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Collection Creator:

Stussy, Jan, 1921-1990  Search this

Extent:

2 Sound cassettes

Container:

Box 3, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Audio [31027000911079]

Sound cassettes

Date:

undated

Collection 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. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Jan Stussy papers, 1924-2018. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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.

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Jan Stussy papers

Jan Stussy papers / Series 5: Professional Activity Files

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9807eb01c-517f-45dc-805e-65d2c6ab9ef4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-stusjan-ref26

Donor Name:

Government Of India  Search this

Culture:

Indian  Search this

Object Type:

Shrine

Place:

Gujarat, India, Asia

Accession Date:

23 Jan 1962

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

240189

USNM Number:

E399340A-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36b90fc8e-c2d2-41d8-b718-c8df07cedbf5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8427648

Creator:

White, Charles (1918-1979)  Search this

Names:

Belafonte Enterprises  Search this

Heritage Gallery  Search this

Otis Art Institute  Search this

Barthé, Richmond, 1901-1989  Search this

Catlett, Elizabeth, 1915-2012  Search this

White, Frances Barrett  Search this

Extent:

12.9 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Interviews

Sound recordings

Scrapbooks

Date:

1933-1987

bulk 1960s-1970s

Summary:

The papers of Los Angeles painter, printmaker, and educator, Charles W. White, measure 12.9 linear feet and date from 1933 to 1987, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1960s to the 1970s. The collection contains biographical material, including a sound recording of an interview with White; personal and professional correspondence; writings by White and others about his philosophy of art, his life, and career; professional files documenting White's participation in a variety of boards, committees, juries, symposiums, professional projects, and commissions; teaching files documenting White's tenure at Otis Art Institute; extensive printed material charting White's career from the 1930s until his death; scrapbooks primarily documenting his early career; and a small series of photographs.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Los Angeles painter, printmaker, and educator, Charles W. White, measure 12.9 linear feet and date from 1933 to 1987, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1960s to the 1970s. The collection contains biographical material including a sound recording of an interview with White; personal and professional correspondence; writings by White and others about his philosophy of art, his life, and career; professional files documenting White's participation in a variety of boards, committees, juries, symposiums, professional projects, and commissions; teaching files documenting White's tenure at Otis Art Institute; extensive printed material charting White's career from the 1930s until his death; scrapbooks primarily documenting his early career; and a small series of photographs.

Biographical material includes documentation of awards received by White, biographical notes, resumes, White's high school report cards, interview transcripts and a sound recording of an interview, and records related to Elizabeth Catlett from the 1940s.

Correspondence includes scattered letters from family and friends but is primarily professional. White's correspondence was often conducted by Benjamin Horowitz and, occasionally, by Frances White, although some scattered original drafts of letters by White can also be found in this series. The series documents many aspects of White's career including: his relationship with Horowitz and Heritage Gallery as his representative; sales, loans, and exhibitions of White's artwork at many museums, galleries, and art institutions; the publication of his work in journals, magazines, and books, and it's use in the film and music industries; and his relationships with others in the arts and the entertainment industry including Richmond Barthé, Margaret Burroughs, Bing Davis, David Driskell, Lorraine Hansberry, and Harry Belafonte's company, Belafonte Enterprises.

Writings by White include two addresses made to the Annual Conference of Negro Artists, statements on his philosophy of art, and an autobiographical essay. Writings by others include drafts of Benjamin Horowitz's book Images of Dignity:The Drawings of Charles White.

White's professional activities are further documented through records related to the many boards, committees, and exhibition and art contest juries he served on, as well as lectures he delivered, and panels and symposiums he participated in. White's professional files also contain records relating to fellowships he received and document projects such as designs for books, films, and magazines.

White's teaching files primarily relate to Otis Art Institute and contain some records related directly to his work there as well as general faculty and board material. The records document, to some extent, White's role as spokesperson for the faculty and students during the transfer of the Otis charter to Parsons School of Design in 1979. Documentation of White's association with Howard University is minimal and includes letters related to his appointment and resignation in 1978-1979.

