Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1947-1970, n.d.

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Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1947-1970, n.d.

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Carl Zigrosser admired the work of artist Adja Yunkers. Yunker's letters to Carl Zigrosser mention current work, an exhibition in 1948 at the Art Alliance, his Guggenheim Fellowship, his projected polyptich of woodblock prints, his 1953 marriage to Dore Ashton, his second Guggenheim Fellowship and travelling in Europe, domestic news, his work at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop, and Zigrosser's retirement. Several of the letters are written by Dore Ashton, Included are exhibition brochures and photographs of Yunker's work.

105 item (105 leaves, 15 catalogs and 5 photographs).

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Ashton, Dore, 1928-2017

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Dore Ashton (May 21, 1928 – January 30, 2017) was a writer, professor and critic on modern and contemporary art. She was born in Newark, New Jersey. She was the author or editor of more than thirty books on art, including Noguchi East and West, About Rothko, American Art Since 1945, The New York School: A Cultural Reckoning and Picasso On Art. Ashton also contributed to many publications, including Art Digest. and worked as an art critic at The New York Times. Ashton was one of the New York art ...

Philadelphia Art Alliance

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Tamarind lithography workshop

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Carl Zigrosser became involved with the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in 1959, when the Ford Foundation asked him to evaluate the grant application of June Wayne. Zigrosser served on the panel of selection that submitted names of printmakers for fellowships. From the description of Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1959-1971. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155899466 Lithography workshop; Los Angeles, California. Founded i...

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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]....