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| title | Paul Cummings papers, 1967-1993. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Research material on Mark Tobey and for publications by Cummings, including Dictionary of Contemporary Artists (1st through 6th ed.) and American Drawings - the 20th Century; letters; subject files; and printed material. Research material for a projected catalog raisonne on Mark Tobey, ca. 1967-1972, including forms identifying the owners and locations of Tobey paintings, summary cards and biographical notes, extracts from published sources quoting Tobey, photographs and slides. Also included art research materials for Cummings's DICTIONARY OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ARTISTS, (2nd through 6th ed., 1977-1994), including questionnaires, dossiers, and other biographical information about contemporary artists, and letters; and for AMERICAN DRAWINGS: The 20th CENTURY (1976), including correspondence, data on drawings, and a draft and final version of the book. Also included are 50 letters and two printed announcements; files on Whitney Museum of American Art projects, Sara Roby Foundation (AFA), exhibition files, and manuscripts. |
| extent | 18.6 linear ft. |
| formats | Photographs Slides Notes Correspondence |
| access | Stored off site; contact Chief of Reference Services, Washington, D.C., for access guidelines. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/paul-cummings-papers-9445 |
| acquisition information | Donated 1971-1993 by Paul Cummings. |
| updated | 05/02/2023 14:02:04 |
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| title | William Horace Littlefield letters and photographs to Paul Cummings, 1951-1969. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Letters to Paul Cummings, 1964-1969; and photographs of paintings by Littlefield, 1951-1962. Letters discuss Littlefield's efforts to sell his collection of paintings by Leslie Powell, Howard Gibbs, David (Emery Abraham) Forbes, and others; Littlefield's connection with The Club, the organization of artists and writers formed by Philip Pavia in the early 1950's; and his own painting and criticism. Bio / His Notes: Littlefield was a painter, writer and art collector; New York, N.Y. Died 1969. Cummings, an art historian, was an expert on drawings and prints |
| extent | 0.2 linear ft. (on 1 microfilm reel) |
| formats | Correspondence Photographs |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/william-horace-littlefield-letters-and-photographs-to-paul-cummings-10334 |
| acquisition information | Donated 1969 by Paul Cummings. |
| updated | 06/08/2023 16:42:23 |
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| title | Mark Tobey papers, [ca. 1920]-1977. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Biographical material; correspondence; financial records; Baha'i material; music; writings; art works; printed material; and photographs. Biographical material includes diaries with sporadic entries, undated and 1958-1959; address books; membership cards, and honorary titles. Correspondents include Stephen Andrus, Dore Ashton, Arthur G. Barnett, John and Betty Bowen, Adelyn Breeskin, Cliffa Carson (niece), Thomas A. Chew, Lillian Clark, Paul Cummings, Arthur Dahl, Shoghi B. Effendi, Dorothy Elmhirst, Claire Falkenstein, Lyonel Feininger, Janet Flanner, John Ford,Miriam Gabo, Colin Graham, Pehr Hallsten, Pamela Harkins, Nina Harwood, John and Anne Hauberg, Kay Hillman, Joseph Hirshhorn, David Hofman, Carl Holty, Herbert Hoover, Leroy and Silvia Ioas, Berthe P. and Claire Jacobson, Nina Kandinsky, Helen Kendall, Carolyn Kizer, Katherine Kuh,Rene Lauby, Bernard Leach, Gerald Lieberman, Andre Masson, Marjory Masten, George Mathieu, N. Richard Miller, Joan Miro, Axel Mondell, Alfred Neumeyer, Ben Nicholson, Vincent Price, Mark Ritter, Diego Rivera, Nancy W. Ross, John Russell, Henry Seldis, Charles Seliger, Otto Seligman, Art Smith, James Speyer, Michel Tapie, Miriam Terry, Roland Terry, Juliet Thompson, Kenneth Tyler, Charmion Von Wiegand, Heloise Wardall, Ulfert Wilke, and Marian Willard of the Willard Gallery. Also found are: notes taken while studying French; financial, legal and medical records; material relating to Baha'i, including credential for Tobey for the Baha'i World Congress, 1963, class notes, photographs, prayer books, and printed material; music, including sheet music by Tobey, recital program, and music by Harold Budd, John Sundsten,and Debussey; writings and poetry by Tobey and Dahl; writings on Tobey; a transcript of an interview of Tobey conducted by William Seitz; sketches and sketchbooks by Tobey and by others, including Bernard Leach; printed material on Tobey, including reproductions of work, exhibition catalogs and announcements, magazine articles, and clippings; and printed material on others, including Hallsten, Leach, Seliger, Feininger, Abraham Walkowitz, Alberto Burri, and Jules Pascin. Also included are photographs of: Tobey, Tobey with family and friends, exhibition installations, works of art, an album containing photos, sketches and notes, ca. 1920-1950, an album of photos of Tobey's Seattle studio taken after his death by Kenneth Tomlinson, 1976, and miscellaneous photographs. Bio / His Notes: Painter; Abstract Expressionist. Also worked as fashion illustrator, portrait painter. Born in Wisconsin, December 11, 1892. Died 1976. Worked in Chicago, Seattle, Basel, Switzerland; New York, N.Y., Dartington Hall, Devonshire, England, and Paris. Convert to Baha'i religion. |
