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Creator:

Albright, Ivan, 1897-  Search this

McLanathan, Jane Fuller  Search this

Citation:

Letters from Ivan Albright to Jane Fuller McLanathan, 1939-1940. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Theme:

Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)6205

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216490

AAA_collcode_albrivan

Theme:

Chicago's Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_216490

Creator:

Albright, Ivan, 1897-1983  Search this

McLanathan, Jane Fuller  Search this

Extent:

24 Items ((0.2 linear ft.))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1939-1940

Scope and Contents:

Twenty four letters written to Jane Fuller McLanathan from Ivan Albright, undated and 1939-1940.

Biographical / Historical:

Wife of artist Richard B. K. McLanathan; Phippsburg, Maine.

Provenance:

Donated 1998 by Jane F. McLanathan.

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.

Identifier:

AAA.albrivan

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a7973756-264b-4546-8da4-7a4f4e1c8e37

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-albrivan

Interviewee:

McLanathan, Richard B. K., 1916-1998  Search this

Interviewer:

Brown, Robert F  Search this

Subject:

Forbes, Edward Waldo  Search this

McLanathan, Jane Fuller  Search this

Pope, Arthur Upham  Search this

Porter, Arthur Kingsley  Search this

Post, Chandler Rathfon  Search this

Sachs, Paul J. (Paul Joseph)  Search this

Choate School  Search this

Harvard University  Search this

Phillips Academy  Search this

Type:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Richard McLanathan, 1994 August 31. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12237

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)216500

AAA_collcode_mclana94

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_216500

Interviewee:

McLanathan, Richard B. K.  Search this

Interviewer:

Brown, Robert F.  Search this

Names:

Choate School -- Students  Search this

Harvard University -- Students  Search this

Phillips Academy -- Students  Search this

Forbes, Edward Waldo, 1873-1969  Search this

McLanathan, Jane Fuller  Search this

Pope, Arthur Upham, 1881-1969  Search this

Porter, Arthur Kingsley, 1883-1933  Search this

Post, Chandler Rathfon, 1881-1959  Search this

Sachs, Paul J. (Paul Joseph), 1878-1965  Search this

Extent:

3 Items (Sound recording: 3 wav files (1 hr., 52 min.), digital)

39 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

1994 August 31

Scope and Contents:

Interview of Richard B.K. McLanathan, conducted by Robert F. Brown for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution in Phippsburg, Maine, on August 31, 1994.

McLanathan speaks of his parents and his childhood in Methuen, Massachusetts and then Andover, Massachusetts; the frequent presence of formidable aunts and uncles who entertained Episcopal bishops; attendance at a "dame school" there, then at classes given by a retired teacher at Phillips Academy, Andover; the trauma of one year at Phillips Academy with its large classes and severe teachers; the effects his father's ruin in the financial crash of 1929 had on his family; attendance at Choate (graduated 1934) and Harvard College (graduated 1938) on scholarships; his several years teaching in Manhattan at a small private school and marriage (1942) to Jane Fuller, a prominent designer of knitwear; his disqualification from the military because of flat feet and his teaching in night schools as a form of alternative service; and his matriculation (1943) as a graduate student in fine arts at Harvard. McLanathan also recalls Chandler Post, Arthur Pope, Paul Sachs, Edward Forbes, and Arthur Kingsley Porter, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Richard B.K. McLanathan (1916-1998) was an art historian, administrator, and writer. McLanathan received a Ph.D from Harvard in 1951. Ass't Curator of Paintings, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1946-1948, and Secretary, 1949-1956; Director, Museum of Art, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, 1957-1962; Curator of the Art Exhibit of the American National Exhibition, Moscow, Russia, 1959; New York State Council on the Arts,1960-1964; Director, American Association for Museums, 1976-1978; author of numerous publications on art.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 52 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators. Additional interview sessions are planned.

Occupation:

Art historians -- Maine -- Interviews  Search this

Art historians -- Massachusetts  Search this

Arts administrators -- Massachusetts  Search this

Authors -- Massachusetts  Search this

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

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

Identifier:

AAA.mclana94

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91adfd65d-f60f-490b-ac89-81df44f0f16f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-mclana94