Correspondence relating to Billings' position as an officer of the National Council for U.S. Art and related photographs, among them one of Roland L. Redmond (President of the Council) with Dag Hammarskjold and Robert Cronbach in front of a sculpture by Cronbach and Jose de Rivera, 1960, and one photo each of works by Jacob Lawrence, Concetta Scaravaglione, and Nathaniel Kaz; a photograph (copyprint made from slide) of Billings seated on a platform among others listening to an unidentified speaker, photographer unknown; and a photograph of Billings seated on a stage near an unidentified speaker, photographed by Eliot Elisofon.
Biographical / Historical:
Henry Billings (1901-1985) was a painter, illustrator, and teacher, from Sag Harbor, N.Y. Born in 1901 in Bronxville, N.Y.; studied at the Art Students' League; lives in Sag Harbor, N.Y.
Provenance:
Donated by Henry Billings, 1965.
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.
285 Items (photographic prints, b&w, 8 x 10 in. and smaller.)
5 Slides (b&w)
133 Slides (col.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Slides
Date:
[ca. 1950-1960]
Scope and Contents:
285 photographs of art work by sculptors Vincent Glinsky and Cleo Hartwig; 5 slides (b&w) of Hartwig's work; and 133 color slides of work by artists Robert Cronbach, Peter Grippe, Joseph Konzal, Michael Lekakis, Charles Green Shaw, and Warren Wheelock.
Biographical / Historical:
Art gallery; New York, N.Y. Operated by Douglas Berman and Peter Daferner.
Provenance:
Donated 1996 and 1998 by Douglas Berman.
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.
