Object Details
Collection Creator
Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953
Collection Citation
Yasuo Kuniyoshi papers, 1906-2016, bulk 1920-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents note
Found here are photographs of Kuniyoshi in his studio, at various events and parties, teaching at Mills College and with his wife Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi. Numerous portraits of Kuniyoshi were taken by Konrad Cramer, Alfredo Valente, Peter A. Juley and Son, and others. Also found are photographs of artists, including Henry Mattson, Francis Criss, Julian Levi, Emil Ganso, Doris and Russell Lee, and others, taken by Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Of note are photographs of the Artists Equity Testimonial Dinner held in honor of Kuniyoshi's 1948 retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art. There are miscellaneous photographs and slides of Kuniyoshi's artwork, which mostly consist of duplicates of artwork photographs that can be found in other folders in the series. One album consists of snapshots of drawings and sketches by Kuniyoshi at an unidentified location. Researchers should note that photographs of artwork by Kuniyoshi can be found in Series 11: Artwork Photograph Records.
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Sponsor
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by Stephen Diamond, the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, and the Terra Foundation for American Art. Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
Extent
1.4 Linear Feet (Boxes 8-9, 16-17)
Date
circa 1920-2005
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.kuniyasu, Series 10
Type
Archival materials
Arrangement
Photographs of Yasuo Kuniyoshi are at the beginning of the series. The rest of the material is loosely arranged by subject, such as photographs of people, events, artwork, and places.
Collection Rights
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Existence and Location of Copies
The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been digitized include blank versos of photographs and duplicates.
Collection Restrictions
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
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