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Creator:

Woods, Gurdon G., 1915-  Search this

Names:

Otis Art Institute  Search this

San Francisco Art Institute  Search this

DeFeo, Jay, 1929-1989  Search this

Siegriest, Louis Bassi, 1899-1989  Search this

Siegriest, Lundy, 1925-  Search this

Extent:

0.8 Linear feet

0.2 Linear feet (Addition)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Date:

1948-1987

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence; notes and writings by Woods and his students; printed material; photographs of Woods and his work; 4 sketches and drawings by his students, undated; 1 certificate from San Francisco Art Institute, undated, various subject files, 1948-1981.

Included are: correspondence with Grace McCann Morley, Jock Reynolds, Richard Hayton, Sean Elwood and others, 1960-1987; notes and writings by Woods and his students; student drawings by Joan Brown and others, and original Christmas cards received; clippings, 1955-1978; files on the San Francisco Art Festival, 1950-1951, San Francisco Art Association, the San Francisco Art Commission, the San Francisco Museum of Art, and other events and topics; gallery announcements, posters and exhibition catalogs;

writings by Woods including commencement addresses, lectures, proposals and one manuscript "New Prospects in Design Education"; proposals for long range development of the visual arts program at the University of California at Santa Cruz (1970-1979); and photographs and slides of Woods and his artwork.

ADDITION: One b&w photograph of Louis Siegriest and his son Lundy; one b&w photograph of Jay DeFeo, ca. 1960; and two exhibition catalogs on the Siegriests, 1980 and 1986; newspaper review of Woods' 1993 exhibit.

Biographical / Historical:

Sculptor and art instructor; San Francisco and Santa Cruz, California.

Provenance:

Material donated 1991 and 1992 by Gurdon Woods.

Restrictions:

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

Occupation:

Art teachers -- California -- Santa Cruz  Search this

Sculptors -- California -- Santa Cruz  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Study and teaching -- California  Search this

Sculpture, American -- California  Search this

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- California  Search this

Function:

Art festivals

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Identifier:

AAA.woodgurd

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92fdc7766-105f-4af9-8bc2-6c19c54bf26b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-woodgurd

Creator:

Teller, Jane  Search this

Names:

Albright-Knox Art Gallery  Search this

Montclair Art Museum  Search this

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

National Council on the Aging  Search this

Newark Museum  Search this

Noyes Museum  Search this

Parma Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Princeton Gallery of Fine Art  Search this

Squibb Gallery (Princeton, N.J.)  Search this

Whitney Museum of American Art  Search this

Brodsky, Judith K.  Search this

Caparn, Rhys, 1909-1997  Search this

Dehner, Dorothy, 1901-1994  Search this

Fuller, Sue, 1914-  Search this

Gatch, Lee, 1902-1968  Search this

Johnson, Margaret K. (Margaret Kennard)  Search this

Kadish, Reuben, 1913-1992  Search this

Lamis, Leroy, 1925-  Search this

Lassaw, Ibram, 1913-2003  Search this

Siskind, Aaron  Search this

Extent:

8.6 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Interviews

Prints

Sketchbooks

Slides (photographs)

Motion pictures (visual works)

Sketches

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Sound recordings

Date:

1911-1991

Summary:

The papers of printmaker and sculptor Jane Teller measure 8.6 linear feet and date from 1911 to 1991. The papers include biographical materials, correspondence, business records, notes, writings, three sketchbooks, sketches and prints, five scrapbooks, printed material, subject files, photographs, sound and video recordings, and motion picture film.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of printmaker and sculptor Jane Teller measure 8.6 linear feet and date from 1911 to 1991. The papers include biographical materials, correspondence, business records, notes, writings, three sketchbooks, sketches and prints, five scrapbooks, printed material, subject files, photographs, sound and video recordings, and motion picture film.

Biographical material includes a birth certificate, school work, and passports. General correspondence includes letters from several artists including Rhys Caparn, Sue Fuller and Lee Gatch, and from art galleries, including the Museum of Modern Art, Albright-Knox Art Gallery and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Additional correspondence is found in the Subject Files.

Business records include an account book, lists of expenses and prices of art works, and sales records. Notes and writings include Teller's notes about art and travel, artists' statements, autobiographical writings, and a compilation of many artists' statements regarding "The Nine Bean Question."

Artwork includes three sketchbooks, 30 sketches and three prints primarily depicting nature and sculpture designs.

Five scrapbooks contain clippings, exbition announcements and catalogs. Additional printed material includes magazines, exhibition announcements and catalogs, a booklet by Teller entitled Art, Age and the River, published posthumously by her husband, and a manuscript of Poems or Poetic Expressions of Sculptors, collected by L. Lamis.

