Archives of American Art

Glen Michaels papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.michglen
Creators:
Michaels, Glen, 1927-
Bertha Schaefer Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
Lee Nordness Galleries
Little Gallery (Birmingham, Mich.)
Dates:
1953-1973
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2 Reels
1,540 items (on 2 microfilm reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Personal and business correspondence, 1958-1972; a curriclum vitae and other biographical data; commission files containing correspondence, photos, and blueprints; files on competitions, speaking engagements, teaching assignments, and seminars; sketches, drawings, and illustrations for publications; photographs; exhibition catalogs and announcements; clippings; and articles. Among the correspondents are sculptor Jan Peter Sterne, architect Minoru Yamasaki, weavers Lee Naiman, Marie Mouliniere and Claire Rado, the Little Gallery (Birmingham, Mich.), Lee Nordness Galleries, Bertha Schaefer Gallery, and the Ann Jacobs Gallery.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Sculptor, assemblage artist and art instructor, Birmingham, Mich. Born Spokane, Wash. Studied at Yale University School of Music, Eastern Washington University and the Cranbrook Academy under Zoltan Sepeshy. Taught at Cranbrook, Wayne State University and University of Windsor.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 820-821 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to lender after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming 1974 by Glen Michaels.

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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art teachers -- Michigan -- Birmingham Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Assemblage artists -- Michigan -- Birmingham Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sculptors -- Michigan -- Birmingham Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mouliniere, Marie Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rado, Claire, 1941- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sterne, Jan Peter Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Yamasaki, Minoru, 1912- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Naiman, Lee Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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