Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Maitland, Ruth
| title | Arensberg archives, 1905-1957. | repository | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| description | Art collectors Walter and Louise Arensberg amassed a seminal collection of Modern and pre-Columbian art between 1913 and 1950, when they presented it to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Arensberg Archives contain correspondence, ephemera, clippings, writings, personal and art collection records, and photographs documenting the couple's art collecting activities as well as their friendship with many important artists, writers and scholars, including Marcel Duchamp, Charles Sheeler, Walter Pach, Beatrice Wood, and Elmer Ernest Southard. The collection also includes some material related to Walter Arensberg's study of Francis Bacon and the founding of his research institute, the Francis Bacon Foundation. |
| extent | 33 cubic feet |
| formats | Microfilm Correspondence Photographs Clippings |
| access | The collection is open for research. The "Fragile restricted papers" may only be consulted with permission of the Archivist. Preservation photocopies for reference use have been substituted in the main files. |
| record link | http://www.philamuseum.org/resources/archives/findingaids/ead.asp?c=WLA |
| record source | http://www.philamuseum.org/archives/ |
| finding aid | Online Finding Aid |
| acquisition information | The collection was acquired in three major parts: Francis Bacon Foundation (1950) simultaneously with the Arensberg Art Collection (1953-1954), Francis Bacon Foundation (1972) and Francis Bacon Foundation (1995). |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:55 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Beatrice Wood, 1976 Aug. 26. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Beatrice Wood conducted, 1976 Aug. 26, by Paul Karlstrom for the Archives of American Art. Wood speaks of her early friendship with Marcel Duchamp, H. P. Roche, the Arensbergs, and others in New York; of her publication of the "Blind Man" in 1917; her subsequent move to Hollywood; and her career as a ceramicist in Southern California. Bio / His Notes: Ceramist; Southern Ojai, Calif.; b. 1893; d. 1998. |
| extent | Sound recordings: 1 sound tape reels ; 5 in. Transcript: 53 p. |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Online Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:52 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Gerald Nordland, 2004 May 25-26. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Gerald Nordland conducted 2004 May 25-26 by Susan C. Larsen for the Archives of American Art, in Chicago, Ill. Nordland speaks about his birthplace and childhood home; parent’s occupations; interests as a child; beginning interest in art history; first visits to the Los Angeles County Museum; relationship with Lincoln Kirstein; move to Yale; his book on Gaston Lachaise; attending the University of Southern California; meeting Man Ray; German sculpture; being drafted; first meeting with Richard Diebenkorn and working with Diebenkorn on a book; getting out of the Army; first paintings purchased; writing for "Frontier" magazine; the invitation to work at the Chouinard Art Institute; Institute teachers such as Richard Ruben, Robert Irwin, Don Graham; the founding of the California Institute of Arts (CalArts); classes and professors at CalArts; move to San Francisco in 1966; shows curated by Nordland on Gaston Lachaise, Fred Sommer, Peter Voulkos, Richard Diebenkorn, Burri, Caro, "African Art in Motion," Fritz Gardner, Jack Jefferson, Ed Moses, Controversial Public Art; meeting and marrying Paula Prokopoff; and other job offerings from Florida, Georgia, and California. Nordland also recalls Gifford Phillips, Mitchell Wilder, Josef Albers, Grace Moreley, Emerson Woelffer, Robert Motherwell, Arshile Gorky, Peter Voulkos, E. E. Cummings, Paul and Josephine Kantor, Adolph Gottlieb, Ynez Johnston, Richard Nickel, Clifford Still, A. E. Gallatin, Richard Diebenkorn and others. Nordland also comments on galleries including the Royer Gallery, Paul Kantor Gallery, Ferus Gallery, Landau Gallery, and others. Bio / His Notes: Art historian, critic, educator, curator, author; currently resides in Chicago, Ill.; b.1927. |
| extent | Sound recording, master: 4 sound discs (5 hrs.) : digital 2 5/8 in. Sound recording, duplicate: 3 cassettes Transcript: 117 p. |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Online Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:52 |
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| title | The Edward Weston Archive 1870-1958 | repository | Center for Creative Photography |
| description | Papers, 1870-1958, of Edward Weston (1886-1958), photographer. Includes correspondence, daybooks, financial records, a camera, memorabilia, negatives, and documentation of his exhibitions, publications, Guggenheim project, and other photographic activities. Of particular importance are letters from photographers such as Ansel Adams, Charles Sheeler, Brett Weston, Willard Van Dyke, and Tina Modotti. The collection also contains extensive scrapbooks of clippings and ephemera; writings by Weston; project print and negative indexes; and information about the two films on Weston made during his life. Nearly all periods of Weston's life and work are represented in the archive. Little documentation exists, however, regarding his childhood (1886 1906), early years in California (1906-1923), or life after he was stricken with Parkinson's disease (1947 1958). The archive is particularly rich in documentation of his years in Mexico (1923 1926), and years after he returned to California (1927-1940s). It also contains significant examples of Weston's writing. Many of his letters to his sons are included, as are the original pages for his daybooks. These pages, amounting to 1000 in number, range from undated fragments in an immature hand to clearly dated bold ink scrawls. Other forms of primary research materials include order files for Weston's portrait business, insurance files for his camera equipment, receipts for supplies, invoices for the sale of photographs, and clipping files relating to publications and exhibitions. |
| extent | 99.75 Linear Feet |
| formats | Correspondence Scrapbooks Photographs Financial Records Printed Materials |
| access | Contact the repository the Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona Libraries for use and access restrictions. |
| record link | http://universityofarizona.worldcat.org.ezproxy2.library.arizona.edu/oclc/28421095 |
| record source | http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/ccp/CCPAG38.xml |
| finding aid | In the repository and on the repository's website. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:16 |
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