]> kelly_l Leon Kelly Papers An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University [Summit record] &su_name; &su_address; 2001-01-01 [Derived from Summit] 12 Mar 2007 English 6 Dec 2007 - converted to EAD (MRC) Overview of the Collection &su_name; &su_address; Kelly, Leon, 1901-1982. Leon Kelly Papers 1882-1965 3.0 linear ft. Papers of the American painter, muralist. Correspondence (1938-1965); manuscripts and other material relating to Kelly's work and family history; photographs of work and family; and published material, including articles about Kelly, clippings, and exhibition announcements and catalogs. 149099 English Biographical History

Leon Kelly (1901-1982) was an American surrealist painter. In his manuscript of the history of the Kelly family, Leon Kelly states that he was born in Perignan, France. His father, however, persuaded the family physician in Philadelphia to have the birth recorded as having taken place there. As a child, Kelly studied art privately then at the Pennsylvania Academy of Art (1921-1924), and maintained a studio in France for several years until 1930. He taught art at the Brooklyn Museum and the University of Wyoming, and his work was exhibited at, and is in the permanent collections of, many of the great galleries both in the United States and abroad. He is remembered as a significant artist of the American surrealist movement.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Leon Kelly Papers contains correspondence, subject files, manuscripts, photographs, and published material. Correspondence includes galleries, museums and academic institutions as well as other artists. Notable correspondents include Isabel Bishop, Lucien Cailliet, Massimo Campigli, Minna Citron, Félix Fénéon, Dorothy Hood, Benjamin Kopman, Julien Levy, Adrian and Sophie Siegel, Marcel Tabuteau, Yves Tanguy, Alice B. Toklas, Glenway Wescott, and Carl Zigrosser. Subject files includes passports, tax returns, and lists of exhibits, mailings, paintings and prices. Manuscripts consists of writings about Kelly, by himself and by others, and a Kelly family history. Photographs contains photographs of Kelly's work as well as some personal photos. Published material consist of articles about Kelly, exhibit notices, clippings about Kelly, and clippings about others.

Arrangement of the Collection

Correspondence is divided into incoming (arranged alphabetically by sender) and outgoing (arranged chronologically). Subject files, manuscripts, photographs, and published material are arranged alphabetically.

Subject and Genre Headings Art -- Painters Bishop, Isabel, 1902-1988. Cailliet, Lucien, 1891-1985. Campigli, Massimo, 1895-1971. Citron, Minna, 1896-1991. Fénéon, Félix, 1861-1944. Hood, Dorothy, 1919- Kelly, Leon, 1901-1982. Kopman, Benjamin, 1887- Siegel, Adrian. Siegel, Sophie. Tabuteau, Marcel, 1887-1966. Tanguy, Yves, 1900-1955. Toklas, Alice B. Wescott, Glenway, 1901-1987. Zigrosser, Carl, 1891-1975. Art, American -- 20th century. Mural painting and decoration -- United States -- 20th century. Mural painting and decoration, American. Painters -- United States. Painting, American -- 20th century. Articles. Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence. Exhibition catalogs. Photographs. Artists. Painters. Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

