Poor, Henry Varnum, 1887-1970

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Also contains correspondence from Bessie Breuer Poor, wife of Henry Varnum Poor.

From the description of Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1929-1939. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155893302

Henry Varnum Poor, painter and ceramic artist, earned his A.B. in graphic arts at Stanford University in May 1910. As a student he was a member of the Art Club and the Gym Club, on the varsity track team, and on the executive committee of the associated students in his senior year. After graduation, he taught at Stanford in 1911-12 and 1913-16. He was one of the founders of the Art Institute in San Francisco.

From the description of Henry Varnum Poor scrapbook, 1905-1911. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754863748

Ceramist, painter; New York, N.Y.; d. 1970.

From the description of Henry Varnum Poor papers, 1898-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220236438

From the description of Henry Varnum Poor papers, 1873-2001. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 319939704

Painter, mural painter, educator; New York, N.Y.

From the description of Henry Varnum Poor interview, 1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 657040501

From the description of Henry Varnum Poor interview, 1964 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81874639

From the description of Oral history interview with Henry Varnum Poor, 1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 710018790

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Henry Varnum Poor, painter and ceramic artist, earned his A.B. in graphic arts at Stanford University in May 1910. As a student he was a member of the Art Club and the Gym Club, on the varsity track team, and on the executive committee of the associated students in his senior year. After graduation, he taught at Stanford in 1911-12 and 1913-16. He was one of the founders of the Art Institute in San Francisco.

