Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Scheyer, Galka E.
| title | Peg Weiss papers, 1916-1990. | repository | The Getty Research Institute |
| description | The research papers of Peg Weiss, scholar of German Expressionism and faculty member of Syracuse University, consist largely of the Blue Four Archive: 1,722 letters between Galka Scheyer and members of the Blue Four (Lyonel Feininger, Alexei Jawlensky, Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee); correspondence between Scheyer’s family members (1924-1945) and correspondence with the German Consulate in Los Angeles (both relevant to Holocaust research); letters to Scheyer from composer Ernest Bloch, Felix Klee (son of Paul Klee), Karl Nierendorf, a gallery owner, and Grace McCann Morely, director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; documents related to Scheyer’s house designed by architect Richard Neutra as well as unrealized designs by R.M. Schindler; (cont.) research materials collected or prepared by Weiss including audiotapes of interviews and slides; computer files (on magnetic tape) and printouts of correspondence and translations; photocopies of the Scheyer correspondence housed at the Norton Simon Museum of Art; Blue Four exhibition catalogs; photocopies of Scheyer’s diaries; and part of Scheyer’s personal library which includes rare edition of Kandinsky, 1913. |
| extent | ca. 85 linear ft. (171 boxes) |
| formats | Correspondence Diaries Exhibition Catalogs Interview Slides |
| access | Processed, but uncataloged collection; contact repository for information regarding access |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://primo.getty.edu/permalink/f/19q6gmb/GETTY_ALMA21118579220001551 |
| finding aid | Preliminary inventory available in the repository; box-level control. |
| updated | 07/28/2023 16:33:47 |
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| title | Galka Scheyer papers, 1917-1945. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Papers relate mainly to the Blue Four and contain primarily correspondence; also business materials, photographs, essays, and printed materials. REEL 1644: Correspondence with Lyonel Feininger and his wife Julia, mainly concerning personal matters, contemporary events in Europe and America, and Scheyer's efforts to establish the Blue Four's reputation on the west coast. Many letters are illustrated with Feininger block cuts. REEL 1854: Letters from Feininger, Alexei Jawlensky, Wassily Kandinsky, and Paul Klee; typescripts of letters to members of the Blue Four; import declarations; a shipping invoice; a consular certificate for paintings; and price lists of works of art. REEL 1905: Correpsondence documenting Scheyer's friendship with various artists associated with the Blue Four and her efforts to exhibit and sell their work. Important correpsondents include: Alexander Archipenko, Hans Arp, Giorgio de Chirico, Marcel Duchamp, Paul Klee, Le Corbusier, Fernand Leger, Carlos Merida, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Diego Rivera, Arthur Segal, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Arnold Schoenberg, Kurt Schwitters, Rufino Tamayo, Mies van der Rohe, Edgar Varese, Max Weber, and Edward Weston. Also included are miscellaneous photographs, essays, notes, and financial and printed materials. REEL 2031-2032: Correspondence with Alexei Jawlensky and Wassily Kandinsky, including several illustrated letters; two photographs of interiors; a published article by Kandindsky, "Abstrakte Kunst," ca. 1925-1926; and price lists for works of art by Kandkinsky. Some letters are typescripts. |
| extent | ca. 1200 items (on 5 partial microfilm reels |
| formats | Correspondence Photographs Financial Records |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/galka-scheyer-papers-9101 |
| acquisition information | Lent for microfilming by Norton Simon Museum of Art, 1979-1980. |
| updated | 06/13/2023 13:47:56 |
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| title | Oral history interview with Beatrice Wood, 1976 Aug. 26. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of Beatrice Wood conducted, 1976 Aug. 26, by Paul Karlstrom for the Archives of American Art. Wood speaks of her early friendship with Marcel Duchamp, H. P. Roche, the Arensbergs, and others in New York; of her publication of the "Blind Man" in 1917; her subsequent move to Hollywood; and her career as a ceramicist in Southern California. Bio / His Notes: Ceramist; Southern Ojai, Calif.; b. 1893; d. 1998. |
| extent | Sound recordings: 1 sound tape reels ; 5 in. Transcript: 53 p. |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Online Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | https://www.aaa.si.edu/download_pdf_transcript/ajax?record_id=edanmdm-AAADCD_oh_213209 |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-beatrice-wood-12423 |
| 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 | 06/08/2023 16:42:19 |
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| title | Blue Four Galka Scheyer Collection Archives | repository | Norton Simon Museum |
| description | Contains collector and art dealer Emmy (Galka) Scheyer’s correspondence with the artists she represented (primarily Kandinsky, Klee, Lyonel Feininger, and Alexej von Jawlensky) as well as with a few other artists, dealers, collectors, and friends during the years 1921 to 1945. Note: Because the Blue Four Archive material is available on microfiche in the Archives of American Art, the Norton Simon Museum limits use of its archives to scholars requiring access to the originals. |
| extent | Unprocessed |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Because the Blue Four Archive material is available on microfiche in the Archives of American Art, the Norton Simon Museum limits use of its archives to scholars requiring access to the originals. |
| finding aid | Unprocessed |
| acquisition information | Unprocessed |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:53 |
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