Gallery and exhibition files document specific solo and group exhibitions and include records on two visits White made to Germany in 1974 and 1978.

Printed material includes announcements, exhibition catalogs, articles in journals, magazines, and news clippings, and publications with artwork by White that provide extensive coverage of White's career from the 1930s to his death. Also found is printed material collected by White on other artists, and on subjects of interest to him.

Three disbound scrapbooks provide compilations of printed material and occasional letters further documenting White's career. A small series of photographs includes holiday card photos of White, Frances White, and their two children, and photos of White and others taken at a workshop in 1969.

Throughout the collection there are folders containing notes written by Frances White, circa 1980-1981, which provide important contextual information about people, organizations and subjects in the collection, and sometimes highlight the racism White encountered, particularly during his early career. The dates of these notes are not included in folder dates.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as nine series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1934-1979 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1937-1984 (Boxes 1-4, 13; 3.64 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings, 1936-circa 1981 (Boxes 4-5; 0.45 linear feet)

Series 4: Professional Activities, circa 1942-1982 (Boxes 5-6, 13, OV 15; 1.81 linear feet)

Series 5: Teaching Files, 1950-1979 (Boxes 6, 13; 0.72 linear feet)

Series 6: Gallery and Exhibition Files, 1946-1980 (Box 7, Box 14; 0.98 linear feet)

Series 7: Printed Material, 1933-1987 (Boxes 8-14, OVs 15-17; 4.8 linear feet)

Series 8: Scrapbooks, 1936-1970s (Box 12; 0.15 linear feet)

Series 9: Photographic Material, 1940-1976 (Box 12; 0.15 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical:

Painter, printmaker, and educator, Charles W. White (1918-1979), was a prominent figure in the Chicago Black Renaissance and became one of the most celebrated and influential African American artists of the twentieth century. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, White lived and worked in California beginning in 1956, and taught at the Otis Art Institute from 1965 until his death.

White began painting at a young age, earning first prize in a nationwide high school art contest. He studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he was awarded a full scholarship, from 1937-1938. After graduating from the school, White worked as a muralist for the Illinois Federal Arts Project sponsored by the Works Progress Administration from 1939 to 1940. He then received two fellowships from the Julius Rosenwald Foundation in 1942 and 1943 and created the mural The Contribution of the Negro to American Democracy at the Hampton Institute. From 1943-1945 he taught at the George Washington Carver School in New York City, and was artist-in-residence at Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1945.

White's first marriage to Elizabeth Catlett ended in divorce and he married Frances Barrett in 1950. The couple relocated to Los Angeles where White was represented by Benjamin Horowitz's Heritage Gallery. White was widely exhibited in Los Angeles, and at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Newark Museum, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and elsewhere. Working primarily in black and white or sepia and white drawings, paintings, and lithographs, White's artwork was primarily figurative and depicted African American history, socio-economic struggles, and human relationships.

Charles White received a number of awards and honors and in 1972 he was the third African American artist to be elected a full member of the National Academy of Design.

Related Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds the Charles W. and Frances White letters and photographs to Melvin and Lorraine Williamson, the Lucinda H. Gedeon research material on Charles W. White, and an oral history interview with Charles W. White conducted by Betty Hoag, March 9, 1965.

Separated Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of loaned materials (reels LA7 and 3099). Reel LA7 includes photographs of White, his work, and a career resume. Reel 3099 contains 31 items consisting of three travel diaries kept by Frances White, photographs and a recording of their trip to Russia in 1950, and 11 record album covers designed by Charles White. Loaned materials were returned to the lenders after microfilming and are not described in the collection container inventory.

Charles White's "Black Experience Archive," originally received with the papers, was donated to Howard University's Moorland-Springarn Research Center in 1985 at the request of Frances White.

Provenance:

Photographs on reel LA7 and material on reel 3099 were lent to the Archives of American Art for microfilming in 1965 and 1982, by Benjamin Horowitz, White's dealer, and by Frances White. Material on reel 2041 was donated by the George Arents Research Library, Syracuse University, 1976, who had originally received it from Horowitz. The remainder of the papers were donated by Charles White, 1975-1978, and after his death by Frances White and Benjamin Horowitz, 1981-1989.

