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Archives related to: Story, Ala
| title | Ala Story papers, 1941-1970. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Primarily research material for exhibitions organized by Story at the American British Art Center and at the University of California, Santa Barbara. REELS 601-602: Correspondence, photographs, catalogs and business records for five exhibitions at the University of California, Santa Barbara, including: William Merritt Chase (1964-1965), Surrealism - A State of Mind (1966), Five Centuries of Prints (1967), Max Weber (1968), and Trends in 20th Century Art (1970). REEL 2086: Papers, 1943, relating to Charles Dana Gibson exhibition at the American British Art Center, NYC, including sketches by Gibson, letters from him, price lists, a catalog of the exhibit, and miscellany. REEL 3977: Biographical notes, photographs of drawings and paintings and exhibition announcements used by Story for exhibitions on William Merritt Chase, Harold Sterner and John Craske while at the American British Art Center; three letters from Robert Henri to Mrs. William Kennedy Thompson and one letter from William Merritt Chase to Della F. Shull; photographs of Henri and Chase; receipts and checks regarding Chase; and records of the American British Art Center, including 6 sales books, two guestbooks, a petty cash book, exhibition catalogs, and photocopies of exhibition catalogs and clippings. ADDITION: 16 items including correspondence, 1941-1951, and a printed ceremonial program, 1952, of The American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Correspondents include Alfred Barr, R.A. Beaes, M. Buller, Sir Kenneth Clark, Rene d'Harnoncourt, Alfred A. Longden, H. F. Perkins, and Mary F. Wilson. Bio / His Notes: Curator, museum director; New York, N.Y. and Santa Barbara, Calif. Born 1907. Died 1972. |
| extent | 2.5 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 4 reels) reels 601-602, 2086, and 3977 |
| formats | Business Papers Personal Papers Research Files Correspondence Photographs |
| access | Microfilmed portion must be consulted on microfilm. Use of unmicrofilmed portion requires an appointment and is limited to Washington, D.C. storage facility. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated by Margaret Mallory, 1970-1984. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:59 |
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| title | Hyman Bloom papers, 1936-1980 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Letters from Dorothy Canning Miller, R. Kirk Askew (of Durlacher Bros.), Henry Allen Moe, Ala Story and others; financial and business records; printed material, including an exhibition catalog, announcements for an exhibit at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and a 1949 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship; a typescript of an article by Hyman Swetzoff about Bloom, "Hyman Bloom: The Attainment of a State of Being"; and 152 pencil drawings by Bloom's students, including works by Lynn Banker, Anabel Handy, David Hayes, C. Heijn, Valerie Jayne, Peter W. Kent, Patricia Quinn, John Rooney, John Updike, A.J. Yiannias, E. Zimmerman and others. ADDITION: Correspondence, ca. 1943-1980, including some relating to an urban renewal project and rent control matters effecting Bloom's residence; tax documents; list of paintings with prices; certificate of fellowship in the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Boston (1960); Boston Fenway Art Community Proposal and completed questionnaire; and printed material. Biographical/Historical Note: Painter; Cambridge, Mass. Born near Riga, Latvia in April 1913. Immigrated to Boston in 1920 and began painting and drawing classes, taught by Harold Zimmerman at a settlement house. Worked for the WPA in the early 1930s. |
| extent | 1.4 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. |
| record link | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/hyman-bloom-papers-6745 |
| record source | http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/hyman-bloom-papers-6745 |
| acquisition information | Donated 1981 and 1994 by Bloom. |
| updated | 11/29/2017 17:52:22 |
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| title | Beatrice Wood collection from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art registrarial files, [ca. 1916]-1967 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Ceramist; Ojai, Calif., b. 1893. Beatrice Wood was born in San Francisco in 1893 and was taken to New York a few years thereafter. A prominent ceramist, her career spanned most of the 20th century. After education and a brief theatrical career in France, she settled in New York City where she became intimate with the Dadaists, notably her mentor, Marcel Duchamp. She also became close to the collectors Walter and Louise Arensberg, whom she followed to California when they moved to Hollywood in the late 1930s. Miscellaneous Wood documents found in the registrarial files, including a letter, 1967 June 27, from wood to Ala Story; a photograph of Wood, ca. 1916, with a note on the verso, "Beatrice Wood before meeting Marcel"; a photo of Wood signed, "Affectionaement, Beatrice Wood, Paris, 1928"; a photograph entitled, "Breatrice Wood in Catus Garden, Ojai, Calif. 1957"; and a typescript of Wood's manuscript "Reflections of a Wonderful Day with Marcel Duchamp and Louise Arensberg." |
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| access | Unmicrofilmed: use requires an appointment and is limited to AAA's Washington, D.C. office |
| record link | http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=QN1161O529764.109772&profile=all&source=~!siarchives&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!229096~!2&ri=1&aspect=subtab157&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=%22Story,+Ala'&index=.GW&uindex=&aspect=subtab157&menu=search&ri=1 |
| acquisition information | Donated 2000 by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, via Robert Henning, director of curatorial services. The items were included in the museum's registrarial files. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Margaret Mallory interview, 1981 Oct. 25 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Margaret Mallory conducted by Thomas Carr Howe for the Archives of American Art. Mallory speaks of the development of her interest in art and other fields; her career as a collector; and a William Merritt Chase retrospective she organized. She recalls the curator Ala Story. Bio / His Notes: Collector, filmmaker (Montecito, Calif.) |
| extent | 1 sound cassette (9 p. transcript). |
| formats | Sound Recording 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 11:30:14 |
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