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Editor:

Lüthy, Corinne  Search this

Ulrich, Reto  Search this

Uribe, Antonio  Search this

Host institution:

Basler Afrika Bibliographien  Search this

Physical description:

156 pages illustrations (chiefly color) 30 cm

Type:

Caricatures and cartoons

Exhibitions

Comic books, strips, etc

Caricatures et dessins humoristiques

Bandes dessinées

Expositions

Comics (Graphic works)

Exhibition catalogs

Place:

Africa

Afrique

Date:

2020

Topic:

Black people--Social aspects  Search this

Comic books, strips, etc  Search this

Comic books, strips, etc--Social aspects  Search this

Comic books, strips, etc., in education  Search this

Comic books, strips, etc--Moral and ethical aspects  Search this

Stereotypes (Social psychology)  Search this

Prejudices  Search this

Heroes  Search this

Superheroes  Search this

Good and evil  Search this

Cartoonists  Search this

Artists, Black  Search this

Personnes noires--Aspect social  Search this

Stéréotypes  Search this

Préjugés  Search this

Héros  Search this

Bandes dessinées de superhéros  Search this

Artistes noirs  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1154428

Creator:

Berryman family (Washington, D. C.)  Search this

Names:

American Federation of Arts  Search this

Gridiron Club (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Society of Washington Artists (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Baruch, Bernard M. (Bernard Mannes), 1870-1965  Search this

Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949  Search this

Berryman, Florence Seville, 1900-1992  Search this

Berryman, James Thomas, 1902-1971  Search this

Berryman, Kate  Search this

Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925  Search this

Byrd, Harry Flood, 1887-1966  Search this

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852  Search this

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933  Search this

Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948  Search this

Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962  Search this

Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926  Search this

Garner, John Nance, 1868-1967  Search this

Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey, 1875-1966  Search this

Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923  Search this

Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954  Search this

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964  Search this

Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972  Search this

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924  Search this

McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949  Search this

Mechlin, Leila, 1874-1949  Search this

Putnam, Brenda, 1890-1975  Search this

Reynolds, Joseph G., 1886-1972  Search this

Rogers, Will, 1879-1935  Search this

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

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919  Search this

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930  Search this

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972  Search this

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924  Search this

Extent:

11.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Illustrated letters

Diaries

Sketchbooks

Date:

1829-1984

bulk 1882-1961

Summary:

The Berryman family papers measure 11.4 linear feet and date from 1829 to 1984, with the bulk of the material dating from 1882 to 1961. The collection presents a good overview of the careers of Washington Star cartoonist Clifford Berryman, his daughter, Star art critic, Florence, and to a lesser extent, son Jim Berryman.

Scope and Content Note:

The Berryman family papers measure 11.4 linear feet and date from 1829 to 1984, with the bulk of the material dating from 1882 to 1961. The collection presents a good overview of the careers of Washington Star cartoonist Clifford Berryman, his daughter, Star art critic, Florence, and his son, Jim Berryman, though the latter's career is not as well represented. The papers also contain material relating to Kate Berryman, including a scrapbook and diaries.

The collection contains biographical material, correspondence, business records, notes and writings, scrapbooks, printed material, photographs, and artwork by Clifford and Jim Berryman and others.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into three series according to individual family members; each series is arranged into subseries and material within each subseries is arranged chronologically.

Missing Title

Series 1: Clifford and Kate Berryman papers, 1829-1963, undated (boxes 1-7, 11-12, OVs 14-15, 7.9 linear ft.)

Series 2: Florence Berryman Papers, 1902-1984, undated (boxes 8-10, 13, 2.3 linear ft.)

Series 3: Jim Berryman Papers, 1919-1964, undated (boxes 10, 13, 1.1 linear ft.)

Biographical Note:

The patriarch of the Berryman family, Clifford Kennedy Berryman, was born in Versailles, Kentucky, in 1869. His first job was in the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C. He became a cartoonist for the Washington Post in 1891. From 1907, until his death in 1949, Clifford Berryman was political cartoonist for the Washington Star, earning a reputation as the "Dean of American Cartoonist," and winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1944. His cartoon of Theodore Roosevelt, "Drawing the Line in Mississippi," 1902, began the American Teddy Bear craze, and created Berryman's cartoon trademark. He was also the first cartoonist to become president of the Gridiron Club. His wife, Kate, was an avid member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Their daughter, Florence Berryman, 1900-1992, abandoned her study of music because of a loss of hearing and turned her attention to art. In the 1920s, she became a free-lance local art critic, writing articles for newspapers. She later assisted Leila Mechlin, as an art critic for the Washington Star. In 1946, Florence Berryman succeeded Mechlin and worked for the Star until her retirement in 1961. She also served as editor for the American Federation of Arts until 1944.

Clifford and Kate Berryman's son, James Thomas Berryman, 1902-1976, attended George Washington University and the Corcoran School of Art. He worked as a reporter for the New Mexico State Tribune, until his return, in 1923, to Washington, D.C. because of his mother's illness. He worked at the Washington Star, as an editorial artist and illustrator, until 1933, when he became a sports cartoonist. When his father suffered a storke in 1935, Jim intermittently drew political cartoons for the STAR. Jim Berryman also won a Pulitzer Prize for his political cartoons.