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. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References 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.

Occupation:

Painters -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Printmakers -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Educators -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Topic:

African American artists  Search this

African American educators  Search this

African American painters  Search this

African American printmakers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Charles W. White papers, 1933-1987. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Funding for the digitization was provided by the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation and the Alice L. Walton Foundation.

Identifier:

AAA.whitchar

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Charles W. White papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9280ca62a-d068-4695-872f-041df8333648

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-whitchar

Creator:

White, Charles, 1918-1979  Search this

Subject:

White, Frances Barrett  Search this

Catlett, Elizabeth  Search this

Barthé, Richmond  Search this

Heritage Gallery  Search this

Otis Art Institute  Search this

Belafonte Enterprises  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Charles W. White papers, 1933-1987, bulk 1960s-1970s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

African American artists  Search this

African American educators  Search this

African American painters  Search this

African American printmakers  Search this

Theme:

Diaries  Search this

African American  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9350

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211546

AAA_collcode_whitchar

Theme:

Diaries

African American

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211546

Painter:

Gifford, Sanford Robinson 1823-1880  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Date:

1858

Topic:

Landscape--Vermont  Search this

Landscape--Mountain--Mt. Mansfield  Search this

Figure group  Search this

Control number:

IAP 83150031

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_203190

Painter:

Gifford, Sanford Robinson 1823-1880  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Date:

1865-1867

Topic:

Landscape--New Hampshire  Search this

Landscape--Mountain--Mt. Hayes  Search this

Landscape--Lake  Search this

Control number:

IAP 83150032

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_203191

Collection Creator:

Ukeles, Mierle  Search this

Container:

Box 75, Folder 12

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1982

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Mierle Laderman Ukeles papers, 1965-2018. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

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.

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Mierle Laderman Ukeles papers

Mierle Laderman Ukeles papers / Series 9: Files by Name / 9.3: Correspondence

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9efd9ec4d-91d2-4989-a424-bfd5212b703a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-ukelmier-ref1834

Artist:

Rufino Tamayo, Mexican, b. Oaxaca, 1899–1991  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

25 3/4 x 21 7/8 in. (65.4 x 55.5 cm)

Type:

Painting

Date:

1935

Credit Line:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966

Accession Number:

66.4873

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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection

On View:

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 2nd Floor

Data Source:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2b85ceefe-0ae9-45a6-aa46-1c451b0a1ee7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:hmsg_66.4873

Collection Creator:

Frank Perls Gallery  Search this

Container:

Box 20, Folder 26

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1953-1954

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Frank Perls papers and Frank Perls Gallery records, circa 1920-1983, bulk 1949-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Getty Foundation.

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Frank Perls papers and Frank Perls Gallery records

Frank Perls papers and Frank Perls Gallery records / Series 4: Subject Files

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw982bd0783-1227-4832-b1c4-b22df63addb4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-perlfran-ref1318

Collection Creator:

Frank Perls Gallery  Search this

Container:

Box 20, Folder 27

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1955-1957

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Frank Perls papers and Frank Perls Gallery records, circa 1920-1983, bulk 1949-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Getty Foundation.

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Frank Perls papers and Frank Perls Gallery records

Frank Perls papers and Frank Perls Gallery records / Series 4: Subject Files

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9200e9ff0-1ea7-4736-80a5-6b5c16707131

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-perlfran-ref1319

Collection Creator:

Frank Perls Gallery  Search this

Container:

Box 20, Folder 28

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1958-1974

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Frank Perls papers and Frank Perls Gallery records, circa 1920-1983, bulk 1949-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Getty Foundation.

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Frank Perls papers and Frank Perls Gallery records

Frank Perls papers and Frank Perls Gallery records / Series 4: Subject Files

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw975884207-9f66-46c2-9079-b0f97c6e43fe

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-perlfran-ref1320

Collection Creator:

Frank Perls Gallery  Search this

Container:

Box 20, Folder 25

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1950-1953

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Frank Perls papers and Frank Perls Gallery records, circa 1920-1983, bulk 1949-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Getty Foundation.

