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Josef Albers papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 32
Abstract:

The papers consist of correspondence, subject files, printed material, and family memorabilia, which document the personal life and professional career of Josef Albers. The papers contain some material relating to the Bauhaus school but the bulk of the material dates from Albers's arrival in the United States. The largest part of the papers is composed of published material by or about Albers or which contain reproductions of his work.

Dates: 1899-1973

Russell Cheney papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1534
Abstract:

The collection consists of correspondence, ephemera, artwork, photographs, and computer media by or relating to American painter Russell Cheney.

Dates: 1881-2018, bulk 1916-1939

Dorothy Eisner papers

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Call Number: GEN MSS 778
Abstract: The Dorothy Eisner Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, and ephemera that document periods of her personal life and artwork. Eisner's correspondence files contain letters from fellow painters: nearly thirty from her friend Dorothy Andrews (1918-2008), who wrote mostly from her home in Khania, Crete; three from William Kienbusch (1914-1980); and one each from Sarah Freedman McPherson (1894-1978) and Emil Holzhauer (1887-1986); there are also letters from her stepdaughter, the...
Dates: 1923-2008

R. Eric Gustafson papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 997
Abstract:

The collection consists of correspondence, writings, professional and personal papers, photographs, printed material, computer and audiovisual media, and other papers documenting the career and life of American author, curator, and gallerist Eric Gustafson. Also included are correspondence, ephemera, and photographs of Navajo artist R. C. Gorman.

Dates: 1934-2017

Grace Mott Johnson papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 622
Abstract: The Grace Mott Johnson Papers are comprised of correspondence, writings, photographs, and personal papers, which document the personal and professional life of the American artist Grace Mott Johnson. The Papers reflect Grace Mott Johnson's involvement in civil rights and involvement in the N.A.A.C.P. The papers also include material pertaining to Grace Mott Johnson's ancestors, including her father Alfred Van Cleve Johnson and grandfather Ebenezer Alfred Johnson. The most prominent...
Dates: 1802-1979

Katharine Kuh papers

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 15
Abstract:

The papers contain correspondence and art on greeting cards by artists whose works she exhibited.

Dates: 1937-1964 (inclusive)

Henry Adams La Farge papers relating to a catalogue raisonné of works by John La Farge

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 653
Abstract: The collection consists of material created and accumulated by Henry Adams La Farge and others in the course of researching and compiling an unpublished catalogue raisonné of works by the American artist John La Farge. Material includes descriptive text and photographic reproductions of La Farge's works in various media, including oil paintings, drawings, watercolors, glass, and engravings; extensive correspondence files relating to the provenance of works by La Farge; and research and...
Dates: 1965-1998

Mina Loy papers

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 6
Abstract:

The papers contain prose, poetry, drawings, and designs documenting the artistic career of modernist poet and artist Mina Loy.

Dates: 1914-1960

Matte records

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Call Number: GEN MSS 2115
Abstract:

The MATTE records, which span from 2009 to 2021, contain correspondence, writings, printed material, production material, photographs, and other papers relating to MATTE magazine and other projects by Matthew Leifheit.

Dates: 2009-2021

Saul Steinberg correspondence to Aldo Buzzi

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 1135
Abstract:

The papers are comprised of autograph manuscript letters from American artist Saul Steinberg to his friend, writer and architect Aldo Buzzi from 1936 to 1999.

Dates: 1936-1999

Stephen Sbarge Papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1124
Abstract:

There are fifteen titles by Stephen Sbarge, chiefly drafts, many in the form of photocopies of autograph manuscripts. Some writings are autobiographical, resembling journal or diary entries with reflections on daily activities and concerns, and some include copies or transcriptions of correspondence. Other papers include one journal, loose material removed from the journal, notes and notebooks, which may include drafts of writings, and photographs.

Dates: 1981-2000

Jacob Y. Terner Collection of Autograph Material by American Artists

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 970
Scope and Contents: The Terner collection features autograph letters and manuscripts by nineteenth and twentieth century American artists, chiefly painters and sculptors. Materials include correspondence, documents, financial records, and signatures, though most files in the collection consist of a single or small number of letters, chiefly autograph letters, signed, from the named artist to a third party. Some letters include enclosures, such as clippings and photographs, and some letters are addressed to...
Dates: 1802-1959, bulk 1880-1937

Henry Walke artwork

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-3349
Abstract:

The collection consists of watercolors, lithographs, oil paintings, and drawings by American naval officer Henry Walke, depicting scenes from the American Civil War and Mexican-American War, as well as landscapes and maritime scenes from expeditions with the United States Navy to Europe, South America, the Middle East, and Africa.

Dates: 1827-1917