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Archives of American Art
Kenneth Shopen papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.shopkenn
- Creators:
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Shopen, Kenneth, 1902-1967
- Dates:
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1931-1984
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2.7 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Biographical writings and U.S. Army papers, 1940-1961; letters, 1945-1946, from Shopen to his wife, Sylvia; business correspondence, 1932-1984; art works, including a print, a watercolor, 54 sketches and 2 sketchbooks by Shopen, a print by Arthur B. Davies, and 2 prints by Otto Schneider; a scrapbook kept while art critic for the CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, 1953-1956, containing letters and clippings of reviews; receipts; an address book; writings and notes on art and a notebook of quotes; subject files on the War Department and Shopen's teaching position at the University of Illinois; printed material, 1946-1957; and photographs, slides and negatives of Shopen, friends, family, and works of art.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter, art critic, educator; Chicago, Ill. full name is George Kenneth Shopen
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1988 by Timothy Shopen, Kenneth Shopen's son.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Keywords
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Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Illinois -- Chicago | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sketchbooks | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art critics -- Illinois -- Chicago | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Educators -- Illinois -- Chicago | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters -- Illinois -- Chicago | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Schneider, Otto J., 1875-1946 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Davies, Arthur B. (Arthur Bowen), 1862-1928 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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