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Archives of American Art
Onya La Tour papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.latoonya
- Creators:
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La Tour, Onya, 1896-1976
- Dates:
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1928-1969
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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7 Microfilm reels
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
30 diaries, 1930-1969, some illustrated; files on artists, family members and friends containing correspondence, sketches, biographical information and photographs; correspondence and clippings relating to the Indiana Museum for Modern Art; a scrapbook of sketches by artist friends, mostly by Helen West Heller, photographs, poems and short stories written for her; material relating to the Federal Art Gallery of the WPA, 1936-1937; material relating to the Onya La Tour Gallery, 1938-1939; a proposal for an art gallery in Puerto Rico, and miscellany. Among the correspondents are Rifka Angel, Maurice Becker, David Burliuk, Stuart Davis, Katherine Dreier, John D. Graham, Helen West Heller, Roy Hirshburg, Joseph Konzal, Larry Lebduska, Guy and Genoi Pettit McCoy, Emanuel Romano; Robert Morris, Ann Goldthwaite and others.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Art collector, dealer, artists' model; Columbus, Ind. La Tour founded the Indiana Museum for Modern Art, Brown County, Indiana, which no longer exists. She was director of the Federal Art Gallery, N.Y., and the Onya La Tour Gallery, N.Y.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 802-808 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material lent for microfilming 1973 by the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The Indianapolis Museum of Art also holds additional papers not included on the microfilm.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Keywords
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| Art -- Collectors and collecting | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Federal aid to the arts -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Gallery directors -- New York (State) | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Art dealers -- Indiana | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Onya La Tour Gallery | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Federal Art Gallery (New York, N.Y.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indiana Museum for Modern Art | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Federal Art Project | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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