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Archives of American Art
Augustus Goertz papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.goeraugu
- Creators:
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Goertz, Augustus F. (Augustus Frederick), 1909-1995
- Dates:
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1931-1993bulk 1977-1984
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Papers mainly documenting Goertz's invlovement with the 1977 exhibition "New York City WPA Art: Then 1934-1943 and... Now 1966-1977" and the New York City WPA Artists, Inc. organization. Included are correspondence with Lee Krasner, Ibram Lassaw, Paul Cadmus, and William Meyerowitz; artist files; minutes of meetings and administrative files of the organization; installation photographs and photographs of works of art; guest books; and printed material including an exhibition catalog and poster pertaining to the exhibition. Also included are scattered personal papers including biographical information, photographs of Goertz and his family, and sketches by Goertz.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Augustus Goerts was an abstract painter and WPA muralist in New York, N.Y. He organized the 1977 exhibition "New York City WPA Art: Then 1934-1943 and... Now 1966-1977," and subsequently founded the New York City WPA Artists, Inc.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated in 2007 and in 2008 by Yvette Goertz Janssen, Goertz's daughter.
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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Art -- Exhibitions -- New York (State) -- New York | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Federal aid to the arts -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Cadmus, Paul, 1904-1999 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Meyerowitz, William, 1887-1981 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Lassaw, Ibram, 1913-2003 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Krasner, Lee, 1908-1984 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States. Work Projects Administration | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States. Works Progress Administration | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
New York City WPA Artists, Inc. | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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