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National Society of Mural Painters (U.S.). Institutional file.

Title: Institutional file.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/678605023 View

Gellert, Hugo, 1892-1985. Papers, 1934-1979, (bulk 1934-1944).

Title: Papers, 1934-1979, (bulk 1934-1944).

The most valuable portion of the papers is 0.5 linear feet documenting Popular Front arts organizations and Hugo Gellert's role therein (1934-44). These files contain correspondence, memos, press releases, minutes, etc. from the Artists Committee for Action for the Municipal Art Gallery and Center, the Artists Coordination Committee, the National Society of Mural Painters, and other organizations in which Gellert was active. In addition to the World's Fair campaign (including Gellert's exhibit proposal), there is documentation of conflict over the content of the various arts programs sponsored by the U.S. government, and conflict about the working conditions and artistic freedom of artists participating in these programs. The papers also contain similar, but sparser files documenting Gellert's activities from the 1950s through the 1970s. There is a file of pencil drawings and copies of graphic art by Gellert; a file of some fifty photographs, of which the majority are of his art work, while some are of political demonstrations. There is a short story, possibly autobiographical; a long handwritten letter to "Theodore", probably a business partner, about the quarrel that led to their estrangement; a file of Hungarian language correspondence and notes; clippings and press releases documenting Gellert's artistic career; and a proletarian play, "The Wall Between", by Leonard B. Wallis.

ArchivalResource: 1.0 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/477247693 View

Hugo Gellert Papers, Bulk, 1934-1944, 1934-1980s, (Bulk 1934-1944)

Title: Hugo Gellert Papers Bulk, 1934-1944 1934-1980s, (Bulk 1934-1944)

Hugo Gellert was a communist, graphic artist, cartoonist, muralist and painter born in Hungary in 1892. After coming to the U.S. in 1906, he became a leading contributor of art work to progressive journals such as and , and was the author of 3 books. He played a leading role in many Popular Front arts organizations such as: the Mural Artists Guild of the United Scenic Painters, the Artists Coordinating Committee for the New York World's Fair and Artists for Victory; he was also involved with the Hungarian-American anti-fascist group, the Anti-Horthy League. These papers include correspondence, notes, and clippings, documentation of Gellert's participation with Popular Front arts organizations, pencil drawings, reproductions of graphic art by Gellert, and photographs. The Masses Liberator

ArchivalResource: 2.0 linear feet; in 2 manuscript boxes and one oversized box.

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/tamwag/tam_150/tam_150.html View