| extent | 11 microfilm reels. reels 3200-3210 |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Works of Art Writings Photographs |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/mark-tobey-papers-13471 |
| acquisition information | Lent for microfilming 1984 by the Seattle Art Museum. Location of Original: Originals in: Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington. |
| updated | 06/08/2023 16:42:17 |
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| title | Mark Tobey Papers, circa 1850-1985 | repository | University of Washington Libraries |
| description | Accession No. 3593-001 Mark Tobey papers, 1945-1977 .56 cubic foot Biographical features, correspondence, gallery notices, exhibition catalogs, clippings, photographs. Photographs are 8" x 10" black & white copies; all are of his work, except two. Accession No. 3593-002 Mark Tobey papers, circa 1923-1976 10.00 cubic feet Scope and Content Correspondence, writings, diaries, music, gallery notices, photographs, clippings, ephemera Accession No. 3593-003 Mark Tobey papers, 1931-1975 14.69 cubic feet Scope and Content Correspondence, art works by Tobey and others, exhibition catalogs and posters, photographs and negatives, writings, phonodisc, memorabilia. Art works from Tobey estate are those considered not exhibit quality by the Seattle Art Museum. Many are untitled and unidentified. Art works by unidentified artists are listed by dimensions only. Measurements are approximate, in inches, and for the most part are outer dimensions. Negatives of photographs were for use of the Foster White Gallery in its exhibition of Jan 1990. Each negative has been placed with the original photograph. Restrictions on Access Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections. Other Finding Aids Inventory/container list available in Special Collections. Accession No. 3593-004 Mark Tobey papers, 1944-1985 .28 cubic foot Scope and Content Exhibition catalogs, gallery notices. All the catalogs and notices are regarding Mark Tobey. They were given to Marshall Hatch by the Willard Gallery in New York City, which sold Tobey's work from about 1943 until the gallery closed in 1986. Restrictions on Access Open to all users. Acquisition Info Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Hatch, 2/11/1988. Accession No. 3593-006 Mark Tobey Papers papers, circa 1850-1978 2.00 cubic feet Scope and Content Photographs; 1850s-1978, many have no date. Includes several hundred photographs of Tobey, others, Tobey family members, and Tobey art works. See inventory. Restrictions on Access Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections. Acquisition Info Donated by Tobey Estate, 11/19/1988. Accession No. 3593-008 Mark Tobey painting, 1935 .33 cubic foot (1 oversize package) Scope and Content Painting by Mark Tobey, "Untitled (Landscape)". Painting is tempera on paper, mounted on board; dimensions are 7.25" x 18.5". Restrictions on Access Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections. Restrictions on Use Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries. Acquisition Info Donated by Seattle Art Museum, 3/23/1993. Accession No. 3593-009 Mark Tobey recordings 1 phonograph record; 1 sound cassette Scope and Content Phonograph recording and audiocassette dub of it, of music composed by Mark Tobey. Note: the phondisc label has misspelled words in the titles; contents should read "Aubade", "Memories are Hunting Horns", and "Hommage a Windsor Utley". The flautist for all three selections was Windsor Utley. Restrictions on Access Open to all users. Access to archival recordings: Due to the fragility of archival tape recordings, potential users may be required to arrange for transfer to digital format before the material can be accessed. Please contact Special Collections for further information. Restrictions on Use Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries. Acquisition Info Donated by John Gibbs, 2/23/1994. Accession No. 3593-010 Mark Tobey musical compositions, 1952-1957 .21 cubic foot (2 volumes: 80 pages) Scope and Content Musical compositions consisting of piano sketches and composition exercises. Restrictions on Access Open to all users. Restrictions on Use Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries. Acquisition Info Donated by Arthur Barnett, 3/31/1994. Accession No. 3593-011 Mark Tobey design, before 1977 .03 cubic foot (1 folder) Scope and Content Linoleum block designed for the Washington State Theatre; n.d. Restrictions on Access Open to all users. Restrictions on Use Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries. Acquisition Info Donated by