Artists for Victory, Inc. records

Walker, Ralph, 1889-1973

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Ralph Thomas Walker (1889-1973) was an American architect. He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and studied with Rhode Island architect Howard K. Hilton. In 1916 he went to work for the New York firm of McKenzie, Voorhees and Gmelin, where he remained for the rest of his career. In 1955 he led a group of architects sent to Berlin to participate in planning for the International Building Exhibition (IBA) to be held in 1957; as part of this effort, he and his team p...

Crisp, Arthur, 1881-1974

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Arthur Crisp (1881-1974) was an Canadian-born American painter known for his murals, portraits, and decorative and genre paintings. From the guide to the Arthur Crisp Papers, 1952-1963, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Hogner, Nils, 1893-1969

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Nils Hogner was born in 1893 in Whitinsville, MA and died in 1970. He has written and self-illustrated a dozen children's books and has illustrated over sixty, half of which were written by his wife, Dorothy Hogner. From the description of Nils Hogner Collection 1946-1960. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 430839365 From the guide to the Nils Hogner Collection, 1946-1960, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections ...

Geiffert, Alfred, 1890-1957

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Chapin, Cornelia, 1893-1972

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Sculptor. Chapin's work, notably stone models of birds and animals, was exhibited around the U.S. and in Paris beginning in 1930. She learned the art of direct carving from Mateo Hernandez in Paris in 1934, was the only foreign and female sculptor elected to the Societaire Salon d'Automne, Paris (1936), and was accepted as a member of the National Academy of Design in 1945. She won many awards and prizes for her sculpture in the 1930s and 1940s. From the description of Papers, 1877-1...

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...

Todd, Bianca (American painter, 1889-1952)

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Steese, Edward

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Artists for Victory, Inc.

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Based in New York, N.Y., 1942-1946. This organization was formed by artists who desired to assist in the war effort by using their artistic abilities. Activities included a war poster competition, British-American goodwill exhibition, sponsoring portrait drawings, demonstrations of arts and crafts, and instruction in military hospitals. Officers include Paul Manship, John Taylor Arms, Arthur Crisp, Ralph T. Walker, Hobart Nichols, Hugo Gellert. From the description of Artists for Vic...

Brinckerhoff, A. F.

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Manship, Paul, 1885-1966

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Sculptor. From the description of Reminiscences of Paul Manship : oral history, 1956. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309733743 From the description of Paul Manship interview, 1959 Feb. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80437629 Sculptor; New York, N.Y. From the description of Paul Manship papers, 1863-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502772 From the description of Paul Manship interview, 1956 Oct. 9-31...

Beal, Gifford, 1879-1956

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The vertical files of the Whitney Library originated with the Museum's founding in 1930 and include research materials on 20th century American art. Central to the collection are the files of the American Art Research Council, an agency administered by the Whitney Museum between 1942 and 1948, in cooperation with thirty museums and university art departments, to document and authenticate American art. The library now serves as a repository for the AARC records. The Council compiled records of th...

Gellert, Hugo, 1892-1985.

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Mural painter. From the description of Hugo Gellert interview, 1984 Apr. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83826254 Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Hugo Gellert lecture, 1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122394902 Hugo Gellert (1892-1985) was a communist graphic artist, cartoonist, muralist and painter. He was born in Hungary in 1892 and came to the U.S. in 1906. Gellert was a leading contributor of art work to The Masses, The Liberato...

Nichols, Hobart, 1869-1962

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Landscape painter and illustrator; Bronxville, New York. Born in Washington, D.C. Studied at the Academie Julian. President of the National Academy of Design, 1939-1949, President Emeritus, from 1949; Vice-President and Director, Tiffany Foundation, New York; Assistant to Director of Fine Arts, United States Commission, Paris Exposition 1900. From the description of Hobart Nichols papers, [ca. 1895]-1958. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502551 ...

Cox, Allyn, 1896-1982

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Painter and muralist; New York, N.Y. and Washington, D.C. From the description of Allyn Cox papers relating to U.S. Capitol murals, 1970-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122394133 Painter and muralist; New York, N.Y. and Washington, D.C. Cox's father Kenyon was a painter, illustrator, writer and teacher in New York City. From the description of Allyn Cox papers, 1870-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79939099 ...

Leboit, Joseph

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Pousette-Dart, Nathaniel, 1886-1965

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Levi, Julian Clarence, b. 1874.

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Juta, Jan

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