Archives of American Art

Nancy Moure research material on artists

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.mournanc
Creators:
Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall
Dates:
1978-1991
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.6 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Ca. 800 index cards containing information on works of art by George Bellows, preparatory to Moure's planned catalog raissone; a 28 p. transcript of an interview with watercolor painter Lee Blair, April 13, 1991; a 12 p. transcript of an interview with printmaker Richard Horton Campbell, Nov. 20, 1991, used as background for Moure's "Essay on Richard Campbell" in the catalog for his show at Baylor Studios, Pacific Palisades, California; material relating to Moure's work on primitive painter and gallery owner Al Kramer, including 14 photographs of his paintings; a list of paintings; notes; an article by Moure, "The California Primitives of Albert Kramer," published in the L.A. Art Show catalog; 6 photographs of Zama Vanessa Helder and one of Mabel Alvarez, artists and friends of Kramer who he handled at his gallery, La Cienega; 17 color photos of paintings by Helder, and 79 by Alvarez; and a list of Alvarez paintings in Kramer's collection, March 1990, compiled by Moure.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Art historian, art consultant, writer; Los Angeles, Calif. Former assistant curator of American art for the L.A. County Museum of Art.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1979-1992 by Nancy Moure. Moure received the photos of Alvarez and Helder from Al Kramer.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Painters -- California -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Printmakers -- California -- Interviews Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art, American Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Museum curators Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art historians -- California -- Los Angeles Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women art historians Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Women museum curators Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Alvarez, Mabel, 1891-1985 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bellows, George, 1882-1925 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Blair, Lee Everett, 1911-1993 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Campbell, Richard, 1921- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Helder, Zama Vanessa, 1904- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kramer, Al, 1908-1991 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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