Separated Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reel D111) including a scrapbook of memorabilia, 1905-1945, collected by Kate Berryman regarding her husband. The scrap book includes letters from Bernard Baruch, William Jennings Bryan, Harry Flood Byrd, Jay Darling, John Nance Garner, Herbert Hoover, Henry Cabot Lodge, Harry Truman, and Woodrow Wilson; clippings; cartoons; printed material; and photographs of Clifford, family members, William Jennings Bryan, John Nance Garner, Brenda Putnam, and William Howard Taft. Though some items in the scrapbook were subsequently donated, lent materials were returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.

Provenance:

Portions of the Berryman family papers were donated in 1965 by Florence Berryman, and in 1992 by her estate. The latter donation included portions of a scrapbook of memorabilia which had previously been lent for filming (reel D111) by Florence Berryman in 1962. The whearabouts of the other items in the scrapbook which were donated is unknown.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Patrons must use microfilm copy.

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:

Cartoonists -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Art critics -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Topic:

Politicians -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Women art critics  Search this

Politicians -- Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Political cartoons -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Illustrated letters

Diaries

Sketchbooks

Citation:

Berryman family papers, 1829-1984, bulk 1882-1961. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.berrfami

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Berryman family papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9fed62f5a-36ab-4346-8b56-209de14dbbde

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-berrfami

Author:

Zdafee, Keren  Search this

Physical description:

246 pages illustrations (some color) 27 cm

Type:

Books

History

Place:

Egypt

Égypte

Date:

2019

20th century

20e siècle

1919-1952

Topic:

Caricature--History  Search this

Caricatures and cartoons--History  Search this

Art and society--History  Search this

Caricature--Histoire  Search this

Caricatures et dessins humoristiques--Histoire  Search this

Art et société--Histoire  Search this

Art and society  Search this

Caricature  Search this

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

History  Search this

Histoire  Search this

Caricatures et dessins humoristiques  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1146360

Creator:

Riverón, Enrique  Search this

Names:

Wichita State University -- Faculty  Search this

Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975  Search this

Bermúdez, Cundo, 1914-2008  Search this

Cantinflas, 1911-1993  Search this

Carreño, Mario  Search this

Carreño, Mario -- Photographs  Search this

Cugat, Xavier, 1900- -- Photographs  Search this

De Diego, Julio, 1900-  Search this

García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936  Search this

Gattorno, Antonio  Search this

Gómez Sicre, José  Search this

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967  Search this

Kiki, 1901-1953  Search this

Lozano Castro, Alfredo  Search this

Milland, Ray -- Photographs  Search this

Neruda, Pablo, 1904-1973 -- Photographs  Search this

Orozco, José Clemente, 1883-1949 -- Photographs  Search this

Peláez, Amelia, 1897-1968 -- Photographs  Search this

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973  Search this

Pidgeon, Walter, 1897-  Search this

Prohias, Antonio  Search this

Rebajes, Pauline  Search this

Reed, Alma M. -- Photographs  Search this

Russell, Rosalind -- Photographs  Search this

Salinas, Baruj  Search this

Sicre, Juan José -- Photographs  Search this

Siqueiros, David Alfaro -- Photographs  Search this

Tamayo, Rufino, 1899- -- Photographs  Search this

Waguermert, Luis Gomez -- Photographs  Search this

Yunkers, Adja, 1900-1983  Search this

Extent:

3.3 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Date:

1918-1990s

Summary:

The papers of Cuban born painter, sculptor, cartoonist, and illustrator Enrique Riverón measure 3.3 linear feet and date from 1918-1990s. The collection contains correspondence, writings, diary entries, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs documenting Riverón's career as an illustrator, cartoonist, painter and sculptor in the United States and Cuba and, to a lesser extent, Riverón's teaching career at Wichita University in Kansas.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of Cuban born painter, sculptor, cartoonist, and illustrator Enrique Riverón measure 3.3 linear feet, date from 1918-1990s and document Riverón's career as an illustrator, cartoonist, painter and sculptor in the United States and Cuba and, to a lesser extent, his teaching career at Wichita University in Kansas. The collection includes correspondence, the majority of which concerns Riverón's exhibitions; writings, primarily Riverón's recollections of his trips to Paris and Madrid and his memories of people he met in Latin America, Europe, and the United States; printed material documenting exhibitions and Riverón's work for magazines such as Cine-Mudial and Bally-Hoo; and photographs.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into eight series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1929-1960 (Box 1; 2 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1918-1991 (box 1, 0.6 ft.)

Series 3: Writings, 1923-1980s, undated (box 1, 0.2 ft.)

Series 4: Scrapbooks, 1920s-1990s, undated (boxes 1, 3, and 4, 0.7 ft.)

Series 5: Artwork, 1958-1983, undated (boxes 1 and 5, 0.4 ft.)

Series 6: Printed Material, circa 1930-1992 (boxes 2 and 5, 0.7 ft.)

Series 7: Photographs, 1918-1992, undated (boxes 2, 5 and 6, 0.6 ft.)

Series 8: Miscellany, 1927-1989, undated (box 6, 7 folders)

Biographical Note:

Painter, sculptor, cartoonist, and illustrator Enrique Riverón was born in 1902 in Cienfuegos, Cuba and belonged to the first generation of Cuban modernists, experimenting with Cubism and pursuing abstraction from very early on in his career. During his early twenties Riverón traveled to France, Italy, Belgium, and Spain to study under scholarships and attend the Academia de San Fernando in Madrid. In 1926 Riverón's first major one-man exhibition took place at the Association Paris Amerique Latine where the catalog introduction was written by noted Mexican writer Alfonso Reyes.