Subject files are arranged by name or subject and may contain letters, photographs, and printed material. Many of the files focus on galleries and museums, including the Montclair Art Museum, the Newark Museum, Noyes Museum, Parma Gallery, the Princeton Gallery of Fine Art and the Squibb Gallery. There are also subject files for associations, travel, projects, and colleagues including Margaret K. Johnson, Reuben Kadish, Ibram Lassaw, Aaron Siskind and Dorothy Dehner.

Photographs and slides depict Teller, her friends, works, gallery installations, and travels. Also included are photographs of trees, bark, and other natural formations used by Teller in her work.

The audio-visual materials include several sound recordings, videocassettes and 16 mm motion picture films. The videocassettes include television programs in which Teller, printmaker Judith Brodsky and actor Harry Hamlin are interviewed, a retrospective at Skidmore College and a film featuring Teller speaking for the National Council on Aging. Sound recordings include two interviews and a "Talk on Malta" by Teller and Joan Needham. The 16 mm films are black and white footage of Teller's first Parma Gallery show.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 11 series. Records are generally arranged by material type and chronologically thereafter.

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1911-1985 (Box 1; 4 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1956-1991 (Box 1; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 3: Business Records, 1961-1990 (Box 1; 5 folders)

Series 4: Notes, 1960-1987 (Box 1; 13 folders)

Series 5: Writings, 1960-1989 (Boxes 1 and 9; 5 folders)

Series 6: Artwork, circa 1950s (Boxes 1 and 9; 6 folders)

Series 7: Scrapbooks, 1948-1990 (Boxes 1-2; 0.7 linear feet)

Series 8: Printed Material, 1957-1991 (Boxes 2-3 and 9; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 9: Subject Files, 1951-1990 (Boxes 3-5; 2.5 linear feet)

Series 10: Photographs, 1934-1985 (Boxes 5-9; 2.5 linear feet)

Series 11: Audio-Visual Materials, 1961-1989 (Box 8, FC 10-12; 0.6 linear feet)

Biographical Note:

Jane Teller (1911-1990) worked as a printmaker and sculptor primarily in New Jersey. She specialized in working with wood and studied at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Skidmore College, and Barnard College. She also attended Federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) classes in New York City, studying sculpture with Aaron J. Goodelman and wood carving with Karl Nielson. She later studied welding in the studio of Ibram Lassaw. She was also a lifelong friend of photographer Aaron Siskind. In 1960, she was awarded the Mary and Gustave Kellner Prize at the National Association of Women Artists Annual Exhibition at the National Academy of Design in New York, and in 1966 the Sculpture Prize at the Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition, Philadelphia Art Alliance in Philadelphia. She exhibited mainly in New York and New Jersey and was married to author and editor Walter Teller.

Provenance:

The Jane Teller papers were donated by Jane Teller in 1990 and in 1991 by Walter Teller, widower of Jane Teller.

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:

Printmakers -- New Jersey  Search this

Sculptors -- New Jersey  Search this

Topic:

Printmakers -- New Jersey  Search this

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Women printmakers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Interviews

Prints

Sketchbooks

Slides (photographs)

Motion pictures (visual works)

Sketches

Scrapbooks

Photographs

Sound recordings

Citation:

Jane Teller papers, 1911-1991. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.telljane

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Jane Teller papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95c6d3902-ef80-4ea1-ba58-b2abe402072c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-telljane

Creator:

Gershoy, Eugenie, 1901?-1983 or 6  Search this

Names:

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

Federal Art Project (N.Y.)  Search this

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

Yaddo (Artist's colony)  Search this

Baker, Mildred, 1905-  Search this

Blanch, Arnold, 1896-1968  Search this

Blanch, Lucile, 1895-1981  Search this

Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme, 1896-1986  Search this

Calder, Alexander Stirling, 1870-1945  Search this

Dehn, Virginia  Search this

Force, Juliana, 1876-1948  Search this

Fruhauf, Aline, 1909-1978  Search this

Gottlieb, Harry, 1895-  Search this

Hart, Agnes, 1912-1979  Search this

Knight, Frederic C., 1898-1979  Search this

Marantz, Irving, 1912-1972  Search this

Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 1892-1950  Search this

Nakian, Reuben, 1897-1986  Search this

Picken, George, 1898-  Search this

Pollet, Joseph C., 1897-1979  Search this

Presser, Josef, 1906-1967  Search this

Refregier, Anton, 1905-  Search this

Scaravaglione, Concetta, 1900-1975  Search this

Soyer, Moses, 1899-1974  Search this

Soyer, Raphael, 1899-1987  Search this

Thomson, Virgil, 1896-  Search this

Varda, Jean  Search this

Extent:

7.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Prints

Christmas cards

Sketchbooks

Sketches

Photographs

Place:

Woodstock (N.Y.)

