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Creator:

Kotin, Albert, 1907-1980  Search this

Subject:

Treasury Relief Art Project  Search this

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

Citation:

Albert Kotin papers, 1935-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)7773

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209938

AAA_collcode_kotialbe

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209938

Creator:

Park, Marlene, 1931-  Search this

Names:

National Personnel Records Center (U.S.)  Search this

United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this

Alston, Charles Henry, 1907-1977  Search this

Barnet, Will, 1911-  Search this

Bolotowsky, Ilya, 1907-1981  Search this

Bouché, Louis, 1896-1969  Search this

Brooks, James, 1906-1992  Search this

Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967  Search this

Cadmus, Paul, 1904-1999  Search this

Citron, Minna Wright, 1896-1991  Search this

Cronbach, Robt. (Robert M.), 1908-  Search this

Gellert, Hugo, 1892-1985  Search this

Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903-1974  Search this

Katz, Leo, 1887-1982  Search this

King, Roy E., 1903-  Search this

Kotin, Albert, 1907-1980  Search this

Lanning, Edward P.  Search this

Magafan, Ethel, 1915 or 6-1993  Search this

Markowitz, Gerald E.  Search this

Palmer, William, 1906-1987  Search this

Refregier, Anton, 1905-  Search this

Reisman, Philip, 1904-  Search this

Rothschild, Lincoln, 1902-  Search this

Solman, Joseph, 1909-2008  Search this

Sternberg, Harry, 1904-2001  Search this

Van Veen, Stuyvesant  Search this

Walton, Marion, b. 1899  Search this

Extent:

5.8 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Interviews

Transcripts

Photographs

Date:

1931-1999

Summary:

The Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz research files on New Deal art are dated 1931-1999 and measure 5.8 linear feet. The research files document New Deal art projects and artists through some original correspondence with artists, printed material, interview transcripts, and several sound recordings of interviews with artists of the period. Subject files relate to WPA era art and art projects; many contain numerous photocopies of records from the Personnel Records Center and the U. S. Treasury Relief Arts Projects now in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration.

Scope and Content Note:

The Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz research files on New Deal art are dated 1931-1999 and measure 5.8 linear feet. The research files document New Deal art projects and artists through some original correspondence with artists, printed material, interview transcripts, and several sound recordings of interviews with artists of the period. Subject files relate to WPA era art and art projects; many contain numerous photocopies of records from the Personnel Records Center and the U. S. Treasury Relief Arts Projects now in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration.

The collection consists primarily of artists' files documenting the WPA, The National Personnel Records Center, the Public Art Preservation Committee, and the U.S. Treasury Relief Art Project. Also found are lists of artists arranged by category, correspondence, transcripts of interviews, printed material, exhibition catalogs, monographs, photographs, slides, and sound recordings. Among the artists are: Charles Alston, Will Barnet, Ilya Bolotowsky, Louis Bouche, James Brooks, Charles Burchfield, Paul Cadmus, Minna Citron, Robert Cronbach, Hugo Gellert, Adloph Gottlieb, Leo Katz, Roy King, Albert Kotin, Edward Lanning, Ethel Magafan, William Palmer, Anton Refregier, Philip Reisman, Lincoln Rothschild, Joseph Solman, Harry Sternberg, Stuyvesant Van Veen, and Marion Walton.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 4 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Artists' Files, 1931-1999 (Boxes 1-5, 7, OV 8-10; 4.8 linear feet)

Series 2: Subject Files, 1934-1999 (Boxes 5, 7, OV 10; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 3: Printed Material, 1977-1989 (Box 5; 0.2 linear ft.)

Series 4: Sound Recordings, 1974-1976 (Boxes 5-6; 0.3 linear ft.)

Biographical Note:

Art historians Marlene Park and husband Gerald E. Markowitz conducted research on New Deal art projects. Their work resulted in an exhibition "New Deal for Art: The Government Projects of the 1930's with Examples from New York City and State" (1977) and a catalog with the same title. 7), and a book, Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal (1984). Both were on the faculty of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Marlene Park served on the Public Art Preservation Committee from 1979-1982.

