| title | The Chaim Gross Papers, 1920-2004 |
repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | The papers of New York City sculptor and teacher Chaim Gross measure 21.1 linear feet and date from 1920-2004. The collection provides comprehensive documentation of Gross's career through biographical material, personal and professional correspondence with family, artists, writers, galleries, museums, educational institutions, and religious and philanthropic organizations, writings, personal business records, extensive printed and published material including motion picture film and video recordings of four documentaries, one hundred and fifteen sketchbooks spanning the bulk of Gross's career, and photographs of Gross, his family, many friends and colleagues from the art world, his studio, personal art collection, and works of art. An unprocessed addition of three sketchbooks was donated in 2020. |
| extent | 21.1 Linear feet |
| formats | Business Papers Correspondence Personal Papers Sketchbooks |
| access | Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact Reference Services for more information. |
| record link | https://sova.si.edu/details/AAA.groschai?s=0&n=10&t=A&q=Franklin%2C+Harry+A.&i=0#ref187 |
| finding aid | https://sova.si.edu/record/AAA.groschai?s=0&n=10&t=A&q=Franklin%2C+Harry+A.&i=0 |
| acquisition information | The Chaim Gross papers were given to the Archives of American Art in a series of accessions by Chaim Gross from 1963-1983. Thirteen postcards were given by Mrs. Irving Marantz in 1975. Mimi Gross donated eight letters and two envelopes in 2005. Additional papers were donated by the Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation in 2016 via Susan Fisher, executive Director, and in 2017 and 2020 by the Foundation via Sasha Davis, Interim Director and Curator of Collections. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:00 |
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| title | The Jacques Lipchitz papers and Bruce Bassett papers concerning Jacques Lipchitz, 1910-2001, bulk 1941-2001 |
repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | The Jacques Lipchitz papers and Bruce Bassett papers concerning Jacques Lipchitz measure 52.8 linear feet and are dated circa 1910-2001, with the bulk of the material from the period 1941-2001. Papers are comprised of sculptor Jacques Lipchitz's personal papers and filmmaker Bruce Bassett's papers relating to Jacques Lipchitz. Lipchitz's personal papers contain personal and professional correspondence, comprising nearly half of the series, and biographical material, writings by and about Lipchitz, printed material, and photographs documenting Lipchitz's commissions, exhibitions, friendships, and interests. Also found are records relating to the compilation and production of The Sculpture of Jacques Lipchitz: A Catalogue Raisonné by Alan G. Wilkinson. The Bruce Bassett papers relating to Jacques Lipchitz consist mainly of Bassett's extensive audiovisual documentation of Lipchitz's life and art. Also found are paper records related to the audiovisual projects, including letters, business records, printed materials, and production records. A small quantity of material unrelated to Lipchitz is also found among the Bassett material, including video and sound recordings related to Sidney Lifchez, IBM, Isamu Noguchi, the Storm King Sculpture Center, and Auguste Rodin. |
| extent | 52.8 Linear feet |
| access | Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of audiovisual materials with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice |
| record link | https://sova.si.edu/details/AAA.lipcjacq2?s=0&n=10&t=A&q=Franklin%2C+Harry+A.&i=1#ref148 |
| finding aid | https://sova.si.edu/record/AAA.lipcjacq2?s=0&n=10&t=A&q=Franklin%2C+Harry+A.&i=1 |
| acquisition information | Donated in 2010 by Hanno D. Mott, step-son of Jacques Lipchitz, and also on behalf of Loyla R. Lipchitz and Frank L. Mott. |
| updated | 02/21/2023 09:50:19 |
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