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Russell, Morgan, 1886-1953
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1891-1977
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6.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.russmorg
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Morgan Russell papers, 1891-1977, present a good overview of Russell's career as a painter and sculptor, with an emphasis on his development of the color theory movement, Synchromism. The papers include correspondence, biographical material, transcripts of lectures given by Russell, illustrated notebooks and sketches, printed material and photographs.
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Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975
Cummings, Paul
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1973 July 23-24
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68 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.benton73
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Interview of Thomas Hart Benton conducted 1973 July 23-24, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Benton speaks of his childhood in Missouri and Washington, D.C., working as a newspaper cartoonist, and classes at the Chicago Art Institute (1907-1908) and the Academie Julian in Paris (1908). He discusses the New York art world, painting...
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Jean Gabriel Lemoine papers relating to Morgan Russell
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Lemoine, Jean Gabriel, b. 1891
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1921-1923, 1964
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lemojean
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Jean Gabriel Lemoine papers relating to Morgan Russell measure 0.2 linear feet and are comprised of 20 items that date from 1921-1923 and 1964. The item dating from 1964 is a typescript of a letter fragment. Included are 17 letters and letter fragments written by Morgan Russell in 1923 to Jean Gabriel Lemoine, art critic for L'Echo de Paris. In these letters Russell explains his art and the Synchromism style that he developed with Stanton MacDonald-Wright. Also found are a one page list naming ten paintings in his studio, an article by Lemoine about Russell, and a typed extract about Russell from La Peinture Abstraite by Michel Senghor.
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Stussy, Jan, 1921-
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1955-1985
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1.2 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 3 reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.stusjan
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Letters, writings, photographs, audio cassette tapes, exhibiiton catalogs, slides, and printed material, much of it concerning Stanton Macdonald-Wright.
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Warner, Keith, 1895-1959
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1935-1975
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0.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.warnkeit
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of American art collector Keith Warner measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1935 to 1975. Correspondence, collecting files, and artwork detail Warner's role as a collector of art in the mid-twentieth century. Present in the collection are materials related to Alexander Calder, Roland Dorcely, Stanton MacDonald-Wright, Piet Mondrian, Alfred Stieglitz, and Max Weber.
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Zilczer, Judith
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1910-1995
bulk 1973-1995
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0.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.zilcjudt
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of curator, art historian, and author Judith Zilczer measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1910-1995, with the bulk of material dated 1973-1995. The papers contain project files and related correspondence, unpublished manuscripts, photographs, and printed material documenting her research as an independent art historian.
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Macdonald-Wright, Stanton, 1890-1973
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1907-1973
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3.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.macdstan
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Southern California painter Stanton Macdonald-Wright measure 3.2 linear feet and date from 1907 to 1973. The collection contains correspondence with family, friends, and artists, including Morgan Russell, and his wife Suzanne Binon, Michel and Suzanne Seuplor, Ann and John Summerfield, and Bethany Wilson. Also found are writings, six diaries, travel journals, printed materials, and artwork.
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Zilczer, Judith
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circa 1973-2010
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 15-314
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials documenting the research and correspondence of Judith Zilczer. Zilczer was employed by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in various capacities from 1974-2003, ultimately serving as Curator of Paintings from 1992-2003. Many of the files were compiled while Zilczer was co-curating the exhibition ...
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Frankenstein, Alfred V. (Alfred Victor), 1906-1981
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1875-1985
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19.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.franalfr
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of art critic and historian Alfred Victor Frankenstein measure 19.1 linear feet and date from 1875 to 1985. The bulk of the collection consists of Frankenstein's research and writing files on American painting, particularly artists working in the nineteenth-century. There are extensive files on artists John Haberle, William Michael Harnett, and William Sidney Mount. The collection also includes biographical material, correspondence, general writings and notes, professional activities files, personal business records, printed materials, photographs, and unidentified sound recordings.