Valentiner, Wilhelm Reinhold, 1880-1958

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Valentiner was a museum director, writer, and art historian.

Born in Karlsruhe, Germany. Director, Detroit Institute of Art, 1924-1946, Director-Consultant, Los Angeles Museum of Art, 1946-1954, Director, J. Paul Getty Museum, Santa Monica, Calif., 1954, Director, North Carolina Museum of Art, 1955-1958. Editor, Art in America, 1913-1931, and author of books on Dutch painting and modern sculpture. Adams was his administrative assistant at the Getty, and is the wife of printmaker Clinton Adams.

From the description of Wilhelm Valentiner letters to Mary E. Adams, 1954-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80032013

Museum director, writer, art historian.

Born in Karlsruhe, Germany. Director, Detroit Institute of Art, 1924-1946, Director-Consultant, Los Angeles Museum of Art, 1946-1954, Director, Getty Museum, Santa Monica, Cal., 1954, Director, North Carolina Museum of Art, 1955-1958. Editor, Art in America, 1913-1931, and author of books on Dutch painting and modern sculpture.

From the description of Wilhelm Reinhold Valentiner papers, 1860-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83784608

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Perry Townsend Rathbone papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Valentiner, Wilhelm Reinhold, 1880-1958. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1920. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Mary E. Adams letters from Wilhelm Valentiner Archives of American Art
referencedIn Forbes, Edward Waldo, 1873-1969. Papers, 1867-2005. Harvard University Art Museum
creatorOf E.P. (Edgar Preston) and Constance Richardson papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Duveen Brothers. Duveen Brothers records, 1876-1981, bulk 1909-1964. Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Duveen Brothers. Duveen Brothers Records, 1876-1981, bulk 1909-1964. Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Lillian Freiman Collection. Correspondence with friends and business associates (galleries), ca. 1920-1983. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Wilhelm Reinhold Valentiner papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Hudson D. Walker papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Vol. XVII.includes:ff. 7, 23 Wallis Armstrong, Director, National Gallery, Ireland: Letters to Lord D'Abernon: 1898-1909.f. 10 Sir Alfred George Temple, Director, Guildhall Gallery: Signature: 1902.ff. 11-12b John Beavan, Secretary, Burlington ... British Library
referencedIn Johnson, John Graver, 1841-1917. John G. Johnson papers, 1882,1917, 1927-1949, 1973-1993, n.d. Philadelphia Museum of Art
referencedIn Clifford Wight Collection relating to Diego Rivera, 1929-1941 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Burroughs, Clyde H., 1882-1973. The Clyde H. Burroughs records, 1906-1946. Detroit Institute of Arts Research Library & Archives, DIA Research Library & Archives
referencedIn Family papers, 1853-1954. Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Lydia Winston Malbin papers, 1891-1997, 1938-1997 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Vol. XL (ff. 116). Correspondence, etc., mainly of Meyerstein, relating to Chatterton; 1916-1951.Edward Harry William Meyerstein, author: Notes and transcriptions, etc.: 20th cent.includes:f. 1 Annette Clayfield-Ireland: Letter to E. H. W. Meyerste..., 1916-1951 British Library
creatorOf J. B. Neumann papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Duveen Brothers records, 1876-1981, 1909-1964 Getty Research Institute
creatorOf E.P. (Edgar Preston) and Constance Richardson papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Paul Philippe Cret papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf James Byrnes papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn William Suhr letters Archives of American Art
referencedIn Weibel, Adele Coulin, 1880-1963. The Textile Department records, 1876-1973 (1927-1970). Detroit Institute of Arts Research Library & Archives, DIA Research Library & Archives
creatorOf Paul and Mary Wescher papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn German artists : miscellaneous correspondence, 1848-1927. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn William Suhr papers, 1846-2003, 1927-1982 Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Detroit Institute of Arts records Archives of American Art
referencedIn New Directions Publishing records Houghton Library
referencedIn Lyonel Feininger papers, 1883-1960. Houghton Library
creatorOf J. Paul Getty Museum. Administration records, 1950-1986, undated. Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933. Papers, 1847-1933 Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945. The building/Paul Philippe Cret records, 1919-1931 (predominantly 1919-1921). Detroit Institute of Arts Research Library & Archives, DIA Research Library & Archives
