Lillian and Frederick Kiesler papers

Adnan, Etel, 1925-2021

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Etel Adnan was born in 1925 in Beirut, Lebanon. She received a degree in philosophy from the University of Paris and did gradutae work at the University of California, Berkeley and at Harvard University. Adnan returned to Lebanon and worked as a journalist and cultural editor for Al Safa newspaper, a French-language newspaper in Beirut. In addition, she also helped build the cultural section of the newspaper, occasionally contributing cartoons and illustrations. Her tenure at Al Safa was most ...

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

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The main building of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, a new art reference library, named the Thomas J. Watson Library, was designed by the architectural firm of Brown, Lawford and Forbes in consultation with the Museum. Severud-Elstad-Krueger were the structural engineers; Krey and Hunt were the mechanical engineers. The Library formally opened Jan. 26, 1965. It occupies three floors: the two lower floors comprise s...

Bultman, Fritz, 1919-1985

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Painter (New York, N.Y.). From the description of Fritz Bultman interview, 1968 Jan. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220181531 Painter, sculptor; New York, N.Y. Born in New Orleans, Bultman began his studies with Morris Graves in 1931. He studied in Munich, 1935-1957, where he also was a tenant of Mrs. Hans Hofmann. From 1938-1941, he attended the New Bauhaus of Chicago and studied with Hofmann in N.Y. and Provincetown. Bultman taught drawing at th...

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 ...

Andres, Jo

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Takaezu, Toshiko

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Milius, Tom

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Arnaud, Leopold, 1895-

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MacIver, Loren, 1909-

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d. May 3, 1998. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 83858326 ...

Whitney Museum of American Art

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American art museum; New York, N.Y. Founded by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and formally opened in 1931. Previous to its opening as a museum it was known as the Whitney Studio Club (1914-28) and Whitney Studio Galleries (1928-30). From the description of Whitney Museum of American Art artists' files and records, 1914-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86133455 The Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art is an upper level membershi...

Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997

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American actor. From the description of Typed invitation : London, to [John Steinbeck], 1943 Oct. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 775796417 ...

Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966

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Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) was a painter and teacher in Provincetown, Mass. From the description of Hans Hofmann papers, [ca. 1904]-1978 (bulk 1945-1965). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82551474 Painter, teacher. From the description of Hans Hofmann letter to Mrs. Spingarn, 1938 Dec. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122389762 Biography Hans Hofmann created a distinctive primordial world of color and l...

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1959

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Purdy, James, 1914-2009

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James Otis Purdy (July 17, 1914 - March 13, 2009) was an American novelist, short story-writer, poet, and playwright who debuted in 1956. Purdy was born in Hicksville, Ohio, and attended Bowling Green State College (now Bowling Green State University), the University of Chicago and the University of Puebla in Mexico. His most well-known works are the novels "Malcolm" and "The Nephew.": From the guide to the James Purdy papers, 1956-1973, (Ohio University) ...

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...

Hodges, Alice

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Dubuffet, Jean, 1901-1985

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French artist. From the description of Letters, 1955-1956, to Rene Drouin. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122444228 French painter, litographer, sculptor, architect and author. From the description of Correspondence and papers, 1944-1984. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78575673 French painter. From the description of Letters to "Editions Alecto." (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122583669 From the description of Letter...

Tawney, Lenore

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Weaver, assemblage artist; New York, N.Y. d. 2007. From the description of Lenore Tawney interview, 1971 June 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220190720 Lenore Tawney (1907-2007) was a weaver and assemblage artist from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Lenore Tawney, 1971 June 23 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596739 ...

Miller, Henry, 1891-1980.

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Novelist. From the description of Papers, 1952-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457225 Henry Miller (1891-1980) was an American author. He was known for his experimental, surrealist novels, such as Tropic of Cancer, which mixed fiction and autobiography. His writing was controversial for its graphic depictions of sexuality, leading to a 1964 obscenity trial in the United States, Grove Press, Inc. v. Gerstein. From the guide to the Henry Miller Letter, unda...

Anthology Film Archives

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Owen, Jane Blaffer

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Castelli, Leo

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Dlugoszewski, Lucia, 1931-2000

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Zogbaum, Wilfrid, 1915-1965

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Sculptor; New York. From the description of Wilfrid Zogbaum papers, 1924-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122647941 Sculptor, New York, N.Y. From the description of Wilfrid Zogbaum interview, 1964 Nov. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220198948 Wilfrid Zogbaum, b. 1915; d. 1965, Sculptor of New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Wilfrid Zogbaum, 1964 Nov. 2 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 317...

Kamler, Richard

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Hawkins, Erick

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American dancer. From the description of Autograph and typed letters signed (2) : New York, to Herbert Cahoon, 1945 Nov. 14 and 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270972456 ...

University of Iowa. Museum of Art

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Montgomery, Chandler

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Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts.

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Buscemi, Steve, 1958-

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Kiesler, Lillian, 1911-2001

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Lillian Olinsey was born in 1911. She studied art at the Art Students League, Cooper Union, and the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts, where she also assisted Hofmann and the school administration. She taught art to children and young adults for twenty years in New York City. From 1945 to 1955, she taught at the Greenwich House Art workshops and the Woodward School, followed by the Brooklyn Museum (1948-1958), Barnard School (1953-1963), New York University School of Education (1955-1966), and Ju...

Kiesler, Frederick, 1892-1965

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Frederick John Kiesler, (born Sept. 22, 1892, Vienna, Austria—died Dec. 27, 1965, New York, N.Y., U.S.), Austrian-born American architect, sculptor, and stage designer, best known for his “Endless House,” a womblike, free-form structure. After study at the Technical Academy and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Kiesler worked on a slum clearance and rebuilding project in Vienna with Adolf Loos. In the early 1920s Kiesler began to design for the stage. He designed what was probably the first...

Bartos, Armand P. 1910-

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Mondrian, Piet, 1872-1944

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Howe, George, 1886-1955

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Architect, Chair of the Dept. of Architecture at Yale University. Partner in the architecture firm Howe & Lescaze. From the description of George Howe papers, 1926-1974, (bulk 1926-1955). (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 505720125 ...

Copley, Alfred L.

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Dorazio, Virginia Dortch

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Arnaud, Leopold, 1895-1984

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Dorazio, Piero, 1927-2005

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Dreier, Katherine Sophie, 1877-1952

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Painter and co-founder/president of the Société Anonyme, Inc. From the description of Correspondence, 1928-1929. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122577860 Katherine S. Dreier, artist, promoter of modern art, and co-founder of the Société Anonyme. Société Anonyme, organization founded in 1920 by Katherine S. Dreier, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray to promote modern art among the public. From the description of Katherin...

Owen, Jane Blaffer.

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Daughter of Sarah Campbell Blaffer and art patron; Houston, Tx. From the description of Jane Blaffer Owen interview, 1980 Mar. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220191127 Jane Blaffer Owen, art patron of Houston, Tx. Daughter of Sarah Campbell Blaffer. From the description of Oral history interview with Jane Blaffer Owen, 1980 Mar. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397649 ...