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Archives of American Art
John Stockton De Martelly papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.demajohn
- Creators:
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De Martelly, John Stockton, 1903-1980
- Dates:
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1907-1980
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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642 Items(on one microfilm reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, 1932-1980, with John Taylor Arms, Thomas Hart Benton, William Gropper, Albert Christ-Janer, and others; photographs, ca. 1907-1980, of De Martelly and his paintings; a notebook containing mostly technical notes; transcripts of poetry by De Martelly; instructions from De Martelly's lithography class; a sketchbook containing notes and pencil sketches; loose sketches in pencil; financial material, including receipts and invoices; certificates and awards; a scrapbook containing clippings and letters; exhibition catalogues and announcements; magazine and newspaper clippings; reproductions of De Martelly's paintings and illustrations; clippings on Chief Okemos, of whom De Martelly painted a portrait; and miscellany.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter and graphic artist (Okemos, Mich.)
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm roll 2935 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals were returned lender, Joey Geraci, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The lender, Joey Geraci, is the daughter of De Martelly.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sketchbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Scrapbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Graphic artists | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Christ-Janer, Albert, 1910-1973 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Gropper, William, 1897-1977 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Arms, John Taylor, 1887-1953 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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