Anita Weschler Papers 1902-1989 1924-1960

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Anita Weschler Papers 1902-1989 1924-1960

Papers of the American sculptor, painter, interior decorator, poet, author.Collection includes correspondence, artwork (sketches, watercolors), exhibition catalogs, photographs, writings, and memorabilia, including financial material.

57 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6362973

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Heine, Irwin Millard

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Weschler, J. Charles.

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Solomon, Herbert E.

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Willets, Eliza L.

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Architectural league of New York

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The Architectural League of New York was founded in New York City in 1881 by a group of architects who wished to gather and discuss architecture and its relationship to the arts. From the description of Architectural League of New York records, 1880s-1974, bulk 1927-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821009 Modeling the organization's name after the Art Students League of New York, the Architectural League of New York was founded in New York City in 1881 by...

American federation of arts

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The American Federation of Arts was a non-profit education association that sponsored group and one-man shows as well as lecture tours to promote the arts in America. The correspondence with A.F.A. staff Leila Mechlin, Horace Jayne and Burton Cummings deals primarily with exhibitions of the work of Federico Castellón, Misch Kohn and Mauricio Lasansky. Also mentioned is a lecture tour on prints made by Elmer Adler. From the description of Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1929-1953...

Schlick, Frederick

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Hellinger, Joshua, 1907-1960

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Kallock, Almansor.

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Glowacki, Michaline.

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Cuthbert, Clifton, 1907-

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Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)

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Art school. Organized in 1875 by students as a revolt against the National Academy of Design school. From the description of Art Students League records, 1875-1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122565877 ...

Golden, Trudy.

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Limón, José

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Fillmore, Parker Hoystead, 1878-

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Humphrey, Doris, 1895-1958

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Ann Hutchinson Guest, born November 3, 1918 in New York, is an American dancer and dance notator. Her initial dance training began in the mid 1930's at the Jooss-Leeder School at Dartington Hall, England. When World War II broke out in Europe, she returned to New York where her continued training included ballet, modern, tap, and ethnic dance. In the 1940's she danced with the Welland Lathrop Company and in Broadway musicals, including One Touch of Venus, Billion Dollar Baby, and Kiss Me, Kate. ...

Whitney, Parkhurst

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New York Enthusiasts.

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New York Enthusiasts is a club in New York City formed for the purpose of meeting the educational needs of adults and furthering knowledge of the city through lectures and industrial and art shows. From the guide to the New York Enthusiasts records, 1938-1984, 1945-1984, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) The New York Enthusiasts was an organization active during the Post-World War Two period, made up of persons who, in the words of the club's ...

Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972

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Padraic Colum was a noted playwright, essayist, novelist, poet, and author of books for children. Born on December 8, 1881, in Longford, Ireland, Colum came to the United States in 1914 and died on January 12, 1972, in Enfield, Connecticut. Though Colum worked briefly for a railroad, he became a full-time writer in Dublin, Ireland, in 1901. He was a founder of the Irish National Theatre (later known as the Abbey Theatre), and co-founder and editor for a time of the Irish Review. From...

Read, Gardner, 1913-2005

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Originally composed for French horn and piano, 1934, as op. 31. Transcribed for viola and piano, 1940, as op. 31a. This transcription 1946.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Poem : for horn in F, or viola, with string orchestra accompaniment, op. 31b / Gardner Read. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53334385 Composed 1940-42. Awarded first prize in the Paderewski Fund Prize Competition, 1943. First performance Boston, 26 November 1...

Graham, French W.

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Burle-Marx, Roberto, 1909-1994

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Jonas, Louis Paul, 1894-

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Langfeld, Beatrice.

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Weschler, Anita

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Sculptor, painter; New York, N.Y. Born 1903. Died 2000. From the description of Anita Weschler papers, 1938-1998. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515052 Anita Weschler (1903-2000) was an American sculptor, painter, interior decorator, poet, and author. Born in New York, the daughter of J. Charles and Hulda Mayer Weschler, she studied in New York City at the Horace Mann School and studied art at the Parsons School of Design, the Art Students League under Willia...

Robinson, George S.

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Sculptors Guild (New York, N.Y.)

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Sculptors Guild (founded 1937) is an art club in New York, N.Y. From the description of Sculptors Guild records, 1915-1979, bulk, 1930-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220172687 The Sculptors Guild was founded in New York City in 1937 by a group of artists interested in the promotion of contemporary sculpture in a wide variety of styles through free group exhibitions and educational programs. Membership in the Guild was obtainable only by invitation, based o...

