Archives of American Art

Edward Fisk papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.fiskedwa
Creators:
Fisk, Edward, 1886-1944
Dates:
1887-1990
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
(on a partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Biographical material, letters, a subject file on Genevieve Taggard, notes and writings, printed material, and photographs.
Scope and Contents
Two biographical accounts and a membership card for the American Artists' Congress; fourteen letters (1929-1990) include 3 from Stuart Davis (1938-1942), one from Charles Demuth (1929), and letters to family members including descriptions of his sister-in-law's meeting with Gertrude Stein and an account of Eugene O'Neill's house being damaged in a storm. A file, 1928-1938, on Genevieve Taggard contains 4 poems and 4 letters by Taggard, 1 letter from Fisk, and an announcement concerning the publication of Taggard's poems.
Scope and Contents
A notebook contains lyrical essays about Taggard and art, a 5 p. account of a day's activities, and notes on art history and design. Other notes and writings include two 17 p. short stories, a 1 p. account of prehistoric monuments in Cornwall illustrated with a map, and notes on line drawing and composition. Printed material consists of clippings (1912-1987) and exhibition announcements and catalogs (1922-1985). Photographs show Fisk with family members (1887-1942) and works of art.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter, printmaker. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Fisk studied at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design. He studied with Robert Henri, and in Paris with Othon Friege and Pierre Laprade. He also studied in Italy and spent 1933-1934 studying and painting in England. In 1930 he married Lucy Young. He taught at the University of Kentucky from 1926-1944.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 4476 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to the lenders, Milton Fisk and Allie Henricks, after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming in 1991 by Milton Fisk and Allie Hendricks, Fisk's children.

Using the Collection

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

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Art, Modern -- 20th century -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Davis, Stuart, 1892-1964 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Demuth, Charles, 1883-1935 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Taggard, Genevieve, 1894-1948 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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