Creator:
Bassford, Wallace, 1900-1998
Inclusive Dates:
1939- 1968
Abstract:
Papers of the American still-life and portrait painter; specialized in the female figure. Collection includes correspondence concerning art exhibitions (1945-1953); artwork reproductions, statements on art, and memorabilia, including articles and clippings about Bassford (1953-1968) as well as his exhibition catalogs (1939-1962).
Type of Material:
Articles.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Exhibition catalogs.
Subject:
Artists.
Painters.
Art -- Painters
Art -- Illustrators
Art, American.
Art, American -- 20th century.
Painters, United States.
Painting, American 20th century.
Portrait painters, United States.
Portrait painting, 20th century, United States.
Women in art.
Creator:
Johnson, Ben, 1902-1967
Inclusive Dates:
1951- 1968
Abstract:
Papers of the American painter. Spanning 1951 to 1968, the Ben Johnson Papers comprises correspondence, artwork, writings, and memorabilia of the Brooklyn-born painter (1902-1967) who specialized in female nude figures. Illuminating Johnson's personal and professional life, the collection also provides insight into the career of his wife, artist Alice Terry (b. 1925). Includes correspondence, personal and business, including family letters (1951-1968); photographs of Johnson's paintings; interviews, statements on art; lists of paintings, partially annotated with prices; and printed material, including articles and reviews (1963-1967), newspaper clippings (1954-1967), and exhibition catalogs and invitations (1962-1966).
Type of Material:
Articles.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Exhibition catalogs.
Interviews.
Photographs.
Subject:
Artists.
Painters.
Art -- Painters
Art, American.
Art, American -- 20th century.
Figure painting.
Human figure in art.
Nude in art.
Painters -- United States.
Painting, American.
Painting, American -- 20th century.
Women in art.
Creator:
Caesar, Doris.
Inclusive Dates:
1926- 1977
Abstract:
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.
Type of Material:
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Exhibition catalogs.
Photographs.
Poems.
Reminiscences.
Scrapbooks.
Sketches.
Subject:
Artists.
Sculptors.
Art -- Sculptors
Art, American.
Art, American -- 20th century.
Christian art and symbolism.
Church decoration and ornament -- United States.
Figure sculpture 20th century -- United States.
Figure sculpture, American.
Human figure in art.
Sculptors -- United States.
Sculpture, American.
Sculpture, American -- 20th century.
Women artists -- United States.
Women in art.
Women sculptors -- United States.