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Jean and Day Krolik Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0029
Abstract
The Jean and Day Krolik Papers contain material related to the Krolik collection of tinsel paintings. The collection contains correspondence with both the Henry Ford Museum and the American Folk Art Museum; an appraisal of the Krolik collection from 1975; articles about tinsel paintings; including some written by Jean Krolik and published in The Clarion, and photographs of some of the paintings in the collection.
Dates:
1966 - 1993
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Jean Lipman's Little Black Book
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: A0032
Abstract
Jean Lipman's Little Black Book is a small, four-ring binder that contains Lipman’s handwritten records of the Cooperstown collection, plus article ideas and notes related to Art in America.
Dates:
1938 - 1950
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Jewish New Year Card Collection
Collection — Box: AFAM OS-2, Folder: 7-10
Identifier: A0024
Abstract
The Jewish New Year Card Collection consists of four pop-up New Year cards that have the Hebrew greeting “Le-shanah tovah tikatevu” and “Happy New Year” in English. These cards were printed in Germany (c. 1910), and do not have personal inscriptions.
Dates:
c. 1910
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Joanne and Frederick Siegmund Papers related to Philip Pellegrino
Collection — Box: AFAM-1
Identifier: A0061
Abstract
The Joanne and Frederick Siegmund Papers Related to Philip Pellegrino contains images of the artist’s work, sales records, personal notes, inventories, artist biographies, news stories, and public access video footage of Philip Pellegrino (1919-1997) between 1980-2013. Born in Montreal, Pellegrino first learned to make leather sculpture art while working with his uncle as a cobbler. He later moved to Torrington, Connecticut where he opened his own shoe repair business and continued to...
Dates:
1980-10-19 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1991
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
John Byam Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0038
Abstract
The John Byam Papers contain drafts of letters, notes, and drawings written by John Byam, mostly during the time he lived at the Hearthstone Home for Adults in Hobart, New York. The bulk of the materials is letters that Byam wrote to his extended family, which he usually copied over several times. Other material includes several composition books with Byam's notes, drawings, and lists in them.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1971 - 2012
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
John Gordon Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: A0020
Abstract
John Gordon was a dealer of American folk art in New York from 1964 to 1980. This collection contains photographs of works owned or handled by Gordon during that period, as well as related correspondence, publicity, and publications.
Dates:
1964 - 1980
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
John Haley Bellamy Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: A0030
Abstract
The John Haley Bellamy (1836-1914) Papers consists of records created by and related to wood carver John Haley Bellamy. The collection includes photographs of Bellamy, letters written from Bellamy to his father, letters written by another relative, poems written by bellamy, legal documents, manuscripts and letters relating to a biographical article on Bellamy, a Bellamy family register news clippings, drawings, diagrams, and various envelopes.
Dates:
1862-1873, undated
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Julia Weissman Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0010
Abstract
The Julia Weissman Papers are the files that Julia Weissman kept during the process of writing the book Twentieth-Century American Folk Art and Artists with Herbert Waide Hemphill, published by Dutton in 1974, as well as files on artists that they did not include in the book. Included are some organizational and research files, including drafts of the publication. The majority of the material is artist files, and includes a large amount of correspondence with...
Dates:
1953 - 1998
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Justus DaLee Letters and Autograph Book
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: A0040
Scope and Contents
Justus DaLee writes about his family, his wife, and his children: Mary Ann, Amon, Cornelia, Almanzon, Harriet, William, and Albert Waterman who was called "Waterman," and about his life as a painter and the times in which he was living, his scarcity of money, and the difficulty to make a living as an artist as well as detailing the fact his work habits could not include painting at night since candle light was insufficient. Excerpted: "Troy, Dec. 17 1837, I am pursuing my daily...
Dates:
c. 1837-1871, 1881-1888
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
Lewis Smith diaries
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: A0077
Content Description
This collection consists of four small diaries, three owned and authored by self-taught artist Lewis Smith. The diaries provide insights into Lewis Smith’s life that are hard to trace elsewhere. Entries often point to his daily life, weather, business and personal travel, observations, and activities. The entries are typically rather short, usually under four sentences. The largest, and most recent diary is a "Five Year Diary," where the author can easily compare their day's log with what...
Dates:
1904 - 1941
Found in:
American Folk Art Museum Archives
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