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Archives of American Art
Sal Sirugo papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sirusal
- Creators:
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Sirugo, Sal, 1920-
- Dates:
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1936-1976
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.6 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence; personal documents; tax returns; grant applications; applications for public housing; exhibition catalogs; clippings; 34 personal photographs and 17 photographs of Sirugo's paintings. Correspondence concerns housing difficulties, economic problems, arrangements for exhibitions, Sirugo's art work, and friendships. Among the correspondents are Mal Thomas, Andrew Morgan, Warren Brandt, Gladys Ishikawa, and Sidney Geist. Virginia McCall, Sirugo's art teacher during his convalescence, writes about art as occupational therapy for veterans with disabilities.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter; New York, N.Y.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1977 by Salvatore Sirugo.
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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| Art therapy | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Art therapy | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Artists -- New York (State) -- Social conditions | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Painters -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Brandt, Warren, 1918- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Geist, Sidney | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Ishikawa, Gladys | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| McCall, Virginia, 1909- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Morgan, Andrew Wesley, 1922- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Thomas, Mal | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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