Oral history interview with Ilya Bolotowsky

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...

G.R.D. Studio (New York, N.Y.)

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United States. Works Progress Administration

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Organizational History President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935 as a part of his New Deal to curtail the Depression's effects on the United States. The WPA attempted to provide the unemployed with jobs that allowed individuals to preserve skills or talents. The Federal Writers' Project (FWP), one branch of the WPA, provided work for over 6,600 unemployed writers, journalists, edit...

Public Works of Art Project.

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Cecil Jones was the business director of the PWAP. From the description of Correspondence and related records of Cecil Jones, 1933-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220181044 Rowan was the assistant technical director of the PWAP. He worked closely with Edward Bruce, the director of the PWAP. From the description of Correspondence and personal files of Edward P. Rowan, 1934-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220181019 Federally funded a...

Spivak, Max, 1906-1981

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Mosaicist, teacher, and lecturer; New York, N.Y. From the description of Max Spivak photographs, 1938-[ca. 1967]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79130658 Painter, designer; New York, N.Y.; d. 1981. From the description of Oral history interview with Max Spivak, [ca. 1963] [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007131 From the description of Oral history interview with Max Spivak, [circa 1963] [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id...

Léger, Fernand, 1881-1955

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French painter. From the description of Letters and manuscripts of Fernand Léger, 1918-1955. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81728195 ...

Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.)

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Black Mountain College was founded in 1933 by a group of nonconformist faculty and students from Rollins College in Florida. Headed by John Andrew Rice, they established their experimental college and community near Black Mountain, NC. Artists and writers from all over the country were attracted to Black Mountain and the college became a nurturing ground for some of the best talents of the twentieth century. Among its faculty and students were Josef Albers, Robert Rauschenberg, Willem de Kooning...

Ozenfant, Amédée, 1886-1966

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French painter, writer and teacher, Ozenfant opened painting schools in Paris (1924 and 1932), London (1938), Cannes (1939) and New York (1939). In 1953 he was investigated by McCarthy and dismissed. He returned to France, where he was renaturalized. From the description of Letter to Prade, 1933 Nov. 27. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80589467 The French painter Ozenfant was also an author and a professor. He founded the art review L'esprit nouveau (1920-192...

Greenberg, Clement, 1909-1994

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Clement Greenberg, for many years America's most influential art critic, helped to create an audience and market for New York School artists such as Pollock, Newman, and David Smith. Greenberg wrote for Partisan review in the late 1930s and began writing art reviews for The Nation in the 1940s. Beginning in the 1950s, he abandoned regular reviewing in favor of the occasional article, organized exhibitions, lectured around the world, and served as a consultant for galleries, museums, and dealers....

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...

Gorky, Arshile, 1904-1948

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Mondrian, Piet, 1872-1944

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National Academy of Design (U.S.)

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Art society; New York, N.Y. Harry Watrous was elected president of the National Academy of Design in 1894. He served as Chairman, Executive Committee on Art for the State of New York for the International Exposition of 1904 (Louisiana Purchase Exposition). Charles M. Kurtz was editor of NAD's Academy Notes, and was Asst. Chief, Dept. of Fine Arts, for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904. From the description of National Academy of Design letterbook, 1891-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat...

Olinsky, Ivan G. (Ivan Gregorewitch), 1878-1962

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Painter; Old Lyme, Connecticut. Born in Russia. From the description of Ivan Olinsky papers, 1900-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82977049 ...

Diller, Burgoyne, 1906-1965

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Painter. From the description of Oral history interview with Burgoyne Diller, 1964 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220193121 Burgoyne Diller (1906-1965) wad a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Burgoyne Diller, 1964 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276394246 Painter; New York, N.Y. Associated with abstract painting, particularly Neoplasticism. From the descript...

Hawthorne, Charles Webster, 1872-1930

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Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872-1930), an American portrait and genre painter and teacher, founded the Cape Cod School of Art in 1899. The school, dedicated to outdoor figure painting, proved very successful and influential, attracting many well-known artists. Hawthorne directed the school until his death in 1930. Hawthorne is known for his genre scenes (he was intrigued by the Portuguese fishing families from Provincetown) and his portraits. From the description of Charles W. Hawtho...

Greene, Gertrude, 1904-1956

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American Artists' Congress

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Neilson, Raymond Perry Rodgers.

