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James Mahlon Rosen papers

Creator:
Rosen, James Mahlon, 1933-  Search this
Names:
Evans, Elizabeth Fay, 1940-1980  Search this
Extent:
0.6 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sketchbooks
Date:
1959-1981
Scope and Contents:
Sketchbooks, correspondence, photographs, notes, and printed material.
REEL 8: Three sketchbooks, 1959-1961.
UNMICROFILMED: Material generated in preparation for an exhibition of work by Elizabeth Fay Evans at the Santa Rosa Junior College Art Gallery, including correspondence, exhibition catalogs, drafts of the catalog, exhibition announcements, and photographs. Also included are correspondence with Raymond A. MacDonald, Elizabeth Quandt Barr, and Roger Barr; post cards, airograms, and xeroxes of letters sent.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter and art historian; Detroit, Michigan and later Santa Rosa, California.
Related Materials:
James Mahlon Rosen papers also at Syracuse University.
Provenance:
Sketchbooks on reel 8 donated 1964 by Lloyd Rodnick of Flint Community Junior College. Unmicrofilmed material donated by Rosen, 1981-1982.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Art historians -- California -- Santa Rosa  Search this
Painters -- California -- Santa Rosa  Search this
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- Santa Rosa  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Women art historians  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sketchbooks
Identifier:
AAA.rosejamm
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e499edea-a438-410e-98e3-f2ad0ee741c3
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-rosejamm

Samuel R. Clayberger, Jr. papers

Creator:
Clayberger, Samuel R. (Samuel Robert), 1926-2018  Search this
Extent:
0.2 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1945-1981
Scope and Contents:
Biographical material; correspondence; exhibition catalogs, undated and 1966-81; and photographs of Clayberger, his models, and works of art.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter, instructor; Los Angeles, Calif.
Provenance:
Donated by Samuel R. Clayberger, 1981.
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:
Painters -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.claysamu
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a1d122b1-f78b-463d-8b6e-5908596c82c4
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-claysamu

Warren Eliphalet Rollins papers

Creator:
Rollins, Warren Eliphalet, 1861-1962  Search this
Extent:
1 Microfilm reel
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Microfilm reels
Date:
[ca. 1900-1984]
Scope and Contents:
A 144 page draft of an unpublished biography of Rollins by his grandson Warren Griffin, entitled A CIRCLE OF LIGHT; negatives and photographs of Rollins' home in Antioch, Calif., his art work, Rollins in his studios, his wife, Birdella Rollins, and a self portrait by Rollins.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter and teacher; Antioch, Calif.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming, 1984, by Warren Griffin, Rollins' grandson, as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Painters -- California -- Antioch  Search this
Topic:
Artists' studios -- California -- Antioch -- Photographs  Search this
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- Antioch  Search this
Function:
Artists' studios -- California
Identifier:
AAA.rollwarr
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90a3fa9cc-3d3b-487f-a30e-ef30b5b3cc52
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-rollwarr

William T. Wiley illustrated journals

Creator:
Wiley, William T., 1937-2021  Search this
Extent:
5 Volumes ((on 1 microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Volumes
Sketchbooks
Date:
1971-1974
Scope and Contents:
Journals containing ideas for Wiley's paintings, accounts of days, and puns and word games. One journal is from a summer spent in Italy (1971) and includes some sketches. The remaining four journals (1971-1974) are filled with watercolors and sketches.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter; San Francisco Bay area, California. Achieved international recognition for highly imaginative and unconventional art. Studied at California School of Fine Art 1956-1962 with Frank Lobdell and other exponents of Abstract Expressionism.
Provenance:
Lent 1975 by William T. Wiley.
Restrictions:
ACCESS RESTRICTED; use requires written permission. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Painters -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Topic:
Painting, Abstract -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area  Search this
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sketchbooks
Identifier:
AAA.wilewill
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9b9588fca-fe16-47fe-b5e9-9719ed3b8fd4
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-wilewill

