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Harry Wickey Papers

An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University


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Date: 1966



Biographical History

Harry Wickey (1892-1968) was an American painter, illustrator, printmaker and sculptor. Born in Ohio, he achieved national recognition as an etcher before turning to sculpture in 1938, when his eyesight became impaired from etching acids. His biography, Thus Far, was published by the American Artists Group.

Wickey's work has been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Guggenheim Museum, National Academy of Design, Pennsylvania Academy, Salmagundi Club, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, and a collection of his papers resides at the Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art. He taught at the Art Students League in New York and was a member of the National Academy of Design and the Woodstock Art Association.

His wife Maria Rother Wickey (1897-1955) was also an artist of note, a painter and printmaker. Born in Poland, she came to the United States at the age of 9. She studied at the National Academy of Design and at the Art Students League; she was a founding member of the Whitney Studio Club, a member of the New York Society of Women Painters, and an instructor at the Art Students League.


Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Harry Wickey Papers consists of biographical material, correspondence, and subject files.

Biographical material contains Wickey's own notes on the collection and on individual items within it. These are extensive and detailed. His notes relating to items of correspondence have been transcribed into this inventory (see next section).

Correspondence is entirely incoming, and contains letters sent to Wickey from his close friends with whom he was associated in the field of art. Wickey's own comments and reminiscences are included, set off in quotation marks and concluding with (HW). Correspondence without such notes was donated later, by Wickey but without accompanying notes.

Subject files consists of exhibit catalogs and other material relating to exhibitions of Wickey's work and to prizes he won; photographs, both personal and professional; publications (booklets, clippings, etc.) by and about Wickey including reviews of his autobiography Thus Far; and a small amount of material related to his wife Maria Rother Wickey.


Arrangement of the Collection

Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent. Subject files are arranged alphabetically by topic, as designated by Wickey.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advance 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

Syracuse University Art Galleries holds more than 300 pieces by Harry Wickey and his wife Maria Wickey.


Subject Headings

Persons

Aronson, Boris, 1900-1980.
Calkins, Marion.
Durchanek, Ludvik, 1902-
Farber, Clifford.
Freeman, Don, 1908-1978.
Freeman, Lydia.
Fuller, Sue.
Hatch, John Davis.
Homer, William Innes.
Kroll, Leon, 1884-1974.
Myers, Jerome, 1867-1940.
Niemann, Edmund Edward, 1909-2005.
Pleissner, Ogden M.
Randall, Coral Royce.
Reisman, Philip, 1904-1992.
Reynard, Grant T., 1887-1968.
Robinson, Boardman, 1876-1952.
Shapiro, Harry H.
Ward, Lynd, 1905-1985.
Wickey, Harry.
Wickey, Maria Rother, 1897-
Winser, Beatrice, 1869-1947.
Young, Mahonri Mackintosh, 1877-1957.

Subjects

Art, American -- 20th century.
Etchers -- United States.
Lithographers -- United States.
Sculptors -- United States.
Sculpture, American -- 20th century.

Genres and Forms

Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Exhibition catalogs.
Manuscripts for publication.
Photographs.

Occupations

Artists.
Etchers.
Lithographers.
Sculptors.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Harry Wickey Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Harry Wickey, 1965, 1967.


Table of Contents

Biographical material

Incoming correspondence

Subject files


Inventory