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Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944. Wassily Kandinsky papers, 1911-1940 (bulk 1921-1937).

Title: Wassily Kandinsky papers, 1911-1940 (bulk 1921-1937).

The papers consist of ca. 280 items (on ca. 470 leaves) that document Kandinsky's teachings at the Bauhaus, his writings, his involvement with the Russian Academy of Artistic Sciences [RAKhN] in Moscow, and his professional contacts with art dealers, artists, collectors and publishers.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear ft. (4 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80500975 View

Howard Dearstyne Papers, 1911-1986, (bulk 1953-1971)

Title: Howard DearstynePapers 1911-1986 (bulk 1953-1971)

Architect, architectural historian, educator, and photographer. Correspondence, writings, lectures, exhibit brochures, art catalogs, artwork, and other papers relating primarily to Dearstyne's research on the history of the Bauhaus art school, the school's influence on the development of modern art and 20th century architecture, and two Bauhaus masters, Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

ArchivalResource: 6,300 items; 18 containers; 7.2 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001012 View

Dearstyne, Howard. Papers, 1911-1986 (bulk 1953-1971).

Title: Papers, 1911-1986 (bulk 1953-1971).

Correspondence, writings, lectures, exhibit brochures, art catalogs, artwork, and other papers, relating primarily to Dearstyne's research on the history of the Bauhaus art school, the school's influence on the development of modern art, and two Bauhaus masters, Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van de Rohe; together with materials pertaining to architectural design and city planning, architecture in colonial Williamsburg, Va., design in nature, photography as an art form, and to Dearstyne's work at Dept. of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. Includes draft of Dearstyne's work, Inside the Bauhaus (1986). Correspondents include Josef Albers, Hermann Blomeier, George Danforth, Werner Drewes, Henry Dubin, Wils Ebert, Helmut von Erffa, Werner Graeff, Ludwig Hilberseimer, Paul Klee, Kurt Kranz, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.), Eckhard Neumann, Karl Nierendorf, Pius E. Pahl, Walter Peterhans, Oskar Schlemmer, and Erdmann Schmocker.

ArchivalResource: 7.2 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28415923 View

Brooklyn Museum records

Title: Brooklyn Museum records

Included are extensive memoirs of William Henry Fox director of the museum for over 25 years; scattered records of the Brooklyn Institute, 1823-1873; catalogs for Brooklyn Museum exhibits (4 1/2 reels) and for exhibits held in various galleries and museums, primarily in N.Y. (14 reels); brief records of the Dept. of Painting and Sculpture primarily relating to Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington; records of the Dept. of Prints and Drawings, mainly regarding exhibitions, including correspondence, much of it with curator Una Johnson, correspondence with art dealers, files on artists, and statistics on exhibitions, 1936-1939; and records of the Registrar's office, 1933-1936, regarding the museum's involvement in the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration, mainly the Graphic Arts Division.

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9257fe609-786c-4cd2-a001-0e559a2159a1 View

Drewes, Werner : Biographical file.

Title: Drewes, Werner : Biographical file. [1900-9999]

May contain: Resumes, newspaper articles, magazine articles, invitations to exhibition openings, gallery hand-outs, check-lists of exhibitions, advertisements, obituaries, 35 mm. slides of the artist's work.

ArchivalResource: 1 envelope : manila ; 13 x 10 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47865502 View

Chapman, Hugh,. Art prints and maps.

Title: Art prints and maps. [ca. 1800-1987]

ArchivalResource: 11 art prints and 11 maps : col and b & w ; 33 x 46 cm. and larger.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44430018 View

Drewes, Werner, 1899-1985 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

Title: Drewes, Werner, 1899-1985 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

The folder may include clippings, announcements, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral items.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/199315337 View

Ruth Gikow papers

Title: Ruth Gikow papers

Biographical material, letters, financial material, an interview transcript, notes, writings, a scrapbook, printed material, photographs, and an audio tape document Gikow's career as a painter of social commentary.

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9f4e661dc-8dcf-4d0e-923a-58b2ab3805a5 View