In 1927 Riverón returned to Havana and had a one-man show of his European work at the Asociación de Pintores y Escultores, as well as several other shows in Havana and New York. He moved to the United States in 1930 and became a United States citizen in 1943.

In addition to being known for his naturalistic drawings of street life in Paris and Cuba, Riverón began working with collage in the 1930s and was, for a number of years, a cartoonist for newspapers in Havana and other publications such as The New Yorker and Cine Mundial which was published in New York and widely circulated in Latin America. He also worked in Hollywood for a time as an illustrator for Walt Disney Pictures.

From 1940 on, Riverón focused on painting and sculpture. He moved to Miami from Wichita, Kansas, in 1964. Enrique Riverón died in 1998.

Related Material:

The Archives of American Art also has a collection of Enrique Riverón letters to Mario Carreño, 1981-1990, in which Riverón writes of their mutual friends, his memories of Cuba, health issues, politics, pricing paintings, collages, and his longings for Paris and New York.

Provenance:

The Enrique Riverón papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Patricia Riverón Lee, daughter of Riverón, in 1996.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Use 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.

Occupation:

Illustrators  Search this

Cartoonists  Search this

Topic:

Artists -- Florida -- Miami  Search this

Cuban American art  Search this

Artists -- Cuba  Search this

Expatriate artists -- Florida -- Miami  Search this

Cuban American artists  Search this

Magazine illustration  Search this

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Sculptors -- Florida -- Miami  Search this

Latino and Latin American artists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Citation:

Enrique Riverón papers, 1918-1990s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.riveenri

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Enrique Riverón papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9f97ec4c1-ff24-4264-8862-e6c643037bb5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-riveenri

Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Extent:

0.9 Cubic feet (consisting of 2 boxes, plus digital images of some collection material. )

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Business ephemera

Ephemera

Date:

1870-1911

Summary:

A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Humor forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana

Scope and Contents:

This subject category- Humor material ranges from tiny cards bearing humorous messages to bound volumes of cartoons, caricatures and humorous writings. Examples of humorous advertising, lectures and periodicals are also included as well as collections of jokes and funny stories. Several well known humorists are represented including Josh Billings, Joe Miller, Petroleum V. Naseby, Chic Sale, and Will Rogers.

Materials in the Archives Center:

Archives Center Collection of Business Americana (AC0404)

Forms Part Of:

Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.

Missing Title

Series 1: Business Ephemera

Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers

Series 4: Photographic Reference Material

Provenance:

Humor is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Genre/Form:

Business ephemera

Ephemera

Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Humor, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Humor

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88a69b39b-27f3-49a4-834e-983c96501578

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-humor

Creator:

Koerner, Daniel, 1909-1977  Search this

Names:

Artists League of America  Search this

Artists' Conference of the Americas (1939 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Artists' Union (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Federal Art Project  Search this

Federal Arts Bill  Search this

International Artists Organization  Search this

United American Artists  Search this

United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this

Barr, Norman, 1908-  Search this

Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971  Search this

Koerner, Daniel, 1909-1977  Search this

Merrill, Lewis  Search this

Watson, Morris, d. 1972  Search this

Extent:

1.6 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 2 reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1902-1972

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence; material relating to government support for the arts and to artists' unions and international organizations; cartoons and illustrations; writings; notes; legal documents; clippings; and printed material.

REEL N70-40: Correspondence, 1939-ca. 1948, mostly about alleged government suppression of the arts. Included are 5 letters from Rockwell Kent and 2 from Morris Watson. In addition, there are printed items such as newsletters and bulletins.

REEL 1337: Letters, notes, minutes, address lists, speeches, manuscripts, and printed matter regarding dismissals of WPA-FAP artists, the Woodrum relief bill, support for the Federal Arts Bill (1937-1938), Artists' Union, United American Artists, Artists League of America (and in particular its disaffiliation from the United Office and Professional Workers of America), Artists' Conference of the Americas (1939), and the International Artists Organization (1946-1948). Correspondents include Norman Barr, Lewis Merrill, and Rockwell Kent.

UNMICROFILMED: Original cartoons and illustrations; correspondence; legal documents; writings; notes; clippings; and miscellany.

Biographical / Historical:

Cartoonist, painter; New York, N.Y. Also known as Danotto.

Provenance:

Material on reels N70-40 & 1337 donated 1970-1975 by Daniel Koerner. Unmicrofilmed material donated 1978 by Natalie Nolan and Dr. Cassandra L. Smith, long time friends of Koerner.

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:

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

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

Topic:

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Art and state  Search this

Trade unions and the arts -- United States  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Function:

Arts organizations

Identifier:

AAA.koerdani

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98e1c8827-869d-47d9-a003-ae3c43392391

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-koerdani

Creator:

Nathan, Emily S., 1907-1999  Search this

De Creeft, José, 1884-1982  Search this

Subject:

Lerner, Abram  Search this

Goldberg, Rube, 1883-1970  Search this

Spyropoulous, Jannis  Search this

Johns, Jasper  Search this

Rothko, Mark  Search this

Smith, Tony  Search this

Namuth, Hans  Search this

McLanathan, Richard B. K.  Search this

Woolfenden, William E. (William Edward)  Search this

De Creeft, José  Search this

Hirshhorn, Joseph H.  Search this

Towle Mfg. Company  Search this

Smithsonian Institution  Search this

Archives of American Art  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Emily Nathan papers, circa 1943-1985. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Roosters -- Pictorial works  Search this