Date:

1914-1983

Summary:

The papers of sculptor and art instructor, Eugenie Gershoy, measure 7.2 linear feet and date from 1914 to 1983. The collection documents Gershoy's career through biographical material, correspondence, business records, notes, writings, artwork, printed material, and photographs.

Scope and Content Note:

The Eugenie Gershoy papers date from 1914 to 1983, measure 7.2 linear feet, and reflect Gershoy's career as a sculptor and teacher. The collection contains biographical material, correspondence, business records, notes, writings, artwork of Gershoy and others, printed material including exhibition catalogs, and photographs with subjects including Gershoy, her friends and colleagues, her studio, and her artwork.

Correspondence forms the bulk of the collection and includes correspondence between Gershoy and her siblings and their families regarding her activities, as well as with colleagues, many of whom were associated with the Woodstock Artist Association, and many of whom were museum colleagues.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into eight series according to material type. The contents of each series have been arranged chronologically.

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1939-1971 (boxes 1, 8-9; 3 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1914-1983, undated (boxes 1-6, 8-9; 5.8 linear ft.)

Series 3: Business Records, 1952-1978 (box 6; 5 folders)

Series 4: Notes, 1967-1970, undated (box 6; 3 folders)

Series 5: Writings, 1970, undated (box 6; 2 folders)

Series 6: Artwork, 1932-1978, undated (boxes 6, 8-9, OV 10, 26 folders)

Series 7: Printed Material, 1932-1983, undated (boxes 7, 9; 19 folders)

Series 8: Photographs, 1916-1983, undated (boxes 7, 9; 12 folders)

Biographical Note:

Born in Krivoi Rog, Russia on January 1, 1901, Eugenie was the youngest of the Gershoy children. The family immigrated to New York City in 1903. She later became a U.S. citizen.

With the aid of two scholarships, she attended the Art Students League and studied under A. Stirling Calder, Leo Lentelli, Kenneth Hayes Miller, Boardman Robinson, and Carl Walters. During the late 1920s and early 1930s, she maintained a studio with Harry Gottlieb in Woodstock, New York. From 1936 to 1939, under the WPA Federal Art Project, she worked in conjunction with Max Spivak on murals for the children's recreation room in the Astoria branch of the Queens Borough Public Library, New York.

Gershoy's first solo show was at the Robinson Gallery in New York in 1940. Following a year of teaching at the New Orleans Art School, she moved to San Francisco in 1942. In 1946 she taught ceramics at the California School of Fine Arts, and in May 1950, she studied at Yaddo.

In addition to visits to England and France in the early 1930s, Gershoy travelled to Mexico and Guatemala in 1947, 1948, and 1961. She worked in Paris in 1951 and toured Africa, India, and the Orient in 1955.

Eugenie Gershoy died in 1986.

Related Material:

Related material in the Archives of American Art includes a transcribed oral history interview with Eugenie Gershoy conducted by Mary McChesney for the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts Oral History Program, October 15, 1964. A link to the transcript is provided from the online catalog.

Provenance:

The Eugenie Gershoy papers were donated to the Archives of American Art between 1975 and 1983 by the artist.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Patrons must use microfilm copy.

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) -- New York  Search this

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

Draftsmen (artists) -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

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

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

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

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women ceramicists  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Function:

Artists' studios -- New York (State)

Genre/Form:

Prints

Christmas cards

Sketchbooks

Sketches

Photographs

Citation:

Eugenie Gershoy papers, 1914-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.gerseuge

See more items in:

Eugenie Gershoy papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9140504d0-90c4-45af-91c8-9c39b74aa139

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-gerseuge

Creator:

Andre, Carl, 1935-  Search this

Interviewer:

Raikin, Laurin  Search this

Names:

Art Workers Coalition  Search this

National Art Workers Community (U.S.)  Search this

Extent:

24 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Date:

1972

Scope and Contents:

Interview of Carl Andre conducted in 1972, by Laurin Raikin, for the "Art World in Turmoil" oral history project.

Andre speaks of politics and art; capitalism and class structure; the gallery system; professional organizations including the National Art Workers Community and the Art Workers Coalition; economic survival and the success of American artists; exploitation of artists; "radical art"; and the need for and artist's trade union.

Biographical / Historical:

Carl Andre (1935- ) is a sculptor in New York, New York.

