Lena Gurr papers

New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)

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"Negro Week" was a program on the contributions of blacks to American culture held at the New York World's Fair in July 1940, and consisted of festivals, exhibitions, song and dance recitals, choral and symphonic music, concerts, religious services, guest speakers, and a children's program. From the description of New York World's Fair Negro Week records, 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122580393 From the guide to the New York World's Fair Negro Week records, 1940, (The...

Knaths, Karl, 1891-1971

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Painter. From the description of Karl Knaths interview, 1962 Aug. 2 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80242439 From the description of Oral history interview with Karl Knaths, 1962 Aug. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312026559 Painter; Provincetown, Mass. From the description of Karl Knaths lecture, 1968 Aug. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84559262 Painter, printmaker, educator; Cape Cod, Mass. Die...

Norman, Maria.

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GURR, LENA.

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Lena Gurr (1897-1992) was a painter and printmaker from Brooklyn, N.Y. Attended the Maxwell Training School for Teachers, 1915-1917, the Educational Alliance Art School, 1919, and studied under John Sloan and Maurice Sterne at the Art Students League, 1920-1922. Gurr also studied in Paris, Nice, and Mentone, France. Her first solo exhibition was in 1932 at the Brooklyn Museum. She married painter and photographer Joseph Biel (1891-1943) on November 24, 1931. Biel was bor...

Knaths, Karl, 1891-

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Ehrenreich, Emma, 1906-

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Emma Ehrenreich papers, 1940-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122394073 ...

Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Rockwell Kent interview, 1957 Sept. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80242441 Painter, illustrator, writer, lecturer; Ausable Forks, New York. From the description of Rockwell Kent letters to Robert T. Hatt, 1935-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553040 In addition to being a successful painter, printmaker, illustrator, designer, and commercial artist, Kent pursued careers as a writer, professional ...

Force, Juliana, 1876-1948

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Director of the Whitney Museum of Art, 1931-ca. 1947. From the description of Whitney Museum of American Art, Juliana Force papers, 1916-1958. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553066 ...

Harkavy, Minna, b. 1895.

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Fabri, Ralph, 1894-

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Painter and printmaker, taught at National Academy of Design, City College of New York, Parsons School of Design; writer and editor; New York, N.Y.; d. 1975. From the description of Ralph Fabri papers, 1870s-1975 (bulk 1918-1975). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83636682 From the description of Ralph Fabri papers, circa 1870s-1975, bulk 1918-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 297147788 Painter and printmaker, commercial artist, writer, and teacher Ralp...

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 ...

Grosz, George, 1893-1959

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George Grosz was a German-born artist. His early works seethed with satire for social conditions in Germany but, after emigrating to the United States, his works were equally accomplished but less political. He worked successfully as an oil painter, printmaker, and illustrator. From the description of George Grosz letter to W.H. Auden, 1944 Nov. 12. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 53458459 Grosz was a German-born artist, who moved to the U.S. i...

Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000

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Painter; New York, N.Y.; b. 1917; d. 2000. From the description of Oral history interviews with Jacob Lawrence, 1982 July 20-Aug. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84455118 Jacob Lawrence was an African-American painter and illustrator. He received the Spingarm Medal in 1975 and taught at the New School and Pratt Institute. He died in 2000. From the description of Jacob Lawrence exhibition card and autobiographical notes, 1947-1948. (Pennsylvania State University...

Ward, Lynd, 1905-1985

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Printmaker, illustrator, writer. Died 1985. From the description of Lynd Ward bookplates, [undated]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515240 American artist and author/illustrator of children's books; Caldecott Award winner, 1953 and Caldecott Honor, 1950. From the description of Papers, 1930-1976. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424387 American artist and author/illustrator of children's book. From the descript...

Allen, Mary Cecil, 1893-1962

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Painter, teacher, lecturer; Melbourne, Australia, New York, N.Y. and Provincetown, Mass. She was also known as Cecil Allen and Mary Cecil. Allen was born in Australia. She studied at the National Gallery of Victoria for several years, and briefly at the Slade School in London. In 1927, she accepted an invitation to lecture on art for the People's Institute, sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation. The lectures formed the basis for her two books, The Mirror of the Passing W...

Model, Elisabeth D. (Elisabeth Dittmann), 1897-1993

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Elisabeth D. Model (1897-1993) was a painter and sculptor from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Elisabeth D. Model, 1977 May 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 227191374 Sculptor; New York, N.Y. Born in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Model studied sculpture in Munich under Professors Thor and Cericioli, in Amsterdam at the Rijksakademie under Professor Jurgens, and in Paris under Moissi Kogan. Model, her husband, Max, and their ...

Lena Gurr

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Born October 27, 1897, in Brooklyn, New York, Lena Gurr was the daughter of Hyman and Ida (Gorodnick) Gurr. She attended the Maxwell Training School for Teachers from 1915 to 1917, then turned her energies toward art. She studied painting and printmaking at the Educational Alliance Art School in 1919, and at the Art Students League (1920-1922), where she was a student of John Sloan and Maurice Stern. She also studied art in Paris, Nice, and Mentone, France. Her first solo exhibition...

Soyer, Raphael, 1899-1987

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Soyer was a painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Artists' statement, 1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122394893 Painter. From the description of Raphael Soyer papers, 1949-1954. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63935130 Raphael Soyer, 1899-1987, painter of New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Raphael Soyer, 1981 May 13-June 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 657038622 From ...

Baron, Herman, 1892-1961

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Herman Baron was the founder of the ACA Galleries (also known as American Contemporary Art and A.C.A. Gallery) in 1932 and served as its director until his death in 1961. From the description of Herman Baron papers, 1937-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86093791 ...

Norman, Maria

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Jones, Joe, 1909-1963

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Ascher, Mary G. (Mary Goldman), 1900-

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Painter, printmaker, stained glass artist; New York City. Awarded Huntington Hartford Foundation Fellowship in 1961 to complete 12 oil paintings on Women of the Old Testament and Aprocrypha. From the description of Mary Ascher papers, 1943-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122565884 ...

John Reed Club.

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Biel, Joseph, 1891-1943

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Von Wicht, John, 1888-1970

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Painter, craftsperson, sculptor; Brooklyn, N.Y. Born in Malente-Holstein, Germany. WPA artist. From the description of John Von Wicht papers, 1950-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86133018 ...

ACA Galleries

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ACA Galleries (est. 1932) is an art gallery in New York, N.Y. Also known as A.C.A. Gallery and American Contemporary Art Gallery. Founded by Herman Baron, Stuart Davis, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, and Adolf Dehn on August 16, 1932 as an outlet for generally unknown and socially conscious artists. It was particularly important during the Depression period when it was closely allied with militant artists' organizations. Currently owned by Jeffrey Bergen. From the descript...

Block, Dorothy, 1904-1984

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Dorothy Block papers, 1920-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756820994 From the description of Dorothy Block papers, 1920-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80938595 From the description of Dorothy Block papers, 1920-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 435526887 ...

Lozowick, Louis, 1892-1973

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Louis Lozowick (1892-1973) was a lithographer from New York, N.Y. Born in Kiev, Russia and came to the U.S. at the age of 14. He was primarily known for his lithographs of New York City. From the description of Louis Lozowick papers, 1898-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 669910238 Louis Lozowick (1892-1973) was a lithographer from New York, N.Y. Born in Kiev, Russia and came to the U.S. at the age of 14. He was primarily ...