From the guide to the Henry Varnum Poor scrapbook, 1905-1911, (Department of Special Collections and University Archives)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Elizabeth S. Navas papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970. Waldo Peirce correspondence with Francis Hyslop, 1956. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Rebecca Beal papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Poor, Henry Varnum, 1887-1970. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1929-1939. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn William Kienbusch papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Breuer, Bessie, b. 1893. Bessie Breuer papers, 1926-1972. Southern Illinois University, Morris Library
referencedIn John Frederick and Mary Horgan Mowbray-Clarke papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Forbes Watson papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Raphael Soyer papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Georgina Klitgaard Papers, 1917-1965 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Poor, Henry Varnum, 1887-1970. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries records Archives of American Art
creatorOf Henry Varnum Poor scrapbook, 1905-1911 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Helen Appleton Read letters and lectures Archives of American Art
creatorOf Poor, Henry Varnum, 1887-1970. Henry Varnum Poor : artist file : study photographs and reproductions of works of art with accompanying documentation 1930?-1990 [graphic] [compiled by staff of The Museum of Modern Art, New York]. Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection
referencedIn Finley, David E. (David Edward). Correspondence to Paul Philippe Cret, 1945. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Poor, Henry Varnum, 1887-1970. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1923, n.d. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Edward Beatty Rowan papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Poor family correspondence, 1893-1903 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Poor, Henry Varnum, 1888-1970 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Abraham Rattner and Esther Gentle papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Poor, Henry Varnum, 1887-1970. Henry Varnum Poor scrapbook, 1905-1911. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Abraham Rattner and Esther Gentle papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf William Benton papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Monroe Stearns research papers on Henry Varnum Poor Archives of American Art
creatorOf William Kienbusch papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Poor, Henry Varnum, 1887-1970. Letter to [Jeannette and Frank Eyerly]. Bedford, PA. 1962 Jul. 26. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn George Grosz papers, 1893-1981 (inclusive) 1919-1959 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries records Archives of American Art
creatorOf Elsa Schmid papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Pennsylvania State University. Land grant centennial, 1862-1962, ca. 1961. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Murdock Pemberton papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn George Biddle papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Raphael Soyer papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Henry Varnum Poor papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Papers, 1908-1985 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Poor, Anne. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1969. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Poor, Henry Varnum, 1887-1970. Correspondence to W. A. Swanberg, 1963-1964. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Charles Cajori papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Committee to Correct the Omission on the Old Main Frescoes Dedication Plaque (Pennsylvania State University). Correspondence, 1985-1994. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Deming, Barbara, 1917-1984. Papers: Series IV-V, 1940-1984 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Poor, Henry Varnum, 1888-1970. Letters, 1934-1965, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn George Biddle Papers, 1863-1973, (bulk 1916-1973) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Hyslop, Francis E. (Francis Edwin), 1909-1979. Francis E. Hyslop papers, 1926-1980. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Oral history interview with Alex Katz Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral History interview with Adele Brandeis Archives of American Art
creatorOf Oral history interview with Henry Varnum Poor Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Charles Duback Archives of American Art
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associatedWith BARBARA DEMING, 1917-1984 person
associatedWith Beal, Rebecca J. person
associatedWith Benton, William, 1900-1973. person
associatedWith Berry, S. Stillman (Samuel Stillman), 1887-1984. person
associatedWith Biddle, George, 1885- person
associatedWith Brandeis, Adele, 1885-1975, person
associatedWith Breuer, Bessie, b. 1893. person
associatedWith Brewer, Bessie (Elizabeth). person
associatedWith Bruce, Edward, 1879-1943. person
associatedWith Burchfield, Charles Ephraim, 1893-1967. person
associatedWith Cajori, Charles, 1921- person
associatedWith Committee to Correct the Omission on the Old Main Frescoes Dedication Plaque (Pennsylvania State University) corporateBody
associatedWith Deming, Barbara, 1917-1984. person
associatedWith Dole, Kenneth Llewellyn. person
associatedWith Dole, Kenneth Llewellyn. person
associatedWith DuBack, Charles S., 1926- person
associatedWith Evergood, Philip, 1901-1973. person
associatedWith Eyerly, Frank, person
associatedWith Eyerly, Jeannette, person
associatedWith Finley, David E. (David Edward) person
associatedWith Flannagan, John Bernard, 1895?-1942. person
associatedWith Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries. corporateBody
associatedWith Garrett, Alice Warder. person
associatedWith Gray, Henry David, 1873- person
correspondedWith Grosz, George, 1893-1959 person
associatedWith Hopkins Marine Station. corporateBody
associatedWith Horton, Harry Leonard. person
associatedWith Horton, Harry Leonard. person
associatedWith Hyslop, Francis E. (Francis Edwin), 1909-1979. person
associatedWith Katz, Alex, 1927- person
associatedWith Kienbusch, William, 1914-1980. person
associatedWith Klitgaard, Georgina, 1893- person
associatedWith Martin, David Greenleaf. person
associatedWith Martin, David Greenleaf. person
associatedWith Mowbray-Clarke, John Frederick, 1869-1953. person
associatedWith Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Navas, Elizabeth S., 1885-1979. person
associatedWith New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970. person
associatedWith Pemberton, Murdock, 1888-1982. person
associatedWith Pennsylvania State University. corporateBody
associatedWith Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920- person
associatedWith Poor, Anne. person
associatedWith Poor, Bessie Breuer. person
associatedWith Poor family family
associatedWith Rattner, Abraham. person
associatedWith Read, Helen Appleton, 1897-1974. person
associatedWith Rosse, Hermann. person
associatedWith Rowan, Edward Beatty, 1898-1946. person
associatedWith Schmid, Elsa, 1897- person
associatedWith Sickert, Walter, 1860-1942. person
associatedWith Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. corporateBody
associatedWith Smith, David, 1906-1965. person
associatedWith Soyer, Raphael, 1899-1987. person
associatedWith Stanford University corporateBody
associatedWith Stearns, Monroe. person
associatedWith Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. person
associatedWith Vandervoort, Theodore. person
associatedWith Vandervoort, Theodore. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)
New York (State)--New York
Washington (D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
New York (State)
New York (State)
New York (State)--New York
New York (State)--New York
New York (State)--New York
New York (State)--New York
Washington (D.C.)
Subject
Art, American
Art
Ceramicists
Decorative art
Educator
Federal aid to the arts
Mural Painters
Mural painting and decoration
Painters
Pottery
Pottery craft
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Birth 1888

Death 1970-12-08

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