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:

ACCESS RESTRICTED; written permission required. Contact Archives Reference Services for information.

Use of this interview, with permission, requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives of American Art reading rooms.

Topic:

Art -- Political aspects  Search this

Art and state  Search this

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

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

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.andre72

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw967a427d4-65ef-4382-8734-48a5a131de7c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-andre72

Creator:

Geissbuhler, Arnold, 1897-1993  Search this

Names:

Bourdelle, Emile Antoine, 1861-1929  Search this

Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme, 1896-1986  Search this

Browne, Margaret Fitzhugh, 1884-1972  Search this

Bänninger, Otto Charles, 1897-  Search this

Forbes, Edward Waldo, 1873-1969  Search this

Geissbuhler, Elisabeth Chase  Search this

Giacometti, Alberto, 1901-1966  Search this

Giacometti, Giovanni, 1868-1933  Search this

Goodyear, A. Conger (Anson Conger), 1877-1964  Search this

Grafly, Charles, 1862-1929  Search this

Richier, Germaine, 1904-1959  Search this

Extent:

0.3 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 6 reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Sketchbooks

Date:

1915-1977

Scope and Contents:

Biographical material, correspondence (1920-1977), diaries, notes and writings, art works, subject files (1939-1968), printed material (1919-1971), and photographs (1919-1929) document Geissbuhler's artistic activities in Paris and New England.

Reels 1267-1268: Many letters (1920-1971), written by Geissbuhler to his wife Elisabeth Chase Geissbuhler, are illustrated. Other correspondents include Adelyn Breeskin, Margaret Browne, Edward W. Forbes, and A. Conger Goodyear. Art works consist of 26 sketchbooks (1915-1962), annotated in French and English, and over 600 figure studies (1922-1970). Printed material includes a Sculptors' Guild brochure, art course announcements (1958), and clippings (1924-1971). Other materials consist of 2 autobiographical accounts, an award from the Cambridge Centennial Exhibition (1946), an address book and calling cards.

Reel 1271: Printed material includes reproductions of Geissbuhler's work, an advertisement for the Academie Julian (1919), an exhibition announcement (1921), and a clipping (1925). Photographs (1919-1922) and a photograph album (1921-1929) contain images of Geissbuhler in his studio, his works, his family, and friends including Otto Banninger, Antoine Bourdelle, Alberto Giacometti, his father Giovanni Giacometti, and Germaine Richier. Sixteen photographs show art classes, primarily Bourdelle's classes (1919-1922), and Charles Graffley's studio (1921). Other materials consist of biographical notes, an award certificate and 4 sketches (1918).

Reel 1331: Correspondence consists of letters received from Antoine and Rhoda Bourdelle (1921-1977) and general correspondence concerning art business matters (1927-1971). A diary in 8 volumes (1921-1922) contains some illustrated entries. Printed material (1934-1971) consists of 40 exhibition catalogs, 8 clippings, and a school brochure. Four loose sketches are undated. Seven subject files concerning Geissbuhler's sculpture projects contain letters, business records, notes, and clippings.

Reel 1813: Photographs of Geissbuhler's work and one of his house, ca. 1924-1933.

Unfilmed: Letters (1937-1941) concern Geissbuhler's work for the WPA, Treasury Department, and the Federal Works Agency, primarily the Medford project and the Foxboro, Massachusetts, post office project. Other material consists of 3 forms, 2 exhibition catalogs, a press release concerning government projects, 2 rolled charcoal drawings and 2 photographs of the sculptural relief "Straw Cutting and Weaving" from the Foxboro, Massachusetts post office project, and notes.

Biographical / Historical:

Sculptor; Dennis, Mass. Born in Delemont, Switzerland. In 1914, Geissbuhler traveled to Zurich to become a sculptor's apprentice in the studio of Otto Munch. He attended the Kunst Gewerbe School and worked as Munch's assistant until 1919. In that year, Geissbuhler went to Paris to study with Antoine Bourdelle at the Academie Julian. He maintained a studio in Paris until 1927, when he travelled to the United States and married Elisabeth Chase, a Boston sculptor whom he met in Bourdelle's class. They moved to New England in 1933, and in 1937 he became an art instructor at Wellesley College.

Provenance:

Material on reels 1267-1268, 1271, 1331 and 1813 lent for microfilming 1977-1978; unmicrofilmed material donated 1984 all by Arnold Geissbuhler.

