Woolf, S. J. (Samuel Johnson), 1880-1948
Variant namesWriter.
Woolf was an alumnus of City College, Class of 1899.
From the description of Papers, 1928-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155504310
Graphic artist, journalist, illusrator; New York, N.Y.
Born into a family long active in the arts, Woolf studied at the Art Students League and at the National Academy of Design. He developed a reputation as a portraitist, primarily drawing celebrities for COLLIER'S, and, beginning in 1923, combining his portraits with his written accounts of his "personality interviews" for the NEW YORK TIMES. Woolf also served as a special correspondent during both world wars.
From the description of S. J. Woolf papers, 1835-1986 (bulk 1880-1948). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122545771
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Woolf, S. J. (Samuel Johnson), 1880-1948. Portraits of well-known men / S.J. Woolf. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Daniel Carter Beard Papers, 1798-1941, (bulk 1931-1935) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968. Letters, [1932] July 16 and [July 16?], [n.p.], to [Samuel Johnson] Woolf, [New York?]. | University of Michigan | |
| creatorOf | Woolf, S. J. (Samuel Johnson), 1880-1948. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives | |
| creatorOf | S. J. Woolf papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Papers, 1928-1934. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Century Company records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Woolf, S.J., 1880- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| creatorOf | Claudel, Paul, 1868-1955. ALS, 1930 April 27 : Washington, D.C., to S.J. Woolf. | Copley Press, J S Copley Library |
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| associatedWith | Ammann, Othmar Hermann, 1879-1965. | person |
| correspondedWith | Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 | person |
| correspondedWith | Century Company | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Claudel, Paul, 1868-1955. | person |
| correspondedWith | Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 | person |
| associatedWith | Halle, Hiram J. | person |
| associatedWith | Hood, Raymond Mathewson, 1881-1934. | person |
| associatedWith | Modjeski, Ralph, 1861-1940. | person |
| associatedWith | Moses, Robert, 1888-1981. | person |
| associatedWith | Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968. | person |
| associatedWith | Woolf, Benjamin E. | person |
| associatedWith | Woolf, Edith Truman. | person |
| associatedWith | Woolf, Edward. | person |
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| Illustrators |
| Journalism, Pictorial |
| Journalists |
| Journalists as artists |
| Portrait painters |
| Portrait painting, American |
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Person
Birth 1880
Death 1948
Americans
