Sacha Kolin papers

Summary

Collection ID:: AAA.kolisach
Creators:: Kolin, Sacha, 1911-1981
Dates:: ca. 1950-1980
Languages:: English
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Physical Description:: 3.2 Linear feet
Repository:: Archives of American Art

Scope and Contents

Papers of sculptor and painter Sacha Kolin date ca. 1950-1980, and include: ca. 250 photographs and snapshots; 24 boxes of color slides; photographic negatives; 9 reels of compiled Super 8mm film transferred to 2 VHS videos and 2 betacam masters showing Kolin, her work, installations, outdoor sculpture and outdoor scenes; photocopies of papers from Julian Kolin; copies of correspondence and appraisals; ten sketchbooks; an address book; exhibition announcements, 1980; and catalogs from her retrospective exhibition at the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, N.Y..

Biographical / Historical

Painter, sculptor; New York, N.Y. Kolin was born in Paris, France in 1911. She grew up in Vienna, Austria, attending the Wiener Kunstgewerbeschule (1930) and the Academy of Fine Arts (1931-32). In 1933 she moved to Paris, and studied with Naoum Aronson (a stone carver for Auguste Rodin). In 1935 she became the youngest full member of the Nationale Societe des Beaux Arts. In December 1936 she immigrated to New York and participated in many one-person and group exhibitions. She was the recipient in 1973 of a Mark Rothko Foundation grant award.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated 2000 by the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University.

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

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Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Women artists -- France -- Paris	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Women artists -- New York (State) -- New York	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Sketchbooks	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Video recordings	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York	Occupation	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Painters -- France -- Paris	Occupation	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Sculptors -- France -- Paris	Occupation	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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