Associated American Artists

The Associated American Artists Galleries Records comprises articles, clippings, exhibition catalogs, photographs and promotional material pertaining to the general history of the organization, the individual artists it represented, and promotions for various clients. Originally housed in 27 scrapbooks, the documents have been removed and placed in folders for archival preservation.

Baker, Bryant, 1881-1970.

British-born American sculptor. Collection contains published material, correspondence and photographs.

Baker, Robert Peter (1886-1940)

Biographical material, photographs, drawings, published material by or about the American sculptor and artist

Bates, Gladys Edgerly.

Papers of the American sculptor, born 1896. Collection includes correspondence (1924-1956); six sketchbooks (1913-1921); photographs of sculpture; a notebook containing an annotated list of works and biographical notes; personal photographs; clippings (1922-1961); and exhibition catalogs (1920s-1961). Notable correspondents include Dolores Bryant, Beatrice Cuming, sister Beatrice Edgerly, Katherine Forest, brother-in-law John Havard MacPherson, Mabel Pugh, Brenda Putnam, Abraham Rattner, Margaret Sanger, Susan Gertrude Schell, and a number of other artists.

Bourdelle, Pierre

Personal papers including correspondence, 1948-1966; financial records; an address book, and a weekly time book, 1938. Artwork includes anatomical sketches, negatives, file photographs, and other sketches, both original and published.

Caesar, Doris.

Spanning 1926 to 1977, the Doris Caesar Papers comprises biographical material, correspondence-subject files, artwork, writings, and memorabilia of the New York-born sculptor (1892-1971). Correspondents include Alexander Archipenko, Alexander Calder, Frank Kacmarcik, William Pachner, and James A. Porter. The collection illuminates Caesar's personal life and the evolution of her artistic career.

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.

Crampton, Rollin McNeil, 1886-1970.

Papers of the American painter, sculptor (1886-1970). Copies of letters received, 1952-1964; exhibition notices and photographs of work; manuscript 'Laws of Proportion', 1964; also published materials.

Dallin, Cyrus E. (Cyrus Edwin), 1861-1944.

American sculptor. Collection contains an article about Dallin by Kent Ahren, along with photographs and slides of the artist's work.

De Lue, Donald, 1897-1988.

Papers of the American sculptor. Incoming and outgoing correspondence (1957-1964); photographs of work (1941-1965); published material by and about De Lue; and 3 sketches (circa 1954).

Derujinsky, Gleb W., 1888-

Papers of the American sculptor, born in Smolensk, Russia; died in 1975. Correspondence, with, among others, Archer M. Huntington and Ronald Lane Latimer, 1925-1960; photoprints; published material about Derujinsky, 1922-1964; and an original sketch.

Dlugosz, Louis.

American sculptor. Collection includes correspondence, clippings, printed material, manuscripts, sketches and posters.

Durchanek, Ludvik

Original drawings and sketches, some correspondence, photographs of Durchanek's work, and exhibition catalogs.

Fasano, Clara, 1900-

Papers of the American sculptor, born in Italy. Photographs of work, 1952-1954; published material including exhibition notices and articles by and about Fasano, 1952-1964; and a biographical sketch.

Fenton, Beatrice, 1887-1983

Correspondence, photographs of work, clippings, exhibition catalogs, and other published work.

Ferren, John Millard.

Papers of the American painter, stone carver, sculptor (1905-1970). Assistant professor of art at Queens College, Brooklyn. Photocopies of correspondence (1952-1953); exhibition material; photocopy of a scrapbook; slides of Ferren's work (1928-1964); manuscript articles and addresses by Ferren; five sketchbooks (1929-1957); and published articles and clippings by and about Ferren (1936-1963).

Fortess, Karl E. (Karl Eugene), 1907-

Audiotaped interview of Kaz. Interviewer is painter and printmaker Karl Fortess.

Fraser, James Earle, 1876-1953

Papers of the American sculptors, medalists. Correspondence (1878-1967), with A. Stirling Calder, Jay N. Darling, Daniel Chester French, Charles Dana Gibson, Cass Gilbert, Robert Henri, Anna Hyatt Huntington, Lee Lawrie, Eleanor Roosevelt, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Lorado Taft, and others; approximately 200 letters of Edwin Arlington Robinson (1913-1934); business records (1913-1967) contain contracts, bills, receipts, and other financial and legal papers; designs and reproductions include sketches, blueprints, and photographs of work through various stages, including some by artists other than the Frasers; memorabilia (1872-1967) includes films, photographs, ephemera, and printed materials; writings (1897-1964) include articles, books, and notes by Fraser and others, notably Edwin Arlington Robinson.

Frishmuth, Harriet Whitney, 1880-1980

Papers of the American sculptor, including original artwork and reproductions, correspondence and memorabilia as well as some family history of both Frishmuth and her longtime companion Ruth Talcott.

Gershoy, Eugenie, 1901-

Papers of the Russian-American sculptor, painter. Incoming and outgoing correspondence; manuscripts including drawings, notes, sketches, and illustrations; published material; and photographs of Gershoy's work and family.