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Archives related to: Loran, Erle, 1905-1999
| title | Erle Loran papers, 1912-1999. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | The papers of Southern California Bay area painter and teacher Erle Loran measure 12.6 linear feet and date from 1912 to 1991. Found are biographical materials; two linear feet of personal and professional correspondence; personal business records; writings which include extensive drafts and notes for Loran's book Cezanne's Composition; over 400 items of artwork that include watercolors, drawings, charcoal, and pastel studies; printed materials; photographs of Loran, family, and friends, and artwork; and one audio recording of a lecture by Loran on Cezanne. Bio / His Notes: Southern California Bay-area painter, writer, and teacher Erle Loran (1905-1999) was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but spent most of his life painting and teaching in the Bay area of Southern California. Loran attended University of Minnesota (1922-1923) and Minneapolis School of Art (1924-1926), where he received the Chaloner Foundation Prize (1926) which enabled him to study in France for three years. Particularly interested in Cézanne, he had the good fortune to live in his studio where he immersed himself in Cézanne’s world, an experience that was crucial to the development of his artistic vision. Upon his return to the U.S. he published many articles on Cézanne that developed into his pioneering book, "Cézanne’s Composition" (1943). In 1937, he joined the art department of the University of California, Berkeley, retiring emeritus professor of art in 1981. Loc. of Assoc. Material: Separated materials: Photographs of artwork by Erle Loran and two clippings of reproductions of Erle Loran's artwork were loaned for microfilming in 1975 and are available on 35mm microfilm reel 906 at Archives of American Art offices, and through interlibrary loan. These materials are not described in the container listing of the finding aid. Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Erle Loran conducted by Herschel Chipp, June 18, 1981, and a 1981 interview with Erle and Clyta Loran in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Interviews With Artists collection; and a letter from Loran to Richard Wattenmaker, 1975. |
| extent | 12.6 linear ft. |
| formats | Personal Papers Business Papers Correspondence Writings Artwork |
| access | Use of original papers requires an appointment. |
| record link | http://aaa.si.edu/collections/findingaids/loraerle.htm |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | online |
| acquisition information | Microfilmed material donated 1975 by Erle Loran, except for material on reel 906, which was lent for microfilming. The unmicrofilmed addition was donated 1999 by Mrs. Ruth Schora-Loran, Loran's widow. Location of Original: Reel 906: Originals returned to Erle Loran after microfilming |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:04 |
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| title | Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco interviews with artists, 1982. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Interviews conducted by Kathleen Berrin, Letitia Brown, Elayne Marquis, Stacy Schaefer and Thomas K. Seligman, 1982, in connection with the exhibition, "The Bay Area Collects: art from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas," held at the H. M. de Young Memorial Museum, July 3, 1982-October 3, 1982. Interviewees are: Margery Anneberg, Charles Campbell, Herschel Browning Chipp, Lawrence E. Dawson, Ruth and Marc Franklin, Melinda Young Frye, John and Monica Haley, Erle and Clyta Loran, Allen Maret, Robert Neuhaus, Bill Pearson, Al Stendahl and James Willis. |
| extent | 16 sound cassettes |
| formats | Sound Recording Interview |
| access | Untranscribed; use requires an appointment. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 1982 by Kathleen Berrin |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:10 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Erle Loran, 1981 June 18. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Erle Loran conducted by Herschel Chipp for the Archives of American Art. Loran speaks of his education, his studies with Cameron Booth and Hans Hofmann, life in Europe on a grant, his study of Cezanne, including his book on CEZANNE'S COMPOSITION, and his return to New York. He discusses teaching at the Minneapolis School of Art, the WPA Art School in Minneapolis and the University of California at Berkeley. He comments on meeting Marsden Hartley, American midwestern painters, ghost towns as subject matter for paintings, American politics in the 1930s, and surrealism in America. |
| extent | Sound recording: 5 sound cassettes. Transcript: 119 p. (on partial microfilm reel) reel 3198 |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Microfilm |
| access | Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| 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 11:30:10 |
