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Archives of American Art
Henry Kreis papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kreihenr
- Creators:
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Kreis, Henry, 1899-1963
- Dates:
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1920-1963
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2.6 Linear feet(partially microfilmed on 1 reel)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence; photographs; a scrapbook; lecture and interview notes; sketches; clippings; and printed material.
Scope and Contents
REEL 2288: 56 photographs, ca. 1936-1960, of Kreis and his sculpture.
Scope and Contents
UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence, 1934-1962; lecture and interview notes; photographs of Kreis at work and his studio, of his family and colleagues; stereo slides of Kreis's work, his colleagues and their work; a scrapbook; newspaper clippings; printed material; and sketches by Kreis, including studies for sculpture projects.
Scope and Contents
UNMICROFILMED: Artists and other notables featured among the photographs and slides include: Albert Buz, Angelo Columbo, Jose De Creeft, Koren Der Hartootian, Howard Dohm, Anthony Grosso, Lord Halifax, Hoard, Hancock, Ingersoll, Carl Paul Jennewein, Robert Kittredge, Romuald Kraus, Jacques Lipchitz, Paul Manship, Ilona Massey, Noble, Eleanor Roosevelt, Charles Rudy, Carl Schmitz, Shmul, Albert Stewart, Clark Voorhees, and Joseph Vorst.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Sculptor; Essex, Connecticut.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 2288 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reel 2288: Originals returned to Henry Kreis after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reel 2288 lent for microfilming 1981 by Henry Kreis, son of Kreis; unmicrofilmed material donated 1981 by Patricia Saunders, widow of Kreis.
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.
More Information
Other Finding Aids
Other Finding Aids
Unmicrofilmed material: Correspondence inventory available in the collection file at Archives of American Art's Washington, D.C. office.
Keywords
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| Sculpture, American -- Photographs | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sculpture, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sculptors -- Connecticut | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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