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Frank Perls papers and Frank Perls Gallery records

Frank Perls papers and Frank Perls Gallery records / Series 4: Subject Files

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw908d27f4d-857d-4e9b-8425-0a34dad8dea2

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-perlfran-ref594

Creator:

Ankrum Gallery  Search this

Names:

Art Dealers Association of America  Search this

Black Arts Council (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

California Arts Council  Search this

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this

Krannert Art Museum  Search this

Laguna Art Museum (Laguna Beach, Calif.)  Search this

Paramount Pictures  Search this

San Diego Museum of Art  Search this

Staempfli Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Storm King Art Center  Search this

Almaraz, Carlos  Search this

Andrews, Benny, 1930-2006  Search this

Ankrum, Joan  Search this

Bauer, Richard, 1944-  Search this

Block, Irving  Search this

Broderson, Morris, 1928-2011  Search this

Caryl, Naomi  Search this

Casey, Bernie  Search this

Duveneck, Frank, 1848-1919  Search this

Feitelson, Lorser, 1898-1978  Search this

Groth, Bruno  Search this

Halpert, Edith Gregor, 1900-1970  Search this

Herschler, David  Search this

Hirsch, Joseph, 1910-1981  Search this

Hirshhorn, Olga  Search this

Homer, Jessie  Search this

Jackson, Suzanne, 1944-  Search this

Johnson, Buffie  Search this

Lundeberg, Helen, 1908-1999  Search this

Mesches, Arnold, 1923-  Search this

Miller, Henry, 1891-  Search this

Palm Springs Desert Museum  Search this

Schuler, Melvin  Search this

Secunda, Arthur  Search this

Shores, Kenneth, 1928-  Search this

Varda, Jean  Search this

Zev  Search this

Extent:

41.5 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Date:

circa 1900-circa 1990s

bulk 1960-1990

Summary:

The Ankrum Gallery records measure 41.5 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to circa 1990s, with the bulk of the records dating from 1960 to 1990. The papers include over 395 artists files, general gallery correspondence, project files, administrative records, exhibition files, collector and client files, financial material, printed material, 1 unbound scrapbook, and photographs. Also included are personal papers of gallery founder Joan Ankrum and her nephew, artist Morris Broderson.

Scope and Contents:

The Ankrum Gallery records measure 41.5 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to circa 1990s, with the bulk of the records dating from 1960 to 1990. The papers include over 395 artists files, general gallery correspondence, project files, administrative records, exhibition files, collector and client files, financial material, printed material, 1 unbound scrapbook, and photographs. Also included are personal papers of gallery founder Joan Ankrum and her nephew, artist Morris Broderson.

General correspondence is with artists, museums, collectors, and clients, and generally concerns sales, exhibitions, and consignments. Correspondents include Irving Block, Morris Broderson, Naomi Caryl, Suzanne Jackson, Joseph and Olga Hirshhorn, among many others. Correspondence is also found in the artists files and the collector/client files.

Project files document various events, benefits, and projects undertaken by the gallery, including a UNICEF benefit, "Up Against Hunger," the Exceptional Children's foundation, and the Young Art Patrons.

Administrative files document many activities of the gallery, such as the gallery's and Joan Ankrum's membership in the Black Arts Council, the California Arts Council, and the Art Dealers Association of California of which Joan Ankrum was a primary organizer. Also found are publicity files, a file on the history of the gallery, leases, floor plans, insurance documents, lists of graphics for sale, and other miscellany.

Exhbition files appear to be incomplete, but do include files for Huichol Indian's art, "The Art of African Peoples" (1973), "Five Contemporary Mexican Painters" (1977), Ethiopian Folk Painting (1978), San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild All Media Exhibition (1982), "25th Anniversary Exhibition" (1985), among several others.

