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Creator:

Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971  Search this

Subject:

Wildenstein, Felix  Search this

Phillips, Duncan  Search this

Hays, Lee  Search this

Untermeyer, Louis  Search this

Zigrosser, Carl  Search this

Robeson, Paul  Search this

DuBois, W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt)  Search this

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano)  Search this

Ruggles, Carl  Search this

Stefansson, Vilhjalmur  Search this

Nearing, Helen  Search this

Nearing, Scott  Search this

Pach, Walter  Search this

Rasmussen, Knud  Search this

Reeves, Ruth  Search this

Seeger, Pete  Search this

Daniel, Charles  Search this

Cleland, T. M. (Thomas Maitland)  Search this

Davies, Arthur B. (Arthur Bowen)  Search this

Chamberlain, J. E.  Search this

Boyesen, Bayard  Search this

Chase, William Merritt  Search this

Freuchen, Peter  Search this

Gellert, Hugo  Search this

Gottlieb, Harry  Search this

Hartley, Marsden  Search this

Fitzgerald, James  Search this

Keller, Charles  Search this

Miller, Kenneth Hayes  Search this

Henri, Robert  Search this

Jones, Dan Burne  Search this

United American Artists  Search this

United Office and Professional Workers of America  Search this

United Scenic Artists  Search this

National Farmers' Union (U.S.)  Search this

National Maritime Union of America  Search this

American Artists' Congress  Search this

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

Artists League of America  Search this

Citizens' Committee for Government Arts Projects  Search this

Farmers Union of the New York Milk Shed  Search this

Federal Art Project  Search this

Federal Writers' Project  Search this

Macbeth Gallery  Search this

International Workers Order  Search this

Type:

Poems

Sketches

Business records

Photographs

Drawings

Citation:

Rockwell Kent papers, circa 1840-1993, bulk 1935-1961. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Designers -- New York (State)  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Politics and culture  Search this

Authors -- New York  Search this

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- United States -- Political aspects  Search this

Dairy farms  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Illustrators -- New York (State)  Search this

Illustration of books  Search this

Works of art  Search this

Art and war  Search this

Commercial art  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9557

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211757

AAA_collcode_kentrock

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211757

Creator:

Mowbray, Harry Siddons, 1858-1928  Search this

Subject:

McKim, Charles Follen  Search this

Mowbray, Florence Millard  Search this

Mead, William Rutherford  Search this

Mowbray, George S.  Search this

Mowbray, George Mordey  Search this

Sherwood, Herbert F. (Herbert Francis)  Search this

Mowbray, Helen Amelia  Search this

American Academy in Rome  Search this

Pierpont Morgan Library  Search this

University Club (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

United States. Commission of Fine Arts  Search this

Type:

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Prints

Sketches

Etchings

Diaries

Place:

Larz Anderson Park (Brookline, Mass.)

Citation:

Harry Siddons Mowbray and Mowbray family papers, 1872-1976. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

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

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Flags -- United States  Search this

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

Theme:

Diaries  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)7034

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209167

AAA_collcode_mowbharr

Theme:

Diaries

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209167

Creator:

Mowbray, H. Siddons (Harry Siddons), 1858-1928  Search this

Names:

American Academy in Rome  Search this

Pierpont Morgan Library  Search this

United States. Commission of Fine Arts  Search this

University Club (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

McKim, Charles Follen, 1847-1909  Search this

Mead, William Rutherford, 1846-1928  Search this

Mowbray, Florence Millard  Search this

Mowbray, George Mordey, d. 1891  Search this

Mowbray, George S.  Search this

Mowbray, Helen Amelia, d. 1910  Search this

Sherwood, Herbert F. (Herbert Francis), 1872-  Search this

Extent:

7.5 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Prints

Sketches

Etchings

Diaries

Place:

Larz Anderson Park (Brookline, Mass.)

Date:

1872-1976

Summary:

The papers of painter and muralist Harry Siddons Mowbray (1858-1928) and the Mowbray family measure 7.5 linear feet and date from 1872 to 1976. The papers document Mowbray's career as a painter and decorative muralist as well as his activities with the Commission of Fine Arts, the American Academy in Rome, and the Sculpture Commission of Connecticut. The papers include biographical materials, scattered correspondence, nineteen diaries, personal business records, commission files, organization files, writings and notes, printed materials, three scrapbooks, photographs, and artworks. There are scattered family papers of Helen Mowbray, Florence Mowbray, George Mowbray, and George Siddons Mowbray.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of painter and muralist Harry Siddons Mowbray (1858-1928) and the Mowbray family measure 7.5 linear feet and date from 1872 to 1976. The papers document Mowbray's career as a painter and decorative muralist as well as his activities with the Commission of Fine Arts, the American Academy in Rome, and the Sculpture Commission of Connecticut. The papers include biographical materials, scattered correspondence, nineteen diaries, personal business records, commission files, organization files, writings and notes, printed materials, three scrapbooks, photographs, and artworks. There are scattered family papers of Helen Mowbray, Florence Mowbray, George Mowbray, and George Siddons Mowbray.

Biographical material includes biographical sketches, certificates, obituaries and estate records, and school material. Also found are printed materials from memorial dedications, ceremonies, and dinners held in Washington, D.C., such as menus, invitations, and admission tickets.

Correspondence is scattered and consists of letters from family, professional colleagues, artists, and architects including Charles McKim and William R. Mead. Florence Mowbray's correspondence includes thank you notes and condolences.

Diaries include seventeen written by Harry Siddons Mowbray, one by Helen Mowbray, and one by Florence Mowbray. Harry Siddons Mowbray's diaries date from 1876 to 1927 and reference a trip to the Azores, current events, his career and works of art, and his service with the Commission of Fine Arts.

Writings and notes consist of Mowbray's handwritten autobiography, school writings, lists, and a biography of Mowbray by Herbert Sherwood.

Personal business records consist of a French military sponsorship, gift acknowledgements and receipts.

Commission files include correspondence, printed materials, and writings relating to Mowbray's works of art at: Larz Anderson House, Appellate Court in New York City; Federal Building in Cleveland, Ohio; Gunn Memorial Library in Washington, CT; the Life of Christ Series; Madison Square Church in New York City; Morgan Library in New York City; St. John's Church in Washington, CT; University Club in New York City; and F. W. Vanderbilt House in Hyde Park, New York.

Organization files document Mowbray's participation with the American Academy in Rome, the Commission of Fine Arts, and the Sculpture Commission of Connecticut. Files generall include organizational history, correspondence, printed material, writings, reports, meeting minutes, and printed material. Of note are materials relating to the standardization of the flag of the United States.

Printed material includes blank stationery and postcards, clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and an issue of Collector's News.

Photographs include two photo albums complied by the Mowbray family, portraits of Mowbray, snapshots with colleagues and friends, and photos of works of art.