Roosters -- Anecdotes  Search this

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Art, American  Search this

Inventors -- Interviews  Search this

Archives -- Public relations  Search this

Museums -- Public relations  Search this

Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Art and industry  Search this

Theme:

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)8071

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210242

AAA_collcode_nathemil2

Theme:

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210242

Creator:

Constantine, Mildred  Search this

Names:

Cleveland Museum of Art  Search this

Getty Conservation Institute  Search this

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

Museum of New Mexico  Search this

Philadelphia Museum of Art  Search this

Rhode Island School of Design  Search this

The Ohio State University  Search this

Abakanowicz, Magdalena  Search this

Albers, Anni  Search this

Barr, Alfred Hamilton, 1902-  Search this

Barragán, Luis, 1902-  Search this

Block, Lou, 1895-1969  Search this

Bourgeois, Louise, 1911-2010  Search this

Buic, Jagoda, 1930-  Search this

Burle Marx, Roberto, 1909-1994  Search this

Cohen, Elaine Lustig, 1927-  Search this

Coiner, Charles T., 1897-  Search this

Corzo, Miguel Angel  Search this

D'Harnoncourt, Anne, 1943-2008  Search this

Danto, Arthur Coleman, 1924-  Search this

Dehner, Dorothy, 1901-1994  Search this

Fitch, James Marston  Search this

Goeritz, Mathias, 1915-  Search this

Hart, Allen M., 1925-  Search this

Hicks, Sheila, 1934-  Search this

Koch, Richard H., d. 2009  Search this

Larsen, Jack Lenor  Search this

Lionni, Leo, 1910-  Search this

Reeves, Ruth, 1892-1966  Search this

Reuter, Laurel  Search this

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962  Search this

Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969 -- Photographs  Search this

Smith, David, 1906-1965  Search this

Ten Haeff, Ingeborg, 1915-  Search this

Vignelli, Massimo  Search this

Weisman, Donald M.  Search this

Wilder, Elizabeth, 1908-  Search this

Wilke, Ulfert, 1907-1987  Search this

Zeisler, Claire, 1903-1991  Search this

Extent:

5.3 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Illustrated letters

Transcripts

Video recordings

Interviews

Date:

1945-2008

Summary:

The papers of Mildred Constantine measure 5.3 linear feet and are dated 1945-2009. Subject files, writings, photographs, and a scrapbook provide an overview of her curatorial work in the Architecture and Design department of the Museum of Modern Art, and subsequent activities as an independent curator, and art consultant. Especially well documented is Whole Cloth, a book written with Laurel Reuter that presents an historical overview of how artists have used cloth in their work.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of Mildred Constantine measure 5.3 linear feet and are dated 1945-2008. Subject files, writings, photographs, and a scrapbook provide an overview of her curatorial work in the Architecture and Design department of the Museum of Modern Art, and subsequent activities as an independent curator, and art consultant. Especially well documented is the book Whole Cloth that she wrote with Laurel Reuter.

Correspondence, though mostly business related, often touches on personal matters since many of the artists and art world figures with whom she corresponded were also friends. Correspondents include Miguel Angel Corzo, Arthur C. Danto, Dorothy Dehner, Allen Hart (who sent more than 40 illustrated letters), Elizabeth Wilder and Donald L. Weisman. She also corresponded with many art institutions and organizations, among them the Cleveland Museum of Art, Independent International Design Conference, El Museo del Barrio, Museum of New Mexico, Ohio State University, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Estate of David Smith.

Subject files reflect Constantine's activities and interests. A large portion of this series concerns Whole Cloth, a book written with Laurel Reuter that presents an historical look at how artists have used cloth in their work. Correspondence between the two authors, with artists, institutions, and others concerns researching and writing the volume. Also documented are the successes and failures of Constantine's decade long pursuit to publish the book. Other substantive files relate to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Getty Conservation Institute, Sheila Hicks, Jack Lenor Larsen, Rhode Island School of Design, and Soviet Film Posters. Files concerning the University of the Arts' 2003 Commencement include a videocassette.

Writings by Constantine are lecture material and notes. Also found are transcripts of interviews with Constantine and writings by others. Printed material includes newspaper and magazine articles about Constantine and her career. A scrapbook of printed material and photographs documents an exhibition of Latin American posters at the Library of Congress organized by Constantine.

Photographs of people include Mildred Constantine with family, friends, artists and others at public and private events around the world. Notable photographs include: Magdalena Abakanowicz, Anni Albers, Alfred Barr, Luis Barragan, Lou Block, Louise Bourgeois, Jagoda Buic, Elaine Lustig Cohen, Charles Coiner, James Marston Fitch, Mathias Goeritz, Ingeborg Ten Haeff, Ann d'Harnoncourt, Sheila Hicks, Richard Koch, Nancy Koenigsberg, Jack Lenor Larsen, Leo Lionni, Roberto Burle Marx, Ruth Reeves, Laurel Reuter, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ben Shahn, Massimo Vignelli, Ulfert Wilke, and Claire Zeisler. Also, there are photographs of artwork by a wide range of artists.

