Artzybasheff, Boris, 1899-1965

Spanning 1893 to 1966, the Boris Artzybasheff Papers comprises biographical material, correspondence, artwork, writings, and memorabilia of the Russian-American artist (1899-1965), who is perhaps most widely known for the more than 200 covers of Time magazine he produced between 1941 and 1965. Illuminating Artzybasheff's unique and versatile artistic style as well as his life as an immigrant in the United States, the collection documents the career of the illustrator, painter, designer, and author.

Calapai, Letterio, 1902-1993

Papers of the Italian-American painter, engraver, illustrator, printmaker who worked in New York City and Chicago. Correspondence (1932-1967); exhibition catalogs and invitations (1930s-1977); original artwork (prints and etchings); reproductions of artwork; and printed materials, including articles and newspaper clippings (1933-1968) about Calapai. Predominantly incoming correspondence includes that of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, John Taylor Arms, Artists for Victory, Inc., Aline Bernstein, Boston Public Library, Brooklyn Museum, Charles Burchfield, Lorenz B. Graham, Lou Harrison, Arthur Heintzelman, Codman Hislop, Clayton Hoagland, Charles Hopkinson, A. Hyatt Mayor, Riverside Museum, Max Rudolf, Franz Schoenberner, Society of American Graphic Artists, Benton Spruance, Andrew Stasik, Lynd Ward, Morris Weisenthal, Mabel Wheaton, John Hall Wheelock, Arthur Zaidenberg, and Carl Zigrosser. Exhibition catalogs includes catalogs for two Rockwell Kent exhibits at Calapai's gallery.

Caparn, Rhys, 1909-1997.

Correspondence (1932-1967); original sketches, photographs, and reproductions of her artwork; essays and notes for an art column; and printed material, including articles and reviews about Caparn (1933-1963), clippings (1935-1970), exhibition catalogs, invitations, and posters (1939-1973). Correspondents include Alexander Archipenko, Doris Caesar, George Constant, Lyonel Feininger, Sidney Gordin, Joseph Konzal, Theodore J. Roszak, Helena Simkhovitch, and Mitzi Solomon.

Cook, Howard Norton, 1901-1980

Correspondence (1928-1972); artwork (original watercolors and reproductions); writings by Cook (articles, essays, reminiscences about the Taos community, statements and notes on Cook's artistic philosophy); and memorabilia, including financial and legal documents, and printed material (articles, reviews, clippings about Cook, exhibition announcements, invitations, and catalogs). Correspondents include artists Ernest L. Blumenschein, Victor Candell, Jean Charlot, Fred Conway, Russell Cowles, Andrew Dasburg, Lamar Dodd, Ernest Fiene, Lez Haas, John Haley, Ward Lockwood, Henry Lee McFee, B.J.O. Nordfeldt, Arthur Osver, Rudolph Ruzicka, Millard Sheets, and Carl Zigrosser. Other correspondents include Margaret Anderson, Joseph Blumenthal, John Hodgdon Bradley, J. Frank Dobie, and Lenore Marshall. Extensive correspondence relating to Cook's mural work includes that of the Mayo Clinic, the U. S. Post Office, the U.S. Public Buildings Administration, and the U.S. Treasury Department.

DePol, John, 1913-2004.

Biographical material, correspondence, exhibition materials, lecture and workshop materials, artwork, and equipment of renowned American wood engraver, John DePol.

Durney, Helen R.

Spanning 1934 to 1942, the Helen R. Durney Papers comprises Artwork, Correspondence, Writings, and Memorabilia of the American illustrator (d.1970). In addition to the Dumbo material, the collection includes sketches for other projects, copies of Durney's column for Design Magazine, and a transcript of her radio program over station WFBL of Syracuse.

Goff, Lloyd Lózes, 1917-1983.

Papers of the American painter, muralist, author and illustrator of children's books. Born 1917 in Texas. Includes correspondence (1934-1971); original artwork, including pastel drawings (1924-1937), illustrations for bookplates, book illustrations, and sketchbooks; reproductions and photographs of Goff's work (1932-1969); and memorabilia, including clippings (1930-1970), exhibition catalogs and announcements for one-man and group shows (1935-1971), and photographs (1905-1967) of Goff, his family, and friends.

Gropper, William, 1897-1977.

Papers of the American painter, illustrator, cartoonist, lithographer. Correspondence (1927-1950); original drawings, paintings, and prose by Gropper and others; published material, including cartoons from New Masses, clippings, exhibition lists, and illustrations (1918-1968); and a scrapbook containing birthday congratulations.

Kappel, Philip.

Papers of the American etcher, illustrator, author (1901-1981). Typescript drafts, revisions, and galley proofs for Jamaica Gallery; articles, reviews, and clippings (1932-1966); exhibition catalogs (1941-1966); and 2 photographs.

Kent, Norman, 1903-1972.

The papers of the American printmaker, watercolorist, and editor of American Artist include correspondence, artwork, writings, and memorabilia.

Kopman, Benjamin, b. 1887

Papers of the American Jewish painter, lithographer, etcher, illustrator, sculptor.Born in Russia. Correspondence (1911-1962), including a series of letters (1936-1958), some in scrapbook form, by Kopman to his art dealer, G.D. Thompson; manuscript poems, and prose, some in Yiddish; legal and financial papers; sketches; and photographs of Kopman's work and his family. Incoming letters, arranged alphabetically, include those from the Art Institute of Chicago, David Burliuk, the Federal Art Project, Rockwell Kent, Katharine Kuh, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, Clifford Odets, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Phillips Memorial Gallery, Hugo Robus, Frederic F. Sherman, Raphael Soyer, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Carl Zigrosser.

Shaw, Charles Green, 1892-

Papers of the American author, illustrator, novelist, painter, poet. Correspondence (1916-1963); manuscript drafts of writings and poetry with original drawings by Shaw; exhibition catalogs; photographs; and scrapbooks of magazine articles and clippings compiled by Shaw of his and his friends' work (1921-1935). Incoming correspondence includes that of Josef Albers, Ruth Chatterton, George Gershwin, Sinclair Lewis, H.L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan, The New Yorker, Maxwell Perkins, Smart Set, Deems Taylor, and Monty Woolley.

Smith, Robert C.

Printed material and memorabilia relating to the Italian-American artist.

Smith, William Arthur, 1918-

Papers of the American painter and print-maker. Collection includes gallery and exhibition material, photographs, and published material about Smith and other artists.

Wilson, Edward A. (Edward Arthur), 1886-1970.

Spanning 1915 to 1963, the Edward A. Wilson Papers comprises biographical material, correspondence, artwork, writings, and memorabilia of the Scottish-born illustrator, lithographer, and painter (1886-1970). The collection illuminates Wilson's artistic career, which ranged from book and magazine illustration to the design of advertisements, bookplates, magazine covers, postage stamps, and war posters.

Wilson, Elizabeth

Artwork, correspondence, memorabilia, printed material, and wiritings relating to American abstract artist Rhys Caparn