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Lynd Ward bookplates
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Creators:
Ward, Lynd, 1905-1985
Dates:
[undated]
Size:
9 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
Collection ID:
AAA.wardlynb
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Nine wood engraved bookplates by Ward include one each designed for Dan Burne Jones and for Elsie and Mitchell Kapland.

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Lynd Ward papers
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Creators:
Ward, Lynd, 1905-1985
Dates:
1934-1964
Size:
1.6 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.wardlynd
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Letters, notes, business records, art works, printed material, and photographs relating to Ward's involvement in the American Artists' Congress (1936-1945), the Artists League of America (1934-1949), the Independent Citizens Committee for the Arts, Sciences, and Professions (1944-1948), the Limited Editions Club competition (1932-1957), and the Soc...

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Lynd Ward and May McNeer papers
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Creators:
Ward, Lynd, 1905-1985
McNeer, May Yonge, 1902-
Dates:
1929-1981
Size:
19 microfilm reels
Collection ID:
AAA.wardlynp
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Correspondence and subject files relate to the activities of Ward, including his membership in the Society of American Graphic Artists, and his collaborative work with his wife, May McNeer Ward.

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Papers relating to Rockwell Kent and Lynd Ward
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Creators:
Jones, Dan Burne
Dates:
1917-1982
Size:
3.4 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 6 reels))
Collection ID:
AAA.jonedan
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Correspondence, bookplates, publications, and other materials on Rockwell Kent and Jones' own commercial art work.

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William Meyerowitz and Theresa F. Bernstein papers
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Creators:
Meyerowitz, William, 1887-1981
Bernstein, Theresa
Dates:
1915-1978
Size:
1.2 Linear feet ((on 4 microfilm reels))
Collection ID:
AAA.meyewill
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Biographical accounts, letters, notes, writings, art work, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs document the careers of William Meyerowitz and his wife Theresa Bernstein, both painters and printmakers.

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Norman Kent papers
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Creators:
Kent, Norman, 1903-1972
Dates:
1939-1964
Size:
300 Items ((on 2 microfilm reels))
Collection ID:
AAA.kentnorm
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Correspondence, articles, clippings, and gallery literature.

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Lena Gurr papers
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Creators:
Gurr, Lena, 1897-1992
Dates:
1908-1979
Size:
7 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.gurrlena
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The Lena Gurr (1897-1992) papers date from 1908 to 1979 and measure 7.0 linear feet. Gurr was a painter and printmaker who studied under John sloan and Maurice Sterne at the Art Students League between 1920-1922. She also studied in France and married painter and photographer Joseph Biel in 1931. The papers document both Gurr and Biel's careers through correspondence, notes, art work, printed material, scrapbooks, and photographs. The collection offers researchers a valuable resource for studying the New York art community of the pre-war era.

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Digitized Content Terrain Gallery records
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Creators:
Terrain Gallery
Dates:
circa 1950s-2005
bulk 1955-1985
Size:
5.3 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.terrgall
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The records of the Terrain Gallery measure 5.3 linear feet and date from circa 1950s-2005, bulk 1955-1985. The bulk of the records consists of exhibition files that document over one hundred and forty exhibitions as well as the gallery's relationship with artists. The collection includes founding documents, correspondence, artists' files, writings and an interview, financial records, scrapbooks, and photographs.

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Digitized Content Holger Cahill papers
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Creators:
Cahill, Holger, 1887-1960
Dates:
1910-1993
bulk 1910-1960
Size:
15.8 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.cahiholg
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers of Holger Cahill (1887-1960) date from 1910 to 1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1910-1960, and measure 15.8 linear feet. The collection offers researchers fairly comprehensive documentation of Cahill's directorship of the Works Progress/Projects Administration's (WPA) Federal Art Project (FAP) in addition to series documenting his work as a writer and art critic. Material includes correspondence, reports, artist files, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs.

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Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz research materials on New Deal Art
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Creators:
Park, Marlene, 1931-
Dates:
1931-1999
Size:
5.8 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.parkmarl
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz research files on New Deal art are dated 1931-1999 and measure 5.8 linear feet. The research files document New Deal art projects and artists through some original correspondence with artists, printed material, interview transcripts, and several sound recordings of interviews with artists of the period. Subject files relate to WPA era art and art projects; many contain numerous photocopies of records from the Personnel Records Center and the U. S. Treasury Relief Arts Projects now in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration.

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