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Creator:
Eiseman, Alvord L., 1916-1991  Search this
Subject:
Demuth, Charles  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Catalogues raisonnés
Manuscripts
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
10.8 Linear feet
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as six series Series 1: Correspondence, 1969-1991 (0.9 linear feet; Box 1) Series 2: Writings, circa 1914-1985 (1.7 linear feet; Box 1-3) Series 3: Artwork Files, circa 1970-2003 (5.8 linear feet; Box 3-9) Series 4: Printed and Research Material, circa 1966-1986 (0.3 linear feet; Box 9) Series 5: Photographic Material, circa 1970-1972, undated (0.6 linear feet; Box 9-10) Series 6: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco Catalogue Raisonné Research Material, circa 1970-2005 (1.5 linear feet; Box 10-12)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
Alvord Eiseman's research on painter Charles Demuth dates from circa 1914-2005 and measures 10.8 linear feet. The collection is comprised of correspondence, writings, artwork files, printed material, and photographic material that were used in Eiseman's research toward a catalogue raisonné on Demuth.
Citation:
Alvord Eiseman research material concerning Charles Demuth, circa 1914-2005. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art are the papers of Charles Demuth, 1883-1935, available on microfilm reel 2385.
Biography Note:
Alvord Eiseman (1916-1991) was an art historian and specialist on painter Charles Demuth (1883-1935). Eiseman was born in New York and received his degree from the College of the City of New York in 1936. He also studied at Cooper Union, the Teachers College at Columbia University, the New School for Social Research, the University of Minnesota, and New York University. In 1975, Eiseman completed his dissertation in art history titled, "The Study of the Development of an Artist: Charles Demuth, Volumes I and II." Eiseman spent the next decade and a half continuing his research and writing on Demuth, authoring a draft manuscript of a catalogue raisonné on the artist.
Language Note:
Collection is in English
Provenance:
Donated in 2016 by Grete Meilman, a friend of Alvord Eiseman's who received the collection at the time of Eiseman's death.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Theme:
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)17339
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)380440
AAA_collcode_eisealvo
Theme:
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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