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Creator:
Barber, John, 1893-1965  Search this
Subject:
Sloan, Helen Farr  Search this
Sloan, John  Search this
Eastman, Max  Search this
Etting, Emlen  Search this
Glackens, Edith  Search this
Laurent, Robert  Search this
McKinney, Roland J. (Roland Joseph)  Search this
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)  Search this
Minor, Robert  Search this
Pascin, Jules  Search this
Phillips, Duncan  Search this
Taubes, Frederic  Search this
Werner, Albert  Search this
Young, Art  Search this
Glackens, Ira  Search this
Bullitt, William C. (William Christian)  Search this
Hecht, Ben  Search this
Tholen, William B.  Search this
Becker, Maurice  Search this
Biddle, George  Search this
Blackburn, Morris  Search this
Davis, Stuart  Search this
Durant, Will  Search this
Type:
Sketchbooks
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
3 Microfilm reels
Access Note / Rights:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
The microfilmed John Barber papers contain correspondence; sketches and 46 sketchbooks; a Jules Pascin sketchbook (1922); photogrpahs of Barber, Pascin, and Helen and John Sloan; personal documents; exhibition catalogs; and clippings. Among the correspondents are George Biddle, Stuart Davis, Maurice Becker, Morris Blackburn, Frederic Taubes, Robert Laurent, Emlen Etting, Duncan Phillips, Edith and Ira Glackens, Max Eastman, Robert Minor, Roland McKinney, Albert Werner, Will Durant, Art Young, H. L. Mencken, William B. Tholen, William C. Bullitt, and Ben Hecht.
Citation:
John Barber papers, 1911-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reels 578-580 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals were returned to lender after microfilming.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
John Barber (1893-1965) was a painter, etcher, and illustrator. He was also the art editor of the socialist magazine, The Masses .
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Barber's wife, Margaret, gave the papers to Signature Galleries.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)5853
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)208693
AAA_collcode_barbjohn
Theme:
Sketches & Sketchbooks
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_208693