Archives of American Art

Seymour Fogel papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.fogeseym
Creators:
Fogel, Seymour, 1911-1984
Mary Ryan Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
Mortimer Levitt Gallery
Dates:
1926-1984
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
5.2 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Biographical materials including awards and resumes; correspondence, 1934-1979, regarding his mural work for the Federal Work Agency in New York and elsewhere, with his wife, Barbara, while traveling and working across the country, between Barbara and their children, and with the Mortimer Levitt and Ryan galleries and others; mailing lists of persons to be advised of his upcoming exhibitions; unpublished writings by Fogel, drafts of Barbara's manuscript of Fogel, and other works; sketches and mural designs by Fogel; materials relating to teaching, mural and grant competitions, and the Federal Work Agency;financial records including bank statements, tax forms, exhibition receipts, and lists of works exhibited; exhibition announcements and catalogs; clippings and other printed materials; photographs of Fogel, his family and friends, and his works of art; and six cassette tapes and videotaped interviews with Fogel, 1976-1982.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter, mural painter; Weston, Connecticut.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1975-1985 by Seymour Fogel.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Mural painting and decoration, American Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painting, American -- New York (State) -- New York Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal aid to the arts -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Video recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Muralists -- Connecticut -- Weston Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- Connecticut -- Weston Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Works Progress Administration Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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