Theodore Wores papers

Creator:
Wores, Theodore, 1858-1939  Search this
Names:
Bohemian Club (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this
Duveneck, Frank, 1848-1919  Search this
Gray, Percy, 1869-1952  Search this
Keith, William, 1838-1911  Search this
Peck, Orrin, 1860-1921  Search this
Peters, Charles Rollo, 1862-1928  Search this
Russel, Alexander, Mrs  Search this
Sandona, Matteo, b. 1883  Search this
Shenson, A. Jess  Search this
Tilden, Douglas, 1860-1935  Search this
Extent:
296 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1881-1967
Scope and Contents:
Letters received, 1884-1967, concern Wores' art work, the Bohemian Club, the work of sculptor Douglas Tilden, and other matters. William Keith writes of his own work and choice of subject matter. Other correspondents include Orrin Peck, Frank Duveneck, Charles Rollo Peters, Mrs. Alexander Russel, Matteo Sandona, and Percy Gray. In addition, there are two scrapbooks, 1881-1938; a typescript of CALIFORNIA ART RESEARCH, 1937-Abstract from WPA Project 2874, which is a monograph on Wores with penciled corrections by him; and 5 articles from THE CENTURY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE, 1889-1899, 4 of them written by Wores, and 1 illustrated by him.
Biographical / Historical:
Landscape painter, portrait painter, illustrator, teacher. Year of birth also cited as 1860. Born in San Francisco, resided many places.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming April 1974 by A. Jess Shenson, M.D., along with his brother Ben who spent many years researching Wores.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Portrait painters  Search this
Illustrators  Search this
Landscape painters  Search this
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 19th century -- United States  Search this
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.woretheo
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97d8e0f2e-310c-47c5-9738-ec4a0fae0bcc
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-woretheo

Gyula Zilzer papers

Creator:
Zilzer, Gyula, 1898-1969  Search this
Extent:
1.4 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sketchbooks
Date:
1926-1969
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence, writings, sketchbooks, photographs, diaries, biographical material, and printed material.
REEL N/70-47: Correspondence; 3 notebooks with diary entries; 5 sketchbooks; painting notes; exhibition announcements; and writings.
UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence; writings; lithographs; sketchbooks; appointment and address books containing notes; personal photographs and photographs of Zilzer's art work; exhibition catalogs and announcements; and biographical data.
Biographical / Historical:
Gyula Zilzer (1898-1969) was a painter, printmaker, illustrator, and film designer in Hollywood, California and New York, New York. Born in Budapest, Hungary. Studied at the Hans Hofmann School in Munich.
Provenance:
Donated by Mrs. Mary Zilzer, widow of Gyula Zilzer, 1970.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Art directors -- California -- Hollywood  Search this
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Prints -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sketchbooks
Identifier:
AAA.zilzgyul
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90da2117e-a214-4002-9072-8fe718c30a0e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-zilzgyul

Irving and Hela Norman papers

Creator:
Norman, Irving, 1906-1989  Search this
Norman, Hela  Search this
Extent:
10 Linear feet
142.32 Gigabytes
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Gigabytes
Photographs
Interviews
Video recordings
Sound recordings
Date:
circa 1920-2010
Summary:
The papers of Irving and Hela Norman measure 10.0 linear feet and 142.32 GB and date from circa 1920 to 2010. The papers document the career of painter Irving Norman through biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, curators, art galleries, and museums; writings, exhibition records, personal business records, printed material, personal photographs, and photographs of his artwork. Also found are numerous audio and video interviews of Irving and Hela Norman. Some of the materials, interviews and photographs are digital.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Irving and Hela Norman measure 10.0 linear feet and 142.32 GB and date from circa 1920 to 2010. The papers document the career of painter Irving Norman through biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, curators, art galleries, and museums; writings, exhibition records, personal business records, printed material, personal photographs, and photographs of his artwork. Also found are numerous audio and video interviews of Irving and Hela Norman. Some of the materials, interviews and photographs are digital.

