Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Jan Matulka Papers, circa 1920, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

Jan Matulka with his painting
Collection ID:
AAA.matujan
Creators:
Matulka, Jan, 1890-1972
Dates:
circa 1920
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.01 Linear feet
Repository:
The papers of New York painter Jan Matulka measure 0.01 linear feet and date from circa 1920. The collection is comprised of three photographs of Matulka, including one studio portrait by M. Vu Kovic, and one double-exposed portrait.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The papers of New York painter Jan Matulka measure 0.01 linear feet and date from circa 1920. The collection is comprised of three photographs of Matulka, including one studio portrait by M. Vu Kovic, and one double-exposed portrait.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Czech-born painter, printmaker, and educator Jan Matulka (1890-1972) was one of the pioneers of American modernist painting during the 1920s and 1930s.
Matulka emigrated to the United States from Bohemia in 1907 and studied at the National Academy of Design from 1911-1916. He subsequently taught at the Art Students League and passed on his understanding of avant garde developments in progressive painting to a generation of important artists including Francis Criss, Dorothy Dehner, Burgoyne Diller, I. Rice Pereira, and David Smith.

Administration

Separated Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material that was part of Matulka's donation including clippings, exhibition notices, and miscellany. This material was microfilmed on Reel D251 and was transferred to the Smithsonian American Art Museum for the museum's vertical files and is not described in the collection container inventory.
Existence and Location of Copies
The collection was digitized in 2023 and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
Processing Information
The collection was microfilmed on Reel D251 after receipt. The bulk of the collection was then transferred to the Smithsonian American Art Museum's vertical files. The remaining three photographs were digitized in 2004 as part of the Photos of Artists 1 collection. The papers were processed and a finding aid prepared by Stephanie Ashley in 2023, and the collection was digitized in 2023.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated by Jan Matulka in 1966.

Using the Collection

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.
Citation
Jan Matulka papers, circa 1920. Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Art.
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.

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