Howard Somers Conant papers

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...

Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983

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Architect, inventor, scientist, teacher, philosopher, creator of the geodesic dome and the Dymaxion car. From the description of Letter, 1958 Feb. 10, Clemson, S.C. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 33018576 Mark Burginer is a California-based architect, whose interest in Buckminster Fuller's synergetic geometry led to some correspondence between them during the early 1980s. From the description of Letters to Mark Burginger, 1980-1981. (Unknown)...

Kusama, Yayoi, 1929-

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Yayoi Kusama (born March 22, 1929, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan), Japanese contemporary artist who works primarily in sculpture and installation, but is also active in painting, performance, film, fashion, poetry, fiction, and other arts. Her work is based in conceptual art and shows some attributes of feminism, minimalism, surrealism, Art Brut, pop art, and abstract expressionism, and is infused with autobiographical, psychological, and sexual content. She has been acknowledged as one of the most i...

Frankenthaler, Helen, 1928-2011

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Painter (New York, N.Y.) Born 1928. From the description of Helen Frankenthaler interview, 1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220179604 Helen Frankenthaler (1928- 2011) was a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Helen Frankenthaler, 1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595062 Painters; New York, N.Y. Frankenthaler and Motherwell were married, and subsequently divorced. Were good fri...

McLuhan, Marshall, 1911-

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Tania, 1920-1982

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Painter, sculptor, collagist; New York, N.Y. The artist is also known with surnames: Schreiber or Schreiber-Milicevic or Pollak. Known primarily in New York City as painter of city walls. From the description of Tania papers, 1952-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552682 ...

New York University

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The Class Collection documents selected student and alumni activities of New York University graduating classes from 1843-1966. Formal and informal gatherings were common, and were documented in detail by the participants. From the description of Class collection, 1843-1966. 1880-1900 (bulk). (New York University). WorldCat record id: 477254465 New York University (formerly, University of the City of New York), is an academic institution and, as such, its faculty produces ar...

Blumner, Jacob.

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Sonneman, Eve

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Wines, James, 1932-....

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Architectural sculptor and environmental artist; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with James N. Wines, 1968 May 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007062 From the description of James N. Wines interview, 1968 May 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220191005 ...

Morris, Robert, 1931-....

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Robert Morris (1931-) is a sculptor from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Robert Morris, 1968 Mar. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83475559 ...

Greene, Maxine.

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Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903-1974

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Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974) was a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Adolph Gottlieb, 1967 Oct. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646398642 Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Adolph Gottlieb papers, 1929-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122545836 From the description of Adolph Gottlieb interview, 1967 Oct. 25 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82919384 ...

Resnick, Milton, 1917-2004

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Milton Resnick interviews, 1988 July 13-Oct. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220184910 Milton Resnick (1917-) is a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Milton Resnick, 1988 July 13-Oct. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397210 Painter, instructor; New York, N.Y. Born in Bratslav, Russia. Instructor, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y. ...

Institute for the Study of Art in Education

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Hiler, Hilaire, 1898-1966

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Hilaire Hiler, painter, costume and set designer, muralist, musician, writer and psychologist was born Hiler Harzberg in St. Paul, Minn. Lived in various places in the United States including Santa Fe, N.M.; also lived in Paris, France where he died in 1966. From the description of Papers, 1849-1966; (bulk 1920-1940). (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 33849956 Mural painter, designer, decorator, writer. From the description of Hilaire Hi...

Conant, Howard Somers, 1921-

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Art educator, painter. Chairman of the Department of Art and Art Education at New York University from 1955 to 1976. From the description of Howard Somers Conant papers, [ca.1946]-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84233075 ...

Kaprow, Allan

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Allan Kaprow, Painter, educator of Pasadena, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Allan Kaprow, 1968 Sept. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 657039358 From the description of Allan Kaprow interview, 1968 Sept. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220186948 Allan Kaprow (1927-2006) was a painter and educator from Pasadena, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Allan Kaprow, 1968 Sept. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat recor...

Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970

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Russian-born American artist, Mark Rothko, is noted as one of the primary artists of Abstract Expressionism and color field painting. From the description of Mark Rothko manuscripts and sketchbook, circa 1935-1943. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81257215 Mark Rothko was an American painter and draughtsman of Russian birth. Born Sept. 25, 1903, Dvinsk, Russia (now Daugavpils, Latvia). Died Feb. 25, 1970, New York. From the description of The artis...

Opper, John

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Painter; Amagansett, N.Y. ; b. 1908; d. 1994. From the description of John Opper interview, 1968 Sept. 9-1969 Jan 3 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77668597 John Opper (1908-1994) was a painter from Amagansett, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with John Opper, 1968 Sept. 9-1969 Jan 3 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596689 ...

Parker, Raymond, 1922-1990

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Reinhardt, Ad, 1913-1967

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An abstract painter considered influential in the development of Minimalism. Though a contemporary of the Abstract Expressionists, he rejected biomorphism and developed paintings based on geometry, specifically grids, often using a single color in gradations. His last works were a series of all-black canvases. From the Getty's Union List of Artist Names record...

Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005

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Prominent New York architect. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and designed the State Theater at Lincoln Center in N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1927-1944. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18376257 Architect, author, critic. Affiliated with the Museum of Modern Art, New York as the founder and director of the Dept. of Architecture (1932-34, 1952-1954), Trustee (1957- ), and donor. From the description of Philip Johnson pape...

Janis, Sidney, 1896-1989

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Art dealer; New York, N.Y. Operated the Sidney Janis Gallery. Died 1989. From the description of Sidney Janis interview, 1972 Mar. 21-1972 Sept. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220186713 b. 1896; d. 1989. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 86133413 Sidney Janis (1896-1989) is an art dealer from New York, N.Y. Operated the Sidney Janis Gal...

Hoving, Thomas, 1931-2009

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Russell, John, 1919-2008

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Art critic and historian. From the description of John Russell papers, ca. 1941-2004. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270967855 ...

Greene, Stephen, 1918-1999

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d. November 18, 1999. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122448666 Painter; Valley Cottage, New York. b. 1918 d. 1999. From the description of Oral history interview with Stephen Greene, 1968 June 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007144 From the description of Stephen Greene interview, 1968 June 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220198596 Stephen Greene...

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]....

Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988

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Sculptor; New York, N.Y.; d. 1988. From the description of A Conversation with Louise Nevelson, 1980 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123419967 Sculptor; interviewee d.1988. From the description of Reminiscences of Louise Nevelson : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122419737 Sculptor (New York, N.Y.) Died in 1988. From the description of Louise Nevelson interviews, 1964 Ju...

Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Yasuo Kuniyoshi letter to Edgar P. Richarson, 1948 July 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79897805 Japanese-American painter and printmaker; New York. From the description of [Yasuo Kuniyoshi art work] [graphic] / Yasuo Kuniyoshi, artist and photographer. [ca. 1945-1953] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81603860 Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1889-1953) was a Japanese-American painter, printmaker and photogra...

Guston, Philip, 1913-1980

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xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-33-4">Painter. From the description of Oral history interview with Philip Guston, 1965 Jan. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78587878 Philip Guston, born Phillip Goldstein (June 27, 1913 – June 7, 1980), was a painter and printmaker in the New York School, an art movement that included many abstract expressionists like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. In the late 1960s Guston helped to lead a transition from abstract expressionism to neo...

McNeil, George, 1908-1995

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George McNeil (1908-1995) was a painter and printmaker from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with George McNeil, 1968 Jan. 9-1968 May 21 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007040 Painter, printmaker; New York, N.Y. Died 1995. From the description of George McNeil interviews, 1968 Jan. 9-1968 May 21 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220244497 George McNeil (1908-1995) was a painter and a print...

Vicente, Esteban, 1903-

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Painter; New York, N.Y. and Bridgehampton, N.Y. From the description of Esteban Vicente interview, 1968 Aug. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220244601 ...

Stamos, Theodoros, 1922-1997

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d. Feb. 2, 1997, Yiannina, Greece. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 84607001 Theodore Stamos (1922-1997) was an Abstract Expressionist painter and educator in N.Y. and Greece. From the description of Theodoros Stamos papers, 1922-2007. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 744426362 Theodros Stamos, Abstract Expressionist Painter; NY and Lefkada Greece, 1922-1997; James ...

