Archives of American Art

Simon Moselsio papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.mosesimo
Creators:
Moselsio, Simon, 1890-1963
Dates:
1924-1971
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
(partially microfilmed on 1 reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Biographical material; photographs; criticism; scrapbooks; and catalogs.
Scope and Contents
REEL 141: Biographical material; catalogs; criticism; 2 scrapbooks of clippings; and Moselsio's comments on 2 works: his statue of Mahatma Gandhi and his film of Martha Graham's dance, "Lamentation", with an interview of Miss Graham.
Scope and Contents
UNMICROFILMED: Photographs of Moselsio's work, 1940s; newspaper clippings; and a 47 p. typescript of an interview conducted by Richard Carter Barret, ca. 1960.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Painter, sculptor, educator; Bennington, Vermont. Born in Russia. Died 1963.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 141 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Reel 141: Originals returned to Herta Moselsio after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reel 141 lent for microfilming, and unmicrofilmed material donated 1971, by Herta Moselsio, widow of Simon Moselsio.

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.

Keywords

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