John Barber papers

Mencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956

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Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (September 12, 1880 - January 29, 1956), was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture, and a student of American English. Mencken, known as the "Sage of Baltimore", is regarded as one of the most influential American writers and prose stylists of the first half of the 20th century. Mencken worked as a reporter and drama critic for the Baltimore Morning Herald from 1899 to 1906. From 190...

Pascin, Jules, 1885-1930

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Jules Pascin, artist, was born on March 31, 1885 in Widden, Bulgaria as Julius Pincas. He moved to Paris in 1905 and changed his name. He became an American citizen in 1914 and lived in New York for the duration of World War I. He was married to Hermine David. He returned to Paris in 1920, shortly after it was reopened to civilian travel. He went back to the United States in 1927 to retain his American citizenship. He was well-known in America and in Europe for his sketches and paintings. He com...

Etting, Emlen, 1905-1993

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Emlen Etting (1905-1993) was a filmmaker and printmaker from Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Oral history interview with Emlen Etting, 1988 Oct. 12 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646395845 Filmmaker, printmaker; Philadelphia, Pa.; d. 1993. From the description of Emlen Etting interview, 1988 Oct. 12 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82977073 Painter and illustrator; Philadelphia, Pa. Died 1993. ...

Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964

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The Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe was a Jewish activist group led by Peter H. Bergson and Ben Hecht, among others; founded in 1943, the group publicized the extermination of the Jewish people ongoing under Nazi reign in Europe and pressured the administration of President Franklin Roosevelt to take measures to save Jewish refugees. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, 1943, 1946. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldC...

Taubes, Frederic, 1900-1981

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Young, Art, 1866-1943

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Art Young (1866-1943) was a leading socialist cartoonist and humorist whose work appeared in The Masses (1910-1917) and elsewhere. He was born in Monroe, Wisconsin, studied at the Academy of Design in Chicago, where he first illustrated news stories and saw his cartoons published in various newspapers. In 1895 Young moved to New York where his work was published in Life and where he became a socialist and, in 1910, one of the founding members of the artists and writers cooperative that produced ...

McKinney, Roland J. (Roland Joseph), 1898-

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Museum director, mural painter and painter. Director of Baltimore Museum of Art and Los Angeles County Museum. From the description of Roland Joseph McKinney papers, 1926-1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122576772 The Public Works of Art Project was the first of the New Deal programs created specifically to provide work for unemployed artists. The PWAP was established by the U.S. Treasury Department with an allocation of funds from the Civil Works Administration. The pro...

Tholen, William B.

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Phillips, Duncan, 1886-1966

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Eastman, Max, 1883-1969

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Roving editor of Reader's Digest. From the description of Letters, 1945-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145430278 Eastman, the brother of Crystal Eastman, translated Russian writings into English. From the description of Letter, 1968. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007545 Author. From the description of Papers, 1892-1968. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 40833141 From the description of Letters, 1943-1960....

Minor, Robert, 1884-1952

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American writer, editor, artist, and illustrator; artist for The masses. Active in the Communist Party from 1919. From the description of Letter, 1923 Nov. 30, Chicago, to Art Young, New York. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34364246 Journalist, cartoonist. Minor was one of the founders of the Communist movement in the United States. From the description of Rober Minor papers, 1907-1952. (Columbia University In the City of N...

Barber, John, 1893-1965

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Educator, painter, etcher, illustrator, and lecturer. From the description of John Barber papers, 1911-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86132764 ...

Sloan, John, 1871-1951

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Illustrator, painter, etcher, teacher, writer, lithographer; lived in New York City and Santa Fe, N.M. From the description of John Sloan manuscript collection, 1871-1997. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 775599666 Painter, etcher, illustrator, teacher, writer, and lithographer; lived in New York City and Santa Fe, N.M.; John Sloan and Will Shuster, painter, graphic artist, illustrator, and sculptor, first met in the summer of 1920, their friendship lasted until Sloan's death ...

Bullitt, William C. (William Christian), 1891-1967

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William Christian Bullitt (b. Jan. 25, 1891, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-d. Feb. 1967), was Ambassador to the U.S.S.R. from 1933 to 1936, and to France from 1936 to 1941. He was ambassador at large in 1941 and 1942, and special assistant to the Secretary of the Navy in 1942 and 1943. He began his career at the State Department in 1917 where he also served as an attaché to the American Commission to Negotiate Peace at the end of World War I. In 1944 he joined the French Army and was a major in the...

Glackens, Edith.

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Durant, Will, 1885-1981

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Also contains correspondence from Ariel Durant, wife of Will Durant. From the description of Correspondence : with W.A. Swanberg, 1963. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155896493 American historian. From the description of Typewritten letter signed : Los Angeles, to Mrs. W.L. Graves, 1945 Apr. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270742337 ...

Biddle, George, 1885-1973

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George Biddle was an author and a widely exhibited artist who also contributed to national magazines. He died in 1973. From the description of Business and personal papers, 1929-1943. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122573566 B. 1885 d. 1973. From the description of George Biddle artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228433040 American artist and Chairman, War Department Art Advisory Committee. From the ...

Glackens, Ira, 1907-1990

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Glackens, a writer and son of painter William Glackens, was a friend and patron of Wasey, an animal sculptor, Lincolville, Maine. Glackens died in 1990. From the description of Ira Glackens letters to Jane Wasey, 1985-1990. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122395017 William Glackens was a painter and illustrator; Philadelphia, Pa. His son, Ira, was a writer. From the description of Ira and William Glackens papers, 1901-1990. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220150832...

Davis, Stuart, 1892-1964

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Stuart Davis (1892-1964) was a painter and teacher, from New York. From the description of Stuart Davis correspondence with Francis Henry Taylor, 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 756821083 Painter; New York, N.Y. Birthdate also cited as 1894. From the description of Stuart Davis interview, 1962 May-June. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220202540 Painter and teacher, New York. From the description of Stuart Davis correspondence with Francis...

Blackburn, Morris, 1902-1979

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Painter, mural painter, instructor; Philadelphia, Pa. Taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and other schools. From the description of Morris Blackburn papers, 1926-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557385 ...

Werner, Albert

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Laurent, Robert, 1890-1970

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Painter, etcher, writer, and teacher; Brooklyn, N.Y. and Ogunquit, Me. From the description of Robert Laurent phonograph records, 1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515004 Painter, sculptor, teacher, etcher, and writer; Brooklyn, New York & Ogunquit, Maine. Laurent studied under Hamilton Easter Field, and both were from Brooklyn, N.Y. and were involved in the summer art colony in Oguniquit, Maine. From the description of Robert L...

Sloan, Helen Farr, 1911-2005

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Helen Farr Sloan was the second wife of John Sloan, the painter. From the description of Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, [between 1932 and 1963]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 186363657 Widow of the painter John Sloan. From the description of Helen Farr Sloan interview, 1988 July 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81618103 Helen Farr Sloan (1911-2005) was the widow of celebrated American artist John Sloan (1871-1951), one o...

Becker, Maurice, 1889-1975

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Painter and cartoonist; New York, N.Y. From the description of Maurice Becker papers, 1906-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122576855 ...