This collection consists of six series. Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1879-1929 (.2 Linear feet: Box 1, OV 7) Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1894-1975 (.2 Linear feet: Box 1) Series 3: Personal Business Records, circa 1900-1940 (.2 Linear feet: Box 1) Series 4: Printed Material, circa 1898-1968 (.6 Linear feet: Boxes 1-2) Series 5: Photographic Material, circa 1879-1959 (1.9 Linear feet: Boxes 2-6) Series 6: Artwork, circa 1902-1974 (.4 Linear feet: Box 3, OV 8)
Access Note / Rights:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Summary:
The Isidore Konti papers measure 3.5 linear feet and date from circa 1879-1975. They illustrate his career through biographical materials, correspondence, personal business records, printed and photographic materials, and artwork.
Citation:
Isidore Konti papers, circa 1879-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reels 1208 and 1210-1211 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Funding:
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Use Note:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Biography Note:
Isidore Konti (1862-1938) was a sculptor who worked primarily in New York.
Konti was born July 9, in Vienna, Austria, where he studied under Edmund Von Hellmer and Karl Kundmann. In 1886, he received a scholarship that allowed him to study in Rome for a two year period. Konti immigrated to America in 1891, where he would permanently stay. After a small period of time in New York, where he became an associate of Philip Martiny, he went to Chicago where he worked on sculptural decorations for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. When he completed his work, he moved to New York City where he began work as an assistant for Austrian expatriate Karl Bitter.
In 1904, Konti created the fountains of the Atlantic and Pacific for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. During the following decades, he established his reputation working in the Beaux Arts tradition, befriending many of the significant sculptors of the early 20th century. Konti received many public and private commissions including historical reliefs for the Syracuse Post Office, and figures for the Pan-American Union Building, as well as several private sculpture commissions.
In 1909, he was elected to the National Academy of Design as an associate member and subsequently became a full Academician. Konti was a member of the Salmagundi Club, the Architectural League of New York, the Yonkers Art Association, The Fine Arts Federation, and the National Arts Club. In 1914, Konti settled in Yonkers, New York, where he lived the rest of his life.
Isidore Konti died on January 11, 1938, in Yonkers, New York.
Language Note:
This collection is in English and German.
Provenance:
Papers were lent for microfilming in 1977 by the Hudson River Museum. The papers were subsequently donated in 2000 by Konti's grandnephew, Richard E. Kaeyer.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- United States Search this
Eclecticism in architecture -- United States Search this
Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- United States Search this
