Object Details
Creator
Cummings, Willard Warren, 1915-1975
Subject
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
Colby College
Warner Brother's Company
Place of publication, production, or execution
Other
Physical Description
19.3 Linear feet
Arrangement
The collection is arranged as seven series. Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1930-1997 (Boxes 1, 18, OVs 20-22; 1.2 linear feet) Series 2: Correspondence, 1911-1975 (Boxes 2-13, OVs 20, 23; 12.0 linear feet) Series 3: Writings, 1928-1974 (Box 14; 0.8 linear feet) Series 4: Printed Materials, 1928-1996 (Boxes 14-16, 18; 1.9 linear feet) Series 5: Scrapbooks, circa 1930-circa 1960 (Boxes 16, 19, OV 33, BV 35; 0.4 linear feet) Series 6: Artwork, 1929-circa 1965 (Boxes 16, 18, OVs 24-32; 1.0 linear feet) Series 7: Photographic Materials, circa 1930-circa 1970 (Boxes 16-18, OV 34; 2.0 linear feet)
Access Note / Rights
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Summary
The papers of painter and co-founder of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Willard Warren Cummings measure 19.3 linear feet and date from 1911 to 1997 with the bulk of the papers dating from 1930 to 1975. The collection documents Cummings's career as an artist through biographical material, correspondence, writings, printed materials, scrapbooks, artwork, and photographic material.
Citation
Willard Warren Cummings papers, 1911-1997, bulk 1930-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.
Related Materials
Also found at the Archives of American Art are the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture records, 1945-2013, and an oral history interview of Willard Cummings conducted by Paul Cummings on March 20, 1973 for the Archives of American Art.
Biography Note
Willard Warren Cummings (1915-1975) was a painter and co-founder of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine.
Language Note
English .
Provenance
The Willard Warren Cummings papers were acquired from Willard H. and Willard W. Cummings from 1974 to 1976.
Location Note
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Record number
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9446
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211644
AAA_collcode_cummwill
Type
Interviews
Diaries
Scrapbooks
Sketchbooks
Drawings
Theme
Lives of artists
Data Source
Archives of American Art
Topic
World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war
Theme
Lives of artists
Record ID
AAADCD_coll_211644