Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Ray, James M.
| title | James M. Ray files on artists, 1962-1993. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Files on artists John Wilde, Elizabeth Layton, Evan Lindquist, Bruce McCombs, Siegfried Reinhardt, and Werner Wilder, containing letters, photographs, and printed material. The Wilde file, 1966-1992, contains 40 letters from Wilde concerning his exhibitions and sales of work to Ray and others, an exhibition catalog, and, and photographs of art work. The Layton file, 1983-1993, consists of 7 letters from Layton, clippings, and photographs of art work. Included in the Reinhardt file, 1968-1984, are clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs,brochures, reproductions of art work, photographs of art work, and 3 photographs of Reinhardt, 2 of them with Ray. The Wildner file, 1962-1975, contains clippings, 3 exhibition catalogs, and photographs of art work. The Lindquist file includes letters from Lindquist to Ray, 1969-1994; a comprehensive list of prints, May 21, 1994; a typescript by Lindquist, "Prints: Beginnings and and Ends," 1987; a sample copy of Lindquist's "Certificate of Authenticity"; 2 exhibition catalogs, 1970 and 1975; photographs of 106 prints by Lindquist in the Ray Collection; and 3 photographs of Lindquist. The McCombs file consists of one exhibition catalog, 1986. |
| extent | 0.6 linear ft. |
| formats | Artist Files |
| access | Use requires an appointment. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated by James M. Ray, 1993-1994. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:53 |
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| title | John Wilde papers, 1935-1991. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Graphic artist, painter, art instructor. b. 1919 d. 2006 Wilde specialized in silver point. He taught at the University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1948-198 . Correspondence; writings; speeches; scrapbooks; journals; sketchbooks and sketches; notebooks; photographs; financial records; exhibition catalogs; and clippings. REELS 1154-1157: Autobiographical material; correspondence with Arnold Dadian, Georges May, Sylvia Fein, Karl Priebe (over 1000 postcards, many with sketches), Gertrude Abercrombie, Elwyn Chamberlain, George Herring, Harry Willis, Dudley Huppler, Marshall Glasier, F. H. Bresler Co., Edwin Hewitt Gallery, Robert Isaacson Gallery, Durlacher Bros., Frank Oehlschlaeger, Banfer Gallery, and others; a photograph of Marshall Glasier and 1 of an unidentified painting; 14 sketches and drawings by Harry Willis and Marshall Glasier; price lists for works of art; bills and receipts; exhibition announcements; press releases; and miscellany. REELS 2539-2540: Correspondence with Gertrude Abercrombie, Marshall Glasier, Jane Haslem, Lee Nordness, Everett Oehlschlaeger, Jim Ray, Karl Priebe, Robert A. Veldman, and others; essays on art, including Wilde's master's thesis, "A Survey of the Development of Surrealism in Painting and its Chief Innovations with Especial Emphasis on the Life and Work of Max Ernst"; unpublished writings, 1942-1978; journals, 1940-1967; sketchbooks, 1943-1950; notebooks containing an inventory of Wilde's paintings; photographs of Wilde, Karl Priebe, James Watrous, Sylvia Fein, Gertrude Abercrombie, family members, paintings and exhibition installations, 1940-1978; scrapbooks; exhibition catalogs; clippings; and miscellaneous printed matter. REELS 2539a, 4710a, and 5661: Letters to Wilde from Walter Hamady, proprietor of the Perishable Press, Mt. Horeb, Wis., 1971-1998, (a few letters enclose printed material about Hamady and the Perishable Press). REEL 4710: Journal with sporadic entries from Jan. 3, 1978 to Dec. 12, 1990, concerning work in progress, commissioned portraits, opposition to government funding of the arts, selling and exhibiting his paintings and drawings, and teaching. UNMICROFILMED (2 ft.): Correspondence (1.25 ft.) with galleries, museums, curators, collectors, and friends, including David Findlay Jr., Inc., the Dorothy Bradley Galleries, Jane Haslem, Dudley Huppler, the Elvehjem Museum of Art, the Fanny Garver Gallery, the Madison Art Center, Georges May, the Schmidt Bingham Gallery, the University of Wisconsin--Madison, the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, and Theodore F. Wolff; appraisals; checklists of