Related Materials:

Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz Papers (Federal Arts Projects Research Materials) is located at Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum.

Provenance:

The Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz research materials on New Deal Art were donated to the Archives in 1999 by art historians Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz.

Restrictions:

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

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Transcripts

Photographs

Citation:

Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz research material on New Deal art, circa 1974-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.parkmarl

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Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz research materials on New Deal Art

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9519e3b81-b554-4bee-aca2-4fc1fc5a7542

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-parkmarl

Creator:

Herskovic, Thomas  Search this

Names:

9th Street Show (1951 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Brooks, James, 1906-1992  Search this

Carone, Nicholas, 1917-2010  Search this

Fine, Perle, 1908-1988  Search this

Kotin, Albert, 1907-1980  Search this

Lassaw, Ibram, 1913-2003  Search this

Marca-Relli, Conrad, 1913-2000  Search this

Stefanelli, Joseph, 1921-  Search this

Extent:

7 Items (video cassettes (VHS) (ca. 3 hrs.), sd., col., 1/2 in.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Date:

1991-1992

Scope and Contents:

Documentaries about American abstract expressionists, produced and directed by Thomas Herskovic, and edited by Marika Herskovic; one is an interview of Ibram Lassaw conducted by Fred Licht. Each of the artists participated in the 1951 exhibition in New York, "The 9th Street Show" (May 21- June 10, 1951 at 60 E. 9th St.), organized and juried by the artists themselves. Each video includes a biographical summary of the artist, and is from 15 to 25 minutes in length. The artists include: James Brooks, Nicolas Carone, Perle Fine, Albert Kotin, Ibram Lassaw, Conrad Marca-Relli, and Joe Stefanelli. With the exception of Stefanelli, the artists participated in the following five "Artists Annuals" exhibitions.

Biographical / Historical:

Thomas Herskovic is a medical doctor and Marika Herskovic is a molecular biologist. Both have an interest in the abstract expressionist movement and are friends with the artists chosen for interviews.

Provenance:

The Herskovics produced the videotapes to document the recollections of the artists involved in abstract expressionism. The selection of the artists was based on participation in the "Artists Annuals" between 1951 (9th Street Show) and 1957. They are friends with many of the artists. Additional interviews have been and will be conducted; it is expected these will also be donated.

Restrictions:

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

Topic:

Art, Abstract -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Sources  Search this

Abstract expressionism  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Identifier:

AAA.hersthom

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b9fa8c1a-97aa-4d0d-be8e-1f711f548ed8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-hersthom

Creator:

Goeritz, Mathias, 1915-1990  Search this

Kotin, Albert, 1907-1980  Search this

Subject:

Goeritz, Mathias  Search this

Kotin, Albert  Search this

Type:

Correspondence

Date:

1959 Sep 14

Citation:

Mathias Goeritz. Mathias Goeritz, Cuernavaca, Mexico letter to Albert Kotin, New York, N.Y., 1959 Sep 14. Albert Kotin papers, 1935-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Correspondence  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)16862

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Albert Kotin papers, 1935-1977

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_16862

Creator:

Kotin, Albert, 1907-1980  Search this

Names:

Treasury Relief Art Project  Search this

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

Extent:

1.6 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1935-1977

Scope and Contents:

Approximately 200 letters, 1943-1945, to his wife, some illustrated; ca. 250 letters to and from friends, among them Matthias Goeritz, Bennett Buck and Ted Boppel; several sketches; notes on art technique, theory, and art materials; unpublished fiction and poetry; exhibition catalogs and announcements; financial records; a few photographs of Kotin and others; and printed miscellany.

Also, correspondence, blueprints and financial data concerning murals done for post offices in Ada, Ohio and Arlington, New Jersey under the Treasury Relief Art Project.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter, lithographer and educator; New York City.

Provenance:

Donated 1978 by Albert Kotin.

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:

Educators  Search this

Lithographers  Search this

Painters  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.kotialbe

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a4bd3712-c27b-40d8-b0c9-73684e9fc6e3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-kotialbe