Arrangement:

The Mildred Constantine papers are organized into 8 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1947-1997 (Boxes 1, 6; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1964-2008 (Boxes 1, 6; 1.0 linear feet)

Series 3: Subject Files, 1964-2008 (Boxes 2-5; 3.3 linear feet)

Series 4: Writings, 1991-2008 (Box 5; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1961-2006 (Box 5; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 6: Photographs, 1993 (Box 5; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 7: Artwork, 1945 (Box 5; 1 folder)

Series 8: Scrapbook, circa 1940s (Box 6; 0.1 linear feet)

Biographical Note:

Curator and writer Mildred Constantine (1913-2008) was associated with the Museum of Modern Art's Department of Architecture and Design from 1943 to 1971. She then became an art consultant and independent curator, and wrote on fiber and textiles, decorative arts, photography, caricature and cartoons.

Mildred Constantine (known as "Connie") began her career at College Art Association. Hired as a stenographer in 1930, she soon was promoted to editorial assistant for Parnassus, the forerunner of Art Journal.

Constantine left the College Art Association in 1937 to study at New York University and earned BA and MA degrees. She then continued her education at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In 1940, Constantine worked in the Office of Inter-American Affairs at the Library of Congress; it was there that she met René d'Harnoncourt.

Influenced by her 1936 travels in Mexico, Constantine's first curatorial effort was an exhibition of Latin American posters. Drawn from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, the exhibition was held at the Library of Congress.

At the urging of René d'Harnoncourt, The Museum of Modern Art's Architecture and Design Department hired Constantine in 1943. The majority of her 28 year tenure at the museum was spent working with the department's founder, architect Philip Johnson. As a curator during the 1950s and 1960s, Constantine's innovative exhibitions brought lesser known portions of the museum's collection to public attention. Among her exhibtions were: "Words and Images," that focused on graphic design and posters; "Polio Posters," the first Museum of Modern Art show dedicated to social issues; "Olivetti: Design in Industry;" "Signs in the Street;" and "Lettering by Hand." She also published books on Art Nouveau, contemporary package design, and other subjects.

In 1971, Constantine left the Museum of Modern Art to become an independent curator and art consultant. Exhibitions included "Frontiers in Fiber: The Americans," and "Small Works in Fiber" with Jack Lenor Larsen. Tina Modotti: A Fragile Life, Constantine's book on the photographer, actress, model, and political activist, appeared in 1974. That same year, she and Alan Fern produced Revolutionary Soviet Film Posters that focused on works from the 1920s. Her last published work, Whole Cloth, was written with Laurel Reuter and published in 1997. Constantine continued to research and write, and at the time of her death was working on a large, international survey of the study of thread.

Mildred Constantine and Ralph W. Bettelheim (1909-1993) were married for 50 years. They had two daughters, Judith and Vicki.

Mildred Constantine died from heart failure on December 10, 2008, at home in Nyack, New York.

Related Material:

Oral history interviews with Mildred Constantine were conducted for the Archives of American Art by Harlan Phillips, 1965 October 15, and by Paul Cummings, 1976 May 3-1976 August 26.

Provenance:

The papers were donated to the Archives in 2009 by Mildred Constantine's daughters, Judith Bettelheim and Vicki McDaniel.

Restrictions:

Use of origininal material 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.

Occupation:

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

Art consultants -- New York -- New York  Search this

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

Art historians -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Textile fabrics in art  Search this

Film posters, Russian  Search this

Women museum curators  Search this

Women authors  Search this

Women art historians  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Illustrated letters

Transcripts

Video recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Mildred Constantine papers, 1945-2008. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.consmild

See more items in:

Mildred Constantine Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ceec1503-7840-4279-b08d-1d44f625df3e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-consmild

Author:

Reilly, Bernard  Search this

Library of Congress  Search this

Subject:

Library of Congress Catalogs  Search this

Physical description:

xxi, 638 p. : ill. ; 29cm

Type:

Catalogs

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

United States

Date:

1991

Topic:

American wit and humor, Pictorial  Search this

Prints, American  Search this

Politics and government  Search this

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Catalogs  Search this

Call number:

NE505 .U552 1991

E183.3.R45 1991X

NE505.U552 1991

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_405846

Author:

Bibliothèque Forney  Search this

Subject:

Bibliothèque Forney  Search this

Physical description:

A-B, 41 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Place:

France

Date:

1979

[1979]

19th century

Third Republic, 1870-1940

Topic:

French wit and humor, Pictorial  Search this

History  Search this

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Call number:

NC1495 .P37 1979X

NC1495.P37 1979X

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_136454

Author:

Chabanne, Thierry  Search this

Musée d'Orsay  Search this

Physical description:

64 p. : ill. ; 26 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Place:

France

Date:

1990

C1990

19th century

Third Republic, 1870-1940

Topic:

French wit and humor, Pictorial  Search this

Caricature--History  Search this

Press--History  Search this

History  Search this

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Call number:

NC1495 .S17 1990

NC1495.S17 1990

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_422769

Creator:

Card, Helen L. (Helen Luise)  Search this

Names:

Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911  Search this

Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett), 1851-1928  Search this

Keller, Arthur Ignatius, 1866-1924  Search this

Kemble, E. W. (Edward Windsor), 1861-1933  Search this

Reinhart, Charles Stanley, 1844-1896  Search this

Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909  Search this

Smedley, W. T. (William Thomas), 1858-1920  Search this

Extent:

24 Volumes ((on 8 microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Volumes

Date:

1870-1938

Scope and Contents:

A series of scrapbooks compiled by Card on late 19th and early 20th century illustrators and cartoonists, each containing illustrations and political cartoons from magazines, newspapers, and books, together with lists of illustrations, and in some cases critical and biographical articles. Most of the reproductions are from Harper's Weekly and Monthly, Scribner's, and Century. Illustrators represented are Edwin Austin Abbey (2 v., 1871-1929, reel N68-17), Arthur B. Frost (4 v., 1874-1924, reel N68-18), Arthur I. Keller (3 v., 1886-1924, reel N68-23), Edward W. Kemble (6 v., 1880-1919, reels N68-24 & 25), Charles Stanley Reinhart (3 v., 1870-1897, reel N68-31), Frederic Remington (5 v., 1886-1938, reel N68-26), and William Thomas Smedley (1 v., 1880-1910, reel N68-32).