work; writings, including the edited manuscript and published volume by Wilde, What His Mother's Son Hath Wrought (W H M S H W) (1988) containing artwork and thoughts; speeches and lectures delivered by Wilde; a tape-recorded interview of Gertrude Abercrombie conducted by Studs Terkel for WFMT radio, Chicago, April 1959; newspaper and magazine clippings, exhibition catalogs, announcements and other printed material; and files relating to Marshall Glasier, a fellow artist and friend of Wilde's, containing letters, printed material, and photographs. ADDITION (2 ft.): A vitae; correspondence regarding gifts and contributions to museums, charitable societies, and other organizations; correspondence with galleries, former students, artists, publishers, editors, and art critics, including Don LaViere Turner, William McClain, Paul Cummings, David Godine, Theodore Wolff and others; a statement from Schmidt Bringham concerning the theft of Wilde's paintings "Exotic II (Artichoke)" and "Artist Visited by an Angel," October 1990; writings including transcriptions of ten "Talking Drawings" in the Madison Art Center by Wilde and related correspondence; typescripts of Wilde's gallery talk in conjunction with the exhibit, "John Steuart Curry, Aaron Bohrod & John Wilde: Leaders in Wisconsin Art, 1936-1981," May 18, 1982; typescript of lecture by Wilde at the Elvehjem Museum of Art, December 2, 1984; notes, poems, and correspondence concerning Wilde's book with Reeve Lindbergh, "John Apples: Thirteen Paintings by John Wilde, Twelve Poems by Reeve Lindbergh,: (Perishable Press, 1995); inventories of works of art; sales and consignment records, and other financial statements; printed material including exhibition catalogs, announcements, programs, and clippings; photographs of works of art; files relating to Marshall Glasier; and miscellany. Co-Creator: Turner, Don La Viere, 1929- Lindbergh, Reeve Chamberlain, Elwyn M. Dadian, Arnold Fein, Sylvia Glasier, Franklin Glasier, Marshall, 1902- Hamady, Walter Haslem, Jane, 1934- Herring, George Huppler, Dudley May, Georges, 1920- Nordness, Lee Oehlschlaeger, Everett, 1902- Oehlschlaeger, Frank J., 1910- Godine, David R. McClain, William H. Priebe, Karl J., 1914-1976 Ray, James M. Terkel, Studs, 1912- Veldman, Robert A. Willis, Harry Wolff, Theodore F. Cummings, Paul Perimeter Gallery (Chicago, Ill.) Banfer Gallery David Findlay Galleries (New York, N.Y.) Bradley Galleries (Milwaukee, Wis.) Durlacher Bros. (New York, N.Y.) Edwin Hewitt Gallery Elvehjem Museum of Art Fanny Garver Gallery (Madison, Wis.) F. H. Bresler, Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.) David R. Godine, Inc. Jane Haslem Gallery Madison Art Center Milwaukee Art Museum Robert Isaacson Gallery River's Edge Gallery (Wynadotte, Mich.) Schmidt Bingham Gallery University of Wisconsin--Madison Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters |
| extent | 7.4 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 10 reels) reels 1154-1157, 2539-2540 and 4710 reels 2539a, 4710a, and 5661 |
| formats | Microfilm |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Material on reels 1154-1157 and 2539, 2539a and 2540 donated 1975-1981 by Wilde, except for journals, sketchbooks, writings, notebooks and photos on reel 2540, which he lent for microfilming. In 1992 Wilde lent the material on reel 4710 and donated an additional 2 ft. of material (unmicrofilmed). Additional letters from Walter Hamaday on reel 5661 were lent December 1999. Location of Original: Reel 2540 (Journals, sketchbooks, writings, notebooks, photos), reel 4710 (entire) and 5661 (entire): Originals returned to John Wilde after microfilming. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:50 |
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| title | Evan Lindquist papers, 1970-2001. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Correspondence between Evan Lindquist and Mary Kretsinger, 1970- 1996, and letters from James M. Ray to Evan Lindquist, 1972- 2001. Bio / His Notes: Artist; Jonesboro, Ark. |
| extent | 0.4 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Unmicrofilmed: use requires an appointment and is limited to AAA's Washington, D.C. office. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 2002 by Evan Lindquist. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:50 |
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