W.U. Libraries, 6/11/1996. Accession No. 3593-012 Mark Tobey papers, 1956-1970 .21 cubic foot (1 box) Scope and Content Correspondence between Mark Tobey and Dolores and Mark McColm, and rental contract for a house rented by Tobey at 5220 University Way in Seattle. Also includes clippings. Restrictions on Access Open to all users. Restrictions on Use Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries. Acquisition Info Donated by Marshall Hatch, 2/24/1986. Accession No. 3593-013 Mark Tobey disc recordings , 1957 .04 cubic feet (3 disc recordings including 1 ten-inch sound disc, 33 1/3 rpm; 2 twelve-inch sound discs, 78 rpm) Scope and Content Phonograph records, including one 33 1/3 rpm disc containing three flute pieces composed by Mark Tobey, "Aubade", "Memories are Hunting Horns", and "Hommage a Windsor Utley", all played by John Wummer, flautist. Also present are two 78 rpm discs labelled "American Art Festival, sides 1,2,3,and 4, Mark Tobey and Lloyd Goodrich." Mark Tobey's autograph appears on the record labels of the American Art Festival discs. Only side 4 is dated; October 15, 1957. Restrictions on Access Open to all users. Acquisition Info Donated by Wesley Wehr, 4/25/1997. Accession No. 3593-014 Mark Tobey papers, circa 1930-1939 .03 cubic feet (1 Vertical file) Scope and Content Drawings (one with music manuscript), exhibit catalogs. They date from the 1930's and several were previously owned by dancer Louise Soelberg, a friend of Tobey. Restrictions on Access Open to all users. Restrictions on Use May be copied and quoted. Acquisition Info Donated by Basil Langton, 3/30/2000. Biographical Note Mark Tobey was born in Wisconsin in 1890 and raised in Wisconsin and Indiana. His only formal art training was painting classes at the Art Institute of Chicago while he was in high school. Tobey's artistic career began in Chicago as an illustrator for fashion catalogs. After moving to Greenwich Village in 1911, he worked briefly as a fashion illustrator for McCalls magazine. During his early years in New York, Tobey also drew charcoal portraits and in the 1920s became known for his theater caricatures and drawings of vaudeville and burlesque figures. In 1918, Tobey accepted the Baha'i faith. He remained active in Baha'i circles throught the rest of his life. Baha'i exerted an important influence on Tobey's work, providing him with aesthetic as well as religious principles. In 1922 Tobey moved to Seattle and accepted a job teaching art classes at the Cornish School. For the next 38 years, despite long absences in New York and Europe, he made Seattle his home. In Seattle, he was first exposed to the art of the Far East when, in 1923, he met Teng Kuei, a young Chinese artist who taught him Chinese brushwork. In 1930, Tobey moved to Dartington Hall, a progressive school of the arts in England where he taught until 1938. In 1934 Tobey visited China and Japan and spent a month in a Zen monastery. Scholars have seen a connection between Tobey's sojurn in the Orient and the evolution of his mature style. In 1934, the fledgling Seattle Art Museum presented a one man show of Tobey's works. With the outbreak of war imminent in Europe, Tobey returned to Seattle in 1938 and worked on the WPA Federal Art Project. The 1940s were a productive time for Tobey in Seattle; in 1941 he began piano and music theory lessons. Tobey lived in Paris from October 1954 to June 1955, and in 1960 he moved to Basel, Switzerland. Throught the 1960s and early 1970s Tobey continued to paint and achieve international recognition. Tobey died in 1976. |
| extent | 28.38 cubic feet |
| formats | Correspondence Exhibition Files Exhibition Catalogs Clippings Photographs |
| access | Some materials are restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections. |
| record source | http://www.lib.washington.edu/SpecialColl/findaids/docs/papersrecords/TobeyMark3593.xml |
| finding aid | Guide in repository and online. |
| acquisition information | Accession No. 3593-001 - Received 1/1/1983. Accession No. 3593-002 - Donated by Seattle Art Museum, 3/27/1985. Accession No. 3593-004 - Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Hatch, 2/11/1988. Accession No. 3593-006 - Donated by Tobey Estate, 11/19/1988. Accession No. 3593-008 - Donated by Seattle Art Museum, 3/23/1993. Accession No. 3593-009 - Donated by John Gibbs, 2/23/1994. Accession No. 3593-010 - Donated by Arthur Barnett, 3/31/1994. Accession No. 3593-011 - Donated by W.U. Libraries, 6/11/1996. Accession No. 3593-012 - Donated by Marshall Hatch, 2/24/1986. Accession No. 3593-013 - Donated by Wesley Wehr, 4/25/1997. Accession No. 3593-014 - Donated by Basil Langton, 3/30/2000. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:15 |
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| title | Paul Cummings' Mark Tobey Research Papers | repository | Moeller Fine Art |
| description | Papers related to his research on Mark Tobey. Information Source: The AAM Guide to Provenance Research |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
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