Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Lannan, J. Patrick (Joseph Patrick), 1905-1983
| title | Maurice Sievan papers, 1934-1983. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Correspondence, biographical information, exhibition catalogs, photographs, and printed material. UNMICROFILMED: Resume and biographical notes by Sievan's widow, Lee Sievan; correspondence between Sievan and Raymond Piper concerning Sievan's thoughts on art, especially in regard to his painting "Whither O Lord"; a letter from Sievan to art critic Sam Feinstein, 1955; exhibition catalogs, 1939-1983; photocopies of reviews; 14 photographs of Sievan in his studio in Provincetown, Massachusetts and with other artists, including Milton Avery, Sydney Gross, J. Patrick Lannon, Waldemere Raemisch, Max Schnitzler, T. Trajan, and Abraham Walkowitz; and 11 photographs of Andrew Winter in his studio in Maine, 1949. Photographs were taken by Lee Sievan. REEL D234: Correspondence; biographical information; lectures and other writings; photographs of Sievan and his works; and clippings Bio / His Notes: Painter; New York, N.Y. Born 1898 in the Ukraine and emmigrated with his family to the United States in 1907. Studied at the National Academy of Design, the Art Students League, and with Andre L'hote in Paris. Exhibited in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Museum of Modern Art, the Mortimer Brandt Gallery, and many others. Died 1981. |
| extent | 0.2 linear ft. (partially microfilmed on 1 reel) reel D234 |
| formats | Microfilm Correspondence Exhibition Catalogs Photographs Printed Materials |
| access | Use of unmicrofilmed material requires an appointment and is limited to Washington, D.C. storage facility. Microfilmed material must be consulted on microfilm. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Material on reel D234 lent for microfilming 1965 by Sievan. Unmicrofilmed material donated 1973-1986 by Maurice and Lee Sievan. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:52 |
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| title | Oral history interview with John Marshall, 2001 Apr. 5. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An interview of John Marshall conducted 2001 Apr. 5 by Lloyd Herman for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Edmonds, Wash. Marshall speaks of his childhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; participating in an educational program with the Carnegie Museum; his exposure to art while in grade school and throughout his education; joining the army after high school; spending time in Germany with the army and experiencing the metalwork of that area; learning to work hard from his father; his family background; attending Grove City College, then working in construction during the day and going to classes at Carnegie Tech during the night; finally attending Cleveland Institute of Art; some of his teachers at the Institute, Kenneth Bates, Toshiko Takaezu, and John Clague; his first experiences with metal, Fred Miller and learning how to design metal pieces; getting a job as head of the metals department at Syracuse and completing his MFA there; meeting Paul Smith and Lee Nordness, and participating in Objects: USA; his travels throughout Europe; the many commissions he's done for churches, everything from baptismal bowls, chalices and crosses; Patrick Lannan, and how instrumental he was in Marshall's career, his collection of work that Lannan bought and where it all is now located; the different types of communities in the different areas he lived; commissions and how they were important to his career; how he challenges himself with new ideas and creations; the Handy and Harman Workshop; the difference between a university trained artist and one who's learned his/her craft outside academia; his students and how much satisfaction he's received from teaching; the decline in metal working programs at the university level; the influence of other faculty members on his work, such as Lee DuSell; the critics of metalwork, Bruce Metcalf and Gary Griffin; his involvement in the Society of North American Goldsmiths; and his two sons. Marshall also recalls John Paul Miller, Winifred Lutz, Ramona Solberg, Ruth Penington; Michael Scott; Don Bacorn; Annie Hauberg, and others. Bio / His Notes: John Marshall, jeweler, metalsmith; Edmonds, Wash. b. 1936. Lloyd Herman, former director of the Smithsonian Institution's Renwick Gallery; Seattle, Wash. b. 1936 |
| extent | 4 sound cassettes (3 hours) : analog. Transcript: 45 p |
| formats | Sound Recording Transcript Online Transcript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | This interview is part of the Archives of American Art 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 administrators. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:52 |
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