One scrapbook compiled by Harry Siddons Mowbray relates to his travels in Rome in 1903-1904. Annother documents his artwork and career, and the third contains clippings concerning his chemical inventions.

Artworks include sketches, prints, and etchings by Harry Siddons Mowbray and others.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged as 11 series. Glass plate negatives are housed separately and closed to researchers.

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Information, 1872-1965 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1, 13, 15)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1873-1957 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Diaries, 1876-1929 (1.2 linear feet; Box 1-2)

Series 4: Writings and Notes, circa 1870-circa 1930 (0.2 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 5: Personal Business and Financial Records, 1877-1966 (3 folders; Box 3)

Series 6: Commission Files, 1896-1979 (0.4 linear feet; Box 3)

Series 7: Organization Files, 1904-1928 (0.7 linear feet; Box 3-4, 13, 15-16)

Series 8: Printed Material, 1876-1976 (0.2 linear feet; Box 4, 16)

Series 9: Photographs, circa 1874-circa 1928 (4.7 linear feet; Box 4-14, 17-18)

Series 10: Scrapbooks, circa 1890-1920 (0.3 linear feet; Box 5, 13-14)

Series 11: Artwork, 1870-1910 (3 folders; Box 5, 13)

Biographical / Historical:

Harry Siddons Mowbray (1858-1928) was a painter, muralist, and public servant who was active in New York, Connecticut, and Washington, D.C..

Born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1858, Harry Siddons was orphaned at an early age. He was sent to live with his mother's sister Annie and uncle, George Mowbray, whose name he adopted. Harry Siddons Mowbray attended West Point Military Academy but left to pursue a career as a painter. Upon moving to Paris, Mowbray enrolled at the Atelier Bonnant where he studied under Léon Bonnat. Mowbray received attention for his decorative murals thoughout the East Coast of the United States. His commissions included the J.P. Morgan Library, F. W. Vanderbilt house, Larz Anderson house, Appellate Courthouse of New York City, St. John's Church in Washignton Connecticut, and the Federal Building in Cleveland, Ohio. Later in his career, Mowbray returned to painting and completed theLife of Christ series of works.

In addition to painting, Mowbray served on public commissions and committees. He was a member of the federal Commission of Fine Arts from 1921 until his death in 1928. During this time, he was involved in the planning of many Washington, D.C. memorials and public works including the standardization of the flag of the United States of America. He served as director of the American Academy in Rome from 1903-1904.

Harry Siddons Mowbray married Helen Amelia Millard in 1888. They had one child, George Siddons Mowbray. After his wife's death, Mowbray married her sister, Florence in 1915. Together, Florence and Mowbray had two children. He died in 1928. After her husband's death, Florence Mowbray was active in publishing her husband's autobiography.

Separated Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds material lent for microfilming (reel 2895) including Mowbray's letters to his son George, travel diaries of Helen Mowbray, writings, artworks, and a photograph. Lent materials were returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.

Provenance:

The Harry Siddons Mowbray and Mowbray family papers were donated in multiple accretions by Mrs. Henry S. Mowbray, Mowbray's widow, Hugh McKittrick Jones, Jr., Mowbray's son in law, and Mrs. Helen M. Rogers from 1979-1983. Mrs. Helen M. Rogers also loaned materials for microfilming in 1983.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers 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:

Painters -- Connecticut  Search this

Topic:

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

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Flags -- United States  Search this

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

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Prints

Sketches

Etchings

Diaries

Citation:

Harry Siddons Mowbray and Mowbray family papers, 1872-1976. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.mowbharr

See more items in:

Harry Siddons Mowbray and Mowbray family papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9427779e6-0055-4892-aef8-0287d36de439

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-mowbharr

Interviewee:

Kadish, Reuben, 1913-1992  Search this

Interviewer:

Polcari, Stephen  Search this

Names:

Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956  Search this

Extent:

1 Sound cassette (Sound recording)

40 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1992 Apr. 15

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Reuben Kadish conducted 1992 Apr. 15, by Stephen Polcari, for the Archives of American Art. Kadish discusses designing murals for the WPA in the 1930s; working as an artist in the South Pacific for the U.S. Army during World War II; the N.Y. art scene in the 1940s; and his views on government support of the arts and on art censorship. He recalls Jackson Pollock.

Biographical / Historical:

Reuben Kadish (1913-1992) was a painter, sculptor, and mural painter from New York, N.Y.

Provenance:

These interviews are 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.

Restrictions:

Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.

Topic:

Mural painting and decoration, American  Search this

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

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

Art and war  Search this

Art and state  Search this

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

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

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.kadish92

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw969a2210b-c5e9-4f71-b9eb-6ef0ee5547dd

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-kadish92

Creator:

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Names:

Craven, Thomas, b. 1889  Search this

Macdonald-Wright, Stanton, 1890-1973  Search this

Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956  Search this

Wood, Grant, 1891-1942  Search this

Extent:

4 Reels (ca. 600 items (on 4 microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Reels

Place:

Middle west in art

Date:

1906-1975

Scope and Contents:

Biographical material; an interview with Benton concerning his Truman Library mural; correspondence, including many illustrated letters to his parents written while he was in school, studying in Paris, and in the Navy in Virginia; a letter from Thomas Craven and one from Stanton Macdonald-Wright; manuscripts, including "An American in Art," "An Artist in America," "Death of Grant Wood," "American Regionalism," "Life in Paris," "The Intimate Story," "Politics," and notes on Jackson Pollock; notes and notebooks containing writings; a handwritten manuscript of his speech at the dedication of his Truman Library mural; a few sketches and plates of his illustration for TOM SAWYER; a catalog, printed articles by Benton, and clippings; research material; and a photograph of Benton.

Biographical / Historical:

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) was an American Regionalist painter in Kansas City, Mo.

Provenance:

Lent 1980 by Benton Testamentary Trusts, Lyman Field, trustee.