Extensive artists' files include correspondence, price lists, photographs and slides,resumes and biographical material, and sales invoices. Files are found for Benny Andrews, Carlos Almaraz, Richard Bauer, Irving Block, Naomi Caryl, Bernie Casey, Frank Duveneck, Lorser Feitelson, Bruno Groth, David Herschler, Jessie Homer, Suzanne Jackson, Buffie Johnson, Samella Lewis, Helen Lundeberg, Arnold Mesches, Henry Miller, Melvin Schuler, Arthur Secunda, Ken Shores, Jean Varda, and Zev, among many others. The Pat Alexander and Andy Nelson files also contain motion picture film.

Collector and client files document the gallery's relationship with over 115 collectors, museums, and art centers. Files may include correspondence and sales records and are found for Edith Halpert, Olga and Joseph Hirshhorn and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Krannert Art Museum, Laguna Art Museum, Palm Spring Desert Museum, Paramount Pictures, San Diego Museum of Art, Staempfli Gallery, and Storm King Art Center, among many others.

Financial material documents sales through numbered invoices, consignments, loans, and insurance valuations. Printed material consists of exhibition catalogs and announcements, bulletins, periodicals, and newspaper clippings. One unbound scrapbook contains clippings and exhibition materials.

Photographs are of artwork, artists, and gallery openings. Additional photographs are found in the artists' files.

Joan Wheeler Ankrum personal papers document her personal and professional relationship with family, artists, and collectors. They include correspondence, personal writings, personal financial materials, printed material and loose scrapbook materials, family photographs and photographs of her as an actress, and artwork from various artists.

The papers of artist Morris Broderson, nephew of Joan Ankrum, document his professional relationship with the gallery as his primary dealer. Included are biographical materials, correspondence, publicity files, travel files, projects, exhibitions, collector/client files, financial material, printed material, photographs, and artwork.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged as 12 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Correspondence, 1961-1994 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Project Files, 1965-1987 (0.25 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Administrative Records, 1961- circa 1990s (1 linear foot; Boxes 1-2)

Series 4: Exhibition Files, 1961-1991 (1 linear foot; Boxes 2-3)

Series 5: Artists' Files, 1957-1994 (22.5 linear feet; Boxes 3-25, 41-42, FC 43-45)

Series 6: Collector and Client Files, 1960-1994 (3.2 linear feet; Boxes 25-28)

Series 7: Financial Material, 1962-1990 (1.5 linear feet; Boxes 28-30)

Series 8: Printed Material, 1957-1994 (2 linear feet; Boxes 30-32, 41)

Series 9: Scrapbook, 1960-1988 (3 folders; Box 32)

Series 10: Photographs, circa 1960s-circa 1990s (0.35 linear feet; Boxes 32, 42)

Series 11: Joan Ankrum Personal Papers, circa 1900-1993 (2 linear feet; Boxes 32-34, 41)

Series 12: Morris Broderson Papers, 1941-1989 (7.2 linear feet; Boxes 34-42)

Biographical / Historical:

The Ankrum Gallery was established 1960 in Los Angeles by American film actress Joan Wheeler Ankrum and William Chalee. The gallery closed in 1989.

Joan Wheeler Ankrum and William Challee opened Ankrum Gallery on La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles in 1960 with a one-man show of Ankrum's nephew Morris Broderson. With a focus on contemporary California artists, Ankrum Gallery represented over 395 artists during its 30 years in operation, including Benny Andrews, Carlos Almaraz, Richard Bauer, Irving Block, Naomi Caryl, Bernie Casey, Frank Duveneck, Lorser Feitelson, Bruno Groth, David Herschler, Jessie Homer, Suzanne Jackson, Buffie Johnson, Samella Lewis, Helen Lundeberg, Arnold Mesches, Henry Miller, Melvin Schuler, Arthur Secunda, Ken Shores, Jean Varda, and Zev. In addition, the gallery was among the earliest to exhibit the work of black artists. The gallery also held exhibitions of world artists, which included "Art of African Peoples" (1973), "Yarn Paintings of the Huichol Indians" (1973), "Five Contemporary Mexican Painters" (1977), and "Ethiopian Folk Painting" (1978). Ankrum Gallery closed in 1989.