Tworkov, Jack

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Jack Tworkov was a painter; New York, N.Y.; b. 1900; d. 1982. Bramberger and Tworkov were friends. From the description of Jack Tworkov letters to Troy-Jjohn Bramberger, 1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81952814 Jack Tworkov, 1900-1982, painter of New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Jack Tworkov, 1981 May 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007167 Painter; New York, N.Y.; b. 1900; d. 1982. From the descrip...

Motherwell, Robert

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Abstract expressionist painter. Close friend of Baziotes. From the description of Robert Motherwell postcard to William Baziotes, 1944. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557368 Robert Motherwell, 1915-1991, painter of New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Robert Motherwell, 1981 Feb. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646401238 Painter; New York, N.Y.; b. 1915; d. 1991. From the description of Robert Motherwell in...

Humphrey, John W.

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John Humphrey is a museum curator from San Francisco, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with John Humphrey, 1974 June 25 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595041 Museum curator (San Francisco, Calif.). From the description of John Humphrey interview, 1974 June 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220178519 From the description of John Humphrey interview, 1974 June 25 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 2...

Rivers, Larry, 1925-2002

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Larry Rivers (1925-2002) was a painter from Southampton, N.Y.). From the description of Oral history interview with Larry Rivers, 1968 Nov. 2 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84233674 Larry Rivers was born Yitzhok Loiza Grossberg to Russian-Jewish parents in 1923 (sometimes claimed to be 1925) in the Bronx, New York, changing his name to Larry Rivers in 1940 after being introduced as "Larry Rivers and the Mudcats" performing at a local pub. From 1940-1945 he...

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...

Calcagno, Lawrence, 1913-1993

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Painter; New York, N.Y. Died 1993. From the description of Lawrence Calcagno papers, 1934-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515112 ...

Hess, Thomas B.

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Thomas Baur Hess (1920-1978) was an author, art critic, and editor of "Art News." Hess was an early proponent of Willem de Kooning and a champion of Abstract Expressionism. From the description of Thomas B. Hess-Willem de Kooning papers, ca. 1951-1967. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 671019451 Art critic, editor, curator. From the description of Reminiscences of Thomas B. Hess : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York)....

LeWitt, Sol, 1928-2007

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Sol LeWitt (1928 – 2007) Sol LeWitt was born on September 9th, 1928 in Hartford, Connecticut to Eastern European immigrants. His father, a doctor and inventor, died when he was 6. Soon after, he moved with his mother, a nurse, to live with an aunt in New Britain, Connecticut. His mother took him to art classes at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford and he would draw on wrapping paper from his aunt’s grocery store. LeWitt received a BFA from Syracuse University in 1949 (where he made his f...

Nakian, Reuben, 1897-1986

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Sculptor; Stamford, Ct. Died 1986. From the description of Reuben Nakian interviews, 1981 June 9-June 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220188656 Sculptor; Stamford, Conn. Died 1986. From the description of Reuben Nakian interview, 1981 Apr. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84555292 Sculptor; Stamford, Conn.; d. 1986. From the description of Reuben Nakian interviews, 1981 June 9-June 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276394238 Reu...

Hanson, Duane

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Sculptor; Florida; b. 1925; d. 1996. From the description of Duane Hanson papers, 1969-2006. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220233996 b. 1925, Alexandria, Minn.; d. 1996, Boca Raton, Fla. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 82281764 Hanson, Duane, 1925-1996, Sculptor of Davie, Fla. Hanson was best known for his life-size figures, often dresse...

Vollmer, Ruth, 1903-1982

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Ruth Vollmer (1900-1982) was a sculptor; Hermann Vollmer (1896-1959) was a pediatric physician. By the late 1930s they had emigrated from Germany to New York City. Ruth Vollmer was the daughter of the German conductor, musicologist and editor Ludwig Landshoff (1874-1941). From the guide to the Ruth and Hermann Vollmer papers, 1600s-1959, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Sculptor; New York, N.Y.; b. 1902; d. 1982. From the descript...

Brooks, James, 1906-

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Woodruff, Hale, 1900-

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Painter, educator; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Hale Woodruff, 1968 Nov. 18 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82098551 ...