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Archives related to: Martin Diamond Fine Arts (Gallery)
| title | Martin and Harriet Diamond Vertical Files of American Art, 1915-1995 | repository | Rutgers University Art Library |
| description | This collection contains ephemeral art exhibition catalogues dating primarily from the twentieth-century, with many examples from the first half of the century, and scattered examples from the late nineteenth-century. The collection is divided into folders, generally by artist's name, but occasionally by organization name. The collection contains approximately three hundred folders and over seven hundred individual catalogues. History of the Martin and Harriet Diamond Collection Martin and Harriet Diamond created this collection of ephemeral art exhibition catalogs over a span of more than twenty years. The Diamonds were the owners of Martin Diamond Fine Arts, a gallery in New York City dedicated to American artists who worked between 1900 and 1950. Martin Diamond Fine Arts specialized in the work of the American Abstract Artists, the Transcendental Painting Group, and others. The ephemeral art exhibition catalogues held in this collection were part of the Diamond's private vertical files, and form a rich resource for those interested in twentieth-century American art.Collection No.: Collection Number 1 |
| extent | 3 cubit ft. (700 items) |
| formats | Exhibition Catalogs Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www2.scc.rutgers.edu/ead/oralHist/diamondf.html |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:01 |
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| title | Dwinell Grant papers, 1923-1988 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Painter, filmmaker; New York, N.Y. and New Hope, Pa. Born and raised in Ohio, Grant received early art training from his grandfather, Paul E. Henking. He also studied at the Dayton Art Institute and the National Academy of Design. In 1935, he began teaching at Wittenberg College in Ohio. He was primarily influenced by his association with Hilla Rebay and the Museum of Non-Objective Art (the Guggenheim), and from 1944-1948 worked on an unfinished film project for the Guggenheim. In 1947, he began producing medical teaching films and supplemented his income with work on medical books, while continuing to work on his paintings. Summary: Biographical material; correspondence; business records; writings; printed material; photograph albums; sketchbooks; and videocassettes. REELS 4152-4153: Biographical material including a fraternity membership card, 6 resumes, a biographical account, a transcript of an interview of Grant, award certificates, and a diploma; correspondence, primarily dealing with Hilla Rebay of the Guggenheim Foundation from whom Grant received funding for film projects, and including project proposals and financial accounts, some letters also deal with the medical films he produced; letters and financial records concerning the sale of his paintings through the Olympia Gallery, Martin Diamond Fine Arts, Inc., and the Graham Gallery; typescript writings expressing Grant's thoughts on art and religion; clippings; 17 programs from plays produced at Wittenberg College; 11 exhibition announcements and catalogs; 7 press releases; and 13 brochures and fliers concerning Grant's medical and other filmmaking projects; and two videotapes PROFILE OF DWINELL GRANT from "Profiles in Excellence" conducted by Gary Perdue, and an interview with Grant for ART BEAT; REELS 4154-4155: writings, mostly from the 1980s, expressing Grant's thoughts and philosophies concerning himself and his art work, sometimes presented in the format of a journal; one album containing photographs of Grant, his family and friends, and nine albums of photographs of works and of gallery installations, annotated with information on sales, experiments with light, including a formula for stereoscopic drawing, notes on abstract films, medical illustrations, and dream fantasies; and two sketchbooks containing abstract drawings. |
| extent | 2.0 linear ft. (on 4 partial microfilm reels) reels 4152-4153 and 4154-4155 |
| formats | Microfilm Interview Photographs |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=K312819T60244.76252&menu=search&aspect=subtab157&npp=50&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=all&ri=&term=Martin+Diamond+Fine+Arts&index=.GW&x=1&y=13&aspect=subtab157&term=&index=.AW&term=&index=.SW&term=&index=.TW&term=&index=.FW |
| finding aid | Reels 4154-4155: Originals in the possession of Dwinell Grant. |
| acquisition information | Loan, Reels 4154-4155: All material was assembled and edited by the donor specifically for microfilming by the Archives. The writings were copied into the notebook by Grant from other sources. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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