Guthrie Foster papers

Summary
Collection ID:
AAA.fostguth
Creators:
Foster, Guthrie
Dates:
1959-1966
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
(36 items)
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1959-1960, from Anni Albers, Josef Albers, Adolph Gottlieb, Maria Hofmann (for Hans Hofmann), Leo Lionni, Robert Motherwell, Paul Rand, Ben Shahn, and Marguerite Wildenhain each responding to Foster's invitation to be a guest instructor at the Atlanta Art Institute. Most declined the invitation. Robert Motherwell wrote that he would not teach in a segregated school.
Scope and Contents
Also included are writings and printed material on and by Josef Albers, ca. 1960-1966.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Gurtherie Foster was Director of the Atlanta Art Institute, which evolved along with the High Museum of Art out of the historic Atlanta Art Association formed in 1905. There was a later name change to the Atlanta College of Art, followed by it being absorbed by the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) when it merged with Woodruff Arts Center in 2005.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1985 by Guthrie Foster.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
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Art teachers Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hofmann, Maria, 1885-1963 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lionni, Leo, 1910- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Motherwell, Robert Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rand, Paul, 1914- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wildenhain, Marguerite Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Albers, Anni Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Albers, Josef Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903-1974 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Atlanta College of Art Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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