-1998  Search this

Subject:

Gross, Renée  Search this

Soyer, Moses  Search this

Soyer, Raphael  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Topic:

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12754

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212287

AAA_collcode_gross81

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212287

Interviewee:

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Interviewer:

Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Sculpture  Search this

Art and religion  Search this

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12131

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213743

AAA_collcode_gross64

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213743

Creator:

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Subject:

Soyer, Raphael  Search this

Robbins, Warren M.  Search this

Grooms, Mimi Gross  Search this

Blume, Peter  Search this

Newman, Arnold  Search this

Type:

Sketchbooks

Video recordings

Motion pictures (visual works)

Topic:

Jewish artists  Search this

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century  Search this

Theme:

Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this

American Art and Artists in a Global Context  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)8992

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211180

AAA_collcode_groschai

Theme:

Sketches & Sketchbooks

American Art and Artists in a Global Context

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211180

Interviewee:

Maril, Herman  Search this

Interviewer:

Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994  Search this

Names:

Cummington School of the Arts -- Faculty  Search this

King-Smith Playhouse and School of Theatre Arts (Washington, D.C.) -- Faculty  Search this

Maryland Institute, College of Art -- Students  Search this

Philadelphia Museum of Art -- Faculty  Search this

Washington Workshop Center for the Arts -- Faculty  Search this

Argento, Mino, 1927-  Search this

Cheney, Sheldon, 1886-  Search this

Cézanne, Paul, 1839-1906  Search this

De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997  Search this

Dows, Olin, 1904-1981  Search this

Giotto, 1266?-1337  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944  Search this

Kline, Franz, 1910-1962  Search this

Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954  Search this

O'Hara, Eliot, 1890-1969  Search this

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962  Search this

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945  Search this

Extent:

39 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1965 September 5

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Herman Maril conducted 1965 September 5, by Dorothy Seckler, for the Archives of American Art.

Maril speaks of growing up in Baltimore, Maryland.; attending the Maryland Institute of Fine Arts; visiting museums in the Washington, D.C. area; exhibiting his paintings in Washington, D.C. galleries and New York City galleries; working for the Treasury Art Project; surviving the Great Depression; teaching at the Cummington School of Art in Cummington, Massachusetts; serving in the Army Air Corps during WWII; painting murals with the Public Buildings Administration; teaching at the King-Smith School, the Washington Workshop of the Arts, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the University of Maryland; living in Provincetown; painting and his influences; being interviewed for books and a short film. Maril also recalls Roger Frye, Paul Cézanne, Henry Roben, Charles Walther, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Edward Rowan, Eleanor Roosevelt, Chaim Gross, Henri Matisse, Piero della Francesca, Mino Argento, Olin Dows, Giotto di Bondone, Georges Henri Rouault, Wassily Kandinksy, Charles Walthrop, Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning, Eliot O'Hara, Sheldon Cheney, Florence Watson, Jacques Lipchitz, Mason F. Lord, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Herman Maril (1908-1986) was a painter and printmaker from Baltimore, Maryland.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr.

Provenance:

These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.

Occupation:

Painters -- Maryland -- Baltimore  Search this

Printmakers -- Maryland -- Baltimore  Search this

Topic:

Depressions -- 1929  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.maril65

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-maril65

Creator:

Soyer, Moses, 1899-1974  Search this

Names:

Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000  Search this

Bishop, Isabel, 1902-1988  Search this

Burliuk, David, 1882-1967  Search this

Cikovsky, Nicolai, 1894-  Search this

Dobkin, Alexander, 1908-  Search this

Evergood, Philip, 1901-1973  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Soyer, David, 1928-  Search this

Soyer, Ida  Search this

Soyer, Raphael, 1899-1987  Search this

Photographer:

Newman, Arnold, 1918-2006  Search this

Extent:

3.8 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Sketches

Date:

circa 1905-1974

Summary:

The papers of realist painter Moses Soyer date from circa 1905 to 1974 and measure 3.8 linear feet. Within the papers are scattered biographical materials, general correspondence with friends, artists, galleries, art organizations, and others, as well as correspondence with his family, including his son David, writings and notes by Soyer and others, exhibition materials, news clippings, and other printed material, numerous photographs of Soyer, his family, fellow artists, friends and his artwork. Also found are book illustrations and loose sketches by Soyer.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of realist painter Moses Soyer date from circa 1905 to 1974 and measure 3.8 linear feet. Within the papers are scattered biographical materials, general correspondence with friends, artists, galleries, art organizations, and others, as well as correspondence with his family, including his son David, writings and notes by Soyer and others, exhibition materials, news clippings, and other printed material, numerous photographs of Soyer, his family, fellow artists, friends and his artwork. Also found are book illustrations and loose sketches by Soyer.

Biographical materials include awards, business documents such as records for the loan of his artwork, passports, his marriage certificate, and other official documents. Soyer's 1966 membership to the National Institute of Arts and Letters and several awards from the National Academy of Design are found here as well. Correspondence is with friends and artists such as Leonard Baskin, Isabel Bishop, Alex Dobkin, Philip Evergood, Chaim Gross, and his brother Raphael Soyer, as well as with students, galleries, art organizations, museums, universities, and others. Also found is correspondence with his son David and his grandchildren that include many letters illustrated by Soyer.

