Lynd Ward papers

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Lynd Ward papers

1934-1964

Letters, notes, business records, art works, printed material, and photographs relating to Ward's involvement in the American Artists' Congress (1936-1945), the Artists League of America (1934-1949), the Independent Citizens Committee for the Arts, Sciences, and Professions (1944-1948), the Limited Editions Club competition (1932-1957), and the Society of American Graphic Artists (1940-1964). Artists represented in the files include Grace Albee, John Taylor Arms, Fritz Eichenberg, Antonio Frasconi, Jacob Kainen, Clare Leighton, Prentiss Taylor, Max Weber, Stow Wengenroth, Art Young, Adja Yunkers, William Zorach.

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American Artists' Congress

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Leighton, Clare, 1898-1989

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Engraver and writer; born in London, England. Came to the United States in 1939 and became an American citizen in 1945. In addition to membership in the Royal Society of Painters, Etchers and Engravers, London, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts by Colby College, Maine. From the description of Clare Leighton papers, 1931-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86132872 English painter and etcher. From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthe...

Arms, John Taylor, 1887-1953

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Etcher. From the description of John Taylor Arms papers, 1923-1953. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86122606 John Taylor Arms was an American artist, known for his architectural etchings. Born in Washington, D.C., he attended Princeton as a pre-law student, but transferred to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study architecture. He moved to New York, and was working as an architectural draftsman when his wife bought him an etching kit as a Christmas gift, revealing...

Independent Citizens Committee for the Arts, Sciences and Professions

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Weber, Max, 1881-1961

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Artist. From the description of Reminiscences of Max Weber : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309727971 Max Weber (1881-1961) was a painter and sculptor in New York, N.Y. Weber was the National Chairman for the American Artists Congress in 1937. From the description of Max Weber papers, 1904-2000. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821036 Painter; New York, N.Y. ...

Society of American graphic artists

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Art society; New York, N.Y. Est. 1915. Founded in cooperation with the Brooklyn Museum as The Brooklyn Society of Etchers. In 1921, the organization moved to Manhattan and changed its name to The Society of American Etchers; in 1947, it expanded to include lithographers and woodcutters, with a subsequent change of name to The Society of American Etchers, Gravers, Lithographers and Woodcutters. Since 1951 known as The Society of American Graphic Artists. From ...

Frasconi, Antonio

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Antonio Frasconi was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1919 of Italian parents. He is recognized as one of America's foremost woodcut artists and has produced a number of bilingual books for children. From the description of Antonio Frasconi papers, 1965. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 48573976 Illustrator, painter, printmaker; Norwalk, Conn. Born 1919. From the description of Antonio Frasconi interview, 1971 June 9. (...

Albee, Grace

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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...

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...

Wengenroth, Stow, 1906-1978

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Eichenberg, Fritz, 1901-1990

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Fritz Eichenberg (1901-1990) was an illustrator and printmaker from Peace Dale, R.I. From the description of Oral history interview with Fritz Eichenberg, 1970 Nov. 3 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595148 Fritz Eichenberg was born in Cologne, Germany on October 24, 1901. He studied at the School of Applied Arts and was a lithographic apprentice before being accepted as a master student at the Academy of Graphic Arts in Leipzig. Eichenberg moved to Berli...

Yunkers, Adja, 1900-1983

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Painter, art educator; New York, N.Y. From the description of Adja Yunkers interview, 1969 Dec. 9 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78813640 Painter, educator. From the description of Adja Yunkers interview, 1968 May. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79039954 Adja Yunkers (1900-1983) was a painter and art educator from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Adja Yunkers, 1969 Dec. 9 [sound recording]....

Kainen, Jacob

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b. December 7, 1909; d. March 19, 2001. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122635676 Jacob Kainen (1909-2001) was a painter, printmaker, and curator from Washington, D.C. Studied at the Art Students League and Pratt Institute. Kainen died March 19, 2001, at age 91. He is survived by his widow, Ruth Kainen. From the description of Jacob Kainen papers,...

Taylor, Prentiss, 1907-1991

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Prentiss Taylor was born 1907 in Washington, D.C. He studied at the Art Students League in New York City and became a noted landscape painter. He spent four months in Charleston, South Carolina in 1933 doing sketches of rundown buildings. Working for the W.P.A., he made a series of lithographs from these drawings. He was also an illustrator about stories of blacks in the South. He served as president of the Society of Washington Printmakers for 34 years and did pioneering work in art theorapy wi...

Young, Art, 1866-1943

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Art Young (1866-1943) was a leading socialist cartoonist and humorist whose work appeared in The Masses (1910-1917) and elsewhere. He was born in Monroe, Wisconsin, studied at the Academy of Design in Chicago, where he first illustrated news stories and saw his cartoons published in various newspapers. In 1895 Young moved to New York where his work was published in Life and where he became a socialist and, in 1910, one of the founding members of the artists and writers cooperative that produced ...

Artists League of America

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Limited editions club

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Founded in 1929 by George Macy, the Limited Editions Club published illustrated fine-press books for subscribers, in editions of 1500. Their publications tended to be classic titles, and featured the work of leadings illustrators and designers. After Macy's death in 1956, the firm remained family owned until 1970. It changed hands several times until it was sold in 1979 to its current owner, the investor Sidney Shiff. Since that time, the Limited Editions Club has become best known for lavish ar...