Researchers should note that the collection primarily documents Irving Norman's late career and Hela Norman's work to manage the exhibition and sale of Irving's work after his death. Almost all of the Norman's drawings and personal records were lost in a house and studio fire in December 1988.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as 8 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1929-2010 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1951-2010 (3 linear feet; Box 1-4)

Series 3: Interviews, circa 1974-2008 (3 linear feet; Box 4-7, 45.17 GB; ER01-ER18)

Series 4: Writings, circa 1974-2010 (5 folders; Box 7, 0.002 GB; ER19)

Series 5: Exhibition Records, 1980-2008 (1 linear foot; Box 7-8)

Series 6: Personal Business Records, 1974-2010 (0.8 linear feet; Box 8-9, 2.52 GB; ER20-21)

Series 7: Printed Material, 1940s-2000s (0.3 linear feet; Box 9)

Series 8: Photographs, circa 1920-2010 (1.4 linear feet; Box 9-10, 94.63 GB; ER22-ER34)
Biographical / Historical:
Irving Norman (1906-1989) was a social surrealist painter in San Francisco, Calif. He married Hela Bohlen (1927-2010) in 1955.

Norman was born Irving Noachowitz in Vilna, Russia in 1906. He emigrated to the United States in 1923 and worked in a barber shop in Monticello, New York. In 1934 he moved to Los Angeles and opened his own barber shop in Laguna Beach. A few years later he volunteered for service in the Abraham Lincoln battalion in Spain, and upon returning to California , he joined a life drawing group. He attended the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco in 1940, studying with William Gaw and Spencer Macky, and in 1945 had his first major solo exhibition. At this time he also won the San Francisco Art Association's Albert Bender Memorial Prize. In 1946 he studied at the Art Students' League in New York and traveled to Mexico. He received much press when one of his paintings was removed from an exhibition at the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum for obscenity in 1950. Despite this setback, he continued to regularly exhibition his work over the next decade.

A renewed interest in Irving Norman's work occurred in the mid-1970s, at which time he exhibited many new paintings. During the 1980s he continued to exhibit his work and participated in several video interviews. In 1988 a storm caused a fire which destroyed his house and studio, including drawings and most personal papers. Irving Norman passed away at home in July 1989 and a memorial retrospective of his work was held at San Jose State University the following year. Hela Norman continued to manage the sale and exhibition of Irving's artwork until her death in 2010.
Related Materials:
Also in the Archives of American Art is a videorecording of an interview with Irving Norman, produced by Bay Area Video Coalition, Zeke Richardson and Larry Andrews, in cooperation with the Archives of American Art. The interview was conducted by Michael S. Bell, March 5, 1988.
Separated Materials:
Also in the Archives of American Art is material lent for microfilming (reel 4705) including slides, photographs of artwork, and letters. Lent materials were returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.
Provenance:
Irving and Hela Norman first donated a small amount of papers in 1988-1989. Hela Norman loaned additional material for microfilming in 1990. The rest of the collection was gifted in 2011 by Hela Norman via Tom Von Tersch, Trustee.
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.
Occupation:
Painters -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Interviews
Video recordings
Sound recordings
Citation:
Irving and Hela Norman papers, circa 1920-2010. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.normirvi
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Irving and Hela Norman papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw975df93e9-5803-4cdd-a9a9-171638ac85d3
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-normirvi

Oral history interview with Robert S. Neuman

Interviewee:
Neuman, Robert S.  Search this
Interviewer:
Brown, Robert F.  Search this
Extent:
106 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1991 May 1-June 19
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Robert S. Neuman conducted 1991 May 1-1991 June 19, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Neuman discusses his childhood in Idaho; art training in Idaho and San Francisco; California artists Clyfford Still, Richard Diebenkorn, Hassel Smith, and Nathan Oliveira; WWII service; the School of the Pacific vs. Euro-centric New York; studying in Germany on a Fulbright scholarship; the influence of work by Willi Baumeister and Wolfgang Wols; moving to Boston and the art community there in the 1950s and 1960s; studying in Barcelona on a Guggenheim fellowship; the evolution of his painting in overlapping phases; and his preference for being outside the mainstream art world.
Biographical / Historical:
Robert S. Neuman (1926- ) is an abstract painter and art instructor from San Francisco, Germany, Spain, and Boston.
General:
Originally recorded on 5 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 9 digital wav files. Duration is 6 hrs., 41 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 administrators.
Restrictions:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Occupation:
Art teachers -- Massachusetts -- Interviews  Search this
Topic:
Painting, Abstract -- Massachusetts  Search this
Painting, Modern -- 20th century  Search this
Painters -- Massachusetts -- Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.neuman91
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95a1f86ba-66b3-4fa1-8677-00b29b307206
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-neuman91
Online Media:

