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| Creator: | Tromka, Abram, 1896-1954. |
| Title: | Abram Tromka Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1934-1961 |
| Quantity: | 1.0 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Papers of the Polish-born American Jewish painter, etcher, serigrapher. Also worked under name Abraham Phillips. Collection includes correspondence, exhibition catalogs, photographs of Tromka and his work, published material, including articles and clippings about Tromka. |
| 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
Abram Tromka (1896-1954) was a Polish-born American Jewish painter, etcher and serigrapher. He also worked under the name Abraham Phillips.
Born in Poland, Tromka came to the United States at the age of 11 and attended public school in New York City. Although he studied at an early age with Henri and Bellows, Tromka was for the most part self-taught; he worked mostly in oil, gouache, watercolor, serigraphy, drawing and etching. As a youth, he illustrated the book The House on Henry Street by Lillian D. Wald, and his etching entitled "The sweet potato vendor was purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art when he was only nineteen.
Tromka's work has been exhibited in museums in the United States and in Central and South America, and is in the permanent collections of several important museums, including the Biro Bidjan Museum in the former Soviet Union.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Abram Tromka Papers consists of artwork, correspondence, subject files, manuscripts (both of Tromka and of others) and published material (clippings, press releases, exhibition catalogs).
Arrangement of the Collection
Incoming correspondence is arranged alphabetically; outgoing is arranged chronologically. The remaining series are arranged alphabetically.
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
Associated Titles
Subjects
Genres and Forms
Occupations
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Abram Tromka Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Ann Tromka, 1964.
Original artwork, gift of Melanie Levine-Kinne, 2021.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: -
Date: 24 May 1966
Revision history: 12 Mar 2010 - converted to EAD (MRC);
6 Jun 2023 - original art added (MRC)
Inventory
| Artwork | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Original prints and drawings - etchings and charcoal drawings, signed "A. Phillips" (6 items) | ||||||||||
| Gift of Melanie Levine-Kinne, 2021. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Incoming | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | A - N, miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Brooklyn Museum 1934, 1945, 1946, 1952 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Carnegie Institute 1941, 1944-1945 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Ellis, Havelock undated | ||||||||||
| Outgoing | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous 1952, undated | ||||||||||
| Of others | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Tromka, Ann 1961 | ||||||||||
| Subject files | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Art and artists | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Awards | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Photographs of Tromka | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Photographs of Tromka's work | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Recipes | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | USSR | ||||||||||
| Manuscripts | |||||||||||
| Of Tromka | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Drawing | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Journal of southern trip | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Sketchbook | ||||||||||
| Of others | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | "Abram Tromka" / Dr. Isaac Klcomok | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | "Foreword to catalogue for Tromka exhibition" / Herman Baron 1956 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | "Foreword for Catalogue" / Philip Evergood 1961 | ||||||||||
| Published material | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Articles about Tromka | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Book, The House on Henry Street by L. Wald, illustrated by A. Phillips (Tromka) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Exhibitions, one-man shows | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Exhibitions, with others | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Newspaper clippings about Tromka | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Newspaper clippings by Tromka | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Press releases | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Reproductions of Tromka's work | ||||||||||