Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1956-1961, n.d.

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Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1956-1961, n.d.

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In 1956, the University of Georgia approached Carl Zigrosser to participate in a Carnegie Corporation grant to "survey, collect and distributematerials for the study of art in the United States." The University was asking historians to act as specialist in an arts discipline, write an essay covering their area and submit a list of the 250 most important historic and aesthetic images. Zigrosser was asked to be the consultant for 19th century graphic arts (to include drawings). The goal was the creation of large slide sets featuring the most important examples of American art. Early correspondence was with Martha Davidson and Lamar Dodd. Later letters are also from William Pierson and Lloyd Goodrich. The correspondence covers the intricacies of Zigrosser's approach as an art historian, and the mundanities of expense accounts. Copies of bills and receipts, and carbons of letters and preliminary lists reflect the locations and collections Zigrosser went to to generate his final selection. Private collectors approached by Zigrosser include: Harry T. Peters,Harold H. Kynett, Gilbert McClintock, Irving Olds, and Henry Shattuck. Dealers included Kennedy Galleries and The Old Print Shop. Institutions that contributed images were the New York Historical Society, American Antiquarian Society, Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Zigrosser's list of 19th century graphics and his essay were warmly received and used as models within the project. In 1958, with his section wrapped-up, Zigrosser was enlisted to take over the 20th century garphics as well, that project having become stalled. Working from an existing list, Zigrosser resurrected the failing project and submitted his essay for that discipline. The end of the project is represented by newspaper clippings and flyers describing the project, and correspondence concerning the publication of the essays.

113 items (172 leaves).

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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