Charles Kessler letters

Creator:
Kessler, Charles, 1943-  Search this
Names:
McCanless, Rosamond  Search this
Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980  Search this
Extent:
3 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1973-1974
Scope and Contents:
Three letters pertaining to Kessler's research on Clyfford Still; including one letter from Rosamond McCanless, one from Still and one from Betty Parsons Gallery.
Biographical / Historical:
Art critic and artist; Venice, California.
Provenance:
Donated 1980 by Charles Kessler.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Art critics  Search this
Painters  Search this
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 20th century  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.kesschar
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92d4c6ebb-afe0-46d1-b011-a314bbaafedc
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-kesschar

Carl Holty papers

Creator:
Holty, Carl, 1900-1973  Search this
Names:
Bearden, Romare, 1911-1988  Search this
Byrne, Charles B.  Search this
Hiler, Hilaire, 1898-1966  Search this
Extent:
1.8 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Interviews
Photograph albums
Date:
circa 1860s-1972
bulk 1940-1967
Summary:
The Carl Holty papers are dated circa 1860s-1972 (bulk 1940-1967), measure 1.8 linear feet and contain correspondence, writings, printed material and photographs documenting Holty's career as an abstract painter and painting teacher.
Scope and Content Note:
The papers of Carl Holty are dated circa 1860s-1972 (bulk 1940-1967), measure 1.8 linear feet and consist of correspondence, writings, printed material and photographs documenting Holty's career as an abstract painter and painting teacher.

Correspondence with Romare Bearden, Charles Byrne and Hilaire Hiler concerns art, exhibitions and reviews, education, and news of mutual friends. Holty's writings include articles, autobiographical writings, unpublished manuscripts of a monograph, Art In America, and an untitled novel. Also found among his writings is a journal which contains his reminiscences of artist friends and acquaintances, and reflections on art, art history, and his life, personal plans and aspirations.

Printed material consists mainly of clippings about or mentioning Holty, and reviews and publicity relating to The Painter's Mind, a book Holty wrote with Romare Bearden. Miscellaneous records consist of a transcript of an interview with Carl Holty and an identification card issued to his father.

Photographs are of artwork, people and places. Also included are 6 photograph albums of Holty's artwork, and a small number of negatives. The people pictured are mainly Holty, friends and family. There is also a group photograph that includes Joan Miró.
Arrangement note:
The collection is arranged as 5 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Correspondence, 1940-1972 (Box 1; 5 folders)

Series 2: Writings, 1944-1967 (Box 1; 0.6 linear ft.)

Series 3: Printed Material, 1931-1972 (Box 1; 5 folders)

Series 4: Miscellaneous Records, 1900, 1966 (Box 1; 2 folders)

Series 5: Photographs, circa 1860s-1972 (Boxes 1-3; 0.9 linear ft.)
Biographical/Historical note:
Carl Holty was born in 1900 to American parents in Freiburg, Germany, where his father was studying medicine. Carl was still an infant when the family returned to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where they lived with his grandparents in a traditional German neighborhood. It was Carl's grandfather who first introduced him to art through visits to a small local commercial gallery.

After showing an interest in being an artist at around age 12, Holty began taking lessons with a local painter. As a teenager he began drawing cartoons and soon set his sights on becoming a poster artist. With that in mind, Holty enrolled at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1919. He soon headed to New York and took courses at the Parsons School of Design and then at the National Academy of Design. In 1923 he returned to Milwaukee and opened a portrait painting studio.

Holty married in 1925 and took his bride to Europe, remaining abroad for the next decade. He entered Hans Hofmann's school in Munich in 1926, and exposure to Hofmann's ideas about color, space, and form greatly influenced and transformed his work. In 1927, the Holtys relocated to Switzerland in search of treatment for Mrs. Holty's tuberculosis. Holty and Hofmann remained in touch, and while in Switzerland, Holty increasingly incorporated Hofmann's teachings into his paintings as they grew more abstract in style.

After his wife's death in 1930, Holty moved to Paris for five years where he participated in several exhibitions and his work was well-received. Robert Delaunay invited him to join Abstration-Création, and the group published some of Holty's work in its magazine.