Frost, Frances, 1905-1959

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Frances Mary Frost (1905-1959), poet, novelist, and author of chidren's books, wrote several volumes of poetry including Hemlock Wall (1929), a dozen books of juvenile fiction, and five novels. From the description of Frances Frost papers, 1919-1976 (inclusive), 1928-1959 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702131651 American author, born 3 August 1905 in St. Albans, Vermont. Mother of the poet Paul Blackburn. From the description of Papers, 1936-1959, bulk 19...

Lewenthal, Reeves.

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Brian, Doris.

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Whiting, Frederic Allen.

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Zorach, William, 1887-1966

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Sculptor, painter; interviewees are married. From the description of Reminiscences of Willam and Marguerite Zorach : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309727160 William Zorach (1887-1966) was a sculptor and painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of William Zorach letter to Mr. Shipley, Feb. 8, 1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821127 Artist. From the description of William Z...

Korff, Betty H.

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Pearce, Glenn

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Katzenberg, Elva S.

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Wescott, Paul, 1904-1970

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Piper, Raymond Frank

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Ulreich, Bukannura.

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Boswell, Peyton, 1904-1950

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Marceau, Henri, 1896-1969

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Art administrator; Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Henri Marceau interview, [ca. 1960]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220195003 From the description of Oral history interview with Henri Marceau, [circa 1960] [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312026019 ...

Rowan, Edward Beatty, 1898-1946

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Art administrator. Established the Community Art Center in Cedar Rapids; developed and operated the Little Gallery in Cedar Rapids. With his friend Grant Wood laid the groundwork for the Stone City Art Colony. From the description of Papers of Edward Beatty Rowan. [1920?-1946?] (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 274319575 Gallery director, painter, sculptor, teacher; Falls Church, Va. and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Founder and director of T...

Zorach, Marguerite, 1887-1968

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Also contains correspondence to William Zorach, husband of Marguerite Zorach. From the description of Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1931. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155895905 ...

Weschler, Adolphus.

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Spencer, James Houston.

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Benét, William Rose, 1886-1950

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American poet, novelist, and editor. From the description of Letter to a dealer [manuscript], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806176 Editor of The Chimaera. From the description of ALS, [1915]-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122500150 This may not really be Benét's writing. Although the verse appears to be signed by him the writer's intent may have been simply to ascribe the verse to him. Also, it is on letterhead engraved "MM...

Koestler, Elsa Weschler.

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Grandin, Ruth.

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Artists Equity Association

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Wescott, Glenway, 1901-1987

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Glenway Wescott (1901-1987) was the author of novels, poetry, short stories, and essays. He met Katherine Anne Porter in Paris in the 1930s, and they remained friends for many years. From the description of Glenway Wescott collection, 1932-1977 (bulk 1932-1962). (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 304239078 Glenway Wescott was an American author and personality. He was born in Wisconsin, and became part of the Paris literary circle of the 1920s before ret...

Smith, Warren Allen

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Author and educator Warren Allen Smith was born in Minburn, Iowa on October 27, 1921. Smith was active in secular humanist circles, and authored and edited several books and book reviews. From the description of Oral history, 1987-1988, undated. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 228856969 ...

MacDowell, Marian, 1857-1956

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Philanthropist, musician, and cofounder of the MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, N.H. Born Marian Griswold Nevins; married composer Edward MacDowell (1861-1908) in 1884. From the description of Marian MacDowell papers, 1876-1969 (bulk 1908-1938). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979848 Biographical Note 1857, Nov. 22 Born, New York, N.Y. ...

Vitarelli, V.

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Mayer, Sophie, 1978-....

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Hopper, Inslee A.

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Weschler, Hulda Mayer.

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Richardson, Nina Maud

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Lamprey, Louise, 1869-1951

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Sommerich, Jane.

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Jenni, Donald, 1937-2006

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Rewald, Estelle.

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Greenbaum, Beatrice.

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Montague, Ward.

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Gorelik, Frances.

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Freydberg, Ralph M.

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McNickle, D’Arcy.

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Hudnut, Joseph, 1886-1968

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Hunn, Marianne.

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American Artists Group

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In response to the hardships suffered by American artists during the Depression, the American Artists Group was formed in 1936 by Samuel Golden and Carl Zigrosser. They hoped to sell original prints by known artists made in unlimited runs, and sell them by mail at unusually low prices. By keeping costs low, the American Artists Group hoped to generate steady incomes for their artists, built on volume sales, by opening the fine art market to a new kind of customer. The Group quickly expanded into...