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Raymond Perry Rodgers Neilson (1881-1964) was a New York City portraitist, still life painter, and art instructor. Neilson studied with William Merritt Chase, at the Art Students League, and in Paris. He became a well-known portraitist who painted many prominent figures, including Admiral William Halsey, Robert P. Patterson, and Dr. Francis Blake. Many civic organizations and corporations commissioned his portraits to be presented at ceremonies honoring the subjects. From the descrip...

Drewes, Werner, 1899-1985

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Painter, printmaker; Reston, Va. Died 1985. From the description of Werner Drewes interviews, 1983 Dec. 9-1984 Mar. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78094467 From the description of Werner Drewes interview, 1975 Feb. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220185767 Werner Drewes (1899-1985) was a painter and printmaker; fromReston, Va. From the description of Oral history interview with Werner Drewes, 1975 Feb. 19 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat rec...

Dlugoszewski, Lucia, 1931-2000

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G.R.D. Studio (New York, N.Y.)

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Cummings, Paul (Singer)

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Littlefield was a painter, writer and art collector; New York, N.Y. Died 1969. Cummings, an art historian, was an expert on drawings and prints. From the description of William Horace Littlefield letters and photographs to Paul Cummings, 1951-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122390381 Art historian and editor; New York, N.Y. From the description of Paul Cummings papers, 1967-1993. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122594609 ...

American Abstract Artists

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Art association; New York, N.Y. From the description of Abstract art around the world today : transcript, 1954 Mar. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557525 From the description of Abstract art around the world today, 1954 Mar. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779477568 Organized in 1936 by a group of artists interested in abstract painting and sculpture. Its chief function is the holding of exhibitions. Former presidents include Alice Trumbull Mason, Leo Rabk...

Browne, Byron, 1907-1961

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Painter, sculptor, educator; New York, N.Y. and Provincetown, Mass. Was Married to Rosalind Bengelsdorf Browne, painter, art critic and educator. From the description of Byron Browne papers, 1930-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122514909 ...

Vogel, Joseph, b. 1911

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Muralist, lithographer; b. 1911; New York, N.Y. and New Mexico. From the description of Oral history interview with Joseph Vogel, 1965 Jan. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220197533 From the description of Oral history interview with Joseph Vogel, 1965 Jan. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276394285 Muralist and lithographer. From the description of Joseph Vogel photographs, 1931-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122576939 Joseph Vogel (b....

Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors

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Art organization; New York, N.Y. From the description of New directions in American painting and sculpture, 1960 Apr. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502730 Art association; New York, N.Y. Founded 1940 as an alternative to the Artists' Congress. From the description of Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors records, 1940-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122291598 ...

Holtzman, Harry

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Harry Holtzman was born in New York, and studied at the Art Students League under Hans Hoffman. In the early 1930s Holtzman traveled to Paris where he met the Dutch painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), and in 1940 sponsored Mondrian's immigration to the United States. From 1950 to 1975 Holtzman taught at Brooklyn College. He was the author and editor of several books on Mondrian and was executor of the painter's estate. From the guide to the Harry Holtzman papers, 1945-1987, (Beinecke ...

Greene, Balcomb, 1904-1990

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Balcombe (John Wesley) Greene (1904-1990) was an American artist known for his modernist landscapes and collages. From the guide to the Balcombe Greene Papers, unspecified, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Balcomb Greene (1904-1990) was a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Balcomb Greene, 1972 Mar. 13 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595043 Painter; New Y...

Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)

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Art school. Organized in 1875 by students as a revolt against the National Academy of Design school. From the description of Art Students League records, 1875-1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122565877 ...

Bolotowsky, Ilya, 1907-1981

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Russian-American abstract painter; New York, N.Y. Died 1981. From the description of Ilya Bolotowsky interview, 1968 Mar. 24 - Apr. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220181271 From the description of Ilya Bolotowsky interview, 1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78430875 From the description of Abstraction and neoplasticism : lecture, 1975 January 15 / by Ilya Bolotowsky. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84201827 From the description of Ilya Bolotowsky paper...

Johnson, William H., 1901-1970

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William H. Johnson (1901-1970) was a painter, printmaker, typographer, and teacher from New York, N.Y. From the description of William H. Johnson papers, 1922-1971, bulk 1926-1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646393606 From the description of William H. Johnson papers, 1922-1971, bulk 1926-1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233006977 William H. Johnson (b. 1901-d. 1970), African-American Harlem Renaissance painter. From the description of Johnson, W...