Writings and notes include Soyer's draft writings for his book Painting the Human Figure, autobiographical essays, desk diaries, and miscellaneous writings and notes. There are also writings by Ida and David Soyer, artist Philip Evergood, and others. Printed material consists of exhibition catalogs and announcements, news clippings about Soyer's career and realist painting, and scattered material such as newsletters, programs, and magazines.

The papers contain numerous photographs of Soyer, including photographs of him working in his studio, with models, with family, and with fellow artists such as David Burliuk, Nicolai Cikovsky, Chaim Gross, Raphael Soyer, and many others. Additional photographs are of Soyer's family, fellow artists, friends, events, and his artwork. Among the photographers is Arnold Newman. Original artwork includes book illustrations for First Book of Ballet and loose sketches by Soyer.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into 6 series:

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1925-1974 (Box 1, 5, OV 6; 12 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1928-1974 (Box 1-2, 5; 1.0 linear foot)

Series 3: Writings & Notes, circa 1930s-1968, undated (Box 2; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1926-1974 (Box 2-3, 5, OV 6; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 5: Photographs, circa 1905-1974 (Box 3-5, OV 6; 1.1 linear foot)

Series 6: Artwork, circa 1940s-1960s (Box 4-5; 0.2 linear feet)

Biographical Note:

Moses Soyer (1899-1974) and his twin brother Raphael (1899-1987) were born on December 25, 1899, in the Russian town Borisoglebsk. Their father Abraham was a scholar and Hebrew teacher who encouraged all of his children to sketch and paint. After the family was deported from Russia, they settled in the Bronx, New York, in 1912. Moses and Raphael briefly attended school, but at 16 they began working various jobs to help support their family. They also began taking free art classes at Cooper Union and for a brief time at the National Academy of Design. Moses then enrolled at the Educational Alliance Art School where he met close friend Chaim Gross. He participated in his first exhibition in 1923 and also taught classes at the Education Alliance Art School until 1926 when he received a traveling scholarship to Europe.

Before leaving for Europe, Soyer married Ida, a former student and dancer. They spent most of their time during the next two years in France. Their son David was born in 1928. Shortly after his birth they returned to the New York City where Moses found greater inspiration for his social-realist paintings. During the Depression, he was commissioned to do artwork for the WPA and for the Federal Arts Project, depicting people doing everyday tasks. During this time Soyer also taught classes at the Contemporary Art School and the New School for Social Research.

Throughout the 1940s and 1950s Soyer continued with this subject matter, even as the abstract art movement became more prominent. Speaking out against abstract art as well as regionalism, he exhibited his work constantly, becoming a significant figure in the social realist movement. His work was represented by the American Contemporary Art (ACA) Gallery beginning in 1944, and he was also a member of several art organizations, including the Artists Equity Association. He was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1963 and to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1966. Soyer's later work focused on more sensitive portrayals of the female figure, especially dancers. He also painted portraits, including many of his artist friends such as Chaim Gross, Joseph Stella, and David Burliuk. He illustrated several books, including the First Book of Ballet and wrote Painting the Human Figure, which was published in 1964. Soyer continued to paint until his death in 1974.

Related Material:

Also found at the Archives of American Art are the Abe Lerner papers concerning the book Moses Soyer, 1961-1970, a Moses Soyer letter to Herbert S. Schimmel, and a Moses Soyer letter and two photographs, donated by Marilyn Mark. Also available at the Archives are the papers of Raphael Soyer, Moses Soyer's twin brother.

Separated Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds material lent for microfilming (reel D176), the majority of which was later donated. Loaned materials not donated at a later date are not described in the container listing of this finding aid.

Provenance:

Moses Soyer first lent the Archives of American Art material for microfilming in 1965. Some of these papers, along with additional material, were donated by Soyer between 1966 and 1969. His son, David Soyer, gave more material in 1974 and 1975.

Restrictions:

Use of the original papers requires an appointment.

Rights:

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.

Topic:

Works of art  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Painting, American  Search this

Social realism  Search this

Function:

Artists' studios -- New York (State)

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Sketches

Citation:

Moses Soyer papers, circa 1905-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Identifier:

AAA.soyemose

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Moses Soyer papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-soyemose

Creator:

Botkin, Henry, 1896-1983  Search this

Names:

American Abstract Artists  Search this

Artists Equity Association  Search this

Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors  Search this

Gallery 256 (Provincetown, Mass.)  Search this

Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986  Search this

Botkin, Benjamin Albert, 1901-1975  Search this

Brice, Fanny  Search this

Brice, William, 1921-2008  Search this

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937  Search this

Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983  Search this

Godowsky, Frances  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Hasegawa, Saburō, 1906-1957  Search this

Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966  Search this

Knaths, Karl, 1891-1971  Search this

Laurent, Toinette Botkin  Search this

Mocsanyi, Paul  Search this

Motherwell, Robert  Search this

Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988  Search this

Newman, Barnett, 1905-1970  Search this

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973  Search this

Putnam, Wallace, 1899-1989  Search this

Rattner, Abraham  Search this

Robus, Hugo, 1885-1964  Search this

Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951  Search this

Shadbolt, Jack, 1909-  Search this

Siqueiros, David Alfaro  Search this

Von Wicht, John, 1888-1970  Search this

Extent:

3.5 Linear feet ((on 10 microfilm reels))

4 Sound tapes (7 & 5 in.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound tapes

Drawings

Scrapbooks

Date:

1917-1979

Scope and Contents:

Biographical material (1945-1965), letters (1917-1979), notes (1950-1970), writings (1944-1970), business records (1927-1977), art works (1932-1964), subject files (1952-1955), scrapbook (1927-1939), printed material (1923-1977), and photographs (1922-1968) documenting Botkin's career and his friendship with George and Ira Gershwin and other entertainment and artistic figures.

Among the correspondents and subjects of photographs or letters are: George and Ira Gershwin, their sister Frances Godowsky, Botkin's brother Benjamin, Botkin's daughter Toinette Botkin Laurent, and grandson Alexander Laurent, composer Harold Arlen, Fanny Brice and her son William Brice, artists Chaim Gross, Saburo Hasegawa, Hans Hofmann, Karl Knaths, Paul Manship, Paul Mocsanyi, Robert Motherwell, Louise Nevelson, Barnett Newman, Pablo Picasso, Wallace Putnam, Abrahmam Rattner, Hugo Robus, Arnold Schoenberg, Jack Shadbolt, John Von Wicht, and Abraham Walkowitz. Also included are photographs of Botkin's studio, night picnic in Provincetown attended by many artists; and material relating to American Abstract Artists, New School Art Center, Provincetown Art Association, and the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors. [See Finding Aid for information on location of items on the microfilm].

UNMICROFILMED: 3 untranscribed interviews of Botkin, 1 done for the "Today" show, NBC, June 4, 1965; 1 for Colette Roberts "Meet the Artist" Program, undated, and 1 by an unidentified interviewer. Also included is an untranscribed monologue, Oct. 11, 1970.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter; New York, N.Y. and Provincetown, Mass. Born in Boston and attended art schools there from 1913-1917. From 1917-1920, he attended the Art Students League and was employed as an illustrator for prominent magazines until 1929. Traveling abroad between 1926 and 1933, he attained his first one-man show in 1927 at the Billiet Galleries in Paris. Through his cousin, composer George Gershwin, Botkin became acquainted with people active in the performing arts, such as Harold Arlen, Fanny Brice, Harry Kurnitz, and Bert Lahr. Botkin was also involved in the American Abstract Artists, Artists Equity Association, Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors, and Gallery 256 in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Related Materials:

Henry Botkin papers also at Syracuse University.

Provenance:

Donated 1969-1982 by Henry Botkin and by his son Glenn and his assistant Rene Barilleaux. Many items were returned to Botkin after microfilming.

Restrictions:

Patrons must use microfilm copy. Use of untranscribed tapes requires an appointment at the Washington, D.C. office.

Occupation:

Composers  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Painters -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown  Search this

Topic:

Art, Abstract  Search this

Function:

Artists' studios -- New York (State)

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Scrapbooks

Identifier:

AAA.botkhenr

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-botkhenr

Creator:

Kaplan, Joseph, 1900-1980  Search this

Names:

Audubon Artists (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Corcoran Gallery of Art  Search this

National Academy of Design (U.S.)  Search this

United States. Public Works Administration  Search this

United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this

Avery, Milton, 1885-1965  Search this

DeMartini, Joseph, 1896-1984  Search this

Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903-1974  Search this

Gropper, William, 1897-1977  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Ishigaki, Aya  Search this

Ishigaki, Eitarō, 1893-1958  Search this

Kaplan, Virginia  Search this

Lozowick, Louis, 1892-1973  Search this

Soyer, Raphael, 1899-1987  Search this

Wilson, Sol  Search this

Extent:

4.8 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sketches

Date:

1915-1977

Summary:

The papers of the painter, photographer, printmaker, and teacher Joseph Kaplan measure 4.8 linear feet and date from 1915-1977. The bulk of the collection consists of printed material, specifically exhibition catalogs. Also found are a large number of photographs taken of and by Kaplan. The papers also include biographical material, correspondence, personal business records, and artwork. There is a 0.3 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2021 that includes travel slides taken in Mexico and Provincetown, Massachusetts by Joseph Kaplan, circa 1940-1950, and a photograph of Kaplan by Arnold Newman, circa 1950.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of the painter, photographer, printmaker, and teacher Joseph Kaplan measure 4.8 linear feet and date from 1915-1977. The bulk of the collection consists of printed material, specifically exhibition catalogs. Also found are a large number of photographs taken of and by Kaplan. The papers also include biographical material, correspondence, personal business records, and artwork. There is a 0.3 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2021 that includes travel slides taken in Mexico and Provincetown, Massachusetts by Joseph Kaplan, circa 1940-1950, and a photograph of Kaplan by Arnold Newman, circa 1950.