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1968 by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Restrictions:

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

Occupation:

Illustrators  Search this

Cartoonists  Search this

Topic:

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Illustration of books  Search this

Magazine illustration  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.cardhele

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9011c8f82-ec39-447f-92ed-1810610e2bdc

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-cardhele

Creator:

Walker, William Henry, 1871-1938  Search this

Names:

Dutch Treat Club  Search this

Extent:

0.8 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1892-1937

Scope and Contents:

Printed material; art works; and portrait sketches.

REEL 4386: 226 portrait sketches and caricatures, 1919-1937, of members of the Dutch Treat Club, Walker's friends, notable artists, musicians, actors, politicians, and writers of the day. Sketches are signed by the sitters.

UNMICROFILMED: Proofs, offprints, clippings of cartoons, and illustrations made primarily for LIFE magazine; and two pen and ink drawings, 1892.

Biographical / Historical:

Cartoonist, illustrator; New York, N.Y. His professional career was as a hospital administrator. Contributed political and satirical cartoons to LIFE, HARPER'S, NEW YORK EVENING POST, and NEW YORK HERALD. He was the first to use the lithographer's crayon for cartoons.

Provenance:

Material on reel 4386 lent for microfilming and unmicrofilmed materials donated, 1989 by Walker's daughter-in-law, Alice Smith (Mrs. Robert Miller) Walker. Her husband had collected and annotated his father's papers.

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:

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

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

Graphic artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

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

Topic:

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Magazine illustration  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.walkwill

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw985c35141-455c-4106-80fa-4dffc47a78ab

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-walkwill

Collector:

Graham, Maxon  Search this

Creator:

Coon Chicken Inn  Search this

Names:

Sambo (Fictitious character)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Graham, Adelaide  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (12 in. x 18-3/16 in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Maps

Advertisements

Ephemera

Date:

[undated.]

Scope and Contents:

Map on one side, cartoon face on the other; device folds in the center.

Local Numbers:

AC1153-0000001.tif (AC Scan No.: face with restaurant list)

AC1153-0000002.tif (AC Scan No.: map)

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Cookery (Chicken)  Search this

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Blackface entertainers  Search this

Cookery (Chicken)  Search this

Stereotypes (Social psychology)  Search this

Racism  Search this

Ethnic imagery  Search this

Restaurants  Search this

Genre/Form:

Maps -- 20th century

Advertisements

Ephemera

Collection Citation:

Coon Chicken Inn Records and Graham Family Papers, 1913-1973, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

See more items in:

Coon Chicken Inn Records and Graham Family Papers

Coon Chicken Inn Records and Graham Family Papers / Series 4: Coon Chicken Inn Scrapbooks / 4.1: Scrapbook One / Pages 1 and 2, promotional folder, inside spread and outside spread; die-cut for shape of smiling face logo

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep872d5987b-93c2-484b-9155-276dbcdeed9d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1153-ref920

Creator:

Fruhauf, Aline, 1909-1978  Search this

Names:

Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976  Search this

Cecil, David, Lord, 1902-  Search this

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

Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963  Search this

Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953  Search this

Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980  Search this

Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937  Search this

Zorach, William, 1887-1966  Search this

Extent:

62 Items ((on 5 partial reels of microfilm))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1926-1976

Scope and Contents:

Photographs of works of art and of friends; scrapbooks; clippings; exhibition materials; typescripts; greeting cards; and correspondence.

REEL 682: 29 photographs of Fruhauf, her "Making Faces" exhibition, 1968, and her caricature drawings; photographs of a painting by Louis Eilshemius, photographs of caricatures of Fruhauf by William Zorach, Alexander Calder, and Raphael Soyer; a photograph of a Christmas card from Maurice Ravel; 12 rough caricature drawings including one of Yasuo Kuniyoshi by Fruhauf; typescripts of conversations with Lord David Cecil and Alice Roosevelt Longworth, and notes on Aldous Huxley.

REEL 1119: Nine scrapbooks containing published caricatures of theatrical and musical personalities from newspapers and magazines; Christmas cards designed by Fruhauf; and clippings, exhibition announcements, and miscellaneous printed materials.

REEL 1816: A typescript of Fruhauf's 307 page autobiography "MAKING FACES: MEMOIRS OF A CARICATURIST," 1966; a press release regarding an exhibition of her works at the Smithsonian Institution in 1966, and a list of her work in the exhibition; and 62 reproductions of caricatures.

REEL 2803: a printed musical score "Six Musical Moods for the Piano" by Louis Michel Eilshemius (1897), autographed "Wedding Bells for Aline Vollmer, best wishes Louis M. Eilshemius 1934."

REEL 2812: Two undated letters to Fruhauf from Louis Eilshemius. In one he affirms that he hates to see nudes "in kitchen chairs," and remarks that a reproduction of his "Nymphs" would clarify this statement for her. A sketch, "Idyllness" is drawn on this letter. In the other letter he mentions Fruhauf's caricature of him, talks about his health and about their mutual friend [Harry] Salpeter.

