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Francis Sumner Merritt papers

Title: Francis Sumner Merritt papers

The papers of painter and arts administrator Francis Sumner Merritt measure 5.7 linear feet and date from circa 1930 to 1980. The bulk of the papers document his career as the founding director of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Included are biographical materials, personal correspondence, writings and notes, professional files on Haystack and other institutions, printed material, and photographs.

ArchivalResource: 5.7 Linear feet

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ab41a6a2-6f21-4564-b615-3b3dcf0a5349 View

American Artists Group records

Title: American Artists Group records

The records of the American Artists Group include 12 microfilm reels, plus 0.4 linear feet of printed material, and date from 1931 to 1966. The collection documents the organization's attempt to provide a market for artists affected by the Great Depression by using original artwork for greeting cards. Microfilmed materials include correspondence, photographs, clippings, biographical data on artists, and press notices. Christmas Card material includes a portfolio of 106 Christmas cards, with the envelopes and original packing materials, printed and distributed by the American Artists Group in 1935. This is a nearly complete set (missing only two cards) and the first set published by the group. Publication material includes three publications: "Handbook of the American Artists Group," 1935, "Original Etchings, Lithographs, and Woodcuts Published by the American Artists Group, Inc.," 1937, and "Ten Years, A Christmas Card Adventure," circa 1944.

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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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Norman Kent papers

Title: Norman Kent papers

Correspondence, articles, clippings, and gallery literature.

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Boyd, Fiske, 1895- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

Title: Boyd, Fiske, 1895- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

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

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

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Boyd, Fiske, 1895-1975. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1936-1946.

Title: Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1936-1946.

ArchivalResource: 5 items (5 leaves).

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