Restrictions:

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

Occupation:

Painters -- Middle West  Search this

Topic:

Art, American -- Middle West  Search this

Regionalism  Search this

Art, Regional -- Middle West  Search this

Mural painting and decoration -- Middle West  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.bentthom

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw922b8b5d1-7bd9-4d50-9581-29c15f955d36

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-bentthom

Creator:

Lehman, Harold, 1913-2006  Search this

Interviewer:

Polcari, Stephen  Search this

Names:

Public Works of Art Project  Search this

Arenal, Luis  Search this

Armiduke, Merle  Search this

Blanch, Arnold, 1896-1968  Search this

Feitelson, Lorser, 1898-1978  Search this

Greenberg, Clement, 1909-1994  Search this

Guston, Philip, 1913-1980  Search this

Horr, Axel  Search this

Kadish, Reuben, 1913-1992  Search this

Katz, Leo, 1887-1982  Search this

Lundeberg, Helen, 1908-1999  Search this

Mahl, Carla  Search this

Maikowski, Max  Search this

McCoy, Stanley  Search this

Orozco, José Clemente, 1883-1949  Search this

Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956  Search this

Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957  Search this

Rosenberg, Harold, 1906-1978  Search this

Schwankovsky, Frederick John, 1885-1974  Search this

Serstadt, Louie  Search this

Siqueiros, David Alfaro  Search this

Stanley, George M., 1903-  Search this

de Laffiere, Jean  Search this

Extent:

144 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1997 Mar. 28

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Harold Lehman conducted 1997 Mar. 28, by Stephen Polcari, for the Archives of American Art. Lehman speaks of his early educational and artistic experiences in New York; taking sculpture classes; moving to California; going to school at Manual Arts; going to Ojai and learning the religious philosophy of Krishnamurti; participating in literary discussion groups and the books he read; his years at Otis Art Institute; working with Sisqueiros, and how the frescoes they created were destroyed by the Red Squad; when he became interested in painting; working with Lorser Feitelson; working with the Public Works of Art Project; moving back to New York and working with the Federal Arts Project; his experiences with Sisqueiros and the artist workshop they set up; his thoughts on the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Stalin and Trotsky; his thoughts on social realism; the project he did on Rikers Island; doing mural art; breaking both his arms two months before the attack on Pearl Harbor and how he managed to stay out of the army; working on his mural in Woodstock; working on war bond painting for the government; his art work during the war years; recollections of Jackson Pollack and his interest in Indian Art; going to see the Picasso show; his artistic influences; his thoughts on America's involvement in World War II; his life after the war and what inspired him; his memories of Phil Guston; thoughts on Harold Rosenberg and Clement Greenberg; his life after the war, and other recollections about his life and friends. He recalls Max Maikowski, Jean de Laffiere, Rutolo, Frederick J. Schwankovsky, Phil Guston, Jackson Pollack, Manuel Tolegian, Rueben Kadish, George Stanley, Roger Noble Vernon, D.A. Siqueiros, Luis Arenal, Lorser Feitelson, Helen Lundberg, Leo Katz, Merle Armiduke, Stanley McCoy, Axel Horr (Horn), Carla Mahl (Clara Moore), Louie Serstadt, Diego Rivera, Jose Orozco, Arnold Blanch, Harold Rosenberg, Clement Greenberg, Arnold Blanch, and many others.

Biographical / Historical:

Harold Lehman (1913-2006) was a painter, lithographer, designer, and sculptor from New York, N.Y.

General:

Originally recorded on 7 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 12 digital wav files. Duration is 8 hrs., 39 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.

Topic:

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

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Communism  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Social realism  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

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.lehman97

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9f4e9efd8-1e65-4972-bd49-6e277168e3f2

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-lehman97

Creator:

Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971  Search this

Names:

American Artists' Congress  Search this

Artists League of America  Search this

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

Citizens' Committee for Government Arts Projects  Search this

Farmers Union of the New York Milk Shed  Search this

Federal Art Project  Search this

Federal Writers' Project  Search this

International Workers Order  Search this

Macbeth Gallery  Search this

National Farmers' Union (U.S.)  Search this

National Maritime Union of America  Search this

United American Artists  Search this

United Office and Professional Workers of America  Search this

United Scenic Artists  Search this

Boyesen, Bayard  Search this

Chamberlain, J. E.  Search this

Chase, William Merritt, 1849-1916  Search this

Cleland, T. M. (Thomas Maitland), 1880-1964  Search this

Daniel, Charles, 1878-1971  Search this

Davies, Arthur B. (Arthur Bowen), 1862-1928  Search this

DuBois, W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963  Search this

Fitzgerald, James, 1899-1971  Search this

Freuchen, Peter, 1886-1957  Search this

Gellert, Hugo, 1892-1985  Search this

Gottlieb, Harry, 1895-  Search this

Hartley, Marsden, 1877-1943  Search this

Hays, Lee, 1914-1981  Search this

Henri, Robert, 1865-1929  Search this

Jones, Dan Burne  Search this

Keller, Charles, 1914-2006  Search this

Miller, Kenneth Hayes, 1876-1952  Search this

Nearing, Helen  Search this

Nearing, Scott, 1883-1983  Search this

Pach, Walter, 1883-1958  Search this

Phillips, Duncan, 1886-1966  Search this

Rasmussen, Knud, 1879-1933  Search this

Reeves, Ruth, 1892-1966  Search this

Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976  Search this

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

Ruggles, Carl, 1876-1971  Search this

Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014  Search this

Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962  Search this

Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977  Search this

Wildenstein, Felix, 1883-1952  Search this

Zigrosser, Carl, 1891-  Search this

Extent:

88 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Poems

Sketches

Business records

Photographs

Drawings

Date:

circa 1840-1993

bulk 1935-1961

Summary:

The Rockwell Kent papers measure 88.0 linear feet and date from circa 1840 to 1993 with the bulk of the collection dating from 1935 to 1961. The collection provides comprehensive coverage of Kent's career as a painter, illustrator, designer, writer, lecturer, traveler, political activist, and dairy farmer.

Scope and Content Note:

The Rockwell Kent papers measure 88 linear feet and date from circa 1840 to 1993 with the bulk of the collection dating from 1935 to 1961. The collection provides comprehensive coverage of Kent's career as a painter, illustrator, designer, writer, lecturer, traveler, political activist, and dairy farmer.

Circumstances surrounding the acquisition of the papers are highlighted in an article by Garnett McCoy ("The Rockwell Kent Papers," in the Archives of American Art Journal, 12, no. 1 [January 1972]: 1-9), recommended reading for researchers interested in the collection. The collection is remarkably complete, for in the mid 1920s Kent began keeping carbon copies of all outgoing letters, eventually employing a secretary (who became his third wife and continued her office duties for the remainder of Kent's life).

Series 1: Alphabetical Files contain Kent's personal and professional correspondence, along with business records of the dairy farm and associated enterprises; also included are printed matter on a wide variety of topics and promotional literature relating to organizations and causes of interest to him. Voluminous correspondence with his three wives, five children, and other relatives, as well as with literally hundreds of friends, both lifelong and of brief duration, illuminates Kent's private life and contributes to understanding of his complex character. Among the many correspondents of note are: his art teachers William Merritt Chase, Robert Henri, and Kenneth Hayes Miller; fellow artists Tom Cleland, Arthur B. Davies, James Fitzgerald, Hugo Gellert, Harry Gottleib, Marsden Hartley, Charles Keller, and Ruth Reeves; collectors Duncan Phillips and Dan Burne Jones; critics J. E. Chamberlain and Walter Pach; and dealers Charles Daniel, Felix Wildenstein, and Macbeth Galleries. Kent corresponded with such diverse people as Arctic explorers Peter Freuchen, Knud Rasmussen, and Vilhjalmar Steffanson; composer Carl Ruggles and songwriters Lee Hays and Pete Seeger; civil rights pioneers Paul Robeson and Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois; writers Bayard Boyesen, Scott and Helen Nearing, and Louis Untermeyer; and art historian and print curator Carl Zigrosser.