Biographical / Historical:

Caricaturist and lithographer. Date of birth also given as 1907.

Other Title:

Louis Michel Eilshemius (microfilm title reel 2803)

Provenance:

Material on reels 682, 1119 and 1816 lent for microfilming 1970-1976; and material on reels 2803 and 2812 donated 1970 and 1980 all by Aline Fruhauf.

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:

Caricaturists -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Lithographers -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Topic:

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women printmakers  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.fruhalin

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c1cf89a5-dd8e-49d2-9ce6-74e0c767d4cf

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-fruhalin

Creator:

Freed, Frank, 1906-1975  Search this

Freed, Eleanor, 1914-1992  Search this

Names:

Menil, Dominique de  Search this

Extent:

0.6 Linear feet (ca. 1400 items (on 5 microfilm reels))

2 Linear feet (Addition)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Sketchbooks

Date:

1923-1990

Scope and Contents:

Printed material, guestbooks, writings, scrapbooks, photographs, video tapes, and cartoons and sketches.

REEL 2812: Printed material, 1969-1975, including exhibition catalogs, announcements, clippings and articles; a resume; note cards with reproductions of Freed's paintings; and photocopies of Frank's cartoons for the RICE OWL.

REELS 3432-3433: Guestbooks, 1957-1985, with thanks and drawings by visitors, including sketches by artists; writings by Frank regarding his experiences in World War II and a 3-part travel article, "Art of Provence"; 3 scrapbooks containing clippings regarding a trial on which Frank was a juror and "Mexican Painting and Drawing," a show curated by Frank; source material for paintings; a guestbook from an exhibition at Instituto Mexicanos Norteamerico de Relaciones Culturales; and sketches.

REEL 3448: Biographical material; writings by Frank, some done under his pen name Caliph McFloe; photocopies of his cartoons for the RICE OWL, 1923-1924; reproductions of paintings; exhibition catalogs, announcements, press releases and clippings; ca. 100 photographs of paintings; and transcripts of speeches given at his memorial service.

REEL 3538: Articles written by Eleanor as art critic for the Houston Post, 1965-1973; and an article written for Texas Humanist, 1984, "Dominique de Menil: Rare Visions in the Arts," outlining the collecting philosophy of Menil and the establishment of a private museum to exhibit the collection.

UNMICROFILMED: A video tape of a 1975 television program on Frank and 2 tapes from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, panel discussion "The Fine Arts from Various Points of View"; and 3 lithographs by Frank.

ADDITION: Exhibition catalogs and announcements; greeting cards with reproductions of Freed's paintings; guestbooks, 1985-1990; four sketchbooks; a videotape of his 80th birthday celebration; an audio cassette; photographs of Freed and his works of art, including color photographs of 71 paintings; slides of paintings; and miscellany.

Biographical / Historical:

Frank Freed was a painter, cartoonist and writer. His wife, Eleanor was an art critic. They lived in Houston, Texas.

Provenance:

Material on reels 3432-3433 lent for microfilming 1985, by Frank and Eleanor Freed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project. The remainder was donated by the Freeds, 1978-1985, and by Eleanor Freed Stern's estate, 1993. The estate bequest included the guestbooks which were part of the 1985 loan.

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:

Art critics -- Texas -- Houston  Search this

Cartoonists -- Texas -- Houston  Search this

Painters -- Texas -- Houston  Search this

Topic:

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- Texas -- Houston  Search this

Women art critics  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Sketchbooks

Identifier:

AAA.freefran

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw944c740c9-ac34-410e-a461-950c905b06fa

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-freefran

Creator:

Nankivel, Fred, 1876-1950  Search this

Names:

Cooke, Claudine Nankivel  Search this

Newell, Peter, 1862-1924  Search this

Extent:

1 Linear foot ((on 2 partial microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1899-1973

Scope and Contents:

Letters, photographs, printed material, art work, biographical material, writings and a scrapbook.

REEL 641: Letters of Nankivel and his daughter, Claudine Nankivel Cooke; 12 clippings; 21 manuscripts for films written by Nankivel and 18 poems and songs by his brother, Guy Nankivel; drawings by Nankivel, Claudine Cooke, Peter Newell, Lawrence Wilbur, and Art Young; 66 original comic strips; 22 reproductions of work by Nankivel; and photographs of Nankivel in his studios, Claudine and her book illustrations, and of the Nankivel and Newell families, including Peter Newell.

REEL 1038: A book of illustrations by Nankivel entitled "Chalk Talk"; a scrapbook containing biographical information, photographs of Nankivel, his family and paintings, scripts and lyrics for Nankivel's "Uncle Mun" movies, sketches, cartoons, watercolors, and letters.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter, illustrator; cartoonist, designer; New York, N.Y. Born in Iowa. Illustrator for Harpers, Puck, Scribners and Judge magazines and the New York Herald. He painted seascapes and landscapes of New England in the "Ashcan School" style. He developed animation for the Edison Moving Picture Company in the early 1900's. Nankivel also was a toy designer, playwright and theatre director.

Provenance:

Material on reel 641 (except art work) donated by Claudine Nankivel Cooke, Fred Nankivel's daughter, 1973. Material on reel 1038 and art work on reel 641 lent for microfilming by Cooke, 1976.