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:

Sculptors -- Massachusetts  Search this

Sculptors -- Switzerland  Search this

Topic:

Expatriate artists -- Massachusetts  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- Massachusetts  Search this

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Sketchbooks

Identifier:

AAA.geisarno

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9860cccdd-d4ac-4fe8-9325-396c05fadde6

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-geisarno

Creator:

Goodelman, Aaron J., 1890-1978  Search this

Names:

American Artists' Congress  Search this

Union of American Hebrew Congregations  Search this

Goodelman, Sarah  Search this

Extent:

7.1 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 7 reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Date:

1909-1980

Scope and Contents:

Biographical material, correspondence, writings, project files, works of art, photographs, and printed material documenting Goodelman's work as a sculptor, his participation in the Jewish community, and his interest in socialism.

Personal and professional correspondence is with artists, art associations, museums, galleries and relief organizations, documenting Goodelman's education in Rome, New York and at L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris; his teaching career in New York, particularly with the Jefferson School of Social Sciences; and his participation in art, political and Jewish organizations, such as American Artists' Congress and the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.

Writings by Goodelman, undated and 1934, include notes, notebooks, and typescripts. There is also a typescript of Elizabeth McCausland's speech "Art and the Atom," 1947. Project files contain information regarding Goodelman's sculpting of memorial gravestones, Passover art, and the Week of Jewish Culture. Works of art by Goodelman, ca. 1920-1930's, include illustrations for the children's journals "Young Israel," "Kinder Journal" and Joseph Gaer's books "the Burning Bush" and "the Unconquered," sketches, portraiture, and figure drawings.

Photographs are of Goodelman, working and teaching sculpture; his childhood in Russia; his family, friends, and students; memorial gravestones, and works of art.

Printed material includes exhibition anouncements and catalogs, entry cards, invitations, clippings, political and art organizations information, adult and art education flyers, clippings and a photocopy of Goodelman's privately microfilmed scrapbook containing letters and printed material.

Also included are files on Goodelman's wife, Sarah, on Jewish children's schools, 1949-1950.

UNMICROFILMED: Two scrapbooks compiled by Sarah Goodelman, containing newspaper clippings, exhibition catalogs and photographs regarding the career of Aaron Goodelman, as well as business cards, addresses, scattered receipts, negatives, and miscellany.

Biographical / Historical:

Sculptor, illustrator, lecturer, teacher; New York, N.Y. Another apparent name spelling is Aharon Gudlman.

Provenance:

Donated 1977 by Goodelman, and in 1984 by his heir, Connie Weinstock and microfilmed in 1994 with funds provided by the Philip Birnbaum Foundation. Additional scrapbooks were donated in 2008 by Weinstock and do not appear on microfilm.

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:

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

Topic:

Art, Jewish  Search this

Jewish art and symbolism  Search this

Jewish artists  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching -- France -- Paris  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching -- Italy -- Rome  Search this

Art -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

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

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Identifier:

AAA.goodaaro

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d4211113-061c-483d-a88f-3452e40dadf2

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-goodaaro

Creator:

Warneke, Heinz (Heinrich), 1895-1983  Search this

Names:

Corcoran School of Art (Washington, D.C.) -- Faculty  Search this

United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this

Archer, Edmund, 1904-  Search this

Diederich, William Hunt, 1884-1953  Search this

Hancock, Walker Kirtland, 1901-1998  Search this

Hopper, Inslee  Search this

Zigrosser, Carl, 1891-  Search this

Extent:

6.25 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Sketchbooks

Date:

1928-1987

Scope and Contents:

Biographical material, financial material, correspondence, notes, writings, art work, photographs, printed material, and project files document the career of sculptor and educator, Heinz Warneke. Also included are some writings, art work, photographs, and printed material related to his wife, Jessie Warneke.

Biographical materials include autobiographical and biographical sketches about Warneke, and certificates, including his membership card to the Kunstler-Bund-Bremen, 1922-1923; personal financial materials, ca. 1931-1937, include household records for his East Haddam, Connecticut home, "The Mowings."

Correspondence, 1930-1987, with his wife, Jessie, friends, colleagues, clients, gallery owners, museum and art school administrators, various art guilds and societies, and foundries. Among the correspondents are Edmund (Ned) Archer, William Hunt Diederich, Walker Hancock, Dick and Julia Helms, Inslee A. Hopper, Rena T. Magee, Jessalee Sickman, Henry Vam Wolf, and Carl Zigrosser. The correspondence discusses exhibitions and sales of Warneke's sculptures, the Corcoran School of Art, and invitations to various White House and Embassy functions in Washington, D.C. Also included are illustrated letters from Henry Kriess and Jessie Warneke.

