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Creator:
Mark, Bendor, 1912-1995  Search this
Subject:
O'Connor, Francis V.  Search this
Federal Art Project (N.Y.)  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear feet, (partially microfilmed on 1 reel)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
Correspondence; writings; sketches; photographs; and clippings.
REEL 141: Papers, ca. 1930-1971, relating to Mark's work with the WPA-FAP, New York, including correspondence with Francis V. O'Connor, National Collection of Fine Arts; essays and notes from the late 1930's, including a recollection of other project artists; sketches and photographs of paintings from that period; and a review of the Artists' Union exhibit, A.C.A. gallery, from ART FRONT, Feb. 1936.
UNMICROFILMED: Papers, ca. 1940-1981, including: writings by Mark about influences on his art work; two essays by Mark, "A masterwork and the creative process" and "'Guernica' and 'Death to the Invader' - a personal view"; photographs of works of art; and clippings.
Citation:
Bendor Mark papers, 1930-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 141 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Biography Note:
Painter; New York, N.Y. and La Jolla, Calif. Also known as Bernard Marcus.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated 1973-1982 by Bendor Mark (Bernard Marcus).
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Painting, American  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9038
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211227
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Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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