Richard A. Florsheim Papers 1927-1997

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Richard A. Florsheim Papers 1927-1997

Primarily correspondence (1927-1979). Also, artwork reproductions; manuscript and printed articles, book reviews, and essays; lecture notes and manuscripts; photographs and memorabilia, including clippings (1951-1979), exhibition catalogs and invitations from the 1940s through the 1980s; and financial material relating to artwork prices and studio construction. Correspondence of greatest depth and duration with Rose H. Alschuler, the Artists Equity Association, Artists League of the Midwest, Illinois Arts Council, Norman MacLeish, José Pijoán, Peter Pollack, Daniel Catton Rich, Rose Valland, and Hudson Walker. Other correspondents include Edgar Britton, Clayton Charles, Leon Kroll, Martyl, Arthur Rissman, and Ladislas Segy.

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Martyl, 1917-2013

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Painter; Chicago, Illinois. Full name is Martyl Schweig Langsdorf. From the description of Martyl Langsdorf papers, 1918-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552739 ...

Segy, Ladislas

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Valland, Rose

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Rich, Daniel Catton, 1904-1976

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Museum administrator and lecturer; died 1976. Rich held many positions at the Art Institute of Chicago and was director of the Worcester (Mass.) Art Museum, 1958-1970. Emily Nathan was a public relations consultant, and also worked for the Archives of American Art. From the description of Daniel Catton Rich letter to Emily Nathan, 1964 May 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502592 Daniel Catton Rich (1904-1976) was an art administrator...

MacLeish, Norman, 1898-

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Artists Equity Association

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Pollack, Peter, 1909-1978

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Photographer, curator, historian, writer; New York, N.Y. From the description of Peter Pollack papers, 1939-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78335707 American photographer and photojournalist, writer and lecturer, 1911-1979; Curator of Photography, Art Institute of Chicago, 1945-1957; Director, American Federation of the Arts, 1962-1964. Author: The Picture History of Photography, 1970; Understanding Primitive Art, 1968. From the description of Peter Pollack ...

Charles, Clayton

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Pijoán, José, 1881-1963

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Illinois Arts Council

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In 1977 the Illinois Arts Council had the American Folklife Center assess and document the status of ethnic art traditions in more than twenty ethnic communities in Chicago. From the description of Illinois Arts Council records, 1977-1978. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 709915925 The Illinois Arts Council was created by General Assembly in 1965 to survey and assess needs of arts throughout state; identify existing legislation, policies and programs which affec...

Britton, Edgar, 1901-

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Alschuler, Rose H. (Rose Haas), 1887-1979

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Rose Haas Alschuler (1887-1979) was a Chicago educator, author, and philanthropist. The founder of the second U.S. public school nursery in Chicago in 1922, Alschuler co-authored the "Chicago Plan" which provided a structure for such public nurseries nationally. She served as an administrator of various federal nursery programs in the 1930s and 1940s. Her best known book "Painting and Personality" (1947) established guidelines for educators to view the art work of young children as a key to thei...

Artists League of the Midwest

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Walker, Hudson D. (Hudson Dean), 1907-1976

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Hudson D. Walker (1907-1976) was an art adminstrator and collector from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Hudson Dean Walker, 1971 Sept. 1-1972 Aug. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397625 Collector and administrator; New York, N.Y.; d. 1976. From the description of Hudson D. Walker papers, 1920-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83753904 Hudson Dean Walker (1907-1976) was an art administrator and collector from New...

Florsheim, Richard A., 1916-1979

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Richard A. Florsheim (1916-1979) was a painter and printmaker from Chicago, Ill. From the description of Oral history interview with Richard A. Florsheim, 1971-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397291 Painter, printmaker; Chicago, Ill. From the description of Richard A. Florsheim interviews, 1971-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220186016 Painter, sculptor, etcher, lithographer, educator, lecturer, and writer (Chicago, Ill., and Provincetown, M...

Kroll, Leon, 1884-1974

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Artist. From the description of Reminiscences of Leon Kroll : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309743152 Leon Kroll (1884-1974) was a painter from New York, N.Y. Kroll was a leading painter during the 1920's and 1930's. From the description of Leon Kroll papers, 1905-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220244127 Leon Kroll (1884-1974) of New York, N.Y., was a pai...

Rissman, Arthur

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