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:

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

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

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

Topic:

Artists as authors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Artists' illustrated books -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Illustrated books, Children's  Search this

Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New England  Search this

Function:

Artists' studios -- New York (State)

Identifier:

AAA.nankfred

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9f3c81293-59c0-45e4-bc81-bf9934e674f2

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-nankfred

Creator:

Van Veen, Stuyvesant  Search this

Names:

New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this

United States Information Agency  Search this

Avery, Frances  Search this

Extent:

5.1 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Date:

circa 1926-1988

Scope and Contents:

Biographical material, correspondence, photographs, works of art, writings, project files, a scrapbook, and printed material relating to painter, illustrator, and cartoonist, Stuyvesant Van Veen.

Biographical information includes resumes, curriculum vitae, artist statements and profiles, membership cards, certificates, and awards. Correspondence is both professional and personal, and is with art galleries, artists and the U.S. Information Agency about exhibition exchanges with the U.S.S.R. Photographs are of Van Veen, his works of art, and works of art by Frances Avery. Artwork (portions filmed on microfilm reel 2026) includes numerous sketchbooks and sketches of artists, writers, musicians, scientists, and celebrities, caricatures and finished works by Van Veen, cartoons, illustrations, posters, Christmas cards, and book jackets. Writings include diaries,1928-1955, recording Van Veen's daily activities and notes and fragments of writings by Van Veen, including "My diary in sketches for 1942" with seven entries for January 1942.

Project files include the 1939 New York World's Fair mural for Hall of Pharmacy, the mural series Memorial to Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field Apartment Houses, New York, 1963, and the New York City public school murals at PS 8, The Bronx, New York. A scrapbook contains letters, photographs, and clippings. Printed material includes 72 photographic postcards featuring murals and sculptures of the 1939 World's Fair, catalogs, exhibition announcements, clippings, and off-prints. Also included are four comic books which contain illustrations by Van Veen under the pseudonymns Joe Lozen, Jack Camden, and Lester Raye.

Biographical / Historical:

Stuyvesant Van Veen (1910-1988) was a painter, illustrator, cartoonist, and printmaker in New York, New York. Van Veen was the illustrator for "The Fairy Fleet"; literary satires, Nation and New Masses magazine, and a WPA muralist.

Related Materials:

Also in the Archives are papers that were lent for microfilming on reels 621, 922-924 that include biographical information, correspondence, sketchbooks, photographs, a scrapbook, 1927-1941, designs for book jacket, exhibition catalogs and announcements, magazine articles and comic strips, press clippings, 1926-1966, miscellaneous, and sketches (some may be completed works).

Provenance:

Donated 1964 through 1986 by Van Veen and in 2010 by the New York Artists Equity Association via Regina Stewart, who found the material in Van Veen's apartment after his death. Among the donation are papers Van Veen lent for microfilming in 1969 and 1973. "My diary in sketches for 1942" donated 2016 by art historian Christine I. Oaklander who purchased the material at auction.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Occupation:

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

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

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

Topic:

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Graphic arts -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Sketchbooks

Identifier:

AAA.vanveen

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ecfb460f-bfe2-4b41-8e40-901782bc5ceb

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-vanveen

Creator:

Levine, David, 1926-2009  Search this

Names:

Prendergast, Maurice Brazil, 1858-1924  Search this

Rosen, Jack  Search this

Soyer, Raphael, 1899-1987  Search this

Extent:

1.4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sketchbooks

Date:

[ca. 1953-1984]

Scope and Contents:

Biographical information, including a resume, clippings, notes by Levine, awards, certificates, and professional memberships, 1960-1984; 14 files of correspondence containing mainly business letters, including caricature assignments from THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS, commission and purchase inquiries, loan requests, and letters of appreciation including letters from Raphael Soyer, Norman Mailer, and Jack Rosen; three undated interviews and a transcript of a taped interview about Maurice Prendergast, including a book A SKETCHBOOK OF MAURICE PRENDERGAST with the appreciation written by Levine; miscellaneous writings; business, legal and financial records, 1956-1981; a scrapbook, 1954-1970; printed material, 1952-1984; photographs, undated and 1960-1981.

Biographical / Historical:

Cartoonist and painter; Brooklyn, New York. Studied at Tyler School of Fine Arts and the Hans Hofmann School. He is noted for his satires of political, literary, and art figures. Work is mainly in pen and ink and watercolors.

Provenance:

Donated 1984 by David Levine.

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.

Occupation:

Cartoonists  Search this

Painters  Search this

Topic:

Painting  Search this

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sketchbooks

Identifier:

AAA.levidavi

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9840363d5-d632-4a40-b080-2cb26389295d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-levidavi

Creator:

Zimmerman, Eugene, 1862-1935  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1932-1970

Scope and Contents:

Xerox copies of clippings; reproductions of cartoons; Zimmerman's book, "In Dairyland"; a printed article on the Zim Memorial; and one photo of Zimmerman.

Biographical / Historical:

Eugene Zimmerman (1862-1935) was a cartoonist. Born May 25, 1862 in Basel, Switzerland. Died March 26, 1935 in Elmira, New York. Worked as a cartoonist for Puck and Judge magazines. Nickname "Zim".

Provenance:

Donated August 1970 by John Appel.

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.

Occupation:

Cartoonists -- United States  Search this

Topic:

Caricatures and cartoons  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.zimmeuge

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw954ce0111-b8d0-4bfe-9536-5d1644cd8464

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-zimmeuge