Biographical material contains a few of Kaplan's personal documents, a number of certificates and medals he recieved during his lifetime, a travel itinerary notebook, and a few hand-written notes.

Kaplan's correspondence is primarily from colleagues, art organizations, galleries, museums, and colleges and universities such as the Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Academy of Design, and Audubon Artists, inc. Also found are letters from friends and colleagues such as Chaim Gross, Adolph Gottlieb, Raphael Soyer, Louis Lozowick, Milton Avery, and Sol Wilson, as well as a large number of letters to his wife Virginia written during his travels.

Personal business records concern Kaplan's art sales, loans, exhibition notifications, and his involvment in the WPA. His artwork is documented in price lists and inventory lists. Some of the material consists of routine transactions not necessarily related to Kaplan's work, including bank records, an address list, and income and expense reports.

Printed Material includes news clippings, exhibition catalogs, exhibition annoucenments, and invitations for Kaplan shows. There are a few published copies and page proofs of Kaplan's commerical artwork.

Artwork includes four Kaplan etchings, three of which are metal plates and one linoleum block. Also included are a few unidentified pen and pencil sketches.

Photographs depict Kaplan, mainly later in his life, and his family. Also found are four of Virginia Kaplan's photograph albums containing images of her and friends from early adulthood. Photographs of Kaplan's friends and colleagues include images of Aya and Eitaro Ishigaki, Chaim Gross, Raphael Soyer, William Gropper, and Joseph De Martini. Also included are photographs taken by Kaplan of New York City, his travels, and artist demonstrations. There are also a large number of photographs of Kaplan's artwork.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into 7 series:

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1919-1975 (Box 1, 5, OV 7; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1929-circa 1975 (Box 1, OV 7; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 3: Personal Business Records, circa 1920-1977 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1915-1975 (Box 1, 2, 3, OV 7; 2.3 linear feet)

Series 5: Artwork, circa 1940-circa 1960 (Box 3, 5; 2 folders)

Series 6: Photographic Material, 1917-circa 1975 (Box 4, 6, OV 7; 1.3 linear feet)

Series 7: Unprocessed Addition, circa 1940-1950 (Box 8, OV 9; 0.3 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical:

Joseph Kaplan (1900-1980) was a painter, printmaker, photographer, and teacher who worked primarly in New York and Provincetown. He was most active in the 1940s through the 1950s. Earlier in his career he worked on several WPA Federal Art Projects and Treasury Relief Art Projects.

Joseph Kaplan was born in Minsk, Russia and immigrated with his family to the United States in 1888 at the age of 12. He married Virginia Haber in 1927 and they had no children.

Kaplan studied at the Eductional Alliance Art School and the Art Students League. He went to Provincetown in the mid-twenties as a student of Charles W. Hawthorne with whom he previously studied with at the National Academy of Design. Afterwards he revisited Provincetown intermittently and began to regard the Cape as his summer studio, working there each summer since 1948.

In 1948 he won the first of many gold medals from the Audubon Artists at the National Academy of Design for a marine painting. He was also the first recipient of the John J. Newman Memorial Medal, given by the National Society of Painters in Casein for his Wellfleet, Low Tide. The Shore Studios in Provincetown, the Harry Salpeter Gallery and then Krasner Gallery in New York City represented Kaplan's artwork.

Kaplan predominantly worked in watercolor and oil paint, depicting landscapes and seascapes, and becoming acclaimed as a Colorist and Romanticist. He occasionally painted figures and, as he gained recognition, he traveled extensively in search for subjects. In 1968 Kaplan recieved a grant from Chapelbrook Foundation to live and work for a year in Mexico.

Kaplan's work was included frequently in group exhibitions and he participated in more then 30 major shows in his lifetime. Throughout his career he was a member of many art organizations including Artists League of America, Audubon Artists, Provincetown Art Association, and Cape Cod Art Association. He was continually active in the art life in Provincetown serving as board members, trustees, and judges. He also occasionally taught at art schools including the American Artist School and John Reed Club, and taught a number of private pupils.

Joseph Kaplan died on February 28th, 1980 at the age of 79 in Brewster, Massachusetts.

Separated Materials:

307 nitrate negatives donated to the Archives of American Art with the Joseph Kaplan papers have been removed and are stored in off-site storage. Negatives were duplicated onto safety based film and only select prints were made.

Provenance:

The Joseph Kaplan papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Marilyn Kearney in 1981. Additional papers were donated by Deborah Meyer in 2021.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Rights:

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.

