Archives of American Art

Louise Bruner papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.brunloui
Creators:
Bruner, Louise Katherine, 1910-
Dates:
1945-1976
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Linear foot
(partially microfilmed on 2 reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Donated in 1980 by Louise Bruner, art critic for the Toledo Blade. Correspondence, subject files, printed materials, exhibition catalogs and announcements, and photographs.
Scope and Contents
REEL 532: Correspondence largely relating to her work as art critic for the TOLEDO BLADE; clippings of articles by Bruner and other relevant articles; exhibition notices and catalogs; photographs of works of art, artists and exhibition openings; and press and biographical material relating to artists.
Scope and Contents
REEL 2787: Letters to Bruner from Lisel Salzer, Harold Tishler, and Karl Tremp regarding the art of enameling.
Scope and Contents
UNMICROFILMED: Files on artists Samuel Bookatz, Fernando Botero, Bill Harper, Martin J. Heade, Richard Kozlow, Robert Philipp, and Edward and Thelma Winter; a file on museum director William M. Milliken, containing mainly letters to Bruner; files also contain photographs. Subject files containing correspondence, writings, press releases, exhibition catalogs and announcements, clippings, and photographs of artists, works of art and conservation work. Topics include ART GALLERY magazine, art in the embassies, black artists, the Toledo Museum of Art, and the Works Progress Administration.
Scope and Contents
REELS 439-441(Now Scanned): Photographs of artists, formerly part of Photos of Artists Collection I and now scanned on the Digital Collections Database. Artists include: Thomas Hart Benton, Samuel Bookatz, Staas Cotsworth, Balcomb Greene, Susan Guevara, Frances Loring, Edouard MacAvoy, and John Rood.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Art critic, writer; Toledo, Ohio Critic for the Toledo Blade.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 532 and 2787 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1972-1980 and 1999 by Louise Katherine Bruner.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
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.

Keywords

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Art critics -- Ohio -- Toledo Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Bookatz, Samuel, 1910- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Botero, Fernando, 1932- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Greene, Balcomb, 1904-1990 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Harper, Bill Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Heade, Martin Johnson, 1819-1904 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kozlow, Richard M., 1926-2008 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Milliken, William Mathewson, 1889-1978 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Philipp, Robert, 1895-1981 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Winter, Edward Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Winter, Thelma Frazier, 1903- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Works Progress Administration Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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