Correspondence, writings, photographs, and exhibition catalogs, much of it relating to Hans Hofmann.
REELS 4178-4179: Correspondence between John and Monica Haley, 1937-1938 and 1987, and letters received from Earl and Clyta Loran, undated and 1950-1986, Vaclav Vytlacil, undated and 1966-1984, and Glen Wessels, undated and 1960-1982. Enclosed with a letter written by Vaclav Vytlacil in 1966 is a copy of a manuscript by him on Hans Hofmann. Correspondence from 1987 contains materials pertaining to the painter and teacher Margaret Peterson.
REEL 1355: Papers relating to Hans Hofmann, including five letters from Hofmann to Worth Ryder; three letters between Haley and Hofmann; two manuscripts, one in German, by Hofmann, "Creation in Form and Color - A Textbook for Instruction in Art" (1931); lecture by Hofmann; photographs taken in Germany (1927-1931) of Hofmann, Miz Hofmann, John Haley, Alfred Jensen, Ed and Isabell Rupprecht, Joan Hein, Cameron Booth, and the Hofmann School building in Munich; photographs of works by Hofmann students; brochures for the school; Hofmann exhibition catalogs; and miscellany.
ADDITION: Materials documenting Haley's studies with Hofmann, service in the Navy, and his many years teaching at UC Berkeley; letters from Haley to his wife sent from the South Pacific during World War II; sketchbooks; and photographs.
Biographical / Historical:
John: Painter, sculptor and educator. Monica: Art educator; San Francisco Bay Area, California. Haley studied with Cameron Booth and Hans Hofmann. He taught at the University of California at Berkeley with other "modernists" Worth Ryder, Hofmann, Erle Loran and Margaret Peterson. John Haley died in 1991; Monica in 1997.
Provenance:
Material on reel 1355 lent by John Haley, 1978. He and Monica donated the material on reels 4178-4179 in 1987; Monica donated the remainder in 1992.
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.
The papers of Ella Alluisi regarding educator and artist Margaret Peterson measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1958 to 1986. Included are letters from Peterson to Alluisi and scattered records on the Margaret Peterson Trust.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Ella Alluisi regarding educator and artist Margaret Peterson measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1958 to 1986. Included are letters from Peterson to Alluisi and scattered records on the Margaret Peterson Trust.
Arrangement:
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Margaret Peterson O'Hagan (1902-1997) was an abstract painter and educator active in Berkeley, California.
Margaret Peterson was born in Seattle, Washington studied at and studied at the University of California, Berkeley. She married Canadian writer Howard O'Hagan. In 1950, Peterson resigned her position as a longtime faculty member of the art department at the University of California, Berkeley after refusing to take an oath of loyalty influenced by McCarthyism. After 1950, Peterson continued to exhibit her paintings and moved to British Columbia, Canada. She died in 1997.
Ella Wharton Alluisi (1912-1996) was a painter and sculptor active in California.
Alluisi was born in Houston, Texas and studied at the University of California, Berkeley where she likely became acquainted with Margaret Peterson. She married Jean Alluisi and settled in Santa Cruz, California where she died in 1996.
Provenance:
Donated 1987 by Ella Alluisi, a friend of Peterson.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Rights:
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