Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the Alfred Puhn Photographs of Artists, circa 1950-1959, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.puhnalfr
Creators:
Puhn, Alfred
Dates:
ca. 1950-1959
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
Repository:
The photographs of Alfred Puhn measure 0.5 linear feet and date from circa 1950 to 1959. The collection consists of 91 photographs of artists, artists with their models, and works of art, taken by Puhn. Artists include Milton Avery, John Begg, Arnold Blanch, Robert Brackman, Adolf Dehn, Alexander Dobkin, Philip Evergood, Chaim Gross, Milton Hebald, John Hovannes, Earl Kerkam, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Leo Manso, Reginald Marsh, Hans Moller, Hugo Robus, Charles Salerno, David Smith, Joseph Solman, Raphael Soyer, Eugene Speicher, Nicholas Vasilieff, Sol Wilson, and William Zorach.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The Alfred Puhn photographs of artists measure 0.5 linear feet and date from circa 1950 to 1959. The collection consists of 91 photographs of artists, artists with their models, and works of art, taken by Puhn. Artists include Milton Avery, John Begg, Arnold Blanch, Robert Brackman, Adolf Dehn, Alexander Dobkin, Philip Evergood, Chaim Gross, Milton Hebald, John Hovannes, Earl Kerkam, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Leo Manso, Reginald Marsh, Hans Moller, Hugo Robus, Charles Salerno, David Smith, Joseph Solman, Raphael Soyer, Eugene Speicher, Nicholas Vasilieff, Sol Wilson, and William Zorach.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged into one series.
  • Series 1: Alfred Puhn Photographs, ca. 1950-1959 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Alfred Puhn was a photographer based in Los Angeles, California, and he specialized in photography of artists.

Administration

Author
Ricky Gomez
Existence and Location of Copies
Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reel 1116 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1975 by Alfred Puhn.
Processing Information
The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2023.

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.
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.
Preferred Citation
Alfred Puhn Photographs of Artists, ca. 1950-1959. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Insitution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Portrait photography -- Photographs Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photography of art -- Photographs Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographers -- California -- Los Angeles Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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