Occupation:

Painters -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Photographers -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown  Search this

Photographers -- New York (State)  Search this

Printmakers -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown  Search this

Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sketches

Citation:

Joseph Kaplan papers, 1915-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.kapljose

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Joseph Kaplan papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-kapljose

Creator:

Whitney Museum of American Art  Search this

Names:

Whitney Studio Club  Search this

Whitney Studio Galleries  Search this

Baziotes, William, 1912-1963  Search this

Bellows, George, 1882-1925  Search this

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Bloom, Hyman, 1913-  Search this

Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967  Search this

Burlin, Paul, 1886-1969  Search this

Cadmus, Paul, 1904-1999  Search this

Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926  Search this

Curry, John Steuart, 1897-1946  Search this

Davis, Stuart, 1892-1964  Search this

De Creeft, José, 1884-1982  Search this

Dickinson, Edwin Walter, 1891-1978  Search this

Eilshemius, Louis M. (Louis Michel), 1864-1941  Search this

Evergood, Philip, 1901-1973  Search this

Feininger, Lyonel, 1871-1956  Search this

Gatch, Lee, 1902-1968  Search this

Glackens, William J., 1870-1938  Search this

Gorky, Arshile, 1904-1948  Search this

Graves, Morris, 1910-  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Grosz, George, 1893-1959  Search this

Harnett, William Michael, 1848-1892  Search this

Hartley, Marsden, 1877-1943  Search this

Henri, Robert, 1865-1929  Search this

Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966  Search this

Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967  Search this

Inness, George, 1825-1894  Search this

Karfiol, Bernard, 1886-1952  Search this

Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949  Search this

Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953  Search this

Lachaise, Gaston, 1882-1935  Search this

Lawson, Ernest, 1873-1939  Search this

MacIver, Loren, 1909-1998  Search this

Marin, John, 1870-1953  Search this

Marsh, Reginald, 1898-1954  Search this

Motherwell, Robert  Search this

Mount, William Sidney, 1807-1868  Search this

Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988  Search this

O'Keeffe, Georgia , 1887-1986  Search this

Pereira, I. Rice (Irene Rice), 1902-1971  Search this

Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956  Search this

Prendergast, Maurice Brazil, 1858-1924  Search this

Pène Du Bois, Guy , 1884-1958  Search this

Reder, Bernard, 1897-1963  Search this

Rimmer, William, 1816-1879  Search this

Rivers, Larry, 1925-2002  Search this

Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970  Search this

Ryder, Albert Pinkham, 1847-1917  Search this

Schnakenberg, H. E. (Henry Ernest), 1892-1970  Search this

Sheeler, Charles, 1883-1965  Search this

Sloan, John, 1871-1951  Search this

Smith, David, 1906-1965  Search this

Stella, Joseph, 1877-1946  Search this

Tobey, Mark  Search this

Twachtman, John Henry, 1853-1902  Search this

Tworkov, Jack  Search this

Walkowitz, Abraham, 1880-1965  Search this

Weber, Max, 1881-1961  Search this

Wyant, A. H. (Alexander Helwig), 1836-1892  Search this

Young, Mahonri Mackintosh, 1877-1957  Search this

Zorach, William, 1887-1966  Search this

Extent:

78 Microfilm reels

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Microfilm reels

Date:

1914-1966

Scope and Contents:

REELS N591-N597: Photographs of the Museum, Juliana Force, Herman Moore; scrapbooks on the Whitney Studio Club, Whitney Studio Galleries and the Museum, 1927-1965.

REELS N599-N604: Notebooks of Edwin W. Dickinson; photographs and provenance information for works by Philip Evergood; a catalog of information and some photographs of Chinese ink drawings and other works by Reginald Marsh; and photographs and information on Bernard Reder, Jack Tworkov, Max Weber (portions also microfilmed on reel NY59-8 (fr. 497-658), reel NY59-9 (fr. 1-51), and William Zorach.

REELS N604-N609: Exhibition catalogs, 1946-1966, for artists and groups shows at the Museum, including Robert Feke, William Rimmer, Ralph Blakelock, Albert Maurer, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Thomas Cole, Max Weber, Arshile Gorky, Mark Tobey, John Sloan, Loren MacIver, I. Rice Pereira, George Grosz, Reginald Marsh, Charles Burchfield, Morris Graves, Theodore Roszak, John Marin, Hans Hofmann, Bradley Tomlin, Stuart Davis, Milton Avery, Lee Gatch, Jose De Creeft, Maurice Prendergast, Edward Hopper, Hyman Bloom, Robert E. Jones, Balcomb Greene, Karl Zerbe, Arthur G. Dove, William Zorach, Philip Evergood, Bernard Reder, Herbert Feber, Oliver O'Connor Barrett,Arthur B. Davies, Jose De Rivera, Paul Burlin, Joseph Stella, Jack Tworkov, Ivan Albright, Stuart Davis, Edwin Dickinson, John Quidor, and Niles Spencer.

