Archives of American Art

Maude Kemper Riley papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.rilemaud
Creators:
Riley, Maude Kemper
Dates:
1945-1983
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Printed material and two photographs. Included are Riley's book, Recollections of an Art Critic, New York in the 40's (New York: Sterling Books, 1983); clippings of articles by Riley on art in California for Fortnight, April-November 1952; a bound volume of newsletters edited by Riley, Limited Edition, nos. 1-6, August 1945-December 1945, and (renamed) MKR's Art Outlook, nos. 7-43, February 1946-May 1947; a Yale University Art Gallery exhibition catalog "35 American Painters of Today" with a forward by Riley, and photographs of Riley.
Scope and Contents
The newsletters include reviews by Riley of selected New York gallery and museum exhibitions, Philadelphia shows reviewed by Walter Emerson Baum, letters to the editor, obituaries, and special articles by Riley, Associate editor John Blomshield, and Hilda Loveman. Contributors include Balcomb Greene, Douglas MacAgy, Conrad A. Albrizio, Max Gottschak, and others.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Riley (b. 1902) was an art critic in New York during and after the second World War as well as an editor and publisher of her own newsletters, Limited Edition (1945) and MKR's Art Outlook (1945-1947).

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1996 by Monica Riley, daughter of Maude Kemper Riley., via art historian Charles E. Doherty.

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

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Women art critics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art -- New York (State) -- New York -- Periodicals Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art -- California -- Periodicals Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art critics -- New York (State) -- New York Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Riley, Maude Kemper -- Recollections of an art critic : New York in the 40's Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Riley, Maude Kemper -- MKR's art outlook Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Riley, Maude Kemper -- Limited edition Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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