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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Creator: | Botkin, Henry Albert, 1896-1983. |
| Title: | Henry Botkin Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1928-1965 |
| Quantity: | 0.5 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | American painter and illustrator. Collection includes correspondence, printed material, photographs, clippings. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
Henry Botkin (1896-1983) was an American abstract, modern and expressionist painter and illustrator; he was known for his figure-views, still lifes, and non-objective paintings. He was active in artistic circles, served as president of four major art organizations (Artists Equity Association, American Abstract Artists, Group 256 Provincetown, and Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors), and in 1955 organized the first exhibition of American abstract art at the Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, Japan.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Henry Botkin Papers consists of biographical material, correspondence, manuscript material, photographs, published material and subject files.
Biographical material contains a biographical sketch of Botkin from the 1948 Marquis International Who's Who.
Correspondence includes letters to or from Botkin's wife and fellow painter Anna Walinska, along with a few unidentified letters.
Manuscripts contains an assortment of material by and about Botkin, including a book outline, press releases, some pencil sketches, speeches and discussions.
Photographs are of Botkin, his work, and the work of others.
The bulk of Published material is comprised of newspaper clippings by and about Botkin; there are also some reproductions of Botkin's work and some exhibit material. Two books originally with the collection have been transferred to Rare Books for cataloging.
Subject files includes financial material (bills, receipts, etc.), an essay on abstrac art in Japan by Sabro Hasagawa, a few building plans and meeting minutes from several organizations to which Botkin belonged.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
Two books (listed in inventory below) have been sent to Rare Books for cataloging.
Subject Headings
Persons
Subjects
Genres and Forms
Occupations
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Henry Botkin Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mrs. Henry Botkin, 1965.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: MRC
Date: 9 Apr 2010
Revision history: 21 Jun 2011 - inventory added (MRC)
Inventory
| Biographical material | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Biographical material 1948 - "International Who's Who" published by the A.N. Marquis Co. | ||||||||||
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Mrs. Botkin 1937-1962 - handwritten and typed letters; photocopied letters | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Anna Walinska 1928-1965 - handwritten and typed letters; photocopied letters | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous 1919-1939 - handwritten letters; photocopied letters | ||||||||||
| Manuscripts | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | About Botkin's work 1927-1959 - critiques and reviews | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Autobiographical undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | By Botkin 1944 undated - outline for book; writings on art and artists | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Gallery press releases by Botkin 1957-1962 - Gallery 256; Karlis Gallery; Museum of Modern Art | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Gallery press releases mentioning Botkin 1957-1962 - Gallery 256; Karlis Gallery | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | "Henry Botkin" by anonymous undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Pencil sketches by Botkin undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Speeches and discussions 1958 undated - first draft for forum-Museum of Modern Art; copy of Botkin's part in panel discussion for federation meeting; discussion with Mr. Segy and Mrs. Story | ||||||||||
| Photographs | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Negatives undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Of works of others undated - from Henry Botkin to George Gershwin | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Of Botkin's work 1928-1961 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Of Henry Botkin circa 1950 undated | ||||||||||
| Published material | |||||||||||
| Book, Art: From Life to Life by A. Walkowitz | |||||||||||
| Transferred to Rare Books for cataloging. | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Exhibitions 1935-1965 - newspaper clippings and promotional material | ||||||||||
| Exhibition catalog, Catalogue des Tableaux Modernes 1928 | |||||||||||
| Transferred to Rare Books for cataloging. | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Newspaper clippings about Botkin 1929-1963 undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Newspaper clippings about others 1929-1956 undated - B.A. Botkin; Gershwin; Curry; Glackens; Lahey; Kern; Zanuck; Edzard; Cezanne | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Newspaper clippings by Botkin 1958 - "One-Man Shows at Karlis Gallery" | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Reproductions of Botkin's work 1923-1961 | ||||||||||
| Subject files | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Bills, receipts, checks, invoices 1957-1960 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Building plans, Artist's Equity 1952 undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Hasegawa, Sabro, "Abstract Art in Japan Today" and vitae undated - essay and notes | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Minutes of meetings 1952-1953 - Artist's Equity Association Board of Directors; Building Administration Board | ||||||||||