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Hertz, Grace Elizabeth, 1920-
- Dates:
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1943-2006
- Size:
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hertgrac
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Elizabeth Hertz letters from William and Marguerite Zorach measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1943-2006. Thirty-five letters and cards, mainly from William and Marguerite Zorach, document daily activities, visits, and reference art exhibitions and lectures. Also included are a few cards and letters from Tessim and Peggy Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, and one letter from the Dayton Art Institute where Zorach lectured in 1951, for which the visit was facilitated by Elizabeth Hertz.
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- Creators:
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Zorach Family
- Dates:
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1900-1987
- Size:
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4.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.zorazora
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Zorach Family papers measure 4.4 linear feet and consist of materials relating to the lives and careers of sculptor and painter William Zorach, his wife painter and weaver Marguerite, and their children, painter and multi-media artist Dahlov Ipcar and collector and art dealer Tessim Zorach. The bulk of the papers consists of letters to Tessim regarding his parent's artwork. Additional materials include scattered letters to William Zorach; writings and notes by William, Marguerite, and Tessim; a sketchbook and drawings by William; prints by Marguerite; Marguerite's scrapbook; printed materials; and photographs of the Zorach family and of William Zorach in his studio and at work.
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Canaday, John, 1907-1985
- Dates:
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1932-1973
- Size:
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5.44 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.canajohn
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence; scrapbooks; writings; and clippings.
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Downtown Gallery
- Dates:
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1824-1974
bulk 1926-1969
- Size:
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109.56 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.downgall
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Downtown Gallery date from 1824 to 1974 (bulk 1926-1969) and measure 109.56 linear feet. The records present a comprehensive portrait of a significant commercial gallery that operated as a successful business for more than forty years, representing major contemporary American artists and engendering appreciation for early American folk art. There is an unprocessed addition to this collection dating circa 1970 of a single financial/legal document.
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Gershoy, Eugenie, 1901?-1983 or 6
- Dates:
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1914-1983
- Size:
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7.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gerseuge
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of sculptor and art instructor, Eugenie Gershoy, measure 7.2 linear feet and date from 1914 to 1983. The collection documents Gershoy's career through biographical material, correspondence, business records, notes, writings, artwork, printed material, and photographs.
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National Museum of American Art. Office of the Registrar
- Dates:
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1963-1987
- Size:
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54.58 cu. ft. (54 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 453
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit documents the activities of the Office of the Registrar staff and consists of temporary loan files; temporary exhibition files, including shipping, insurance information, and loan agreements; general correspondence files; administrative files; and the files of the Smithsonian Art Commission, 1963-1975.