Archives of American Art

Robert Beverly Hale papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.halerobe
Creators:
Hale, Robert Beverly, 1901-1985
Dates:
1901-1980
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2.4 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Biographical material, interview transcript, notebooks, sketches, photographs and miscellaneous writings.
Scope and Contents
A short biographical sketch, 1949, published in the New Yorker Magazine; a certificate of fellowship for the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (London), 1969; 22 family letters, undated and 1901-1943, and ca. 225 letters and postcards received by Hale, undated and 1948-1978, from friends, publishers, business colleagues, and others; 15 daily appointment books, 1940, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1976, and undated; loose notes and 3 small notebooks, undated and 1966; and lecture notes and scripts, undated and 1940s-1970s, on anatomy, drawing, the history of costume, science and artists, man and culture, and other topics.
Scope and Contents
Also included are: a transcript of an interview for Radio Free Europe, 1960, on "Man and Culture"; an audio cassette interview of Hale by Karl Fortess, 1975, in which he discusses his theories of art, art history, education, his teaching at the Art Students League, and other topics; ca. 55 pages of sketches and a sketchbook, undated and 1966-1970, mostly of anatomical drawings ( a few envelopes and letters received by Hale also carry anatomical sketches by him; an initialed and dated pencil sketch of Philip Hale by Jo Mielziner, 1920; published articles by and about Hale, 1950s-1970s; and 93 photographs, undated and 1940s-1970s of Hale, his friends, family, home, studio, and art work.
Scope and Contents
The remainder of the papers consists of 1.4 linear feet (ca. 1,500 pages) of writings and related documents (drafts, final typescripts, publisher contracts, etc.) for books by Robert Hale, including: DRAWING LESSONS FROM THE GREAT MASTERS, 1964; THE ART OF BALCOMB GREENE, 1977 (co-author Terry Coyle); ALBINUS ON ANATOMY, 1979 (co-authored with Terry Coyle); and SNOWLAND, a novel by Hale, which was called in subsequent editions THE WHITE BROWNSTONE.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Administrator, instructor, art historian; died in 1985.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Files from Hale's tenure at the Metropolitan Museum of Art were discarded by him in 1982.

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.

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