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| title | Letter from Erle Loran to Richard J. Wattenmaker, 1976 May 25 | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Letter from Erle Loran, Berkeley, Calif., to "Mr. Wattenmaker," Toronto, thanking him for sending "the magnificent catalogue of your Puvis de Chavannes exhibition. I realize how much we have forgotten about Puvis and how far reaching his influence on modern french painting was." He mentions Puvis' influence on Seurat and Cézanne, and congratulates Wattenmaker on "a very important piece of scholarship." Bio / His Notes: Loran (1905-1999) was a painter, writer, teacher at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of "Cézanne's Compositions: Analysis of his Form, With Diagrams and Photographs of his Motifs" (1943-1963). In 1976, Richard J. Wattenmaker was Chief Curator, Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto, where he curated the exhibition "Puvis de Chavannes and the Modern Tradition," October 24-November 30, 1975. |
| extent | 2p |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Unmicrofilmed: use requires an appointment and is limited to AAA's Washington, D.C. storage facility |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 2000 by Richard J. Wattenmaker. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:10 |
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| title | John and Monica Haley papers, 1927-1987. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Correspondence, writings, photographs, and exhibition catalogs, much of it relating to Hans Hofmann. Bio / His Notes: John: Painter, sculptor and educator. Monica: Art educator; San Francisco Bay Area, California. Haley studied with Cameron Booth and Hans Hofmann. He taught at the University of California at Berkeley with other "modernists" Worth Ryder, Hofmann, Erle Loran and Margaret Peterson. John Haley died in 1991; Monica in 1997. |
| extent | 0.6 linear ft. (on 3 microfilm reels) |
| formats | Correspondence Writings Photographs Exhibition Catalogs |
| access | Microfilmed portion must be consulted on microfilm. Use of unmicrofilmed portion requires an appointment and is limited to AAA's Washington, D.C. office. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Material on reel 1355 lent by John Haley, 1978. He and Monica donated the material on reels 4178-4179 in 1987; Monica donated the remainder in 1992. Location of Original: REEL 1355: Originals returned to John Haley after microfilming. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:10 |
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| title | Erle Loran artist file : study photographs and reproductions of works of art with accompanying documentation 1920-2000. | repository | The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library |
| description | Assembled artist file includes b&w photographs, reproductions from books and auction catalogs, and in some cases, negatives. Items may include full views, details, before and after restoration views, etc. Documentation may include artist name, title of work, medium, dimensions, provenance, exhibition history, related works, previous attributions, and bibliography. Location Frick Photoarchive Stacks Call No. 100 Loran |
| extent | 2 folders |
| formats | Artist Files Photographs Clippings |
| access | These records are open for research under the conditions of The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library access policy. Frick: Photocopies of items and accompanying documentation are available upon request, subject to fees and other current guidelines for reproduction. Photographic prints from the Library's negatives may be ordered subject to copyright requirements. |
| record source | https://library.frick.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/1qqhid8/alma991003771779707141 |
| acquisition information | Compiled by staff of the Frick Art Reference Library. The Library continues to add to the file. |
| updated | 08/30/2022 16:58:28 |
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| title | Sound Recordings of Museum-Related Events, 1939- | repository | The Museum of Modern Art |
| description | This Record Group contains recordings of events that either occurred at or are related to Museum of Modern Art activities. Types of events include interviews, lectures, speeches, symposia, panel discussions, and discussions between filmmakers and audience. Forms part of: Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Archives. Sound recordings. Includes: Frank Lloyd Wright: Architect (February 16 - May 10, 1994); 2 sound cassettes. Frank Lloyd Wright, architect, four public lectures; 4 sound cassettes. |
| extent | See finding aid for detials |
| formats | Sound Recording |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. MoMA: Duplication not permitted. |
| record link | http://www.moma.org/learn/resources/archives/EAD/SoundRecordingsf |
| finding aid | http://www.moma.org/learn/resources/archives/EAD/SoundRecordingsf |
| updated | 11/29/2022 15:55:39 |
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| title | Artist file. Loran, Erle, 1905-1999 | repository | The Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives |
| description | The file may include any of the following materials: announcements, clippings, photographs, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, small exhibition catalogs, resumés, other ephemeral material. Found In BMA artist files Cite as Brooklyn Museum of Art Library Collections. BMA artist files. Location Brooklyn Artist Files Call Number AF BMA L |
| extent | 1 folder |
| formats | Artist Files |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991006136659707141 |
| acquisition information | Files compiled by BMA library staff from 1917 to the present. |
| updated | 11/29/2022 15:54:51 |
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