Notes are by Heinz Warneke, ca. 1928-1979, and others and include 5 address books, 2 notebooks, one regarding the Warneke School of Sculpture, ca. 1935-1937, scattered notes regarding Warneke's sculpture classes at the Corcoran School of Art, ca. 1950-1963, his formulas and processes for sculpting, and price lists for his art works. Notes by ohters include a guest book from the exhibition, "Heinz Warneke Looks Back," 1967 and research notes by Mary Mullen Cunningham, undated. Writings, ca. 1923-1977, by Heinz Warneke and others, include lectures, forewords to exhibition catalogs, and a statement of "Opinion regarding the Philosophy of the Corcoran School of Art and the Direction it should take."

Art works, ca. 1929-1932, include 2 sketchbooks, studies of figures, animals, and plant life, watercolors, several chalk sketches for a work possibly depiction life at "The Mowings," by Warneke, several sketches by Jessie Warneke, an etching, and three engravings by others. Photographs, ca. 1918-1983, are of Heinz, family and friends including Edmund Archer, Inslee Hopper, Roderick Seidenberg, Carl Zigrosser, his pet dogs, his homes and studios in Connecticut, New York, and Washington, D.C., students, travels, art works by Heinz and Jessie, exhibition installations, and source material.

Printed material include exhibition announcements and catalogs and clippings, and other materials for Heinz, Jessie, and others, ca. 1923-1981. There is a file regarding Warneke's participation on the jury for the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Committee, 1939-1940, and circa 136 project files for completed and proposed sculpture works for public and private commissions which include various works for the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., an African cow elephant and calf for the Philadelphia Zoo, the Nittany Lion for Pennsylvania State University, and several Works Project Authority (WPA), and other federal projects, ca., 1911-1971.

Biographical / Historical:

Heinz Warneke (1895-1983) was a sculptor, animal sculptor and educator in East Haddam, Connecticut. Born and trained in Germany, Warneke worked on sculpture projects for WPA and was the head of the sculpture department at the Corcoran School of Art from the early 1940's to 1970.

Related Materials:

Heinz Warneke papers also at Syracuse University.

Provenance:

Donated 1977 by Warneke, and in 1983-1984, and 1994 by his stepdaughter and executrix of his estate, Priscilla Norton. The 1994 installment had been used by Micky Cunningham in her book, "Heinz Warneke, 1895-1983: A Sculptor First and Last" (University of Delaware Press, 1994). Additional photograph of Warneke by his stepson Edward Hall transferred 2013 from SAAM via George Gurney, Curator. Gurney received the photograph from Priscilla Norton.

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:

Animal sculptors -- Connecticut -- East Haddam  Search this

Sculptors -- Connecticut -- East Haddam  Search this

Topic:

Sculpture -- Study and teaching  Search this

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Sketchbooks

Identifier:

AAA.warnhein

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90536c46a-164a-4b1b-9986-1477624f9337

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-warnhein

Creator:

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

Extent:

3.9 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1914-2004

Summary:

The papers of sculptor and educator Robert M. Cronbach date from 1914-2004 and measure 3.9 linear feet. The papers include biographical material, correspondence, writings, project and commission files, exhibition files, printed material, and photographic material relating to the life and career of Cronbach. The bulk of material is comprised of project and commission files pertaining to sculptures, fountains, and other proposals for public and private spaces.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of sculptor and educator Robert M. Cronbach date from 1914-2004 and measure 3.9 linear feet. The papers include biographical material, correspondence, writings, project and commission files, exhibition files, printed material, and photographic material relating to the life and career of Cronbach. The bulk of material is comprised of project and commission files pertaining to sculptures, fountains, and other proposals for public and private spaces.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as seven series

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1925-1996 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1934-2004 (0.7 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, 1929-1970 (4 folders; Box 1)

Series 4: Project and Commission Files, 1932-1990 (1.6 linear feet; Box 1-2, 4, OV 5-10)

Series 5: Exhibition Files, circa 1960-2000 (0.2 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1914-2001 (1.1 linear feet; Box 2-3)

Series 7: Photographic Material, circa 1930-1995 (2 folders; Box 3)

Biographical / Historical:

Robert M. Cronbach (1908-2001) was a sculptor and teacher in New York, New York. Born in St. Louis, Cronbach studied sculpture at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts before heading east to continue his studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. His sculpture and fountain commissions for many public and private spaces include Temples, the Fashion Institute of Technology, and the United Nations. He also created work as part of the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project program. Cronbach taught at Adelphi College in Garden City, New York from 1947-1961 and was an instructor at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, where he also served as chairman of the school's board of governors from 1975-1982.

Provenance:

Donated to the Archives of American Art by Robert M. Cronbach in 1992 and in 2016 by Cronbach's daughter, Paula Maria Espinosa. Portions of the collection were lent for microfilming in 1966 by Cronbach and subsequently donated.