REELS N646-N694: Artists' files on: Oliver O'Connor Barrett,William Baziotes, George Bellows, Thomas Hart Benton, Peter Blume, James Brooks, Patrick Henry Bruce, Charles Burchfield, Paul Burlin, David Burliuk, Paul Cadmus, Mary Cassatt, Thomas Cole, Glenn Coleman, Jon Corbino, John Steuart Curry, Jo Davidson, Arthur B. Davies, Jose DeCreeft, Charles Demuth, Jose De Rivera, Arthur Dove, Guy Pène du Bois, Stuart Davis, Frank Duveneck, Ralph Earl, Eastman Johnson, The Eight, Philip Evergood, Robert Feke, Lyonel Feininger, Ernest Fiene, George Fuller, Lee Gatch, William Glackens, Arshile Gorky, Balcomb Greene, Chaim Gross, George Grosz, William Harnett, Marsden Hartley, Childe Hassam, John Heliker, Robert Henri, Hans Hofmann, George Inness, Leon Kelly, Franz Kline, Karl Knaths, Leon Kroll, Walt Kuhn, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Gaston Lachaise, Robert Laurent, Ernest Lawson, Jack Levine, Seymour Lipton, George B. Luks,

Stanton Macdonald-Wright, Loren MacIver, John Marin, Reginald Marsh, Alfred Maurer, K. H. Miller, Robert Motherwell, William Mount, Jerome Myers, Louise Nevelson, Georgia O'Keeffe (portions also microfilmed on reels NY59-13 (fr. 98-115, 406-424, 586-685), reel NY59-14 (entire), and reel NY59-15 (fr. 1-140, 145-153), I. Rice Pereira, Bernard Perlin, Joseph Pollett, Jackson Pollock, Reginald Pollack, Henry V. Poor, Richard Pousette-Dart, Maurice Prendergast, Abraham Rattner, Bernard Reder, Ad Reinhardt, William Rimmer, Larry Rivers, Hugo Robus, Theodore Roszak, Mark Rothko, Concetta Scarvaglione, Henry Schnakenberg, Ben Shahn, John Sloan, David Smith, Eugene Speicher, Theodoros Stamos, Joseph Stella, Maurice Sterne, Mark Tobey, Bradley Tomlin,Trajan, Allen Tucker, John Twachtman, Jack Tworkov, Abraham Walkowitz (also on reel NY/59-15) , Max Weber, James M. Whistler, Gertrude Whitney, Grant Wood, Alexander Wyant, Mahonri Young, and William Zorach.

REELS NWH 1-NWH 7: Artist files on Charles Sheeler, Bernard Karfiol, Louis Eilshemius; scatterred records of the Whitney Studio Club and Museum, 1914-1945, including minutes, Oct. 15, 1930, and Whitney Studio ledgers, 1928-1931; catalogs of one-man shows, 1932-1945; catalogs of annual painting exhibitions, 1932-1940, sculpture, watercolor and drawing exhibitions, 1933-1945, and group exhibitions, 1932-1945; and clippings, Oct. 1935-1936.

REELS NY59/8 (fr. 256-end)-NY59/10: Files on Max Weber, including biographical material, lists of work, and miscellany. Also found (NY59/8 frames 354-383) are ca.20 letters from Weber to Abraham Walkowitz, 1907-1924.

Biographical / Historical:

Whitney Museum of American Art is an American art museum in New York, New York. Founded by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and formally opened in 1931. Previous to its opening as a museum it was known as the Whitney Studio Club (1914-28) and Whitney Studio Galleries (1928-30).

Provenance:

The Weber files on reels NY59/8-10 were lent for microfilming 1959 by the Whitney Museum of American Art; the remainder was lent 1964-1967; additional material from the Museum was lent at the same time, and subsequently donated, including the papers of Lloyd Goodrich, Juliana Force, Thomas B. Clarke, the American Art Research Council, and Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney; these have each been cataloged separately. Portions of Weber, and O'Keeffe material that was microfilmed in 1959 were refilmed in 1967.

Restrictions:

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Topic:

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Artists -- Exhibitions -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art, American  Search this

Function:

Art museums -- New York (State)

Identifier:

AAA.whitmuse

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-whitmuse

Photographer:

Dena, 1910-1987  Search this

Names:

De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997  Search this

Dehner, Dorothy, 1901-1994  Search this

Dickinson, Edwin Walter, 1891-1978  Search this

Grooms, Red  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Ortiz, Rafael Montanez  Search this

Segal, George, 1924-2000  Search this

Soyer, Moses, 1899-1974  Search this

Soyer, Raphael, 1899-1987  Search this

Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987  Search this

Extent:

9 Items (photographic prints, b&w, 44 x 34 cm. and smaller.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

[1964-1975]

Scope and Contents:

Included are photographs of: Dorothy Dehner, Willem De Kooning, Edwin Dickinson, Red Grooms,Chaim Gross, Rafael Montanez Ortiz, George Segal, Moses Soyer, Raphael and Rebecca Soyer.

Biographical / Historical:

Dena (1910-1987) was a photographer from New York, N.Y. Full name Dinah Rubinstein.

