William Kienbusch letters to Francis and Sydney Hamabe
name: label: Creator
content: Kienbusch, William, 1914-1980
label: Names
content: Kraushaar Galleries
label: Names
content: Hamabe, Francis, 1917-2002
label: Names
content: Hamabe, Sydney, 1917-1978
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- Maine
label: Occupation
content: Landscape painters -- Maine
label: Topic
content: Landscape painters -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The letters were donated in 1984 by Francis Hamabe.
creator: label: Creator
content: Kienbusch, William, 1914-1980
setName: label: See more items in
content: William Kienbusch letters to Francis and Sydney Hamabe
abstract: label: Summary
content: The William Kienbusch letters to Francis and Sydney Hamabe measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1958 to 1977. Found in this collection are 93 letters and postcards in which Kienbusch discusses his work as a landscape painter and art instructor in New York and Maine, family business, activities with the Hamabes, their mutual friends, and other artists. Included as letter attachments are newspaper clippings and three catalogs for Kienbusch exhibitions at Kraushaar Gallery from 1959, 1969, and 1975.
bioghist: label: Biographical Note
content: William Kienbusch (1914-1980) was a painter and art instructor in New York, NY, and Cranberry Island, Maine. Kienbusch befriended Rockport, Maine artist Francis Hamabe (1917-2002) and his wife Sydney (1917-1978). Hamabe was the co-founder of the Maine Coast Artists Association.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1958-1977
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.kienwill3
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Postcards
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as one series:

Series 1: William Kienbusch Letters to Francis and Sydney Hamabe, 1958-1977 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Erin Kinhart in 2011.
altformavail: label: Alternative Forms Available
content: The collection is available on 35 mm microfilm reel 3188 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Postcards
scopecontent: label: Scope and Content Note
content: The William Kienbusch letters to Francis and Sydney Hamabe measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1958 to 1977. Found in this collection are 93 letters and postcards in which Kienbusch discusses his work as a landscape painter and art instructor in New York and Maine, family business, activities with the Hamabes, their mutual friends, and other artists. Included as letter attachments are newspaper clippings and three catalogs for Kienbusch exhibitions at Kraushaar Gallery from 1959, 1969, and 1975.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Material
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art are the William Kienbusch papers, 1915-2001; the Walter Maitland correspondence with and about William Kienbusch, 1969-1981; the Thomas Barrett and Leni Mancuso papers relating to William Kienbusch, 1950-1980; and an oral history interview with William Kienbusch conducted by Forrest Selvig, November 1-7, 1968.