Creator:
Kimak, George.
Inclusive Dates:
1950- 1969
Abstract:
George Kimak was an art teacher and co-founder of Artmobile, a "museum on wheels" akin to a bookmobile. Artmobile was intended to "bring original works of art to the schools of New York State" and was the shared vision of George Kimak and Barbara Chapin. Artmobile, Inc. was a non-profit corporation that oversaw the operation of the Artmobile. Collection includes correspondence and papers relating to Artmobile, Inc. and some of Kimak's personal papers, covering the years 1950 to 1969. Materials relate primarily to the planning and development of the "Artmobile concept" between 1952 and 1956.
Type of Material:
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Memorabilia.
Photographs.
Questionnaires.
Scrapbooks.
Slides (photographs)
Subject:
Art museum directors.
Art teachers.
Educators.
New York State
Art -- Exhibitions.
Art -- Study and teaching.
Art museum directors.
Art museums -- Educational aspects.
Art museums -- New York (State)
Art teachers.
Artmobile, Inc. -- Records and correspondence.
Educational exhibits, Traveling.
Educators.
Exhibitions -- New York (State)
Traveling exhibitions -- New York (State)
Creator:
Grand Central Moderns.
Inclusive Dates:
1947- 1967
Abstract:
The Grand Central Moderns, under the direction of Colette Roberts, was a "non-profit organization dealing in Modern American Art," a branch of the "long-established institution known as Grand Central Art Galleries." Original material pertaining to group and solo exhibitions held at Grand Central Moderns as well as an assortment of personal papers of Colette Roberts. Gallery material consists of clippings, correspondence, exhibition catalogs, photographs, and press releases relating to seventy-nine artists represented by the Gallery as well as several group exhibitions. The Colette Roberts material contains correspondence, photographs, miscellaneous printed material, writings, and memorabilia.
Type of Material:
Announcements.
Bulletins.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Exhibition catalogs.
Guidebooks.
Memorabilia.
Photographs.
Press releases.
Subject:
Art critics.
Art historians.
Artists.
Painters.
Sculptors.
Art galleries.
Business and Industry
Art -- Painters
Art -- Illustrators
Art -- Sculptors
Art, Exhibitions.
Art, American -- 20th century.
Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State) -- New York.
Art galleries, Commercial -- United States.
Artists -- United States.
Painters -- United States.
Painting, American -- 20th century.
Sculptors -- United States.
Sculpture, American -- 20th century.
Women art critics -- United States.
Women art historians -- United States.
Women artists -- United States.
Women painters -- United States.
Women sculptors -- United States.