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.

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:

Art teachers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Robert M. Cronbach papers, 1914-2004. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.cronrobe

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Robert M. Cronbach papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw925190c7b-c45b-4ae4-a444-1b1a5172a8cb

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-cronrobe

Creator:

Wilson, John, 1922-2015  Search this

Interviewer:

Trachtenberg, Alan  Search this

Extent:

5 Microfilm reels

1 Cassette (Sound recording, analog)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Microfilm reels

Cassettes

Drawings

Interviews

Scrapbooks

Sound recordings

Date:

circa 1939-1993

Scope and Contents:

This microfilm collection of the papers of African American painter, sculptor, illustrator, printmaker, and educator John Woodrow Wilson contains biographical material such as autobiographical notes, school records, personal documents, and a bibliography; personal and business correspondence, undated and 1938-1993; files on the New York City Board of Education, 1959-1965, regarding his teaching; and project files, including Wilson's submission for the competition for a Frederick Douglass statue, Eternal Presence, Father and Child Reading, and Wilson's monuments and bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. Correspondents represented include the Albany Institute of History and Art, Atlanta University, Carnegie Institute, Ebony, David Porter of the G Place Gallery, the Institute of Modern Art, Alain Locke, Gloria May, the Museum of Modern Art, Frederick G. Rice, and Hale Woodruff.

Also included in the collection are files on exhibitions; notebooks, 1958-1960; lesson plans, 1959, 1963; notes, writings, and lectures, circa 1945-1993; transcripts of interviews of Wilson and related correspondence, 1978-1987; legal material, 1978; financial records 1944-1991, including a notebook of sales and expenses 1945-1950; photographs, 1940-1990, of Wilson, his work, sculpture, and exhibition installations; a scrapbook, 1939-1967; artwork, including sketchbooks, 1970-1992, life studies completed as a student, 1939-1947, and miscellaneous art work, 1939-1992; and printed material, 1939-1993, including exhibition catalogs, illustrated books and book jackets, and ephemera. The collection also includes a copy of a sound recording of an interview of Wilson conducted by Alan Trachtenberg, circa 1979 (untranscribed).

Biographical / Historical:

John Woodrow Wilson (1922-2015) was an African American painter, sculptor, illustrator, printmaker, and educator in Boston, Massachusetts. Wilson studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston under Ture Bengtz and Karl Zerbe, graduating in 1945. He lived in Paris through the MFA fellowship and studied with modern artist Fernand Leger. He then attended Tufts University, graduating in 1947. Wilson received a John Hay Whitney fellowship and lived in Mexico for five years with his wife, Julie Kowtich. After his return from Mexico in 1956, Wilson made artwork for Chicago labor unions and taught in New York City before returning to teach at Boston University in 1964. During his career, Wilson won competitions to execute statues of Martin Luther King, Jr. for the city of Buffalo, New York and for the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C.

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1993 by John W. Wilson, except for the 1979 sound recording which he lent for copying.

Restrictions:

Microfilm portion must be consulted on microfilm. Use of untranscribed interview requires an appointment.

Occupation:

Painters -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Sculptors -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Educators -- Massachusetts -- Boston  Search this

Topic:

Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

African American artists  Search this

African American educators  Search this

African American painters  Search this

African American sculptors  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Interviews

Scrapbooks

Sound recordings

Identifier:

AAA.wilsjohn

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ea018d94-6ec4-4d8f-9d56-9428d4c92e78

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-wilsjohn

Interviewee:

Rhoden, John (John W), 1918-  Search this

Interviewer:

Ghent, Henri, 1926-  Search this

Extent:

67 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1968 July 21

Scope and Contents:

Interview of John W. Rhoden conducted 1968 July 21, by Henri Ghent, for the Archives of American Art.

Biographical / Historical:

John W. Rhoden (1918-2001) was a sculptor from Brooklyn, N.Y. Rhoden attended Talladege College, Alabama, School of Painting and Sculpture at Columbia Univ., and the American Academy in Rome. Studied under William Zorach.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hr.

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:

Use requires an appointment.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

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

African American artists  Search this

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

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.rhoden68

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9926b705e-c884-4588-b036-056414c6ce2d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-rhoden68

Interviewee:

Ringgold, Faith  Search this

Interviewer:

Nadelman, Cynthia  Search this

Names:

Gwathmey, Robert, 1903-1988  Search this

Lippard, Lucy R.  Search this

Lloyd, Tom, 1929-  Search this

Morris, Robert, 1931-2018  Search this

Tucker, Marcia  Search this

Extent:

349 Pages (Transcript)

15 Items (sound files (10 hr., 49 min.), digital)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

1989 September 6-October 18

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Faith Ringgold conducted 1989 September 6-October 18, by Cynthia Nadelman, for the Archives of American Art.