Kent's interest and involvement in the labor movement are reflected in correspondence with officials and members of a wide variety and large number of unions and related organizations, among them: the Farmers' Educational and Cooperative Union of America, Farmers' Union of the New York Milk Shed, International Workers Order, National Maritime Union, and United Office and Professional Workers of America. Of special interest is his participation, often in leadership roles, in various attempts to organize artists. Files on the American Artists' Congress, Artists League of America, The Artists Union, United American Artists, and United Scenic Artists contain particularly valuable material on the movement.

A supporter of New Deal efforts to aid artists, Kent was actively interested in the various programs and often was critical of their limitations; he advocated continuing federal aid to artists after the Depression abated. The Kent papers include correspondence with the Federal Arts Project, Federal Fine Arts Project, Federal Writers Project, and the War Department, as well as correspondence with the Citizens' Committee for Government Art Projects and President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the subject.

Kent's professional correspondence documents exhibitions, sales, consignments, and reproduction of prints and paintings. He kept meticulous records of his advertising commissions and illustration work. Detailed correspondence with publishers and printers indicates Kent's involvement in the technical aspects of production and provides a good overview of the publishing industry during the mid-twentieth century.

Business records of Asgaard Farm include records of the dairy and transfer of ownership to its employees, tax and employee information, and documents concerning several related business ventures such as distributor ships for grain, feed, and farm implements.

Series 2: Writings consists of notes, drafts, and completed manuscripts by Rockwell Kent, mainly articles, statements, speeches, poems, introductions, and reviews. The Kent Collection given to Friendship House, Moscow, in 1960, was augmented later by a set of his publications and the illustrated manuscripts of many of his monographs. Also included are a small number of manuscripts by other authors.

Series 3: Artwork consists mainly of drawings and sketches by Kent; also included are works on paper by other artists, many of whom are unidentified, and by children.

Series 4: Printed Matter consists of clippings, exhibition catalogs and announcements, brochures, broadsides, programs, and newsletters. These include items by and about Kent and his family, as well as articles written and/or illustrated by him, and reviews of his books. There is also material on a variety of subjects and causes of interest to him. Additional printed matter is included among the alphabetical files, mainly as attachments to correspondence.

Series 5: Miscellaneous includes biographical material, legal documents, and memorabilia. Artifacts received with papers include textile samples, a silk scarf, dinnerware, ice bucket, and rubber stamp, all featuring designs by Rockwell Kent. Also with this series are a variety of documents including a phrenological analysis of an ancestor, lists of supplies for expeditions, a hand-drawn map of an unidentified place, and technical notes regarding art materials and techniques.

Series 6: Photographs includes photographs of Kent, his family and friends, travel, and art number that over one thousand. Also included here are several albums of family and travel photographs.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into six series. Series 1 is arranged alphabetically. The arrangement of the remaining series is explained in each series description. Note that sealed materials that became available in 2000 were microfilmed separately on reels 5740-5741, but have integrated into this finding aid.

Missing Title

Series 1: Alphabetical Files, circa 1900-1971, undated (Reels 5153-5249, 5256, 5740-5741)

Series 2: Writings, 1906-1978, undated (Reels 5249-5252, 5741)

Series 3: Art Work, 1910-1972, undated (Reels 5252, 5741)

Series 4: Printed Matter, 1905-1993, undated (Reels 5252-5254)

Series 5: Miscellaneous, 1859-1969, undated (Reels 5254, 5741)

Series 6: Photographs, circa 1840-1970, undated (Reels 5254-5255, 5741)

Biographical Note:

Rockwell Kent (1882-1971), an energetic and multitalented man, pursued many interests and careers during his very long and active life. At various times he was an architect, draftsman, carpenter, unskilled laborer, painter, illustrator, printmaker, commercial artist, designer, traveler/explorer, writer, professional lecturer, dairy farmer, and political activist.

While studying architecture at Columbia University, Kent enrolled in William Merritt Chase's summer school at Shinnecock Hills, Long Island. He then redirected his career ambitions toward painting and continued to study with Chase in New York. Kent spent a summer working and living with Abbott H. Thayer in Dublin, New Hampshire, and attended the New York School of Art, where Robert Henri and Kenneth Hayes Miller were his teachers.

Critically and financially, Kent was a successful artist. He was very well known for his illustration work--particularly limited editions of the classics, bookplates, and Christmas cards. He was a prolific printmaker, and his prints and paintings were acquired by many major museums and private collectors. During the post-World War II era, Kent's political sympathies resulted in the loss of commissions, and his adherence to artistic conservatism and outspoken opposition to modern art led to disfavor within art circles. After many years of declining reputation in this country and unsuccessful attempts to find a home for the Kent Collection, Kent gave his unsold paintings--the majority of his oeuvre--to the Soviet Union, where he continued to be immensely popular.

An avid traveler, Kent was especially fascinated by remote, Arctic lands and often stayed for extended periods of time to paint, write, and become acquainted with the local inhabitants. Between 1918 and 1935, he wrote and illustrated several popular books about his experiences in Alaska, Tierra del Fuego, and Greenland. In the 1930s and 1940s, Kent was much in demand as a lecturer, making several nationwide tours under the management of a professional lecture bureau; he spoke mainly about his travels, but among his standard lectures were some on "art for the people."

In 1927, Kent purchased Asgaard Farm at AuSable Forks, New York, in the Adirondacks, where he lived for the remainder of his life, operating a modern dairy farm on a modest scale for many years.

As a young man, Kent met Rufus Weeks, became committed to social justice, and joined the Socialist Party. Throughout his life, he supported left-wing causes and was a member or officer of many organizations promoting world peace and harmonious relations with the Soviet Union, civil rights, civil liberties, antifascism, and organized labor. Kent was frequently featured as a celebrity sponsor or speaker at fund-raising events for these causes. In 1948, he ran unsuccessfully as the American Labor Party's candidate for Congress. Kent's unpopular political views eventually led to the dissolution of his dairy business, resulted in a summons to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee, and prompted the U.S. State Department to deny him a passport, an action that subsequently was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Kent wrote two autobiographies, This Is My Own (1940) and It's Me, O Lord (1955). In 1969, he was the subject of an oral history interview conducted by Paul Cummings for the Archives of American Art.

