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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Crisp, Arthur, 1881-1974. |
| Title: | Arthur Crisp Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1952-1963 |
| Quantity: | 3.5 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Artwork: original and reproductions, writings and memorabilia of the Canadian-American painter. |
| 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
Arthur Crisp (1881-1974) was a Canadian-born American painter known for his murals, portraits, and decorative and genre paintings.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Arthur Crisp Papers include Artwork original consisting primarily of sketches for his murals, Artwork reproductions, consisting of photographs and published pictures of his completed work, Writings, including the manuscript of an unpublished autobiography, copies of a newsletter he wrote as well as some essays and Memorabilia consisting of exhibition catalogs, photographs and a National Academy of Design award.
Arrangement of the Collection
Material is arranged by type and alphabetically where titles are known.
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.
Subject Headings
Persons
Subjects
Genres and Forms
Occupations
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Arthur Crisp Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Arthur Crisp, 1964.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: MRC
Date: 19 Mar 2010
Revision history: Sep 2017 - processed (PRB)
Inventory
| Artwork, original | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Sketch for mural Famous Aviators | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Sketch for mural Music Hall Schaeffer Center New York World's Fair | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Sketches for mural at Colony Theater Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Sketches for mural Treasure Island | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Sketches for mural at Belasco Theatre, New York | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Sketches cattle and wheat | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Sketches for mural A Glass is Good | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Sketches for mural Here's to the Maidens | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Sketch for mural for Keinert Products | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Sketches Laugh and the World Laughs With You | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Sketches for mural at the Merry Go Round Bar and Grill | ||||||||||
| Map-Case 102 | Sketch for Merrymakers Carnival | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Sketches for mural at Nelson House Tavern Poughkeepsie, New York | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Sketches for mural at Pennsylvania Railroad Station Newark, New Jersey | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Sketch for mural at R-K-O Roxy Theater New York | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Sketches of woman seated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Sketches for murals miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Artwork, reproductions | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Blue jacket | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Bronx historical events | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Canadian Bank of Commerce | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Canadian House of Parliament | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Carbonated beverages | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Criminal Court Building New York | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Diana of the white horse | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Let the toast pass | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Map of Pleasure Island or The Bootlegger's Paradise collaboration with Edward Clegg | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Musicians and dancers | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | New York State Library | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Ohio State House | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Orpheus and Eurydice | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Raising Cain | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Robert Treat Hotel Newark, New Jersey | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Roosevelt Hotel Ballroom murals | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Sing a song of sixpence | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | The Sisters | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Tapestries | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Writings | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Autobiography For the Life of Me | ||||||||||
| Essays | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Applesauce | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Christopher and Growler | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | To maidens in distresss | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Newsletter Granite Point Gazette | ||||||||||
| Memorabilia | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Art Gallery of Hamilton Arthur and Mary Ellen Crisp Retrospective Exhibition | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | National Academy of Design Certificate of Merit | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Photographic portraits | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Photographs of Arthur Crisp at work | ||||||||||