Provenance:

Donated by Dena. It is unclear if the photographs were used in a publication or exhibition. The photographs were initially placed in AAA's Photographs of Artists Collection I and II, separated by artist depicted, and microfilmed on reels 439-441 and 1817-1818. They have been subsequently scanned and compiled together under Dena

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Topic:

Artists' studios -- Photographs  Search this

Artists -- United States -- Photographs  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Photography  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.dena

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-dena

Creator:

Valente, Alfredo  Search this

Names:

Alfredo Valente Gallery  Search this

Aronson, Boris, 1900-1980  Search this

Avery, Milton, 1885-1965  Search this

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Blatas, Arbit  Search this

Burliuk, David, 1882-1967  Search this

Carreño, Mario  Search this

Dalí, Salvador, 1904-  Search this

DeMartini, Joseph, 1896-1984  Search this

Dobkin, Alexander, 1908-  Search this

Evergood, Philip, 1901-1973  Search this

Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903-1974  Search this

Greenwood, Marion, 1909-1970  Search this

Gropper, William, 1897-1977  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991  Search this

Grosz, George, 1893-1959  Search this

Gwathmey, Robert, 1903-1988  Search this

Harmon, Lily, 1912-  Search this

Hartley, Marsden, 1877-1943  Search this

Haucke, Frederick, 1908-  Search this

Kelekian, Dikran, 1868-1951  Search this

Kleinholz, Frank, 1901-  Search this

Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953  Search this

Lassen, Ben, d. 1968  Search this

Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000  Search this

Lax, David, 1910-  Search this

Lebduska, Lawrence, 1894-1966  Search this

Liberte, Jean, 1896-1965  Search this

Marsh, Reginald, 1898-1954  Search this

Masson, André, 1896-1987  Search this

Menkes, Sigmund, 1896-1986  Search this

Miller, Henry, 1891-1980  Search this

Ormandy, Eugene, 1899-1985  Search this

Orozco, José Clemente, 1883-1949  Search this

Rome, Harold, 1908-  Search this

Rose, Iver, 1899-1972  Search this

Ryan, Sally, 1916-1968  Search this

Soyer, Moses, 1899-1974  Search this

Soyer, Raphael, 1899-1987  Search this

Stark, Margaret, 1915-1988  Search this

Teichman, Sabina  Search this

Toney, Anthony  Search this

Tschacbasov, Nahum, 1899-  Search this

Walkowitz, Abraham, 1880-1965  Search this

Weber, Max, 1881-1961  Search this

Wilson, Ben, 1913-  Search this

Extent:

1 Linear foot ((partially microfilmed on 3 reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Video recordings

Date:

1941-1978

Scope and Contents:

Photographs of artists; letters; printed material; and a motion picture film.

REEL D284: Exhibition catalogs, 1941-1952, from the Valente Gallery, and clippings; a letter and a sketch from Henry Miller; and a scrapbook containing photographs by Valente of 41 artists, their art work and clippings. Photographs of artists include Boris Aronson, Milton Avery, Arbit Blatas, David Burliuk, Mario Carreño, Joseph DeMartini, Alexander Dobkin, Philip Evergood, Jose Ferrer, Adolph Gottlieb, Marion Greenwood, William Gropper, Chaim Gross, George Grosz, Robert Gwathmey, Lily Harmon, Marsden Hartley, Frederick Haucke, Frank Kleinholz, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Ben Lassen,Sigmund Menkes, Jose Clemente Orozco, Abraham Rattner, Iver Rose, Sally Ryan, Moses Soyer, Raphael Soyer, Margaret Stark, Sabina Teichman, Anthony Toney, Nahum Tschacbasov, Abraham Walkowitz and Ben Wilson.

REEL 2802: A letter from the National Gallery of Art regarding Valente's film "Art Discovers America"; exhibition catalogs on and written by Valente; clippings; and 30 photographs by Valente of 20 artists.

REEL 3480: Two letters from Henry Miller, dated 1943 and 1945. The letters refer to a "watercolor pad and brushes", and Miller also thanks Valente for a portrait of Abe Rattner.

UNMICROFILMED: Photographs by Valente of artists, each accompanied with the artists' self-portrait. Included are Milton Avery, Arbit Blatas, David Burliuk, Mario Carreño, Alexander Dobkin, Philip Evergood, Chaim Gross, Lily Harmon, Frank Kleinholz, Ben Lassen, David Lax, Lawrence H. Lebduska, Jean Liberte, Jose Orozco, Harold Rome, Moses Soyer, Raphael Soyer, Margaret Stark, Sabina Teichman, Anthony Toney, Nahum Tschacbasov, Abraham Walkowitz, and Ben Wilson and 4 photographs of composer Eugene Ormandy which are on the back of the Blatas portraits.

UNMICROFILMED: "Art Discovers America" (MGM shorts), ca. 1945, a 16mm b&w, 400 ft. film regarding the "new public interest" in American art. The film traces the trend back to the exhibition of The Eight, and shows various artists at work, including John Sloan, Thomas Hart Benton, Reginald Marsh, and Abraham Walkowitz. The film was produced by Regency Pictures. Valente was the photographer and co-director along with Hal Frater.

REEL 439-441 AND SCANNED Photos of artists, previously microfilmed under Photos of Artists I, have subsequently been scanned and returned to the Valente papers.

Biographical / Historical:

Photographer; New York City.

Provenance:

Material on reel D284 lent for microfilming by Valente, 1966; Mrs. Valente subsequently donated the scrapbook, 1979. Material on reels 2802, and 3480 donated by Mr. & Mrs. Valente, 1966 through 1979. Unmicrofilmed material donated by Harold Rome, 1988. An additional 35 photos of artists were donated by Valente ca. 1966, and microfilmed on reels 439-441 with AAA's Photographs of Artists Collection I; search under Valente for more information. Many of the photographs are duplicates.