Provenance:

In 1969, Rockwell Kent donated his papers to the Archives of American Art; textile samples were received in 1979, and his widow gave additional papers in 1971 and 1996. Letters to Rockwell Kent from wives Frances and Sally, sealed during Sally Kent Gorton's lifetime, became available for research after her death in 2000, and further material was donated to the Archives of American Art in 2001 by the Estate of Sally Kent [Shirley Johnstone] Gorton.

Restrictions:

The microfilm of this collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website. Use of material not microfilmed or digitized 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:

Painters -- New York (State)  Search this

Topic:

Designers -- New York (State)  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Politics and culture  Search this

Authors -- New York  Search this

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- United States -- Political aspects  Search this

Dairy farms  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Illustrators -- New York (State)  Search this

Illustration of books  Search this

Works of art  Search this

Art and war  Search this

Commercial art  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war  Search this

Function:

Labor unions

Genre/Form:

Poems

Sketches

Business records

Photographs

Drawings

Citation:

Rockwell Kent papers, circa 1840-1993, bulk 1935-1961. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.kentrock

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Rockwell Kent papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97edd9940-eb61-4562-9583-def2da778b6a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-kentrock

Interviewee:

McNeil, George, 1908-1995  Search this

Interviewer:

Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994  Search this

Names:

American Abstract Artists  Search this

Art Students League (New York, N.Y.) -- Students  Search this

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Pratt Institute. Art School -- Students  Search this

United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this

Cavallon, Giorgio, 1904-1989  Search this

De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997  Search this

Dehner, Dorothy, 1901-1994  Search this

Diller, Burgoyne, 1906-1965  Search this

Dlugoszewski, Lucia, 1931-2000  Search this

Gorky, Arshile, 1904-1948  Search this

Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966  Search this

Hopper, Jo N. (Josephine Nivison), 1883-1968  Search this

Kline, Franz, 1910-1962  Search this

Levy, Edgar  Search this

Manso, Leo  Search this

Matulka, Jan, 1890-1972  Search this

Pereira, I. Rice (Irene Rice), 1902-1971  Search this

Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956  Search this

Reinhardt, Ad, 1913-1967  Search this

Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970  Search this

Smith, David, 1906-1965  Search this

Tworkov, Jack  Search this

Vytlacil, Vaclav, 1892-1984  Search this

Extent:

18 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1965 June 3

Scope and Contents:

An interview of George McNeil conducted by Dorothy Seckler for the Archives of American Art. McNeil speaks of his childhood and his family; becoming interested in art during high school; attending Pratt Institute, and not being satisfied there; deciding to drop out of Pratt after attending a lecture from Vaclav Vytlacil; going to the Metropolitan Museum every day drawing and analyzing paintings; meeting Arshile Gorky while at the Metropolitan Museum; attending the Art Students League; studying with Hans Hofmann; the start of the American Abstract Artists; his involvement in the WPA's mural project; attending Teachers College at Columbia before joining the Navy; re-entering the New York art scene during the forties and liking it very much; meeting and being influenced by Pollock; his views on the state of painting; how his work has evolved; the various stages in the way a painting developed for him; how The Club and the Eighth Street Club has influenced him; the ideas discussed at The Club, and how he feels surrealism was not a big influence on them; Jackson Pollock's influence on abstract expressionism; artists he admires or has admired; and his thoughts on the contemporary art scene. He recalls Vaclav Vytlacil, Arshile Gorky, Jan Matulka, David Smith, Dorothy Dehner, Edgar Levy, Leo Manso, Burgoyne Diller, Irene Rice Pereira, Hans Hofmann, Jo Hopper, Giorgio Cavallon, Linda Lindaberg (Cavallon), Mercedes Kahls, George Byron Brown, Albert Swinden, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollack, Franz Kline, Jack Tworkov, Ad Reinhardt, Mark Rothko, and many others.

Biographical / Historical:

George McNeil (1908-1995) was a painter and a printmaker in Brooklyn, N.Y.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound tapes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 49 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' 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 others.

Restrictions:

Transcript is available on the Archives of American Art's website.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

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

Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Abstract expressionism  Search this

Painting  Search this

Surrealism  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.mcneil65

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw94b6fc63b-c3c0-47b0-b1df-174fd019ac4e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-mcneil65

Interviewee:

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Names:

Craven, Thomas, b. 1889  Search this

Ingram, Rex, 1895-1969  Search this

Macdonald-Wright, Stanton, 1890-1973  Search this

Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956  Search this

Reed, Alma M.  Search this

Robinson, Boardman, 1876-1952  Search this

Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946  Search this

Weichsel, John, 1870-1946  Search this

Extent:

68 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1973 July 23-24

Scope and Contents:

Interview of Thomas Hart Benton conducted 1973 July 23-24, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Benton speaks of his childhood in Missouri and Washington, D.C., working as a newspaper cartoonist, and classes at the Chicago Art Institute (1907-1908) and the Academie Julian in Paris (1908). He discusses the New York art world, painting scenes for silent movies, the "Stieglitz Society," the synchromist and regionalist movements, John Weichsel and the People's Art Guild, teaching at the Art Students League and the Kansas City Art Institute, murals and mural techniques, lithographic illustrations, drawings, and World War II propaganda posters. He recalls Thomas Craven, Rex Ingram, Stanton Macdonald-Wright, Jackson Pollock, Alma Reed, Boardman Robinson, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) was a painter and mural painter.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 46 min.

Provenance:

These interviews are 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 others.

Restrictions:

ACCESS RESTRICTED; written permission required.

Occupation:

Painters -- Interviews  Search this

Topic:

Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century  Search this

Regionalism  Search this

Synchromism (Art)  Search this

Muralists -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Wyeth Endowment for American Art.

Identifier:

AAA.benton73

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91e88892f-d7a7-44fb-9f25-57d279ee317c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-benton73

Creator:

Refregier, Anton, 1905-  Search this

Names:

ACA Galleries  Search this

Bard College -- Faculty  Search this

Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)  Search this

National Council of American-Soviet Friendship (U.S.)  Search this

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

United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this

Woodstock Artists Association (Woodstock, N.Y.)  Search this

World Peace Council  Search this

De Diego, Julio, 1900-  Search this

Dreyfuss, Henry, 1904-  Search this

Elisofon, Eliot  Search this

Evergood, Philip, 1901-1973  Search this

Fast, Howard, 1914-2003  Search this

Geddes, Norman Bel, 1893-1958  Search this

Greenwood, Marion, 1909-1970  Search this

Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971  Search this

Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953  Search this

Morley, Eugene, 1909-1953  Search this

O'Higgins, Pablo, 1904-  Search this

Packard, Emmy Lou, 1914-1998  Search this

Randall, Byron, 1918-1999  Search this

Refregier, Lila  Search this

Siqueiros, David Alfaro  Search this

Yavno, Max  Search this

Extent:

35.9 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Travel diaries

Greeting cards

Interviews

Cartoons (working drawings)

