Peter and Rose Krasnow papers

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Peter and Rose Krasnow papers

1914-1984

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The papers of painter, printmaker, and sculptor Peter Krasnow (1886-1979) and his wife, writer Rose Krasnow (1885-1984), measures 6.9 linear feet and date from 1914 to 1984. Papers include biographical materials, a sound recording, correspondence, essays, poetry, short stories, notes, transcripts of lectures and radio talks, five diaries of Peter Krasnow, personal business records, exhibition catalogs and announcements, clippings, magazines, five sketchbooks, sketches and drawings in multiple media, prints, and photographs.Biographical materials include documentation of Rose Krasnow's service as a member of the Army Air Forces Ground Observer Corps, programs and other materials from various memorial services, a sound recording with commentary on a Peter Krasnow exhibition, and documentation of a project to publish Rose Krasnow's poetry.Correspondence consists of Peter and Rose Krasnow's personal and professional correspondence as well as a small amount of third party correspondence. Personal correspondence with friends and family involves health, work, daily events, and other life updates. Professional correspondence with art dealers, curators, gallery and museum directors, collectors, and colleges and universities concerns exhibitions, sales, loans, and donations of artwork. Primary correspondents include Leslie Burton and Harriet Blades, Dan Budnik, Grace Clements, Conrad Crocker, Dudley Howe, Lilly Weil Jaffe, Grace L. McCann Morley, Dale and Elaine Owen, Aimée Brown Price, Ernest and Ina Raboff, Irving Stone, and Edward Weston. There are also numerous scattered letters from artists, writers, curators, critics, museums, arts associations, and Jewish organizations. Writings and notes are by Peter Krasnow, Rose Krasnow, and others. Writings by Peter Krasnow include a draft autobiography, essays, lectures on wood sculpture, typescripts, notes, and writings on art. Writings by Rose Krasnow include essays, plays, poetry, and short stories. Writings by others consist of essays, lectures, notes, plays, poetry, short stories, and typescripts. Other writers include Grace Clements, Fidel Danieli, Robert DeLuce, Alfred S. Drake, and Philip Noer. There are also five handwritten personal diaries by Peter Krasnow.Personal business records include Rose Krasnow's bank book from 1980, Peter Krasnow's naturalization certificate and passport, an inventory of paintings on index cards, tax applications for the Peter Krasnow Arts Foundation, materials relating to Peter Krasnow's estate and the purchase of his artwork, and various receipts.Printed materials include exhibition catalogs and announcements, clippings, bound books, magazines and journals, a Chicago Society of Artists block print calendar, and two printed posters from Peter Krasnow's exhibit at the Galerie Pierre in 1934.Artwork is mostly by Peter Krasnow, and includes five sketchbooks, sketches and drawings, watercolors, preliminary studies in oil, and prints. Photographs include personal photographs, photographs of major sculpture projects in progress, and artwork. Personal photographs are of Peter and Rose, family members, and friends, as well as a few scattered images of landscapes and architecture, possibly travel photographs. There are also photographs of Edward and Flora Weston. There are three photograph albums, one contains images of Krasnow's relief sculptures for the Sinai Temple's Kohn Chapel. Two photograph albums were compliled by Susan Ehrlich for Peter and Rose Krasnow. Also found are photographs of works of art. Some of the photographs in the papers were taken by Dan Budnik.

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Morley, Grace, 1900-1985

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Grace Morley, b. 1900; d. 1985, Museum director of Calif. Director of the San Francisco Museum of Art in 1934-1958, and was involved in the establishment of the National Museum of India in New Delhi. From the description of Oral history interview with Grace Morley, 1982 Feb. 6-Mar. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646395849 Museum director; Calif.; d. 1985. Director of the San Francisco Museum of Art in 1934-1958, and was i...

Owen, Dale

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Blades, Harriet

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Drake, Alfred S.

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Owen, Elaine

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Burton, Leslie

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Budnik, Dan, 1933-

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Dan Budnik, born 1933, is a photographer based in Arizona. He was a former member of the Art Students' League in New York and a friend of David Smith's. From the description of David Smith at work. 1960-1965. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 83372962 ...

Stone, Irving, 1903-

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Clements, Grace, 1905-1969

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Noer, Philip

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Weston, Flora

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DeLuce, Robert

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United States. Aircraft Warning Service. Ground Observer Corps

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Howe, Dudley

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Weston, Edward, 1886-1958

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Edward Weston, (American, 1886-1958), was born in Highland Park, Illinois and from an early age was involved with photography. He studied at the Illinois College of Photography in 1908, afterwards moving to Los Angeles to work for a commercial portrait studio and eventually starting his own. Weston exhibited his works in many salons and exhibitions, making his works known in the photographic community. In 1929 Weston moved to Carmel, California, where he would spend the rest of his...

Peter Krasnow Arts Foundation.

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Raboff, Ernest Lloyd

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Krasnow, Peter, 1886-1979

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Peter Krasnow (1886-1979) was a painter, sculptor, and printmaker who lived and worked primarily in Southern California. His wife, Rose Krasnow (1885-1984), was a prolific writer of poems, short stories, and plays. Peter Krasnow was born on August 20, 1886 in the Ukraine, Russia to Jewish parents. His father's work as an interior designer inspired Krasnow's interest in art. In 1907, Krasnow emigrated to the United States, first living in Boston. He moved to C...

Danieli, Fidel

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Art critic, art historian, educator, and painter; Los Angeles, Calif. Born 1938; died 1988. From the description of Fidel Danieli papers, 1872-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502680 ...

Raboff, Ina

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Price, Aimée Brown, 1939-

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Krasnow, Rose, 1885-1984

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Cocker, Conrad

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