Object Details
Collection Creator
McCausland, Elizabeth, 1899-1965
Collection Citation
Elizabeth McCausland papers, 1838-1995, bulk 1920-1960. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents note
Series consists of photographs of artists and works of art, photographs as art, and prints from photography exhibitions at The Museum of Modern Art collected by McCausland in the course of her wide-ranging research and writing activities. Of particular note amongst the photographs as art are those taken by Berenice Abbott from 1935 to 1938 as part of a WPA project to document the city and published as a book, Changing New York (1939), with commentary by McCausland. Of particular note amongst the photographs of artist are ones of Isamu Noguchi working on his "News" plaque for the Associated Press Building at Rockefeller Center circa 1938-1940. Also found are some photographs of McCausland, including one with Gertrude Stein taken in 1934 (the original of which is missing).
Included in many of the photograph files are copy prints and negatives made by the Archives.
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Sponsor
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art
Extent
1.4 Linear Feet (Boxes 32-36, OV 37)
Date
circa 1905-1950
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.mccaeliz, Series 13
Type
Archival materials
Arrangement note
Files are arranged in alphabetical order. Photographs can also be found amongst research and writing files.
Collection Rights
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Existence and Location of Copies
This series has been scanned in its entirety, except for duplicates and negatives.
Collection Restrictions
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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Record ID
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