Scrapbooks

Transcripts

Photographs

Diaries

Sketches

Place:

Chile

Soviet Union

Guatemala

Mexico

Date:

circa 1900-circa 1990

Summary:

The papers of Woodstock area painter, muralist, and designer, Anton Refregier (1905-1979) date from circa 1900 to circa 1990 and measure 35.9 linear feet. The collection records Refregier's early commercial work and murals for the Works Progress Adminstration (WPA) and documents his career through to the 1970s with records of commissions for many public and private buildings, exhibitions in the United States and abroad, teaching positions, essays and publications, and extensive travel, particularly to the Soviet Union and Mexico. The collection contains scattered biographical material, personal and business correspondence, notes and writings, 15 diaries and journals, mural and tapestry files, exhibition files, personal business records, printed material, 10 scrapbooks, artwork including sketches and cartoons for murals, and photographs of Refregier, his friends, family and travels.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of Woodstock area painter, muralist, and designer, Anton Refregier (1905-1979) date from circa 1900 to circa 1990 and measure 35.9 linear feet. The collection records Refregier's early commercial work and murals for the Works Progress Adminstration (WPA) and documents his career through to the 1970s with records of commissions for many public and private buildings, exhibitions in the United States and abroad, teaching positions, essays and publications, and extensive travel, particularly to the Soviet Union and Mexico. The collection contains scattered biographical material, personal and business correspondence, notes and writings, diaries and journals, mural and tapestry files, exhibition files, personal business records, printed material, scrapbooks, artwork including sketches and cartoons for murals, and photographs of Refregier, his friends, family and travels.

Biographical material contains legal records such as Refregier's will and marriage and death records, passports, resume material and 2 interview transcripts.

Correspondence, both chronological and alphabetical, constitutes almost a third of the collection and documents all aspects of Refregier's career including his work for the WPA, private commissions, representation by ACA Galleries, his involvement with groups such as the Woodstock Artists Association and his teaching work for institutions such as Bard College. Also documented are his involvement with local political groups and international organizations such as the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship and the World Peace Council, and travels including visits to the Soviet Union. Notable correspondents include Henry Dreyfuss, Philip Evergood, Rockwell Kent, Emmy-Lou Packard, and Byron Randall. Correspondence also includes family letters written primarily by Refregier to Lila Refregier, in addition to greeting cards received by the Refregier family, many of which contain original arwork.

Writings are primarily by Refregier and include drafts of many essays and autobiographical writings, in addition to copies of published works including Natural Figure Drawing, An Artists Journey and Sketches of the Soviet Union.

The collection contains diaries and journals from 12 years in various formats including published and handmade day planners and typed and handwritten journal entries. They include sketches and primarily record travel and daily activities including specific projects such as the New York World's Fair mural (1938-1939).

Mural and Tapestry files document individual commissions bid on and/or completed by Refregier. The creation of the Rincon Annex Post Office mural and subsequent controversies over its subject matter are well-documented here, as are many of Refregier's commissions for banks, hospitals, hotels, shopping centers, and schools.

Exhibition files document at least 15 of Refregier's exhibitions, including his first one-man show at ACA Galleries (1942) and his exhibition of paintings at the Hermitage Museum (1967) in what was then Leningrad.

Personal business records contain addresses of contacts. Scattered records referencing market values for Refregier's work can be found throughout the series in records such as bills and receipts, financial notes and tax records.

Printed material provides extensive coverage of Refregier's entire career through announcements, invitations, catalogs, and news clippings. His interests in art, literature, music, theater and politics are also well-represented in these files.

The collection contains 10 scrapbooks, mostly in fragmented condition, which contain a mixture of photographs, sketches and other artwork, notes and fragments of writings, and printed material. The scrapbooks document a variety of subjects including Refregier's family life, travels to Guatemala and the Soviet Union, and the artist at work.

Artwork consists primarily of artwork by Refregier in the form of mural design sketches and cartoons in various media, including pencil, ink and pastel, in addition to 21 sketchbooks, many of which also contain journal entries and notes. Also found here are prints and reproductions of Refregier's "Peace card" block engravings for every year from 1950-1973, with the exception of 1970.

Photographs document all phases of Refregier's career and include family photographs dating from circa 1900, photos of Refregier in the studio including work for the WPA, Refregier and other artists and individuals at events and parties from the 1940s-1970s, travel snapshots probably taken in Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, and the Soviet Union, and photographs of artwork and installations. Individuals pictured include Julio de Diego, Marion Greenwood, Rockwell Kent, Pablo O'Higgins and David Siqueiros; also, a series of press photographs by Albert A. Freeman pictures Refregier with Howard Fast, Norman Bel Geddes, Marion Greenwood, John Kingsbury, Yasuo Kuniyoshi and Harry Stockwell. One photograph by Eliot Elisofon, 2 by Eugene Morley and 4 by Max Yavno can also be found here.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 11 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1925-1980 (Box 1; 0.25 linear ft.)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1912-circa 1990s (Boxes 1-11, 36, OVs 38, 45; 10.2 linear ft.)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1930s-circa 1970s (Boxes 11-14, OV 45; 3.3 linear ft.)

Series 4: Diaries and Journals, 1923-1979 (Box 15; 0.6 linear ft.)

Series 5: Mural and Tapestry Files, circa 1930s-circa 1970s (Boxes 15-18, 36, OVs 38, 45, 46, RD 42; 3.65 linear ft.)

Series 6: Exhibition Files, 1942-1981 (Boxes 18-19; 0.6 linear ft.)

Series 7: Personal Business Records, 1920s-1980s (Boxes 19-20; 1.8 linear ft.)

Series 8: Printed Material, circa 1920s-1980s (Boxes 21-28, 36; 7.4 linear ft.)

Series 9: Scrapbooks, 1930s-1960s (Boxes 28, 37, BV 47; 1.1 linear ft.)

Series 10: Artwork, circa 1930s-circa 1970s (Boxes 28-30, 36, OVs 40, 41, RDs 42-44; 3.5 linear ft.)

Series 11: Photographic Material, ca. 1900-1980s (Boxes 31-35, 39; 4.5 linear ft.)

Biographical Note:

Russian-born Woodstock painter Anton Refregier (1905-1979) immigrated to the United States in 1920. Refregier was well-known for his sometimes controversial social realist murals for the WPA.

After an apprenticeship to the sculptor, Vasilief, in Paris, Anton Refregier attended the Rhode Island School of Design from 1920-1925 and studied with Hans Hofmann in Germany in 1927. He had his first one-man show at ACA Galleries in New York City in 1942 and settled in Woodstock, New York, with his wife, Lila, and three children Anton, Jr., Brigit and Aleksandre, where he became a prominent member of the artist community.

