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Presser, Josef, 1906-1967
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1913-1980
- Size:
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4.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.presjose
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York painters and teachers Josef Presser and Presser's wife Agnes Hart measure 4.3 linear feet and date from 1913 to 1980, with the bulk of the material from 1940 to 1980. The collection documents their personal and professional lives as artists and educators and consists of biographical material, business and personal correspondence, teaching files, printed material, and scattered photographs. The collection also includes writings, personal business records, and artwork by Presser.
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Halper, Nathan
- Dates:
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1952-1979
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4.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.halpnath
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Records of four of Nathan Halper's Provincetown galleries measure 4.2 linear feet and date from 1952-1979. The records relate to Kootz Gallery, H-C Gallery, HCE Gallery, and Sun Gallery - all based in Provincetown. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence with artists, estate executors, collectors, galleries, and museums. There are also scattered business and financial records documenting operations and sales, photographs and slides, printed materials, and one poem. Correspondents include Milton Avery, Anthony Caro, John Murray Cuddihy, Marsden Hartley, Hans Hoffman, Samuel Kootz, Robert Motherwell, David Smith, Richard Stankeiwicz, and many others.
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Gammon, Reginald, 1921-2005
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1927-2007
bulk 1960-2005
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2.4 Linear feet
5.3 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gammreg
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of African American painter, printmaker, and educator Reginald Gammon measure 2.4 linear feet and 5.30 GB and date from 1927 to 2007, with bulk of the materials dating from 1960-2005. The collection consists of scattered biographical materials, including video and sound recordings of interviews; correspondence with artists, galleries, organizations, and museums; writings and notebooks; teaching files; printed materials; photographic material; and artwork in the form of sketches, drawings, and paint sketches.
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Kazanjian, Dodie, 1952-
Tomkins, Calvin
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1927-1999
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7.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kazadodi
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Dodie Kazanjian and Calvin Tomkins research materials on Alexander Liberman measures 7.8 linear feet and date from 1927-1999. The collection contains sound recordings of interviews, interview transcripts, correspondence, biographical material, clippings, and some photographs. The papers and recordings were predominantly compiled during Kazanjian and Tomkin's preparation for their book, Alex: The Life of Alexander Liberman (1993).
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Weir family
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1809-circa 1961
bulk 1830-1920
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0.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.weirweir
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of the prominent New York and Connecticut Weir family of artists measure 0.8 linear feet and date from 1809-circa 1961, with the bulk of the material dating from 1830-1920. The papers are a collection of correspondence and photographs that constitute a small but vivid record of the influence and relationships of this family of Hudson River School, landscape, and miniature painters. Correspondence consists primarily of letters to painter John Ferguson Weir when he was director of the Yale School of Fine Arts, with scattered letters to his daughter Edith Weir (Perry), and a small amount of correspondence of Robert Weir, his daughter Carrie M. Mansfield, son-in-law Lewis William Mansfield, and Julia Bayard. Letters to John F. Weir are from many late-19th century artists, as well as actors, poets, lawyers, scholars, and clergymen, often concerning arrangements for visiting lectures at the school. Photographs are of Robert Walter Weir, Susan Bayard Weir, Julian Alden Weir, and artwork.
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Hays, Helen Ireland
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circa 1903-1983
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1.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hayshele
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of writer Helen Ireland Hays concerning artist Paul Bransom measure 1.4 linear feet and date from 1903 to 1983. The papers include correspondence between Helen Hays and Paul Bransom, as well as 36 sound recordings including interviews between Hays and Bransom for the book, All Unplanned: Memoirs of the Golden Age of Illustration. Drawings by Bransom and others as well as photographs of Bransom are also included in the collection.
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Tooker, George, 1920-2011
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circa 1851-2010
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4.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.tookgeor
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter George Tooker measure 4.7 linear feet and date from circa 1851 to 2010. The papers document Tooker's personal and professional life through biographical material, correspondence, project files, gallery files, exhibition files, printed material, artwork and one sketchbook, and numerous photographs, including some taken by noted photographer George Platt Lynes.
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Society of Arts and Crafts (Boston, Mass.)
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1899-1960
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1 Linear foot
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sociofac
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Boston-based Society of Arts and Crafts measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1899 to 1960. The scattered documentations contain administrative records, correspondence, writings and notes, printed materials including twenty-two issues of Handicraft, and a photograph.
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Nochlin, Linda
- Dates:
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circa 1876
1937-2017
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31.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.nochlind
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of feminist art historian and educator Linda Nochlin measure 31.2 linear feet and date from circa 1876, 1937 to 2017. The collection is comprised of biographical materials; date books and notebooks; correspondence; writing project files that include material on Gustave Courbet and realism, bathers and the body, essays and lectures on 19th century art among other topics, artists, and smaller writing projects; professional files containing material on conferences and fellowships; teaching files detailing courses taught by Nochlin at New York University Institute of Fine Arts and other institutions; printed materials; artwork; and photographic materials that document Nochlin and her relationships with family, colleagues and friends, and artists.
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Moore, Benson Bond, 1882-1974
- Dates:
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1902-1995
- Size:
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5.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.moorbens
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of printmaker and landscape painter Benson Bond Moore date from 1902 to 1995 and measure 5.7 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical material, letters, scattered personal business records, notes and writings, twelve scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs. The papers also contain extensive artwork in the form of drawings and sketches, etchings, lithographs, and a few oil paintings.