Art dealer and gallery owner, Joan Wheeler Ankrum was an actress before establishing the Ankrum Gallery primarily to showcase the work of her deaf nephew, Morris Broderson. Born in 1913 in Palo Alto, California, she began acting at the Pasadena Playhouse where she met her first husband Morris Ankrum with whom she had two sons, David and Cary Ankrum. She married gallery co-owner and partner William Challee in 1984. She helped organize the Los Angeles Art Dealers Association and the Monday Night Art Walks on La Cienega Boulevard. She was a member of the relatively short-lived Black Arts Council. Joan Wheeler Ankrum died in 2001 at the age of 88.

Morris Broderson (1928-2011) was a deaf painter. His first one-man show was at the Stanford Museum in 1957, followed by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. By 1959 he'd won two awards from the Los Angeles County Museum, and appeared in the Whitney Museum's "Young America" show in 1960. His travels influenced his work, including the hand gestures of Kabuki art in Japan. His work is in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, among others. Following Joan Ankrum's death in 2001, Broderson was represented by her son David Ankrum.

Related Materials:

Also found in the Archives of American Art are two oral history interviews with Joan Ankrum, one conducted by Betty Hoag, April 28, 1964, and a second by Paul Karlstrom, November 5, 1997-February 4, 1998. Additionally, there is an oral history interview with Morris Broderson conducted by Paul Karlstrom, March 11-13, 1998.

Provenance:

The Ankrum Gallery records were donated to the Archives of American Art by Joan Ankrum in 1995.

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:

Artists -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Function:

Art galleries, Commercial -- California

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Citation:

Ankrum Gallery records, circa 1900-circa 1990s, bulk 1960-1990. 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.ankrgall

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Ankrum Gallery records

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d89bb020-f420-4b01-9a0f-f1d5132866c4

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-ankrgall

Artist:

Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828  Search this

Sitter:

Samuel Doggett, 1751 - 1831  Search this

Medium:

Oil on panel

Dimensions:

72cm x 59cm (28 3/8" x 23 1/4"), Accurate

Type:

Painting

Date:

1815

Topic:

Samuel Doggett: Male  Search this

Samuel Doggett: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this

Samuel Doggett: Law and Crime\Prison warden  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Object number:

41.7.1 SBMA

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm400e99a8e-a52b-4347-8467-574a7fea5914

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_41.7.1_SBMA

Attribution:

Rembrandt Peale, 22 Feb 1778 - 3 Oct 1860  Search this

Copy after:

Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828  Search this

Sitter:

George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

76.4cm x 63.6cm (30 1/16" x 25 1/16"), Accurate

Type:

Painting

Date:

late 18th-early 19th century

Topic:

George Washington: Male  Search this

George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this

George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman  Search this

George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this

George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this

George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor  Search this

George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Object number:

58.18

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm462edf258-080a-4380-accb-6a9b6fefb1b6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_58.18

Creator:

Wilson, William, 1934-2013  Search this

Extent:

3.7 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Diaries

Sketchbooks

Date:

1942-2013

Summary:

The papers of art critic William Wilson measure 3.7 linear feet and date from 1942 to 2013. The papers document Wilson's career through correspondence; manuscripts, lectures, and other writings; research files, resumes, exhibition material, and other records relating to professional activities; clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs for researched artists, and other printed material; artwork consisting of sketches and sketchbooks; and photographs of Wilson, his family and friends, and some of his artwork.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of art critic William Wilson measure 3.7 linear feet and date from 1942 to 2013. The papers document Wilson's career through correspondence; manuscripts, lectures, and other writings; research files, resumes, exhibition material, and other records relating to professional activities; clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs for researched artists, and other printed material; artwork consisting of sketches and sketchbooks; and photographs of Wilson, his family and friends, and some of his artwork.

Correspondence includes personal family letters and correspondence with friends, and professional correspondence related to articles Wilson wrote including from art institutions for which he wrote catalog essays and other content.

