Arms, John Taylor., 06/17/1940-01/20/1955

File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Identifier: 56767

Collection-level Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

Personal papers documenting the career of the Latvian-born printmaker and illustrator, Isac Friedlander. The surviving papers include copies of exhibit catalogs in which his works were included (and frequently illustrated); news cuttings concerning his work and prizes he won; and correspondence with fellow artists, groups, and institutions. Of particular note among his correspondents are John Taylor Arms and Arthur Heintzelman. A prolific etcher and wood engraver, Friedlander came to the United States in 1929. See also the Friedlander collection, the largest available collection of his artwork in this country, includes some 150 prints, drawings, and other works of art. Friedlander's work emphasizes the imagery of his native Riga, the urban spectacle of New York during the Depression, and the sufferings of his fellow Jews in the Holocaust. ca. 1928-1982 / 2.5 linear feet.

Dates

06/17/1940-01/20/1955

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 3.13 Linear Feet (7 Hollinger Document Cases, 1 Slim Document Case)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

TLS Arms to "Fellow Artist" vi/17/40 re Venetian Biennial TLS Arms to Friedlander i/13/41 re SAGA membership TLS Arms to Friedlander xii/20/42 re Pennell Fund Committee TLS Arms to Friedlander i/16/43 re demonstration of metal plate media TC Arms to Friedlander [xii/9/43] re SAGA tour exhibit AL [per secretary] Arms to Friedlander xi/16/44 re drypoint demostration ALS Arms to Friedlander xii/22/46 re Friedlander's gift to Arms of an etched plate & Arms's opinion of former's work TL [per secretary] Arms to Friedlander xi/7/46 re drypoint demonstration by Friedlander at SAGA's 31st Annual TLS Arms to Friedlander undated re Arms's resignation as SAGA president TL [carbon] Arms to "Demonstrator" undated re drypoint demonstration TLS Arms to Freidlander undated re SAGA exhibit TLS Ward to "Fellow-member" [l955] re Arms Memorial Collection TL Ward to "Fellow-member" [i/20/55] re Arms Memorial Collection together with Friedlander holograph notation