Refregier completed several social realist murals for the federal Works Progress Adminstration (WPA) program, including one at the New York Worlds Fair in 1939 and the controversial Rincon Annex Post Office mural in San Francisco begun in 1941. He also completed interior design installations for businesses such as the nightclub, Cafe Society Uptown, and the restaurant, The Cookery, in New York City. In addition to being an easel and mural painter Refregier worked in tapestry, mosaic, ceramic, and collage, and completed many commissions for hotels, banks, hospitals, restaurants, synagogues, supermarkets and deparment stores throughout the country.

Refregier taught at various institutions including Stanford University, the University of Arkansas, and Bard College and his publications inlcude Natural Figure Drawing (1948), An Artist's Journey (1965), and Sketches of the Soviet Union (1978). He traveled regularly to the Soviet Union to explore and exchange ideas about art and culture and as a representative of the World Peace Council.

Anton Refregier died in Moscow in October 1979 while visiting the Soviet Union. His work can be found in many museums including the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Metropolitan Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Related Material:

Also found in the Archives of American Art are an oral history interview with Anton Refregier, 1964, Nov. 5 by Joseph Trovato; and Papers regarding Anton Refregier mural controversy, 1953.

Provenance:

Donated 1983 by Lila Refregier, widow of Anton Refregier, and in 1992 by Brigit R. Sutton, Refregier's daughter.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

Rights:

Authorization to quote or reproduce for purposes of publication requires written permission from Bridget R. Sutton via Bridget's son, Tim Sutton. Contact Reference Services for more information.

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:

Tapestry  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching  Search this

Political clubs  Search this

Muralists -- New York -- Woodstock  Search this

Art -- Commissioning  Search this

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

Mural painting and decoration -- Archival resources -- 20th century  Search this

Designers -- New York (State)  Search this

Artists' studios -- Photographs  Search this

Genre/Form:

Travel diaries

Greeting cards

Interviews

Cartoons (working drawings)

Scrapbooks

Transcripts

Photographs

Diaries

Sketches

Citation:

Anton Refregier papers, circa 1900-circa 1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Identifier:

AAA.refranto

See more items in:

Anton Refregier papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9545f99ed-0a65-4626-904d-8dda5c569fcf

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-refranto

Interviewee:

Johnson, Buffie  Search this

Interviewer:

Cummings, Paul  Search this

Names:

Hayter, Stanley William, 1901-1988  Search this

Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966  Search this

Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956  Search this

Putzel, Howard, 1898-1945  Search this

Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970  Search this

Smith, Tony, 1912-1980  Search this

Extent:

2 Sound tape reels (Sound recording, 5 in.)

140 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound tape reels

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1977 Nov. 22-1978 Jan. 23

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Buffie Johnson conducted 1977 Nov. 22-1978 Jan. 23, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

Johnson speaks of her childhood in New York City and Ducksbury, Mass.; her early encouragement in art; life in Paris and the European scene before World War II. She discusses gettting established as a painter, selling her early work, the change in her painting toward abstraction, her friendship with gallery owner Howard Putzel, painting a mural for a movie theater, her inspirations for painting and her interest in the women's movement. She recalls Tony Smith, Hans Hofmann, Stanley William Hayter, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock.

Biographical / Historical:

Buffie Johnson (1912-2006) was a painter and muralist from New York, N.Y.

Provenance:

These interviews are 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 others.

Restrictions:

Transcript: Use requires an appointment.

Occupation:

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

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

Topic:

Painting, Abstract -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

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

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women muralists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

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.johnso77

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw939e09048-eb0d-453d-8407-d295b4ef7c7e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-johnso77

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Program 1998 Washington, D.C.  Search this

Stone, Annie (recorder)  Search this

Recorder:

Braunschwig, Fran (recorder)  Search this

Performer:

Venegas, Dolores  Search this

Quiroz Garcia, Jose Isabel  Search this

Zamarippa, Clemente  Search this

Arellano, Juan Estevan  Search this

Roman, Luis  Search this

Amadeo Flores y su Conjunto  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

compact audio cassette

1 Sound cassette (analog.)

Culture:

Mexicans  Search this

Americans  Search this

Hispanic Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Place:

United States

Washington (D.C.)

Mexico

Coahuila

Ro̕ Bravo (Tamaulipas, Mexico)

Tamaulipas (Mexico : State)

Saltillo (Coahuila, Mexico)

Texas

Ojinaga (Mexico)

Santa Elena (Tex.)

New Mexico

Alice (Tex.)

Date:

1998 July 2

Track Information:

101 Culture, Local Development Projects / Dolores Venegas, Jose Isabel Quiroz Garcia.

102 Art Traditions / Clemente Zamarippa, Juan Estevan Arellano, Luis Roman.

103 Conjunto Music / Flores, Amadeo y su Conjunto. Accordion,Bajo sexto.

Local Numbers:

FP-1998-CT-0226-7

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 2, 1998.

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Topic:

Oral history  Search this

Conjunto music  Search this

Tejano music  Search this

Accordion  Search this

Bajo sexto  Search this

Horticulture  Search this

Technology  Search this

Natural resources  Search this

Factories  Search this

Tradition  Search this

Ixtle  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Horsehair braiding  Search this

Signs and signboards  Search this

Retablo (Panel painting)  Search this

Painting  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1998, Item FP-1998-CT-0226

See more items in:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 4: The Río Grande/Río Bravo Basin / 4.3: Audio

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk53bc7cea9-2ce8-4dd9-a349-a0cf0a3ca4ad

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1998-ref789

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Program 1998 Washington, D.C.  Search this

Miller, Mark K., 1953- (recorder)  Search this

Recorder:

Braunschwig, Fran (recorder)  Search this

Performer:

Aguilar, Charles J., 1946-  Search this

Ackley, Jeff  Search this

Roman, Luis  Search this

Russom, Maria Elena  Search this

Amadeo Flores y su Conjunto  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

compact audio cassette

1 Sound cassette (analog.)

Culture:

Indians of North America  Search this

Americans  Search this

Mexicans  Search this

Hispanic Americans  Search this

Ojibwa Indians  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Place:

United States

Washington (D.C.)

New Mexico

Wisconsin

Bernalillo (N.M.)

Madison (Wis.)

Mexico

Ojinaga (Mexico)

Los Ojos (N.M.)

Texas

Alice (Tex.)

Date:

1998 June 27

Track Information:

101 Environmental Impact On Traditional Culture / Charles J. Aguilar, Jeff Ackley.

102 Art Markets / Luis Roman, Maria Elena Russom.

103 Conjunto Music / Flores, Amadeo y su Conjunto. Accordion,Bajo sexto.

Local Numbers:

FP-1998-CT-0216-7

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 27, 1998.

