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Archives of American Art
Abraham Harriton papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.harrabra
- Creators:
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Harriton, Abraham, 1893-1987
- Dates:
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1910-1986
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Itemslinear ft.(partially microfilmed on 1 reel)0.4 Linear feetAddition
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
REEL 268: Letters, writings, biographical material, catalogs, clippings, and miscellaneous material.
Scope and Contents
UNMICROFILMED: Curricula vitae and a copy of an award from the Mark Rothko Foundation; correspondence, ca. 1960-1977, with Syracuse University regarding the acquisition of Harriton's papers, with Philip and Julia Evergood, Isabel Bishop, David D. Delafield, Marya and Horace Gregory, Bernard Berenson, and Hans Hofmann concerning his membership to the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and with other institutions and colleagues; Christmas cards, 1967-1972, some with original drawings or graphics by Chaim Gross, Raphael Soyer, Abraham Rattner, Harriton, and others; a journal of his 1963 trip to Europe and other writings; a self-portrait in gouache and crayon; exhibition catalogs and announcements; photocopies of clippings; and photographs of Harriton and photographs and slides of works of art.
Scope and Contents
ADDITION: Biographical material; journal, 1963; sketchbooks, 26 v., 1948-1977, and undated, and loose sketches; artwork for Christmas cards, 1970s-1980s; photographs of Harriton and his work and a manuscript of "On Underpainting," by Abraham Harriton.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, teacher, etcher, Long Island, New York.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 268 available at Archives of Ameican Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1972-1977 by Abraham and Estelle Harriton, and in 1990 by their daughter, Maria Harriton.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Abraham Harriton papers also at Syracuse University.
Keywords
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Europe -- description and travel | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sketchbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Etchers | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Evergood, Philip, 1901-1973 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Rattner, Abraham | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Soyer, Raphael, 1899-1987 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Bishop, Isabel, 1902-1988 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Syracuse University | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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