Ringgold discusses Harlem from the 1930s through the 1970s; her background and education; her art and political activities; feminism; the evolution of her work; her paintings, soft sculpture constructions, quilts, and performance pieces. She recalls Robert Gwathmey, Tom Lloyd, Robert Morris, Marcia Tucker, Lucy Lippard, her mother, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Faith Ringgold (1930- ) is an Afro-American painter, sculptor, and performance artist from New York, N.Y.

General:

Originally recorded on 8 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 15 digital wav files. Duration is 10 hr., 50 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. Funding for this interview provided by the Lannan Foundation.

Occupation:

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

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

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

Topic:

Performance art  Search this

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

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

African American artists  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women performance artists  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

African American quiltmakers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Lannan Foundation.

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.ringgo89

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a7611879-5e18-48a4-8202-96d4af3aaeb9

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-ringgo89

Creator:

Aarons, George Manuel, 1896-1980  Search this

Type:

Sketchbooks

Citation:

George Manuel Aarons papers, 1927-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century  Search this

Sculpture, American  Search this

Art, Jewish  Search this

Jewish art and symbolism  Search this

Theme:

Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)5600

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208434

AAA_collcode_aarogeor

Theme:

Sketches & Sketchbooks

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208434

Creator:

Andersen, Wayne V., 1928-  Search this

Subject:

Schaefer-Simmern, Henry  Search this

Smith, David  Search this

Ferber, Herbert  Search this

Golub, Leon  Search this

Lipton, Seymour  Search this

Moore, Henry, 1898-1986  Search this

Citation:

Wayne Andersen papers, 1952-1994. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century  Search this

Sculpture, American -- History -- Sources  Search this

Theme:

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)5646

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208480

AAA_collcode_andewayn

Theme:

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208480

Creator:

National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.)  Search this

Subject:

Archipenko, Alexander  Search this

Citation:

National Collection of Fine Arts records relating to Alexander Archipenko, 1964-1968. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- Exhibitions  Search this

Theme:

Art organizations  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)5818

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208658

AAA_collcode_naticola

Theme:

Art organizations

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208658

Creator:

Barbarossa, Theodore, 1906-1992  Search this

Kennedy, Kennedy, Keefe and Carney (Firm)  Search this

Subject:

Feller, Richard T.  Search this

Hopper, Inslee  Search this

Washington Cathedral  Search this

National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Baltimore, Md.)  Search this

Cathedral of St. John the Divine (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

St. Thomas' Church (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Type:

Drawings

Citation:

Theodore Barbarossa papers, 1931-1991. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Christian art and symbolism  Search this

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)5852

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208692

AAA_collcode_barbtheo

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208692

Creator:

Barrett, Oliver O'Connor, 1908-  Search this

Citation:

Oliver O'Connor Barrett papers, 1930-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)5870

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208710

AAA_collcode_barroliv

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208710

Creator:

Fingesten, Peter, 1916-1987  Search this

Pace University.  Search this

Subject:

Ahsen, Akhter  Search this

Fingesten, Michel  Search this

Reinhardt, Ad  Search this

Citation:

Peter Fingesten papers, 1936-1988. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)5898

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208738

AAA_collcode_fingpete

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208738

Creator:

Wildenhain, Frans, 1905-1980  Search this

Citation:

Frans Wildenhain grant application, 1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- History -- United States  Search this

Decorative arts  Search this

Ceramics  Search this

Theme:

Craft  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)5914

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208754

AAA_collcode_wildfrga

Theme:

Craft

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208754

Creator:

First National Bank of Fort Worth (Fort Worth, Tex.)  Search this

Subject:

Fearing, Kelly  Search this

Noguchi, Isamu  Search this

Reeder, Dickson  Search this

Utter, Bror  Search this

Citation:

Records relating to art commissions, 1954-1968. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Art patronage -- Texas -- Fort Worth  Search this

Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- Texas -- Fort Worth  Search this

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- Texas -- Fort Worth  Search this

Theme:

Patronage  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)5947

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208789

AAA_collcode_firsnati

Theme:

Patronage

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208789

Creator:

Johanson, Patricia, 1940-  Search this

Type:

Articles

Interviews

Photographs

Transcripts

Citation:

Patricia Johanson papers, 1964-1998. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Women architects  Search this

Theme:

Women  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)6794

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208921

AAA_collcode_johapatr

Theme:

Women

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208921