Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Norton, Ralph Hubbard, 1875-1953
| title | Willis F. Woods letters, 1947-1956. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Letters collected by Woods as director of the Norton Gallery of Art, Palm Beach, Florida, including: a letter (with translation from French original) from Jacques Lipchitz to Curt Valentin, 1947, regarding his sculpture "Rescue No. 2" which Valentin delivered to Ralph Norton of the Norton Gallery of Art; a brief note from Walt Kuhn to Norton, 1948; a letter from George Grosz to Norton in response to Norton's request for information on his work; 4 letters from Jacob Epstein to Mr. Hunter of the Norton Gallery, undated and 1949, regarding his sculptures, and a letter from Epstein to Woods, 1956, expressing his condolences on the death of Norton. |
| extent | 7 items (on partial microfilm reel). reel 3482 |
| formats | Microfilm Photocopies |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 1962 by Willis Woods. All photocopies. Location of originals unknown. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:54 |
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| title | José de Creeft papers, 1871-2004, bulk 1910-1990 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Biographical data; membership files; award certificates; letters; correspondence files; business records; an interview transcript; sketches; notes; writings; subject files; project files; exhibition files; scrapbooks; printed material; photographs and photograph albums. REEL D150: Biographical material and documents; artists' statements; a typescript of an interview conducted by Jules Campos; letters concerning exhibitions and involvement in art organizations, 1959-1963; letters and photographs concerning projects ALICE IN WONDERLAND, 1957, THE PICADOR, and the STONE MOUNTAIN CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL competition, 1961-1962; exhibition catalogs, 1949-1962; typescript of de Creeft's essay "Roosty Was My Friend", 1957; a scrapbook on De Creeft compiled by Rosamund Frost; a scrapbook of clippings, 1927-1942; photographs of de Creeft in his studio and with friends including Alexander Calder, 1936-1951; and 3 photograph albums of family members and of works. REELS 375-378: Travel and emigration documents, 1916-1939; award certificates, 1944-1963; letters, 1911-1972, from friends, students, and colleagues, including Ramon Aspillaga, Alexander Calder (invitation: Calder's Circus 12/15/36), Joseph Escudar, and Gil Gomez; letters, 1922-1972, concerning De Creeft's teaching career, membership in art organizations, exhibitions, and business with dealers and galleries, including The Contemporaries, Galeria Sudamericana, and the Passedoit Gallery; notes; sketches; clippings, 1932-1971; and exhibition announcements and catalogs, 1929-1970; Also included are photographs, 1915-1971, of: de Creeft, his family, and his works, de Creeft with friends in Paris, 1915; de Creeft and his wife Lorrie Goulet with Raphael Soyer, posing with Soyer's portrait of them; of Gertrude Lawrence (3), 1932; art juries, 1949-1964, which include Chaim Gross, Jacques Lipchitz, Theodore Roszak, and William Zorach; and of students, friends, and faculties of Black Mountain College, Art Students League, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, and the Norton School of Art, including Joseph Albers, Alexander Calder, Julio De Diego, Walter Gropius, J. B. Neumann, and Abraham Rattner. UNMICROFILMED: Passports, 1939-1963; letters concerning awards, 1954-1975; files containing letters, cards, and printed material on membership in various art-related organizations, 1931-1977; letters, 1908-1982, from friends and colleagues, including Alexander Calder, Hunt Diederich, and Jacques Lipchitz; financial material, including price lists and receipts, 1909-1966; address books; an engagement calendar containing very brief annotations by de Creeft's first wife Alice Robertson Carr, 1932; lists of works, 1946-1972; drafts for THE SCULPTURE OF JOSE DE CREEFT by Jules Campos, 1968-1971; miscellaneous notes and writings, 1924-1957; subject files containing letters and printed material concerning the New School for Social Research, 1936-1964, Norton Gallery and School of Art, 1940-1963, Black Mountain College, 1945-1970, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, 1948-1958, and the Art Students League, 1959-1980; project files contain contracts, letters, photographs, and blueprints for projects including POET, 1951, STONE MOUNTAIN CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL, 1961-1963, and ALICE IN WONDERLAND; 3 exhibition files, 1952-1975, containing letters, receipts, and printed material; clippings, 1922-1981; a galley proof for "Statement on Sculpture" by de Creeft, 1972; exhibition announcements and catalogs, 1929-1979; and photographs, 1930-1967 of de Creeft with family and friends and of works of art. Biographical and Historical Note Sculptor; New York, N.Y. Died 1982. Born in Guadalajara, Spain and raised in Barcelona. He studied at the Academie Julian, emigrated to the United States, becoming a citizen in 1940, and taught at the Black Mountain College and at the Art Students League. |
| extent | 5.0 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 5 reels) reels D150 and 375-378 |
| formats | Correspondence Interviews Photographs Sketchbooks Artwork |
| access | Microfilmed portion must be consulted on microfilm. Use of unmicrofilmed portion requires an appointment |
| record link | https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/AAA.decrjose.pdf |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/jos-de-creeft-papers-7406 |
| finding aid | Finding aid available at AAA offices. |
| acquisition information | The José de Creeft papers were first lent for microfilming by the artist in 1963 and 1972. Lorrie Goulet, José de Creeft's widow, donated most of this material along with additional items in 1985 and 2009. |
| updated | 06/09/2023 15:40:37 |
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