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Archives of American Art
A Finding Aid to the Gene Kloss Papers, 1932-1956, in the Archives of American Art
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.klosgene
- Creators:
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Kloss, Gene, 1903-
- Dates:
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1932-1956
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.11 Linear feet
- Repository:
The papers of California and New Mexico painter and etcher, Gene Kloss, provide scattered documentation of Kloss's career through 35 items dating from 1932-1956. Records include letters to Kloss, primarily about exhibitions and purchases of her work; press clippings documenting exhibitions and other activities including lectures delivered by Kloss; a photograph of Kloss and three photographs of her artwork; and ten etchings. The etchings represent a complete set of the artist's prints of the Southwest executed for the Public Works of Art Project from 1933-1934.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The papers of California and New Mexico painter and etcher, Gene Kloss, provide scattered documentation of Kloss's career through 35 items dating from 1932-1956. Records include letters to Kloss, primarily about exhibitions and purchases of her work; press clippings documenting exhibitions and other activities including lectures delivered by Kloss; a photograph of Kloss and three photographs of her artwork; and ten etchings. The etchings represent a complete set of the artist's prints of the Southwest executed for the Public Works of Art Project from 1933-1934.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Due to the small size of the collection, records are arranged as one series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
California and New Mexico etcher and painter, Gene Kloss, was known for her depictions of the American Southwest.
Also known as Alice Geneva Glasier, Kloss was born in Oakland, California, and studied at the University of California at Berkeley, the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco, and the College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. In 1925 she traveled to New Mexico to honeymoon with her husband, poet Phillip Kloss, and was deeply drawn to the region. Thereafter, Gene and Phillip divided their time between Berkeley and Taos, New Mexico, where Gene produced etchings and paintings of the landscape and its Pueblo inhabitants.
Kloss was employed as the sole etcher for the 1933-1934 Public Works of Art Project, producing watercolors and oil paintings, and a series of New Mexico scenes that were reproduced and distributed to public schools across the state.
Administration
Author
Stephanie Ashley
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated in 1964 by Gene Kloss.
Existence and Location of Copies
The collection was digitized in 2021 and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
Processing Information
Portions of the collection were microfilmed on 35mm microfilm Reel NDA15 at some point after receipt. The collection was processed and a finding aid written by Stephanie Ashley, and the collection was digitized in 2021.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Keywords
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| Etchers -- California | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Etchers -- New Mexico -- Taos | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- California | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- New Mexico -- Taos | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women painters | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Federal Art Project (N.M.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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