Writings consist of articles, manuscripts, some poetry, lectures, and a number of notebooks containing diary entries and notes on topics for articles Wilson was preparing to write. Also among the material are two binders of writings by Wilson.

Professional activity files consists of address books, a resume, a commission to write a museum guide to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and research files on artists Wilson was commissioned to write about.

Printed material consists of clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs for other artists, publications for Barn Stages Theater, and three binders primarily housing clippings.

Artwork consists of some sketches, prints, and a number of sketchbooks.

Photographic material consists of photographs of Wilson, Wilson with family and friends, and some of Wilson's artwork. Among the materials are a photo album and two binders of primarily personal photographs.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into six series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1953-2010 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Writings, 1970-1998 (1.5 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 3: Professional Activity Files, 1952-2007 (0.4 linear feet; Boxes 2-3)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1953-2013 (0.2 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 5: Artwork, 2001-2005 (0.5 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 6: Photographic Material, 1942-2006 (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 4-5, OV 6)

Biographical / Historical:

William Wilson (1934-2013) was an actor and art critic for the Los Angeles Times in Los Angeles, California. For a time Wilson acted in plays directed by Los Angeles City College theater professor Norman Mennes. After earning a degree in design at UCLA in 1963 he continued with graduate studies in art history while working as an advertising designer and illustrator. After contributing pieces to Art Forum magazine, Wilson was invited by Henry Seldis to contribute to the Los Angeles Times. Wilson continued working for the newspaper for the duration of his career and retired as the Los Angeles Times art critic in 1998.

Related Materials:

Also found in the Archives of American Art is the Jonathan Katz Interview with William Wilson, 2012.

Provenance:

Donated 2014 and 2022 by Diane Leslie, William Wilson's friend and executor.

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:

Actors -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Art critics -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries

Sketchbooks

Citation:

William Wilson Papers, 1942-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.wilswilla

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William Wilson papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw954424d21-ee84-432c-bebb-b401cc0e846e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-wilswilla

Collection Creator:

Wilson, William, 1934-2013  Search this

Extent:

0.4 Linear feet (Boxes 2-3)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1952-2007

Scope and Contents:

Series includes address books, a resume, a commission to write a museum guide to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and research files on artists Wilson wrote about. Research files include notes, correspondence, clippings, and exhibition announcements and catalogs on artists such as Richard Graham, Stephen Von Huene, and Jeffrey Wallace.

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

William Wilson Papers, 1942-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.wilswilla, Series 3

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William Wilson papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97708c2a5-6bab-42e2-8117-23c862d43286

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-wilswilla-ref46

Collection Creator:

Wilson, William, 1934-2013  Search this

Container:

Box 3, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1982

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

William Wilson Papers, 1942-2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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William Wilson papers

William Wilson papers / Series 3: Professional Activity Files

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97af3c1c2-138b-4c15-869f-3ddc7f1375ef

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-wilswilla-ref53

Author:

Coplans, John  Search this

Author:

Henry Art Gallery  Search this

Pasadena Art Alliance  Search this

Santa Barbara Museum of Art  Search this

Physical description:

144 pages illustrations (part color), ports 24 x 23 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Expositions

Exhibition catalogues

Catalogues d'exposition

Exhibition catalogs

History

Date:

1968

20th century

20e siècle

Topic:

Art, Modern--History  Search this

Art  Search this

Composition (Art)  Search this

Art--Histoire  Search this

Art, Modern  Search this

composition (artistic arrangement)  Search this

Call number:

N6494.M5 C78

N6494.M5C78

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_9267

Painter:

Narjot, Erneste Etienne de Francheville 1827-1898  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Santa Barbara Museum of Art 1130 State Street Santa Barbara California 93101 Accession Number: 63.15

Date:

1881

Topic:

Architecture interior--Domestic--Cottage  Search this

Figure male--Full length  Search this

Occupation--Industry--Mining  Search this

Recreation--Leisure--Letter Reading & Writing  Search this

Animal--Dog  Search this

Control number:

IAP 04710006

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_34128