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Topic:

Oral history  Search this

American Indian  Search this

Conjunto music  Search this

Tejano music  Search this

Accordion  Search this

Bajo sexto  Search this

Natural resources  Search this

Cities and towns -- Growth  Search this

Ecology  Search this

Painting  Search this

Crafts & decorating  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Weaving  Search this

Retablo (Panel painting)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1998, Item FP-1998-CT-0216

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 4: The Río Grande/Río Bravo Basin / 4.3: Audio

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk59a611821-f006-4c05-b3b2-7ad6d786af9d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1998-ref779

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Program 1998 Washington, D.C.  Search this

Dennie, David (recorder)  Search this

Recorder:

Braunschwig, Fran (recorder)  Search this

Performer:

Zamarippa, Clemente  Search this

Quiroz Garcia, Jose Isabel  Search this

Amadeo Flores y su Conjunto  Search this

Venegas, Dolores  Search this

Bautista, Jose Guadalupe Aleja  Search this

Roman, Luis  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

compact audio cassette

1 Sound cassette (analog.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Mexicans  Search this

Hispanic Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Place:

United States

Washington (D.C.)

Coahuila

Mexico

Texas

Saltillo (Coahuila, Mexico)

Santa Elena (Tex.)

Alice (Tex.)

Durango

Ojinaga (Mexico)

Ro̕ Bravo (Tamaulipas, Mexico)

Ciudad Juar̀ez (Durango, Mexico)

Date:

1998 July 5

Track Information:

101 Desert Resources / Clemente Zamarippa, Jose Isabel Quiroz Garcia.

102 Conjunto Music / Flores, Amadeo y su Conjunto. Accordion,Bajo sexto.

103 Traditional Crafts / Dolores Venegas, Jose Guadalupe Aleja Bautista, Luis Roman.

Local Numbers:

FP-1998-CT-0236-7

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 5, 1998.

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Topic:

Oral history  Search this

Conjunto music  Search this

Tejano music  Search this

Accordion  Search this

Bajo sexto  Search this

Natural resources  Search this

Cowboys  Search this

Weaving  Search this

Weather  Search this

Deserts  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Gender  Search this

Basket making  Search this

Recycling (Waste, etc.)  Search this

Community life  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1998, Item FP-1998-CT-0236

See more items in:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 4: The Río Grande/Río Bravo Basin / 4.3: Audio

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5cc3ec0de-4831-4d3c-aa15-c1c3eae001e3

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1998-ref799

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Program 1998 Washington, D.C.  Search this

Nativsky, Amy (recorder)  Search this

Pfeifer, Brian (recorder)  Search this

Performer:

Herrera, Arnold  Search this

Roman, Luis  Search this

Amadeo Flores y su Conjunto  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

compact audio cassette

1 Sound cassette (analog.)

Culture:

Americans  Search this

Mexicans  Search this

Hispanic Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Place:

United States

Washington (D.C.)

New Mexico

Mexico

Ojinaga (Mexico)

Cochiti (N.M.)

Texas

Alice (Tex.)

Date:

1998 June 25

Track Information:

102 Art Traditions / Arnold Herrera, Luis Roman.

103 Conjunto Music / Flores, Amadeo y su Conjunto. Accordion,Bajo sexto.

Local Numbers:

FP-1998-CT-0207-7

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 25, 1998.

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Topic:

Oral history  Search this

Conjunto music  Search this

Tejano music  Search this

Accordion  Search this

Bajo sexto  Search this

Painting  Search this

Musical instruments -- Construction  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Pottery  Search this

Retablo (Panel painting)  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1998, Item FP-1998-CT-0207

See more items in:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 4: The Río Grande/Río Bravo Basin / 4.3: Audio

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5d1639cd9-a991-4bcc-8dc6-dece95228031

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1998-ref770

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Program 1998 Washington, D.C.  Search this

Dennie, David (recorder)  Search this

Recorder:

Braunschwig, Fran (recorder)  Search this

Performer:

Venegas, Dolores  Search this

Bautista, Jose Guadalupe Aleja  Search this

Roman, Luis  Search this

Zamarippa, Clemente  Search this

Russan, Nena, 1964-  Search this

Amadeo Flores y su Conjunto  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Extent:

compact audio cassette

1 Sound cassette (analog.)

Culture:

Mexicans  Search this

Americans  Search this

Hispanic Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Place:

United States

Washington (D.C.)

Durango

Mexico

Ciudad Juar̀ez (Durango, Mexico)

Ro̕ Bravo (Tamaulipas, Mexico)

Ojinaga (Mexico)

New Mexico

Texas

Santa Elena (Tex.)

Los Ojos (N.M.)

Alice (Tex.)

Date:

1998 July 5

Track Information:

101 Traditional Crafts / Dolores Venegas, Jose Guadalupe Aleja Bautista, Luis Roman.

102 Regional Cultures / Clemente Zamarippa, Nena Russan.

103 Conjunto Music / Flores, Amadeo y su Conjunto. Accordion,Bajo sexto.

Local Numbers:

FP-1998-CT-0237-7

Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:

Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 5, 1998.

Restrictions:

Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Topic:

Oral history  Search this

Conjunto music  Search this

Tejano music  Search this

Accordion  Search this

Bajo sexto  Search this

Gender  Search this

Crafts & decorating  Search this

Community life  Search this

Dolls  Search this

Rattles  Search this

Games  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Cowboys  Search this

Weaving  Search this

Ranching  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1998, Item FP-1998-CT-0237

See more items in:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 4: The Río Grande/Río Bravo Basin / 4.3: Audio

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk56c1538f4-d724-4130-a7b7-47febc26744b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1998-ref800

Author:

National Gallery of Canada  Search this

Subject:

United States Public Buildings Administration Section of Fine Arts  Search this

Physical description:

26 p., 4 leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Place:

United States

Date:

1940

20th century

Topic:

Mural painting and decoration, American  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

New Deal art  Search this

Call number:

ND2608 .E96

ND2608.E96

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_143313

Author:

Musée royaux des beaux-arts de Belgique  Search this

Physical description:

[12] p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Place:

United States

Date:

1978

[1978?]

20th century

Topic:

Street art  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Call number:

ND2608 .M97

ND2608.M97

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_198368

Author:

Midtown Galleries (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Janet Marqusee Fine Arts  Search this

Physical description:

38, [1] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 x 28 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Place:

United States

Date:

1988

[1988]

20th century

Topic:

Mural painting and decoration, American  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Artists' preparatory studies  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Call number:

ND2608 .P14 1988

ND2608.P14 1988

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_353976

Author:

Adams, Henry 1949-  Search this

Robinson, Boardman 1876-1952  Search this

Subject:

Robinson, Boardman 1876-1952  Search this

Physical description:

24 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Place:

United States

Date:

1996

C1996

20th century

Topic:

Mural painting and decoration, American  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Call number:

N552.2 .A52 1966

N40.1.R66 A33 1996

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_505332