Upon returning to the United States in 1935, Holty settled in New York City where he eventually remarried and had a daughter. He renewed friendships with Hans Hofmann, Vaclav Vytlacil, and Stuart Davis, whom he had known in Paris. A figure in vanguard art circles, Holty was involved in meetings that resulted in the formation of the American Abstract Artists, and in 1938 he served as the group's chairman.

Holty taught drawing and paining at Brooklyn College from 1950 until his retirement in 1970, when he was designated Professor Emeritus. His years at Brooklyn College were punctuated by brief stints as a visiting instructor at the Art Students League, Washington University (St. Louis), and University of Louisville; he served as artist-in-residence at the universities of Georgia, Florida, California (Berkeley), and Wisconsin, and the Corcoran School of Art.

He exhibited widely at major museums throughout the United States including: the San Francisco Art Museum, Seattle Art Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, Carnegie Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Holty's work was shown at major New York galleries such as J. B. Neumann, Samuel Kootz Gallery, and Graham Gallery, and is in the permanent collections of many museums including: Addison Gallery of American Art, Brooklyn Museum, Butler Institute of Art, Carnegie Institute, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Carl Holty died March 22, 1973 in New York City, after a short illness.
Related Archival Materials note:
Six interviews with Carl Holty (in addition to the one described in this finding aid) are available at the Archives of American Art. Three are oral histories conducted by the Archives of American Art, 1964-1968. The others are parts of interview collections accessioned by the Archives: Interviews relating to American Abstract Artists (Ruth Bowman), Anne Bowen Parsons collection of Interviews on Art, and Collette Roberts Interviews with Artists.

In addition, substantial correspondence with Carl Holty is included among the Hilaire Hiler papers and Romare Bearden papers owned by the Archives of American Art.
Separated Materials note:
The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reels N68-93 and N68-105), much of which was subsequently donated. Loaned material that was not later donated includes Holty's letters to his wife, Elizabeth, and daughter, Antonia, letters to Zoe Dusanne, letters from Ulfert Wilkie and Erwin Breithaupt, a small amount of general correspondence, and a typescript copy of Holty's journal. This material remains with the lender and is not described in the collection container inventory.
Provenance:
The Carl Holty papers were donated in increments between 1972 and 2006. The bulk of the papers were originally loaned in 1968, and later donated by Holty in 1972. Charles Byrne, a friend of Holty, donated a small amount of correspondence, printed material, and photographs in 1976-1977; family photographs were given by Holty's biographer, Virginia Liles, in 2006.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Topic:
Painting -- Study and teaching  Search this
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Interviews
Photograph albums
Citation:
Carl Holty papers, circa 1860s-1972 (bulk 1940-1967). Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.holtcarl
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Carl Holty papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c54088fa-0235-4a48-95dd-63496b5b713a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-holtcarl
Online Media:

Merlin Hardy photographs of works of art

Creator:
Hardy, Merlin C., 1910-1984  Search this
Names:
Federal Art Project (Calif.)  Search this
Extent:
3 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1941
Scope and Contents:
Photographs of paintings by Hardy done for the Federal Art Project in California.
Biographical / Historical:
Merlin C. Hardy (1910-1984) was a painter and mural painter from northern Calif. Painted for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration.
Provenance:
The lender, Lewis Ferbrache, collected papers for AAA from artists and administrators of the various government funded art programs of the Depression. It was part of a larger nation-wide, collecting project, "New Deal and the Arts."
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Painters  Search this
Topic:
Federal aid to the arts -- California  Search this
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- History  Search this
Federal aid to the public welfare -- California  Search this
Art and state -- California  Search this
Muralists  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.hardmerl
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d7960ec2-ba99-422c-b576-5a7c0244e789
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-hardmerl

James Budd Dixon papers

Creator:
Dixon, James Budd, 1900-1967  Search this
Extent:
35 Items ((on 1 partial microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1945-1960
Scope and Contents:
Four exhibition announcements and three clippings; biographical and career information; and photographs of Dixon, his paintings, and his studio. Also included but not microfilmed are sixteen slides of his paintings.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter; San Francisco, California.
Provenance:
Donated by Mrs. Peggy Dixon, James Budd Dixon's wife, 1974.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Painters -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Function:
Artists' studios -- California
Identifier:
AAA.dixojame
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9caa1c892-0892-4e0d-a986-e921a3c476de
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-dixojame

