Layton School of Art and Design records, 1888-1980 (bulk 1954-1974).

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Layton School of Art and Design records, 1888-1980 (bulk 1954-1974).

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Description: Official records of the Milwaukee, Wis. art school which was established by Charlotte Partridge and Miriam Frink in 1920 and closed due to financial insolvency in 1974. At its closure, the school was regarded as one of the top five art schools in the country and enjoyed a historical reputation for innovative methods in art education. Includes minutes of the Board of Trustees/Directors; correspondence; and administrative, financial, curricular, legal, historical, public relations, building, registrar's, and student-related materials which provide a broad look at the school's operations and methods. Records primarily cover the period from 1954 to 1974 and coincide with administrative terms of Layton directors Edmund Lewandowski (1954-1972) and Neil Lieberman (1972-1974). Files pertaining to the faculty union established at the school in 1971 and subsequent grievances and lawsuits indicate increasing hostilities between Layton administration and its faculty. Much of the material, including a separate file maintained by Board chair Carl Moebius records the school's traumatic closing. Finding aid available in the Archives.

2.4 cubic ft. of photographs.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, UWM Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7535554

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, UWM Libraries

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Milwaukee Art Center

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Centennial Exhibition of Contemporary Wisconsin Art (1948 : Milwaukee, Wis.)

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Moebius, Carl.

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Layton School of Art

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Founded in 1920 by Charlotte R. Partridge as a non-profit institution, governed by LSA Board of Trustees. Occupied studios of the Layton Art Gallery until 1951. Affiliated with Layton Art Gallery. From the description of Records, 1930-1954; 1960-1963. (Library Council of Metropolitan Milwaukee). WorldCat record id: 25864029 ...

Layton School of Art and Design.

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Frink, Miriam, 1892-1978.

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Partridge, Charlotte Russell, 1882-1975.

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