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Finding aid created by: KM
Date: Mar 1997
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| 7 Nov 2005 | EAD file created (MRR) |
| 26 Oct 2012 | extent revised (MBD) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Alajalov, Constantin, 1900-1987 |
| Title: | Constantin Alajalov Papers |
| Dates: | 1929-1960 |
| Quantity: | 0.25 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Fan mail (1940-1950); published illustrations and covers from The New Yorker (1929-1960); and original drawings. |
| 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 |
Illustrator, painter. Born in Rostov, Russia, Alajalov emigrated to the United States in 1923, and became a citizen in 1928.
The Constantin Alajalov Papers comprises incoming correspondence and printed material of the Russian-born portrait painter, illustrator and cartoonist.
Spanning 1940-1960, the Incoming Correspondence is almost exclusively about Alajalov's covers for The New Yorker and The Saturday Evening Post.
Printed material consists of artwork and memorabilia, and includes Alajalov's New Yorker covers (1929-1960) and articles about him from American Artist and The Saturday Evening Post.
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.
Persons
Alajalov, Constantin, 1900-1987.
Associated Titles
New Yorker (New York, N.Y. : 1925)
Subjects
Art, American -- 20th century.
Art, American.
Artists -- United States.
Illustrators -- United States.
Painters -- United States.
Russian Americans.
Genres and Forms
Correspondence.
Drawings (visual works)
Occupations
Artists.
Illustrators.
Painters.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Constantin Alajalov Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Constantin Alajolov, 1964.
Incoming correspondence
Printed material
Selected index to correspondence
| Incoming correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1940-1960 (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Printed material | |||||||||||
| Artwork | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | The New Yorker covers 1929-1960 (4 folders) | ||||||||||
| Memorabilia | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Articles about 1942, 1948 | ||||||||||