Archives of American Art

Clifford Wight papers relating to Diego Rivera

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.wighclif
Creators:
Wight, Clifford, 1900-ca.1960
Dates:
1929-1990
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Linear foot
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Wight, Rivera, and Rivera clients; technical documents including a chemical analysis of the fresco process, and proposals, cost analyses, work schedules and specifications relating to Rivera murals at the Detroit Institute of Arts and Rockefeller Center; writings by George Biddle, Edgar P. Richardson, Rivera and Wight; photographs of Rivera, Wight and others; photographs of work by Rivera, Ralph Stackpole and Wight (?); articles, newspaper clippings and other printed material; and sketches by unidentified artists including a layout for a mural(?).

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Wight, a sculptor and epigrapher; San Francisco, Calif.; acted as Mexican muralist Diego Rivera's technical assistant, translator, and secretary during his soujourn in the United States, ca. l931-1934, while Rivera completed murals for the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Rockefeller Center in New York (destroyed), and the Coit Tower in San Francisco.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel 4573 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in Syracuse University Library, Special Collections, Syracuse, N.Y.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming by Syracuse University Library, Special Collections, 1992. The arrangement devised by the lender has been maintained.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Conditions Governing Use
Authorization to publish, quote or reproduce requires written permission from Syracuse University Library, Special Collections. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Terms of Use
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More Information

Other Finding Aids

Other Finding Aids
A finding aid, prepared by the Syracuse University, describing the collection and listing selected correspondents is on frames 215-220.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Mural painting and decoration Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Public art Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mexican American art Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Muralists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Latino and Latin American artists Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sculptors Occupation Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Biddle, George, 1885-1973 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Richardson, Edgar Preston, 1902-1985 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Stackpole, Ralph, 1885-1973 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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