Michael Brenner papers relating to the Washington Square Gallery and The Soil
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 4
Image Count:
11
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
The papers include undated letters to Brenner from Enriqué Cross regarding Cross's work and containing several of his poems, and letters from Cross dated 1956 Jul 23-1957 Sep 30, describing his life in Mexico and his poor health; letters from Robert J. Coady to Brenner's sister, Miriam Brenner, dated 1916 Dec 30, 1920 Mar 4, and undated, concerning her artwork, Michael Brenner's activities in Paris, and The Soil, a "magazine of art," for which Coady served as art editor and Cross served as literary editor; and partial copies of Volume I, numbers 4 and 5 (1917 April and July) of The Soil which contain reproductions of two of Brenner's drawings. In addition, there is a carte-de-visite (1910) and a snapshot (1920) of Michael Brenner; an undated portrait photograph of R. J. Coady as a young man; and two color snapshots of Enriqué Cross dated 1957.
Description:
Gift of F. T. (Mrs. Michael J.) Brenner. and Lithuanian-born sculptor who immigrated to the United States in 1890, and moved to Paris in the early 1900s. With Robert J. Coady he owned the Washington Square Gallery in New York, and acted as the gallery's European agent.
Subject (Name):
Brenner, Michael, 1888-1976, Coady, R. J. (Robert J.), 1876-1921, Cross, Enrique, and Washington Square Gallery
Subject (Topic):
Art galleries, Commercial--New York (State)--New York, Art--Periodicals, and Soil
An album of photographs that document the construction of the Cold Springs Dam by the United States Bureau of Reclamation near Hermiston, Oregon, 1906-1908., Images consist primarily of views of the site for the Cold Springs Dam before, during, and after its construction, including views of trenches, chutes, gates, and spillways. Images of specific equipment used in construction include a Marion steam shovel on a flat railway car, small steam locomotives, and an excavator with an orange peel grapple, in addition to dump cars situated on both railroad cars and sleds manufactured by the Kilgore Peteler Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota., Many of the photographs were created by photographers B. H. Davis or W. C. Sawyer., Several images depict the mess halls, offices, and dormitories for workers; and a railroad grade and trestle used for transporting construction materials. A few images provide indirect views of the campsite used by Greek nationals who worked on the project., Several images document the aftermath of a railroad wreck involving a dump car that injured a brakeman. A few images document damage caused by floods of the construction site in February 1907. An image shows a team of horses hauling a locomotive overland to the dam construction site, and another image illustrates prehistoric bones unearthed during construction., and Views of interiors include images showing men posed among equipment, probably in a machine shop; men posed among desks, probably in the project office; and a man in a general store, which includes a sign advertising Lowney's chocolate bonbons.
Description:
Captions exist for several missing images., Photographs 16.9 x 11.5 cm. and smaller., Purchased from Michael Vinson on the Winlock William Miller, Jr. Memorial Fund, 2005., The Cold Springs Dam is part of the Umatilla Basin Project that provides irrigation for agricultural lands in the lower Umatilla River Valley, Oregon., Title devised by cataloger., and Typescript captions on labels are attached below many of the prints and many identify the photographer.
Subject (Geographic):
Cold Springs Dam (Or.)--Pictorial works and Umatilla River Valley (Or.)--Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Davis, B. H, Kilgore Peteler Company, Marion Power Shovel Company, Sawyer, W. C., photographer, Umatilla Basin Project (U.S.)--Pictorial works, United States Bureau of Reclamation, and Walter M. Lowney, Co
Subject (Topic):
Dams--Construction--Pictorial works, Greeks--Oregon, Irrigation--Oregon, Locomotives--Pictorial works, Steam shovels--Pictorial works, and Water resources development--Oregon
This photo is #15 in a series of 24 taken in a single day by Jean Cocteau. It documents an outing by Picasso and several of his friends, including Max Jacob and Modigliani.
The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and objects documenting the life and work of Ralph C. Hamm. The two letters from Hamm to his mother, Margaret E. Hamm, deal with Hamm's writing, publication of his work, and prison life, including race relations, at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole. There is also a memorandum from the Walpole facility. Writings include a typescript draft of a play and typescript drafts of poems from the collection Dear Stranger/The Wayfarer.
Description:
Purchased from Waiting for Godot Books on the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts & Letters Fund, 2004. and Ralph C. Hamm, III, poet.
Subject (Geographic):
United States--Race relations and Walpole (Mass.)
Subject (Name):
Hamm, Margaret E., Hamm, Ralph C., and Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Walpole
Subject (Topic):
African American authors--20th century--Archives, American literature--20th century, Authors, American--20th century--Archives, Prisoners' writings, American, Prisons and race relations--United States, and Prisons--United States
American fiction--20th century, American literature--20th century, Americans--France--History--20th century, and Authors, American--20th century--Archives
American fiction--20th century, American literature--20th century, Americans--France--History--20th century, and Authors, American--20th century--Archives