J. B. Neumann papers

Albers, Josef, 1888-1976

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Josef Albers was born on March 19, 1888 in Bottrop, Westphalia, Germany, the only child of Lorenz Albers, a housepainter, and Magdelena (Schumacher) Albers. He attended the Präparanden-Schule in Langenhorst from 1902 to 1905 and then the teachers college in Büren, graduating in 1908. He became an instructor in several Westphalian primary schools. Albers studied at the Royal Art School in Berlin, the Arts and Crafts School (Folkwang School)in Essen, and at the Art Academy in Munich u...

Munch, Edvard, 1863-1944

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Edvard Munch (b. December 12, 1863, Ådalsbruk, Norway-d. January 23, 1944, Oslo, Norway) was a Norwegian painter and printmaker. His best known work is The Scream, painted in 1893....

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. ...

World House Galleries

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Art gallery; New York, N.Y. Est. 1953. Closed 1968. World House Galleries was founded by Herbert Mayer, Sr. The gallery represented an eclectic group of artists from Austria, France, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. From the description of World House Galleries records, [ca. 1953-1986]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84302833 ...

Foka (Firm: New York, N.Y.)

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Barr, Alfred H., Jr., 1902-1981

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Art Historian and first director of the Museum of Modern Art. From the description of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. papers, 1927-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122516895 Correspondence and biographical material collected by Alfred H. Barr, Jr. (1902-1981) on Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956). From the description of Barr/Feininger material, 1927-1944, 1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122531411 Museum director, curator, and critic; New York, N.Y. ...

Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963

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Playwright; New York, N.Y. From the description of Clifford Odets sketches. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 42743828 Clifford Odets was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1906. He left school at age fourteen and worked as an actor in local New York theater groups and traveling stock companies until 1930. That same year the Group Theatre was formed. As one of the founding members, Odets continued acting, but found new release for his creativity in writing pl...

Bluemner, Oscar, 1867-1938

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Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938) was a painter from South Braintree, Mass. and Germany. Born in Germany and trained as an architect. Became a painter and moved to the United States in 1892. Became associated with the group of advanced artists associated with Alfred Stieglitz. From the description of Oscar Bluemner papers, 1886-1939, 1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 669909412 Painter; South Braintree, Mass. and Germany. Born in ...

Neumann, J. B. (Jsrael Ber)

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J. B. Neumann was an innovative art dealer in New York City. He was married to artist Elsa Schmid. From the description of Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1929-1961, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155902422 Jsreal Ben Neumann [JBN] was born in Austria in 1887. In 1910, he opened his first book and art store in Berlin, displaying works by such artists as Edvard Munch. By 1922, branches were opened in Bremen, Düsseldorf, and Munich. Neumann...

Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976

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Sculptor. From the description of Alexander Calder correspondence, 1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452461 Alexander Calder (1898-1976) was a sculptor from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Alexander Calder, 1971 Oct. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646395903 B. 1898, d. 1976. From the description of Alexander Calder artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228431975 ...

Morrison, Helen Balfour

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Sculptor and teacher; Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. From the description of [Carl Milles] / [graphic] Helen Balfour Morrison. ca. 1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220204783 Saarinen was an architect, N.Y., N.Y. From the description of [Eliel Saarinen] / [graphic] Helen Balfour Morrison. [ca. 1935] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83548354 Painter, sculptor; Warrenville, Illinois. From the description of [Ivan Albright painting in his studio] ...

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...

Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949

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Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) was a watercolorist, lithographer, and etcher from New York, N.Y. Kuhn was a central figure in the organization of the Armory Show, and artistic consultant to the Union Pacific Railroad. From the description of Walt Kuhn, Kuhn family papers, and Armory Show records, 1859-1978, bulk 1900-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82042078 Painter; New York, N.Y. Organizer of the 1913 Armory Show. Adele Weibel w...

Dasburg, Andrew, 1887-1979

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Andrew Dasburg (1887-1979) was a painter from Taos, N.M. From the description of Oral history interview with Andrew Dasburg, 1974 Mar. 26 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595136 ## Use MARC 545 From the guide to the Andrew Dasburg Papers, 1908-1981, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Painter; Taos, N.M. From the description of Andrew Dasburg interview, 1974 Mar. 26 [sound recording]. (Unkn...

Namuth, Hans

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Photographer, filmmaker; New York, N.Y.; d. 1990. From the description of Oral history interview with Hans Namuth, 1971 Aug. 12-1971 Sept. 8 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81603857 Hans Namuth (1915 -1990) was a photographer and a filmmaker from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Hans Namuth, 1971 Aug. 12-Sept. 8 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595056 Photographer, filmmaker; New Yor...

Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944

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Russian-born painter and writer on art. From the description of Mitgliedskarte, ca. 1908, for Neue Künstlervereinigung München. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80564007 The Russian-born artist, Wassily Kandinsky [Vasilii Vasil'evich Kandinskiĭ] is considered one of the creators of abstract painting. He taught at the Bauhaus between 1922 and 1933. From the description of Wassily Kandinsky papers, 1911-1940 (bulk 1921-1937). (Getty Research Insti...

White, Clarence H., 1871-1925

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Gatch, Lee (1902-1968)

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Lee Gatch was a painter; New York, N.Y. Duncan Phillips was an art patron and collector, and founder of the Phillips Collection, the first gallery of modern art in America; Washington, D.C. From the description of Lee Gatch [essay] to Duncan Phillips : typescript, 1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552496 Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Lee Gatch papers, 1925-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122576873 ...

Valentiner, Wilhelm Reinhold, 1880-1958

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Epithet: art historian British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000506.0x0002d7 Valentiner was a museum director, writer, and art historian. Born in Karlsruhe, Germany. Director, Detroit Institute of Art, 1924-1946, Director-Consultant, Los Angeles Museum of Art, 1946-1954, Director, J. Paul Getty Museum, Santa Monica, Calif., 1954, Director, North Carolina Museum of Art, 1955-1958. Editor, Art ...

Sterne, Maurice, 1878-1957

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Maurice Sterne, Russian-born artist and sculptor, was noted for his series of paintings on Bali and was commissioned to execute a series of large murals for the Justice Department Building in Washington. From the description of Maurice Sterne papers, 1912-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702133024 Sterne recalls having spent evenings with Werfel in Venice in 1923. From the description of Correspondence to Franz Werfel, 1940. (University of Pennsylvania Librar...

Valentin, Curt, 1902-1954

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Art dealer and gallery director; New York, N.Y. Valentin came to the U.S. from Germany in 1937. He worked at the Buchholz Gallery, which he took over and renamed the Curt Valentin Gallery. The gallery closed in 1955. From the description of Catalogs of exhibitions organized by Curt Valentin, 1929-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122514918 Curt Valentin was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1902. After completing his education, he became a...

New Art Circle (New York, N.Y.)

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Becker, Maurice, 1889-1975

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Painter and cartoonist; New York, N.Y. From the description of Maurice Becker papers, 1906-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122576855 ...

Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946

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Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer, founder of the Photo-Secession Group, gallery owner, and editor and publisher of photography magazines, most notably, Camera Work. Frank Hermann was an American painter, who spent most of his career in Germany, where he associated with several avant-garde art groups. Childhood friends, Stieglitz and Herrmann were schoolmates, spent time together when Stieglitz was in Europe, and visited each other in the United States when Herrmann returned in 1919....