creatorOf Duveen Brothers. Duveen Brothers Records, 1876-1981, bulk 1909-1964. Getty Research Institute
referencedIn German artists: miscellaneous correspondence, 1848-1927 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Detroit Institute of Arts. Correspondence with Paul Philippe Cret, 1919-1933. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn J. Paul Getty Museum. J. Paul Getty Museum miscellaneous records, 1953-1984. Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Sachs, Paul J. (Paul Joseph), 1878-1965. Papers, 1903-2005. Harvard University Art Museum
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referencedIn Oral history interview with William Milliken Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Richard Lippold Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with S. Morton Vose Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with William Bostick Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Mary and Clinton Adams Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Adams, Mary E., 1920- person
associatedWith Agnew, E. Colin. person
associatedWith Aldrich, Chester Holmes, 1871-1940. person
associatedWith Altman, Benjamin, 1840-1913. person
associatedWith Bauch, Kurt, 1897- person
associatedWith Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- person
associatedWith Bertoia, Harry. person
associatedWith Bode, Wilhelm von, 1845-1929. person
associatedWith Bostick, William A. person
associatedWith Burroughs, Clyde H., 1882-1973. person
associatedWith Byrnes, James B. person
correspondedWith Cole, Corinne Robinson Alsop, 1886-1971 person
associatedWith Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945. person
associatedWith Culver, Charles B. (Charles Beach), 1908-1967. person
associatedWith DeLauney, Guy. person
associatedWith Detroit Institute of Arts. corporateBody
associatedWith Duveen Brothers. corporateBody
associatedWith Eckardt, Wolf von, 1918- person
associatedWith Feininger, Julia. person
associatedWith Feininger, Lyonel, 1871-1956. person
associatedWith Forbes, Edward Waldo, 1873-1969. person
associatedWith Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. person
associatedWith Friedlaender, Walter F., 1873-1966. person
associatedWith Friedländer, Max J., 1867-1958. person
associatedWith German artists, 1848-1947 person
associatedWith Giacometti, Alberto, 1901-1966. person
associatedWith Goldman, Henry. person
associatedWith Graves, Morris, 1910- person
associatedWith Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969. person
associatedWith Hamilton, Carl W., 1884?-1967. person
associatedWith Johnson, John Graver, 1841-1917. person
associatedWith Johnson, John J. person
associatedWith J. Paul Getty Museum. corporateBody
associatedWith Lillian Freiman Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith Lippold, Richard, 1915- person
associatedWith Los Angeles County Museum. corporateBody
associatedWith Lydig, Rita de Acosta, 1880-1929. person
associatedWith Marc, Franz, 1880-1916. person
associatedWith McIlhenney, John D., d. 1925. person
associatedWith Mendelsohn, Erich, 1887-1953. person
associatedWith Milliken, William Mathewson, 1889-1978, person
associatedWith Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913. person
associatedWith Moser, Liselotte. person
associatedWith Neumann, J. B. (Jsrael Ber) person
correspondedWith New Directions Publishing Corp. corporateBody
associatedWith North Carolina Museum of Art. corporateBody
associatedWith Perzynski, M. person
associatedWith Rathbone, Perry Townsend, 1911-2000. person
associatedWith Rathenau, Walther, 1867-1922. person
associatedWith Redslob, Edwin, 1884- person
associatedWith Richardson, Edgar Preston, 1902- person
associatedWith Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926. person
associatedWith Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957. person
correspondedWith Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933 person
associatedWith Rockefeller family. family
associatedWith Sachs, Paul J. (Paul Joseph), 1878-1965. person
associatedWith Sarre, Maria. person
associatedWith Souvier, Albert. person
associatedWith Suhr, William, 1896-1984. person
associatedWith Thomas, Leonard, Mrs. person
associatedWith Vose, S. Morton (Seth Morton), 1909- person
associatedWith Walker, Hudson D. (Hudson Dean), 1907-1976. person
associatedWith Weibel, Adele Coulin, 1880-1963. person
associatedWith Wescher, Mary. person
associatedWith Wescher, Paul, b. 1894. person
associatedWith Wight, Clifford. person
associatedWith Williams, C. F. person
associatedWith Wills, Helen, 1905- person
associatedWith Winston, Lydia, 1897- person
Place Name Admin Code Country
North Carolina--Raleigh
Michigan--Detroit
Berlin, Germany
United States
California--Los Angeles
Germany
Subject
Art, Modern
Art
Art museum directors
Art museums
Museum directors
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918
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Person

Birth 1880

Death 1958

Americans

English

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