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Inventory Biographical Material Miscellaneous 1 Correspondence Incoming A-C 1 Art Institute of Chicago 1 Ash, Isaac 1 Barbara, George 1961, 1962, 1965, undated 1 The Barnes Affair 1 Bayne, Walter and Lucy 1 Benedict, Walter 1960, 1963, 1965, undated 1 Berman, Eugene 1 Bishop, Isabel 1 Blodgett, George W. 1 Bok, Mrs. Curtis 1 Brody, Sol 1962-1964 1 Caillet, Lucien 1 Caillet, Marcel 1 Campigli, Massimo 1 Carnegie Institute 1 Carton, Norman 1 Ciani, Vladimoro 1 Citron, Minna 1 Clevenger, E. H. 1 Committee on International Exchange of Persons 1 Cuadra, Ricardo 1 D-G 1 Dallam, John 1 De Beausaeq, Contesse I. 1 Di Rosa, Rene 1 Drabkin, David and Stella 1 Ermilio, Michael and Lenore 1 Etting, Emlen and Gloria 1 Fénéon, Mme and Monsieur Félix 1 Freid, Sam 1 Georgian Court College Students and Faculty 1960, 1962, 1963, undated 1 Soleman R. Guggenheim Museum 1 H-L 1A Hagendorn, Ruth 1A Hayter, Stanley William undated 1A Herndon, Venable and Ursule 1A Hinchman, Margaretta 1A Hogue, Bob 1A Holburn, Gerd 1A Honig, Ethelynn 1A Hood, Dorothy 1962-1965, undated 1A Howard, Morton 1A Hubbard, Betty Paul 1A Iolas Gallery 1955, 1958-1959, 1964 1A Kelly, Mrs. Elizabeth (mother) 1A Kelly, Helen 1950-1952, 1960, 1962-1964 1A Kelly, Henriette 1938-1939, undated 1A Kelly, Panteleon L. (father) 1A Kelly, Paula 1950's, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, undated 1A Kevorkian, John 1960, undated 1A Kopman, Ben 1A Kulicke, Frames, Inc. 1959-1961, 1964 1A Lefebvre-Foinet, Lucien 2 Leuy, Berna and Douglas 2 Levy, Julien 1940-1950, 1959-1961, undated 2 Lodge, John Davis 1960 2 M-R 2 Mackey, William 2 Marine Corps 2 McNulty, Father P. J. 2 Museum of Modern Art 2 National Gallery of Art 2 Newport, Ike 2 Nichols, Inez 2 Noble, Janet 1960-1963, undated 2 Oppenheimer, Robert 2 Park, Paul 2 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 1961, 1963-1964, undated 2 Pennsylvania Museum of Art 2 Pepp, Claire 2 Perakis, Petros 2 Philadelphia Art Alliance 2 Philadelphia Museum of Art 2 Reynal, Jeanne 2 Rosa Angela, Sister (cousin) 2 S-Z 2 Shapiro, Edwin A. 1959-1962 2A Siegal, Adrian and Sophie 2A Tabuteau, Marcel and Louise 2A Tai 2A Tanguy, Yves and Kay 2A Toklas, Alice 2A Tyson, Carroll and Helen 2A View Magazine 2A Vilary, Lenore 2A Voelker, Curt and Kathe 2A Volodine, George 2A Waas, Milton J. 2A Warren, Liz and Dick 2A Welch, Harriett 2A Wescott, Glenway 2A White, Vera 2A Whitney Museum 2A Whitney Museum 1962 2A Woodward, Shirley & Stanley Sr. 2A Woodward, Stanley Jr. 1947-1948, 1952, 1958, 1960-1961, undated 2A Woolley, Louise D. 1962-1964 2A Zabriskie Gallery 1963 2A Zeid, Princess Fahr El Nissa 1960 2A Zygrosser, Carl 2A Not Identifiable 2A Correspondence of others Kelly, Mrs. Elizabeth (mother) 2A Kelly, Mrs. Helen (wife) 2A Outgoing 1941, 1945-1947, 1950-1951, 1957-1965, undated 2A Subject files Account Book 3 Divorce 3 Documents and Passports 3 Edwin Hewitt Gallery 1956 3 Hugo Gallery 3 Income Tax Returns 1941-1959 3 Iolas Gallery 3 Paula Kelly 3 Julien Levy Collection 3 List - Exhibitions 3 Lists - Mailing 3 Lists - Paintings 3 Lists - Prices 3 Retrospective Exhibit 1956 3 Manuscripts About Kelly by Others 4 Explication of Kelly's Work by Kelly 4 Family History 4 Notes on Painting 4 Notes on Painting, Techniques, Materials 4 Of Others 4 Plan for an Art Gallery 4 Photographs Photographs 4 Family, Friends, and Self 4 Kelly's Work 4 Kelly's Work - Negatives 4 Unidentifiable 4 Published material Articles About Kelly 4 Exhibit Notices 4 Newspaper Clippings About Kelly 4 Newspaper Clippings About Others 4