Arwin Galleries records

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Arwin Galleries records

1948-1981

The records of Detroit art gallery Arwin Galleries measure 8.7 linear feet and date from 1948 to 1981. The collection comprises administrative records including sales, a financial ledger of artists' account consignment and loan records; personal and professional correspondence; artist files for Chuang Chi, Richard Kozlow, Ben and Bernarda Bryson Shahn, Jo Snyder, Russel Thayer, Adja Yunkers, and others; printed materials documenting the 1963 fire at the gallery, exhibitions, and other activities related to the gallery; artwork by Frederick Simper, Donald Snydor, and a few others; and photographic materials and moving images including photos of the Arwins, gallery artists, and exhibitions, and two film reels relating to the gallery fire.

8.7 Linear feet

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SNAC Resource ID: 8342502

Archives of American Art

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Arwin Galleries (Detroit, Mich.)

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Art gallery; Detroit, Mich. Founded in 1963 by Lester and Kathleen Arwin. Specialized in contemporary art. Closed in 1981. From the description of Arwin Galleries records, 1948-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86132749 ...

Rodo Boulanger, Graciela, 1935-....

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Howell, Frank S.

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Loomis-Vansen, Leslie.

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Offner, Elliot

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Offner was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1931. He studied at the Cooper Union and then at Yale University (B.F.A., 1953; M.F.A., 1959). He taught at Smith College for over thirty years where he was the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities. He is known for his scultpures, especially of animals and the human figure, and as a printmaker. From the description of [Bas-reliefs] / Offner. [1992]. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 85822206 ...

Snyder, Donald F., 1925-

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Pepitone, Richard.

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Brun, Thomas, 1911-

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Bostick, William A.

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Art administrator, b. 1913. From the description of Oral history interview with William Bostick, 1981 Aug. 11-1981 Aug. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80242412 William Bostick (1913-2007) was an art administrator from Detroit, Mich. From the description of Oral history interview with William Bostick, 1981 Aug. 11-19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646396873 Born 1913. Art museum administrator; Detroit, Michigan. Bostick serve...

Elman, Raymond

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Figiel, Leo S.

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Kaiman, Charles, 1947-

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Tammany, David.

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Snyder, John L., 1950-....

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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]....

Gould, John Howard.

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Copeland, Lila

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Cohn, Max Arthur, 1903-1998

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Painter, printmaker; New York, N.Y. From the description of Max Arthur Cohn papers, 1928-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122455379 ...

Schwartz, Leonard J.

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Thayer, Russel.

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Lewis, William A., Jr.

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Redstone, Louis G. 1903-

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Born in Grodno, Poland on March 16, 1903, Louis Redstone (born Leon Rotenstein) left home at the age of seventeen to immigrate to Palestine. As a member of the Zionist Pioneer Youth Group, he spent three years planting trees and learning the construction trade. He came to Detroit in the 1920s, where his brother Sol was already living, and got a job as a bricklayer on Detroit's Buhl Building. Redstone enrolled in the University of Michigan School of Architecture, graduating in 1929. He worked for...

Eloul, Kosso, 1920-1996

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Romano, Clare

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Butkin, John.

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Weddige, Emil, 1907-

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Lithographer, professor of art at the University of Michigan. From the description of Emil Weddige papers, 1916-1999 (bulk 1985-1998) (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 81715834 Professor of art at the University of Michigan. From the description of Emil Weddige visual materials series. ca.1916-ca.1999. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 85778375 Lithographer; Ann Arbor, Michigan. Died February 2001. From the description...

Mintz, Harry, 1907-

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Seawell, Tom, 1936-

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Leepa, Allen, 1919-

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Allen Leepa (1919-2009) was a painter and educator from New York, N.Y., Michigan, and Florida. From the description of Oral history interview with Allen Leepa, 1977 Nov. 18-1978 Nov. 29 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613315606 Painter, educator; New York, N.Y., Michigan, and Florida. From the description of Allen Leepa interview, 1977 Nov. 18-1978 Nov. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220187543 ...

Demariais, Joseph.

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Berg, Irving.

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Rizk, Romanos, 1927-

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Florsheim, Richard A., 1916-1979

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Richard A. Florsheim (1916-1979) was a painter and printmaker from Chicago, Ill. From the description of Oral history interview with Richard A. Florsheim, 1971-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397291 Painter, printmaker; Chicago, Ill. From the description of Richard A. Florsheim interviews, 1971-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220186016 Painter, sculptor, etcher, lithographer, educator, lecturer, and writer (Chicago, Ill., and Provincetown, M...

Kahn, Max, 1903-

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McClure, Thomas F. (Thomas Fulton), 1920-2009

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Sculptor, educator; Ann Arbor, Michigan. From the description of Tom McClure interviews, 1977 Aug. 22 & Oct. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78709175 Educator, sculptor; Anne Arbor, Michigan. Taught at Washington State College, School for American Craftsmen, Alfred University, University of Oklahoma and University of Michigan. From the description of Thomas McClure papers, 1952-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122545659 ...

Smith, Alden, 1926-

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Dyk, Dick Van.

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De Ruth, Jan, 1922-1991

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Painter and writer (New York City). From the description of Jan de Ruth papers, 1980-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122599528 ...

Rymph, Stephen.

