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Creator:

Von Groschwitz, Gustave, 1906-1991  Search this

Federal Art Project.Graphic Arts Division  Search this

Subject:

United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this

United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- New York (N.Y.)

Citation:

Gustave Von Groschwitz papers, 1935-1938. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art and state -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Graphic arts -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Theme:

Patronage  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)6923

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209052

AAA_collcode_vongros

Theme:

Patronage

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209052

Creator:

Rothschild, Lincoln, 1902-  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Index of American Design  Search this

Archer, Edmund, 1904-  Search this

Cahill, Holger, 1887-1960  Search this

Coffey, Katherine, d. 1972  Search this

Davis, Charles H. (Charles Harold), 1856-1933  Search this

Greenbaum, Dorothea S.  Search this

Halpert, Edith Gregor, 1900-1970  Search this

Mangravite, Peppino, 1896-  Search this

Miller, Kenneth Hayes, 1876-1952  Search this

Piccoli, Girolamo, 1900-1970  Search this

Schmidt, Katherine, 1898-1978  Search this

Starr, Theodore  Search this

Von Groschwitz, Gustave, 1906-1991  Search this

Winchester, Alice  Search this

Woodhouse, Betty Burroughs, 1899-1988  Search this

Extent:

1.8 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 2 reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Interviews

Sketchbooks

Date:

1920-1982

Scope and Contents:

Biographical material, interviews, printed materials, writings, correspondence, art work, and photographs.

REEL 290: Eleven scripts for radio programs on the Index of American Design, broadcast in New York throughout 1940. Interviewees include: Rothschild, Holger Cahill, director of the WPA-FAP; Edith Halpert, director of American Folk Art Gallery; Katherine Coffey, curator of Newark Museum; Alice Winchester, editor of "Antiques"; and Theodore Starr.

REEL NDA 15: Press releases; pamphlet on permanent art programs; Index of American Design papers; a report concerning government art programs; memorandum to Gustave Von Groschwitz outlining a plan for new subject matter for FAP artists; and "Report to the Sculptors of the Federal Art Project" by Girolamo Piccoli.[Report to the sculptors...under microfilm title Girolamo Piccoli]

UNMICROFILMED: Writings on art and on the Index of American Design; radio scripts for the series "The American Artists" sponsored by Artists Equity, 1953; clippings, 1936-1982; a nearly complete set of his newsletter, THE PRAGMATIST IN ART, 1964-1978; material on Kenneth Hayes Miller; resumes, school transcripts and memorabilia; photographs of Rothschild and of his sculpture; correspondence concerning THE PRAGMATIST IN ART (1964-1978), The Index of American Design (1968-1973), his research on Miller (1964-1977) and other publications, his work for Artists Equity, and other matters; a sketchbook; and a drawing. Among the correspondents are Samuel Kramer, editor of "The Shipyard Worker," Peppino Mangravite, Katherine Schmidt Shubert, Betty Burroughs Woodhouse, and critics Rudolf Arnheim, John Canaday and Donald Kuspit.

Biographical / Historical:

Lincoln Rothschild (1902-1983) was a cculptor and writer in New York, N.Y. Rothschild was the director of the New York Unit of the Index of American Design, 1937-1940. He taught at Columbia University and Adelphi College, 1946-1950 and was the National Executive Director for Artists' Equity Association, 1951-57. He was the author of SCULPTURE THROUGH THE AGES (1942) TO KEEP ART ALIVE-KENNETH HAYES MILLER, AMERICAN PAINTER 1876-1956 (1974), FORMS AND THEIR MEANINGS IN WESTERN ART (1976) and numerous articles.

Other Title:

Girolamo Piccoli [microfilm title]

Provenance:

Material on reel NDA15 donated by Rothschild, 1964; remainder donated 1987 by his widow, Elisabeth Rothschild.

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  Search this

Topic:

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art and state -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Federal aid to the arts -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Federal aid to public welfare -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sketchbooks

Identifier:

AAA.rothlinc

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93083a3ad-b862-4911-81b8-f11dad81fab3

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-rothlinc

Interviewee:

Sanger, I. J. (Isaac J), 1899-1986  Search this

Interviewer:

Pennington, Estill Curtis  Search this

Names:

American Institute of Graphic Arts  Search this

Columbia University -- Students  Search this

University of Virginia -- Students  Search this

YMCA of the USA  Search this

Dow, Arthur W. (Arthur Wesley), 1857-1922  Search this

Heckman, Albert  Search this

Pins, Jacob, 1917-  Search this

Von Groschwitz, Gustave, 1906-1991  Search this

Extent:

16 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1981 November 17

Scope and Contents:

Interview of I.J. (Isaac) Sanger, conducted 1981 November 17, by Estill Curtis "Buck" Pennington, for the Archives of American Art, in New York, N.Y.

