Sidney Delevante papers
name: label: Creator
content: Delevante, Sidney, 1894-
label: Names
content: Bishop, Isabel, 1902-1988
label: Names
content: Kitaj, R. B.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel 1927 and unfilmed donated 1966-1979 by Sidney Delevante. Material on reels N68-114 and N69-3 lent for microfilming 1969 by Delevante. Material on reel 3948 donated 1984 by Syracuse University.
creator: label: Creator
content: Delevante, Sidney, 1894-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, educator; New York, N.Y. Painter of child-like, fantastic figures. Taught at Columbia University and Cooper Union.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Linear Feet ((partially microfilmed on 4 reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1922-1978
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.delesidn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels N68-114, N69-3, 1927 and 3948 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reels N68-114 and N69-3: Originals returned to Sidney Delevante after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence; biographical data; writings; photograph; exhibition catalogs and announcements; and clippings.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL N68-114: Correspondence, 1922-1968. 3 volumes of letters.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL N69-3: Correspondence with galleries; brochures and exhibition notices; lecture and teaching data; and reviews.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 1927: Correspondence with Isabel Bishop, Ronald Kitaj and others; typescript of "My Testament"; catalogs; clippings; and Delevante's book of poetry and drawings, GALUMPS AND COMPANY.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 3948: Biographical material; 3 letters, 1966-1968; clippings, 1961-1968; exhibition announcements and catalogs, 1955-1968; newsletters, 1961; school brochures, 1959-1964; and a photograph of a painting by Delevante, 1968.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: Biographical data; copies of 4 letters; exhibition catalogs and announcements; newspaper clippings; 2 published books, 1963 and 1965, with verse and illustrations by Delevante; printed material; and a photograph of a painting by Delevante. Duplicates of some of this material appear on reel N/69-3.