Hans and Thordis Burkhardt papers

Creator:
Burkhardt, Hans Gustav, 1904-1994  Search this
Burkhardt, Thordis W., 1908-1993  Search this
Names:
De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997  Search this
Gorky, Arshile, 1904-1948  Search this
Tobey, Mark  Search this
Extent:
1.4 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sketchbooks
Scrapbooks
Date:
1905-1981
Scope and Contents:
Resumes, awards, and memberships; letters thanking the Burkhardts for paintings, regarding visits to their home and studio, and from scholars and institutions requesting information about his own work as well as his collection of works by Mark Tobey and Arshile Gorky; writings and notes by and about Burkhardt; 2 bound sketchbooks, undated and 1961, containing black felt-tip pen drawings; exhibition related materials including lists of works exhibited, acknowledgements of gifts, loan agreements, and receipts; exhibition announcements and catalogs; clippings, press releases, and bulletins, and 2 scrapbooks of clippings; and photographs of Burkhardt, his wife Thordis, and others including Mark Tobey and Willem de Kooning.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter and collector; Los Angeles, Calif.; d. 1994.
Provenance:
Donated 1975-1981 by the Burkhardts.
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:
Painters -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Topic:
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sketchbooks
Scrapbooks
Identifier:
AAA.burkhans
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c2530c31-6c7e-42a3-b5ee-22a95b17a7aa
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-burkhans

Nicholas Brigante papers

Creator:
Brigante, Nicholas P., 1895-1989  Search this
Names:
Macdonald-Wright, Stanton, 1890-1973  Search this
Extent:
0.6 Linear feet ((on 3 partial microfilm reels))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1923-1983
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence, printed materials, and photographs.
REEL LA 1: Catalogs and photographs of Brigante's work.
REEL 1357: Letters to Brigante; exhibition catalogs and announcements; and invitations.
REEL 3967: Nine letters from Stanton Macdonald-Wright, and a letter from Brigante to Macdonald-Wright; an undated letter from Macdonald-Wright to Frank Stevens; an undated photograph of Macdonald-Wright with Jack Wells; Macdonald-Wright exhibition announcements and catalogs; 2 newsletters; and a gallery review relating to Brigante.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter; Los Angeles, California. Brigante and Stanton Macdonald-Wright were close friends.
Other Title:
Betty Hoag (microfilm title, reel LA 1)
Provenance:
Material on reels 1357 and 3967 donated 1975 and 1986 by Brigante. Material on reel LA 1 lent 1964 by Brigante.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Painters -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Painting, Abstract -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.brignich
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90e166692-0528-4b39-8c91-6265e1de1a76
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-brignich

Oral history interview with Clifford Amyx

Interviewee:
Amyx, Clifford, 1909-1997  Search this
Interviewer:
Pennington, Estill Curtis  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (sound file Sound recording, digital, wav file)
13 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1982 December 28
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Clifford Amyx conducted 1982 December 28, by Buck Pennington, for the Archives of American Art.
Amyx speaks of moving around during his childhood due to his father's career; moving from Kentucky to Hollywood during the Depression to work on a sound stage for Warner Brothers but when he arrives the job is no longer available, so he enrolls in the San Francisco Art Institute; working in a coal yard Berkeley, California, where he met Joseph Danysh from the Federal Art Project; working as a graphic artist for the Federal Art Project as part of the Works Progress Administration in the Bay Area.
Biographical / Historical:
Clifford Amyx (1909-1997) was a painter and educator from Lexington, Kentucky.
General:
Originally recorded as 1 cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 48 minutes.
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 others.
Restrictions:
This transcript is open for research. Access to the entire recording is restricted. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Painters -- Kentucky -- Lexington -- Interviews  Search this
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- Kentucky  Search this
Educators -- Kentucky -- Lexington -- Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.amyx82
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96836f698-da74-41db-9e56-34890cdfa7c3
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-amyx82
Online Media:

