Charlton, Maryette
Maryette Charlton is an American painter, printmaker, photographer, and film maker born in Manchester, Iowa in 1924. She studied in Chicago with Moholy-Nagy at the Institute of Design, and received her B.F.A. at Pratt Institute and her M.F.A. from Columbia University. She has made several films about American artists, including Marion Morehouse and E. E. Cummings. She was the cameraman for set designer Frederick Kiesler's "Kiesler's Universal Theater" for CBS in 1962 and was a close friend of and collaborated with Kiesler's widow, Lillian, on various projects, especially the film "Kiesler on Kiesler" (housed at the Museum of Modern Art Video and Film Department). Charlton's son, Kirk Winslow (1955-2002), an artist and film maker, died from complications of HIV/AIDS.
From the guide to the Maryette Charlton papers, ca. 1934-2009., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)
Maryette Charton (1924- ) is a painter, printmaker, photographer, and film maker in Chicago, Ill. and New York, N.Y.
Charlton studied in Chicago with Moholy-Nagy at the Institute of Design, and received her B.F.A. at Pratt Institute and her M.F.A. from Columbia University. She has made several films about American artists. She was the cameraman for set designer Frederick Kiesler's "Kiesler's Universal Theater" for CBS in 1962 and collaborated with Kiesler's widow, Lillian, on various projects, especially the film "Kiesler on Kiesler" (housed at the Museum of Modern Art Video and Film Department).
From the description of Maryette Charlton papers, circa 1890-2010. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779477621
Painter, printmaker, photographer, and film maker, Chicago, Ill. and New York, N.Y.
Charlton was born in Manchester, Iowa in 1924. She studied in Chicago with Moholy-Nagy at the Institute of Design, and received her B.F.A. at Pratt Institute and her M.F.A. from Columbia University. She has made several films about American artists. She was the cameraman for set designer Frederick Kiesler's "Kiesler's Universal Theater" for CBS in 1962 and collaborated with Kiesler's widow, Lillian, on various projects, especially the film "Kiesler on Kiesler" (housed at the Museum of Modern Art Video and Film Department).
From the description of Maryette Charlton papers, 1929-1998. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 227193067
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creatorOf | Maryette Charlton papers, ca. 1934-2009. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
creatorOf | Dorothy C. Miller papers | Archives of American Art | |
creatorOf | Maryette Charlton papers | Archives of American Art | |
referencedIn | Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. Additional papers, 1870-1969. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Dorothy C. Miller papers | Archives of American Art | |
referencedIn | Olivia Mattis Collection, 1988-1990 | Archive of Recorded Sound | |
referencedIn | Elizabeth Bishop letters to Maryette Charlton and other papers, 1967-1981. | Houghton Library | |
creatorOf | Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979. Letters to Maryette Charlton and other papers, 1967-1981. | Houghton Library | |
creatorOf | Charlton, Maryette. Charlton, Maryette : [photography bio file]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
creatorOf | CHARLTON, MARYETTE. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) |
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associatedWith | Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979. | person |
associatedWith | Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976. | person |
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associatedWith | Container Corporation of America. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. | person |
associatedWith | Delphine Seyrig's | person |
associatedWith | E. E. Cummings. | person |
correspondedWith | Frederick Kiesler | person |
associatedWith | George Schonstein. | person |
correspondedWith | Harvard Theatre Collection. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | John Hagan | person |
associatedWith | John Jesurun | person |
associatedWith | Kiesler, Frederick. | person |
associatedWith | Kiesler, Lillian, 1910?-2001. | person |
associatedWith | Kirk Winslow. | person |
correspondedWith | Lillian Kiesler | person |
associatedWith | Lubar | person |
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associatedWith | MacIver, Loren, 1909- | person |
associatedWith | Marion Morehouse | person |
associatedWith | Matisse, Pierre, 1900-1989. | person |
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