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Taylor, Cledie Collins, 1926-

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Jerzy, Richard E., 1943-2001

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Richard Jerzy (1943-2001) was a painter from Detroit, Mich. From the description of Oral history interview with Richard Jerzy, 1977 July 20 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613315589 Painter; Detroit, Mich. From the description of Oral history interview with Richard Jerzy, 1977 July 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007035 From the description of Richard Jerzy interview, 1977 July 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220186763 ...

Werwiter, Derek.

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Poleskie, Stephen Francis, 1938-

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KASHDAN, DEBORAH

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Pappas, John L., 1898-1976.

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Painter, educator; Detroit, Michigan. Born in Florina, Greece. Came to the U.S. in 1914. Best known for his landscapes done in oils or watercolors, often depicting small Greek villages or ancient ruins. Died in 1976. From the description of John L. Pappas papers, 1929-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122599680 ...

Parker, Robert Andrew

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Illustrator, author. From the description of Robert Andrew Parker papers, 1996. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 43073385 American artist. From the description of Autograph calligraphic and illustrated manuscript signed of portions of "The Ascent of F6" by W.H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood [1936] : [n.p.], 1963 Oct. 30-1954 Jan. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609656 ...

Van Haren, John.

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Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969

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Painter, photographer; Roosevelt, N.J. From the description of Ben Shahn interview, 1964 Apr. 14 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82606033 Artist Ben Shahn was a Russian Jewish immigrant to New York. He apprenticed with a lithographer, studied at several New York colleges, and toured Europe, acquiring the skills to express his artistic ability. He is chiefly remembered as a muralist, painter, photographer, and printmaker, visually chronicling America during ...

Bertoia, Harry

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B. 1915. From the description of Harry Bertoia artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228432972 Harry Bertoia (1915-1978) was a sculptor and furniture designer. From the description of Oral history interview with Harry Bertoia, 1972 June 20 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595053 Born in Italy in 1915, Bertoia came to America to study at the age of 15. He was educated at the famous Cranbrook Academy of Art ...

Cavat, Irma

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Wyse, Alex

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Tabuena, Romeo V. (Romeo Villalva), 1921-

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Golden, Libby, 1913-

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Kearney, John, 1924-

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Epithet: DD, Provost of Trinity Coll., Dublin and (1806) Bishop of Ossory British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000509.0x000175 Interviewee John Kearney (1924- ) is an artist and sculptor. Judith Olch Richards (1947- ) is former executive director of iCI in New York, N.Y. Kearney was educated at Cranbrook Academy of Art and Universita per Stranieri and is the co-founder of Contemporary Art Wo...

Arwin, Kathleen G.

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Simper, Fred, 1914-

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Cibere, Joseph.

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Rouzaud, Jean-Claude 1941-....

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Kozlow, Richard M., 1926-2008

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Richard Kozlow (1926-2008) was a painter and lecturer from Birmingham, Mich. From the description of Oral history interview with Richard Kozlow, 1974 Apr. 5 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596649 Painter; Detroit, Michigan. From the description of Richard Kozlow papers, 1926-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122455474 Painter, lecturer; Birmingham, Michigan. From the description of Richard Kozlow interview, 1974 Apr. 5...

Glassgold, Harry, 1908-

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Stanford, Nancy S.

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Noyer, Albert

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Pramuk, Edward Richard, 1936-

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Zelman, David.

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Fairfield, Richard, 1937-

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Pinto, James, 1907-

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Tillery, Lynn.

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Treaster, Richard (American painter, born 1932)

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Saunders, Marlis.

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Arwin, Lester B.

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Kallem, Herbert, 1909-1994

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Sculptor. Studied at National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute and Hans Hoffman School of Fine Arts. From the description of Herbert Kallem papers, 1938-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86118455 ...

McChesney, Clifton, 1929-

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Clifton McChesney (1929-2011) was a painter and educator from East Lansing, Mich. From the description of Oral history interview with Clifton McChesney, 1978 June 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779477505 Painter, educator; East Lansing, Mich. From the description of Clifton McChesney interview, 1978 June 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220188017 Clifton McChesney, b. 1929, Painter, educator of East Lansing, Mich. From the description o...

Taylor, Ann, 1941-

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Jones, W. Louis.

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Ginsburg, Max, 1931-

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Sharp, D. H. (David Howland), 1938-

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Altman, Harold, 1924-

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Chi, Chuang.

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Keidan, Barbara.

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Guild, Ken.

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Chobanian, Mihran.

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Iktin, Colette Perazio.

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Letendre, Rita, 1929-

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Ross, John, 1921-

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Cattell, Ray, 1921-

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RAUZY, RENEE

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Bryson, Bernarda

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Bernarda Bryson Shahn (1903-2004) was a painter and printmaker from Roosevelt, N.J. Bernarda was the wife of artist Ben Shahn. From the description of Bernarda Bryson Shahn papers, 1972-2004, bulk 1904-2004. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779476797 Bernarda Bryson, 1903-, painter of New Jersey. Wife of artist Ben Shahn. From the description of Oral history interview with Bernarda Bryson Shahn, 1995 July 3. (Unknow...

Kasprowicz, Ed, 1941-

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Wilson, Solomon

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Painter; New York, N.Y. Born 1896 in Vilno, Poland. Died 1974. From the description of Sol Wilson papers, 1919-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122291479 ...

Plotkin, Linda, 1938-

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