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Archives of American Art
Alfred Milton Duca papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.ducaalfr
- Creators:
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Duca, Alfred Milton, 1920-
- Dates:
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1940-1997
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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6.8 Linear feet(partially microfilmed on 1 reel)2.1 Linear feetAddition
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence; project files; lists; biographical material; photographs; and exhibition catalogs and announcements.
Scope and Contents
REEL 2027: Photographs of Duca at work, his studio, and his works of art.
Scope and Contents
UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence; project files on the "Gloucester Experiment" and "Channel One" containing correspondence, reports, drawings, notes, printed material, and photographs; lists of collections, price lists, and lists of works of art; exhibition catalogs and announcements; clippings; biographical material; and miscellany. Among the photographs are one of Jack Levine, one of Leonard Bernstein with Irving Fein, and one of Igor Stravinsky and his son, taken by John Brook, ca. 1950.
Scope and Contents
ADDITION: Biographical material, including vital documents; correspondence; writings; business records; exhibition materials; clippings; printed material; photographs of Duca, sculpture, and paintings; and most significantly, files on Duca's commissions and projects.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, sculptor; Annisquam, Massachusetts. Duca died Jan. 13, 1997.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 2027 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reel 2027: Originals returned to Alfred Duca after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reel 2027 lent for microfilming 1980 by Alfred Duca; he donated the unmicrofilmed material in 1980. In 1998, an additional 2.4 ft. was donated 1998 by Veronique Duca, widow of Alfred Duca.
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
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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