Sanger speaks of his first encounters with art as a child growing up in rural Virginia, and of his first industrial art classes, taken at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville while he was still attending high school in Free Union. After graduating, he received what he describes as his first real training in art while working for the carpentry shop at Columbia University in New York in the early 1920s. While attending Columbia, he found work as a furniture designer for the YMCA [Young Men's Christian Association]. Sanger also worked for his professor Albert Heckman, doing linoleum cuts for "Aesop's Fables," which Heckman was illustrating. He explains that it was Heckman who encouraged him to continue practicing print making. Until then, he had been working in oil and water color while studying "Art Structure" with Arthur Dow.

When the Depression hit in 1929, Sanger lost his position with the YMCA and worked odd jobs until Albert Heckman introduced him to Gustave von Groschwitz, who brought him on to the WPA. During the 1930s, he received widespread recognition for his work; his prints were selected by the American Institute of Graphic Arts for their "50 Prints of the Year" show in 1928 and 1929. Following his work with the WPA, Sanger served the army in World War II at Camp Kearns in Utah. He explains how he continued expanding his portfolio throughout the War, and once it was over, spent 25 years as a commercial artist. He relocated to Washington, D.C. in 1951 and became a member of the Washington Print Society while Prentiss Taylor was secretary. In D.C., he was a graphic designer for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, but kept up his own private work, which Jacob Pins featured at the Smithsonian Castle. After formally retiring in 1966, Sanger decided to dedicate his time to travel, but adds that he still makes print making, painting, and furniture design a priority.

Biographical / Historical:

I. J. Sanger (1899-1986) was a painter and printmaker of Marlow Heights, Md.

General:

Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 6 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 others.

Occupation:

Furniture designers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Painters -- Maryland -- Interviews  Search this

Painting, Modern  Search this

Printmakers -- Maryland -- Interviews  Search this

Prints  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

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

Identifier:

AAA.sanger81

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90ccde882-8ce2-4d68-a03a-12d87b79700f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-sanger81

Interviewee:

Von Groschwitz, Gustave, 1906-1991  Search this

Interviewer:

Doud, Richard Keith  Search this

Subject:

Federal Art Project (N.Y.)  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Citation:

Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Gustave Von Groschwitz, 1964 December 9. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Theme:

New Deal  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)12704

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213534

AAA_collcode_vongro64

Theme:

New Deal

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213534

Creator:

Von Groschwitz, Gustave, 1906-1991  Search this

Federal Art Project. Graphic Arts Division  Search this

United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this

United States. Work Projects Administration  Search this

Extent:

250 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

United States -- Economic conditions -- New York (N.Y.)

Date:

1935-1938

Scope and Contents:

Printed material including Federal Art Project and Works Progress Administration publications, transcript of a radio talk show, exhibition catalogs, newspaper clippings, and a Federal Art Print calendar, 1938.

Biographical / Historical:

Director, Graphic Arts Division, Federal Art Project, New York, N.Y.

Provenance:

Lent for microfilming 1964 by Gustave Von Groschwitz.

Restrictions:

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

Occupation:

Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art and state -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Graphic arts -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Identifier:

AAA.vongros

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw971c35a99-7f11-4618-924e-6c5a75e631c5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-vongros

Interviewee:

Von Groschwitz, Gustave, 1906-1991  Search this

Interviewer:

Doud, Richard Keith  Search this

Creator:

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Names:

Federal Art Project (N.Y.)  Search this

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this

Extent:

21 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1964 December 9

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Gustave Von Groschwitz conducted 1964 December 9, by Richard K. Doud, for the Archives of American Art New Deal and the Arts Project.

Biographical / Historical:

Gustave Von Groschwitz (1906-1991) was an art administrator from New York, N.Y. Director, Graphic Arts Division, Federal Art Project, New York City.

General:

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

Provenance:

This interview conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.

Restrictions:

Use requires an appointment.

Topic:

Federal aid to the arts  Search this

Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Sponsor:

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

Identifier:

AAA.vongro64

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw998956b9e-c051-4551-834c-8c51a035d7bd

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-vongro64