Scope and Contents
The Gibson A. Danes Papers contain Danes's unpublished manuscript, "William Morris Hunt, a Rebel in Back Bay", and correspondence and pictorial materials on which the work is partially based.
Danes completed his dissertation, "A Biographical and Critical Study of William Morris Hunt, 1824-1879", and received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1949. The undated manuscript within Danes's papers is based on his dissertation on the nineteenth century American artist.
Danes completed his dissertation, "A Biographical and Critical Study of William Morris Hunt, 1824-1879", and received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1949. The undated manuscript within Danes's papers is based on his dissertation on the nineteenth century American artist.
Dates
- 1939-1978
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were the gift of Christopher and Mark Danes and Pat Preziosi, 1992.
Extent
1.75 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The papers consist of Danes's unpublished manuscript, "William Morris Hunt, a Rebel in Back Bay", and correspondence and pictorial materials on which the work is partially based. The undated manuscript within Danes's papers is based on his dissertation, "A Biographical and Critical Study of William Morris Hunt, 1824-1879."
Biographical / Historical
GIBSON A. DANES, 1910-1992
Gibson A. Danes received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1936, and earned a Bachelor of Science (1937) and a Master's degree (1938) from Northwestern University. He received a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1949.
In the spring and summer of 1947, Danes was an instructor in art history at Yale. He was dean of the Yale School of Architecture and Design from January to June of 1958, and of the School of Art and Architecture from 1958 to 1967. He was a Professor of Art from 1961 to 1967, and Acting Chairman of the Department of Art from 1962 to 1963.
In 1968 Danes became dean of visual arts at the State University College at Purchase, New York, a position he held until his retirement in 1978.
Danes co-authored Looking at Modern Painting. During his career he received fellowships from the Ford, Carnegie and Rockefeller foundations, and from the American Council of Learned Societies.
In 1937 Danes married Claire Tomowske, with whom he had a son, Christopher. After her death in 1953, he married Joan P. Dewan; they were the parents of a son, Mark. Following the death of his second wife, Danes married the artist Ilse Getz in 1964. Danes and Ms. Getz died in Litchfield, Connecticut on December 4, 1992.
Gibson A. Danes received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1936, and earned a Bachelor of Science (1937) and a Master's degree (1938) from Northwestern University. He received a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1949.
In the spring and summer of 1947, Danes was an instructor in art history at Yale. He was dean of the Yale School of Architecture and Design from January to June of 1958, and of the School of Art and Architecture from 1958 to 1967. He was a Professor of Art from 1961 to 1967, and Acting Chairman of the Department of Art from 1962 to 1963.
In 1968 Danes became dean of visual arts at the State University College at Purchase, New York, a position he held until his retirement in 1978.
Danes co-authored Looking at Modern Painting. During his career he received fellowships from the Ford, Carnegie and Rockefeller foundations, and from the American Council of Learned Societies.
In 1937 Danes married Claire Tomowske, with whom he had a son, Christopher. After her death in 1953, he married Joan P. Dewan; they were the parents of a son, Mark. Following the death of his second wife, Danes married the artist Ilse Getz in 1964. Danes and Ms. Getz died in Litchfield, Connecticut on December 4, 1992.
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Gibson A. Danes Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Susan Brady with Lynn Kalinauskas
- Date
- April 1993
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
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Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511