Resilience Philip Guston in 1971 Musa Mayer

Title:
Philip Guston in 1971
Editor:
Mayer, Musa  Search this
Artist:
Guston, Philip 1913-1980  Search this
Author:
Guston, Philip 1913-1980 Works Selections  Search this
Publisher:
Galerie Hauser & Wirth  Search this
Host institution:
Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles  Search this
Physical description:
187 pages illustrations (chiefly color), portraits, photographs, facsimiles 29 x 24 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Illustrated books
Illustrated works
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Catalogues d'exposition
Ouvrages illustrés
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2019
20th century
20e siècle
Topic:
Figurative painting, American  Search this
Figurative drawing, American  Search this
Painting, Modern  Search this
Jewish artists  Search this
Ukrainian American artists  Search this
Peinture figurative américaine  Search this
Peinture  Search this
Artistes juifs  Search this
Themes, motives  Search this
Call number:
N40.1.G98 M36 2019
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1154116

Theodore Wores papers, 1881-1967

Creator:
Wores, Theodore, 1858-1939  Search this
Subject:
Duveneck, Frank  Search this
Gray, Percy  Search this
Keith, William  Search this
Peck, Orrin  Search this
Peters, Charles Rollo  Search this
Russel, Alexander, Mrs  Search this
Sandona, Matteo  Search this
Tilden, Douglas  Search this
Shenson, A. Jess  Search this
Bohemian Club (San Francisco, Calif.)  Search this
Citation:
Theodore Wores papers, 1881-1967. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Painting, Modern -- 19th century -- United States  Search this
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8630
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210810
AAA_collcode_woretheo
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210810

William T. Wiley illustrated journals, 1971-1974

Creator:
Wiley, William T., 1937-2021  Search this
Type:
Sketchbooks
Citation:
William T. Wiley illustrated journals, 1971-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Painting, Abstract -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area  Search this
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area  Search this
Theme:
Diaries  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)13509
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211771
AAA_collcode_wilewill
Theme:
Diaries
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211771

Sam Francis the artist's materials Debra Burchett-Lere, Aneta Zebala ; with scientific analysis by Catherine Defeyt, Lynn Lee, Joy Mazurek, Alan Phenix ; prologue by Peter Selz

Author:
Burchett-Lere, Debra (Debra Sue) 1955-  Search this
Zebala, Aneta  Search this
Issuing body:
Getty Conservation Institute  Search this
Subject:
Francis, Sam Criticism and interpretation  Search this
Physical description:
ix, 150 pages illustrations (some color) 26 cm
Type:
Books
collective biographies
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Date:
2019
20th century
20e siècle
Topic:
Painting, Modern--Technique  Search this
Artists' materials--Deterioration  Search this
Artists' materials--Analysis  Search this
Paint materials--Analysis  Search this
Peinture--Technique  Search this
Matériel d'artistes--Détérioration  Search this
Matériel d'artistes--Analyse  Search this
Peinture (Produit chimique)--Constituants--Analyse  Search this
Call number:
N40.1.F815 B87 2019
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1114689

The Dada & surrealist word-image Judi Freeman ; with a contribution by John C. Welchman

Title:
Dada and surrealist word-image
Author:
Freeman, Judi  Search this
Author:
Welchman, John C  Search this
Los Angeles County Museum of Art  Search this
Physical description:
144 pages illustrations 24 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogues
Catalogs
Exhibition catalogs
Date:
1989
20th century
20e siècle
Topic:
Dadaism  Search this
Surrealism  Search this
Letter-pictures  Search this
Art, Modern  Search this
Los Angeles, County museum of art--Expositions  Search this
Los Angeles--Expositions  Search this
Dadaïsme--Expositions  Search this
Surréalisme  Search this
Peintures lettristes--Expositions  Search this
Art  Search this
Schilderkunst  Search this
Dada  Search this
Surrealisme  Search this
Semiotiek  Search this
Painting, Modern  Search this
Surréralisme--Expositions  Search this
Dadaïsme--Catalogues d'exposition  Search this
European visual arts--Dadaism & surrealism  Search this
Call number:
N6494.D3 F74 1989X
N6494.D3F74 1989X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_380314

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