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Archives of American Art
Ivan Olinsky papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.olinivan
- Creators:
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Olinsky, Ivan G. (Ivan Gregorewitch), 1878-1962
- Dates:
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1900-1962
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1.8 Linear feet(partially microfilmed on 2 reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence; photographs; sketches; writings; and printed material.
Scope and Contents
REEL D116: Business correspondence; photographs; catalogs and clippings. Included are personal notes from Edwin H. Blashfield, Frederick S. Church, Leon Kroll, and Maurice Sterne and a long early series of letters from John La Farge concerning the work Olinsky did with La Farge in Boston prior to 1910.
Scope and Contents
REEL 1007: 309 photographs, including 254 of Olinsky's works, and 55 personal photos, some of Art Students League group and a few photos of other artists. Included is one of Olinsky taken by Francis Scott Clancy, 1915.
Scope and Contents
UNMICROFILMED: Five sketches of Olinsky by artist friends, including Bernard Karfiol, 1900; 11 letters, 1962-1963, to Olinsky's daughter, Leonore Miller, mostly letters of condolence; an undated list of his works; a recipe for egg colors; a page of anatomy notes; a copy of JOHN LA FARGE; ARTIST AND WRITER by Cecilia Waern (New York: Macmillan and Co.) 1896; and miscellaneous exhibition catalogs and articles on Olinsky.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter; Old Lyme, Connecticut. Born in Russia.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels D116, 1007 and 1818 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material on reel D116 lent for microfilming 1963, and donated in part in 1974, along with unfilmed material, by Leonore O. Miller, daughter of Olinsky.
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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