Restrictions:

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.

Occupation:

Photographers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Art and photography -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Artists -- United States -- Photographs  Search this

Portrait photography -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Video recordings

Sponsor:

Funding for the preservation of the motion picture film "Art Discovers America" provided by the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.valealfr

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-valealfr

Creator:

Newman, Arnold, 1918-2006  Search this

Names:

Abercrombie, Gertrude, 1909-1977 -- Photographs  Search this

Albers, Josef -- Photographs  Search this

Albright, Ivan, 1897-1983 -- Photographs  Search this

Avery, Milton, 1885-1965 -- Photographs  Search this

Bacon, Peggy, 1895-1987 -- Photographs  Search this

Baziotes, William, 1912-1963 -- Photographs  Search this

Bemelmans, Ludwig, 1898-1962 -- Photographs  Search this

Blai, Boris, 1893-1985 -- Photographs  Search this

Bloch, Julius T. (Julius Thiengen), 1888-1966 -- Photographs  Search this

Botkin, Henry, 1896-1983 -- Photographs  Search this

Brook, Alexander, 1898-1980 -- Photographs  Search this

Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967 -- Photographs  Search this

Burliuk, David, 1882-1967 -- Photographs  Search this

Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976 -- Photographs  Search this

Castellon, Federico -- Photographs  Search this

Cikovsky, Nicolai, 1894- -- Photographs  Search this

Criss, Francis, 1901-1973 -- Photographs  Search this

Davidson, Jo, 1883-1952 -- Photographs  Search this

Davis, Stuart, 1892-1964 -- Photographs  Search this

De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997  Search this

Evergood, Philip, 1901-1973 -- Photographs  Search this

Feininger, Lyonel, 1871-1956 -- Photographs  Search this

Florsheim, Richard A., 1916-1979 -- Photographs  Search this

Gropper, William, 1897-1977 -- Photographs  Search this

Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991 -- Photographs  Search this

Groth, John, 1908-1988 -- Photographs  Search this

Guglielmi, Louis, 1906-1956 -- Photographs  Search this

Guston, Philip, 1913-1980 -- Photographs  Search this

Gwathmey, Robert, 1903-1988 -- Photographs  Search this

Hare, David, 1917- -- Photographs  Search this

Hirshfield, Morris, 1872-1946 -- Photographs  Search this

Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966 -- Photographs  Search this

Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967 -- Photographs  Search this

Jenkins, Paul, 1923-2012 -- Photographs  Search this

Jules, Mervin, 1912- -- Photographs  Search this

Kantor, Morris, 1896-1974 -- Photographs  Search this

Kaplan, Joseph, 1900-1980 -- Photographs  Search this

Knaths, Karl, 1891-1971 -- Photographs  Search this

Kroll, Leon, 1884-1974 -- Photographs  Search this

Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953 -- Photographs  Search this

Lassaw, Ibram, 1913-2003 -- Photographs  Search this

Laurent, Robert, 1890-1970 -- Photographs  Search this

Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000 -- Photographs  Search this

Levi, Julian E. (Julian Edwin), 1900-1982 -- Photographs  Search this

Levine, Jack, 1915-2010 -- Photographs  Search this

Lipchitz, Jacques, 1891-1973  Search this

Sheeler, Charles, 1883-1965 -- Photographs  Search this

Stella, Joseph, 1877-1946 -- Photographs  Search this

Extent:

0.6 Linear feet ((on 2 microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

ca. 1940-1960

Scope and Contents:

Photographs of 47 American artists taken by Newman.

REEL 153: Artists include: Gertrude Abercrombie, Josef Albers, Ivan Albright, Milton Avery, Peggy Bacon, William Baziotes, Ludwig Bemelmans, Boris Blai, Julis Bloch, Harry Botkin, Alexander Brook, Charles Burchfield, David Burliuk, Alexander Calder, Federico Castellon, Nicolai Cikovsky, Francis Criss (2), Jo Davidson, Willem De Kooning, Philip Evergood, Lyonel Feininger, Richard Florsheim, William Gropper, Chaim Gross (2), John Groth, Louis Guglielmi, Philip Guston, Robert Gwathmey, David Hare, Morris Hirshfield, Hans Hofmann, Edward Hopper, Paul Jenkins, Mervin Jules, Morris Kantor, Joseph Kaplan, Karl Knaths, Leon Kroll, Ibram Lassaw, Robert Laurent, Julian Levi, Jack Levine, and Jacques Lipchitz.

REEL 1027: Stuart Davis, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, and Charles Sheeler.

UNMICROFILMED: Jacob Lawrence (2) and Joseph Stella (2).

Biographical / Historical:

Portrait photographer; New York City; b. New York, N.Y., Mar. 3, 1918; d. June 6, 2006, New York, N.Y.

Provenance:

Donated 1961 by Arnold Newman.

Restrictions:

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.

Occupation:

Photographers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Artists -- United States -- Photographs  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.newmarno

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-newmarno