Zigrosser, Carl, 1891-1975

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Curator of prints at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from 1941 to 1963; noted expert on print-making; founded in 1919 and directed the Weyhe Gallery in New York; contributed to and edited the Modern School Magazine in the second half of the 1910s. First wife: Florence King; child: Carola (born 1917). Second wife: Laura Canadè (married in 1946). Zigrosser died in 1975.

From the description of Carl Zigrosser papers, circa 1891-1971. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155896096

Print curator; Philadelphia, Pa.; d. 1975.

Graduated Columbia University in literature. Worked with prints in New York City at Keppel and Co. and Weyhe Gallery; print curator at Philadelphia Museum of Art 1940-1963; author of books on prints and art works.

From the description of Carl Zigrosser papers, 1891-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81906215

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Janssen, Robert. Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1944-1968. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Lankes, Julius J., 1884-1960. Correspondence : to Carl Zigrosser, 1927. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Zigrosser, Carl, 1891-1975. Carl Zigrosser papers, circa 1891-1971. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Louis Lozowick Papers, 1922-1974 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Sternberg, Harry, 1904-2001. Correspondence with Wanda Gág, 1940. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Weyhe Gallery records Archives of American Art
creatorOf Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1968. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records, 1832-1944. Houghton Library
creatorOf Kellogg, Spencer. Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1927. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Janssen, Dehli Gág, 1900-1958. Correspondence with Wanda Gág, 1915-1945, n.d. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Gislason, Solveig. Correspondence : to Carl Zigrosser, 1948. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Harry Sternberg papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Gág, Flavia, 1907-1978. Correspondence : to Carl Zigrosser, 1927-1947. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Leon Kelly Papers, 1882-1965 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Zigrosser, Carl, 1891-1975. Correspondence : with Wanda Gág, 1924-1946. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Adolf Dehn papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Coward-McCann, Inc. Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1946-1950. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Harry Sternberg papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Ball mss., 1873-1981 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
creatorOf Worden Day papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Young, Art, 1866-1943. Art Young correspondence, 1891-1943. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Durieux, Caroline, 1896-1989. Caroline Wogan Durieux papers, 1929-1981. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf Zigrosser, Carl, 1891-1975. Letter, 1932 : to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Delaware River Artists' Group. Correspondence : to Carl Zigrosser, 1947. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Martin Birnbaum papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn George Grosz papers, 1893-1981 (inclusive) 1919-1959 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Adolf Dehn papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Selections from the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Archives of American Art collection Archives of American Art
creatorOf New York Public Library. Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1946-1950. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Zigrosser, Carl, 1891-1975. Correspondence : with Margaret Naumburg, 1924-1952. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Kansas State Teachers Association. Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1948-1950. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966. Papers, 1681-1966 (bulk 1900-1960) Houghton Library
creatorOf Zigrosser, Carl, 1891-1975. Correspondence : with Theodore Dreiser, 1931. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Komroff, Manuel, 1890-1974. Manuel Komroff papers, 1897-1979. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Benjamin Kopman Papers / Collection, 1911-1962 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Zigrosser, Carl. Zigrosser, Carl: Art World Personality Files. Whitney Museum of American Art, Library
creatorOf Worcester Art Museum. Correspondence : to Carl Zigrosser, 1948-1949. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf British Museum. Dept. of Prints and Drawings. Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1967-1968. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Rockwell Kent papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Rockwell Kent papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Royal Cortissoz papers, 1864-1955, 1920-1955 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Scott, Alma, b. 1892. Correspondence : to Carl Zigrosser, 1939-1948. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf American Academy of Arts and Letters records Archives of American Art
creatorOf Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1956. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Janssen, Dehli Gág, 1900-1958. Correspondence : to Carl Zigrosser, 1928. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Gannett, Ruth Chrisman. Christmas ornaments, ca. 1950-1970. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Miscellaneous art exhibition catalog collection Archives of American Art
creatorOf Kruse, Alexander Z., 1888-1972. Papers of Alexander Z. Kruse, 1890-1972 (bulk 1930s-1960s). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf University of Minnesota. Press. Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1949. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Ezio Martinelli Papers, 1927-1968 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Lynd Ward and May McNeer papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Howard Norton Cook Papers, 1866-1979 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Humphreys, Earle Marshall, 1892-1950. Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1932-1950. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Newton, Edith Whittlesey. Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1932-1946. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Papers of Paul J. Sachs, 1903-2005 Harvard Art Museums. Archives
creatorOf Chaim Gross papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Becker, Leod. Correspondence : to Carl Zigrosser, 1946. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Letterio Calapai Papers, 1932-1989 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Philadelphia Museum of Art. Correspondence : to Van Wyck Brooks, 1953-1962. University of Pennsylvania Library
creatorOf Carl Zigrosser papers Archives of American Art
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referencedIn Oral history interview with Rockwell Kent Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Federico Castellon Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Bibliothèque Nationale de France. corporateBody
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associatedWith British Museum. Dept. of Prints and Drawings. corporateBody
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associatedWith Gannett, Ruth Chrisman. person
associatedWith Girard, André. person
associatedWith Gislason, Solveig. person
associatedWith Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991. person
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associatedWith King, Florence. person
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associatedWith Minneapolis Institute of Arts. corporateBody
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associatedWith Newton, Edith Whittlesey. person
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associatedWith Pach, Walter, 1883-1958. person
associatedWith Philadelphia Museum of Art. corporateBody
associatedWith Print Club (Philadelphia, Pa.) corporateBody
associatedWith Print Council of America. corporateBody
associatedWith Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957. person
associatedWith Ronnebeck, Arnold, 1885-1947. person
associatedWith Rosenwald, Lessing J. (Lessing Julius), 1891-1979. person
associatedWith Rose, Ruth Starr, 1887-1965. person
associatedWith Ruellan, Andrée, 1905- person
associatedWith Sachs, Paul J., 1878-1965 person
associatedWith Schniewind, Carl Oscar, 1900-1957. person
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associatedWith Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. corporateBody
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associatedWith Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946. person
associatedWith Tamarind Lithography Workshop. corporateBody
associatedWith Teng, Kuei. person
associatedWith University of Minnesota. Press. corporateBody
associatedWith Valentin, Curt, 1902-1954. person
associatedWith Ward, Lynd, 1905- person
associatedWith Warneke, Heinz (Heinrich), 1895-1983. person
associatedWith Weston, Edward, 1886-1958. person
associatedWith Weyhe Gallery. corporateBody
associatedWith Whitney Museum of American Art. corporateBody
associatedWith Wickey, Harry. person
associatedWith Worcester Art Museum. corporateBody
associatedWith Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959. person
associatedWith Young, Art, 1866-1943. person
associatedWith Yunkers, Adja, 1900-1983. person
associatedWith Zigrosser, Carola. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Subject
Art, American
Artists
Museum curators
Printmakers
Prints
Prints
Prints, American
Prints, European
Occupation
Activity

Person

Birth 1891

Death 1975

German,

English

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