Katherine S. Dreier papers / Société Anonyme archive, 1818-1952, 1920-1951

Title: Katherine S. Dreier papers / Société Anonyme archive 1818-1952 1920-1951

The Katherine S. Dreier portion of the collection contains correspondence between Dreier and artists and friends (including Constantin Alajalov, David Burli︠u︡k, Marcel Duchamp, Wassily Kandinsky, Man Ray, and Ted Shawn); and art-related organizations (including the Arts Club of Chicago, the Brooklyn Museum, the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art). There is some correspondence regarding art purchases and the packaging and shipping of art, such as that with George F. Of, Inc.; W. F. Collins & Co.; and W. S. Budworth & Son. There is a large amount of correspondence between Dreier and various departments at Yale (especially the Yale Art Gallery) regarding the transfer of the Société Anonyme's art collection to Yale. The collection contains manuscripts and notes for Dreier's articles, lectures, and books; her early diaries; and a brief autobiographical account; as well as some writings by others. There are subject files regarding organizations with which Dreier was affiliated, including the Cooperative Mural Workshops, the Long Ridge Women's Club, and the Society of Independent Artists. The collection contains exhibition catalogs that were annotated by Dreier; exhibition catalogs of one-artist shows of Dreier's artwork; and material regarding Dreier's personal finances. There are many photographs of Dreier's artwork, of Dreier and her friends and family (including scenes in China from a trip that Dreier took, 1921-22), of artists and their artwork, and of exhibitions. There is also some original artwork by various people, including sketches, drawings, prints, and watercolors. The Dreier Family papers contain correspondence, poetry and skits, and writings (including a diary by Dreier's sister, Dorothea). The Société Anonyme portion of the collection includes correspondence with members, potential members, and businesses; a logbook regarding exhibitions; financial material, including a checkbook; by-laws and amendments, and drafts of the certificate of incorporation; membership lists and cards; lists of officers and committees; meeting minutes; ephemera regarding exhibitions, lectures, and musical events sponsored by the Société; scrapbooks; and files of background material about artists represented in the published catalog of the Société Anonyme's art collection at Yale.

ArchivalResource: Total Boxes: 144 (including 15 oversize boxes); Other Storage Formats: oversize, cold storage; Linear Feet: 68.60

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.dreier View

George Grosz papers, 1893-1981 (inclusive) 1919-1959 (bulk).

Title: George Grosz papers, 1893-1981 (inclusive) 1919-1959 (bulk).

Correspondence, compositions, speeches, autobiographies and other papers of the German artist George Grosz.

ArchivalResource: 47 boxes (18 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00452/catalog View

Werner Drewes papers

Title: Werner Drewes papers

The papers of painter, printmaker, designer, and teacher, Werner Drewes, measure 15.76 linear feet and date from 1838-2015, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1890s-1990s. The papers document Drewes' life and career through biographical and family material; correspondence with family members, artists, galleries, and art institutions and organizations; scattered teaching notes and writings including a diary; catalogs and inventories of artwork; three scrapbooks; printed material; 38 sketchbooks, loose sketches, and prints; and photographs of Drewes, his family, friends and colleagues, exhibitions, travels, and works of art. Also found are scattered papers of Drewes' second wife, Maria Drewes.

ArchivalResource: 15.76 Linear feet

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c14a9c61-c3ac-4590-8c58-04eddce0377b View

Oral history interview with Werner Drewes

Title: Oral history interview with Werner Drewes

An interview of Werner Drewes conducted 1975 February 19, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

OralHistoryResource: Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel ; 5 in.Transcript: 59 p.

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw901d3fe4c-98dd-4aa0-9a1c-4446862ed42d View

Martin Diamond papers

Title: Martin Diamond papers

The papers of New York art dealer, writer and teacher Martin Diamond measure 3.2 linear feet and date from 1928 to 2013. The materials involve to a limited degree Diamond's wife, Harriette Diamond, co-owner and co-operator of Martin Diamond Fine Arts, Inc. Their gallery work and relationships with artists they represented are documented by writings, subject and artist files, and photographic materials. Subject files concern American abstract art, particularly the 20th century Transcendental abstract painters, and include printed materials, correspondence and photographic materials. Artists' files include similar materials and some writings by artists. Photographic materials are of artworks and exhibition installations.

ArchivalResource: 3.2 Linear feet

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a5395f8f-f988-4c90-8869-6334fcd1b5b7 View

[Werner Drewes video interview] [videorecording] / Greater Reston Art Center ; interviewer, Ann Thomas

Title: [Werner Drewes video interview] [videorecording] / Greater Reston Art Center ; interviewer, Ann Thomas

A videotaped interview of Werner Drewes conducted by Ann Thomas for the Greater Reston Art Center at Drewes' home in Reston, Va. Drewes speaks about his studies at the Weimar Staatliches Bauhaus; his teachers; social activities at the Bauhaus; his experiments with geometric forms; and his woodcut technique. He demonstrates his artistic process from sketch to finished painting. Drewes' wife Maria is also present during part of the interview.

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a6dc5d39-336b-45e6-9154-36bfa0c439ed View

Oral history interview with Ilya Bolotowsky

Title: Oral history interview with Ilya Bolotowsky

Interview of Ilya Bolotowsky conducted 1968 March 24-April 7, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.

OralHistoryResource: Sound recording: 2 sound tape reels (6 hr.) ; 7 in.Transcript: 197 p.

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ad928b0a-0396-445d-959c-d696af2c54e8 View

Drewes, Werner, 1899-1985. Werner Drewes : 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].

Title: Werner Drewes : 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]. 1930?-1990

File of color and black and white photographs of work of art, assembled by the staff of The Museum of Modern Art in New York from the museum's establishment until 1990. Items may include full views, details, installations, etc.

ArchivalResource: 1 or more folders: ill. (some col.) ; 38 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/662617349 View

Werner Drewes interviews

Title: Werner Drewes interviews

Interview of Werner Drewes conducted by Martina Norelli for the National Museum of American Art.

OralHistoryResource: 4 sound cassettes 132 p. transcript.

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw99a42561c-bcec-4cb6-b65d-decbdaed5794 View