Manuel Bromberg papers
name: label: Creator
content: Bromberg, Manuel, 1917-2022
topic: label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- New York (State) -- Woodstock
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- Woodstock
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State) -- New Paltz
label: Topic
content: World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 2022 by Tina Bromberg, Manuel Bromberg's daughter.
creator: label: Creator
content: Bromberg, Manuel, 1917-2022
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Manuel Bromberg (1917-2022) was a muralist and sculptor in Woodstock, N.Y. and an educator in New Paltz, N.Y. Bromberg served in the United States Army as Official War Artist for the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Later he was a Professor Emeritus of Art, at the State University of New York at New Paltz.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.3 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1934-2015
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.brommanu
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Manuel Bromberg papers measure 2.3 linear feet and date from circa 1934-2015. The papers document Bromberg's artistic career and military service as an artist for the War Department during World War II. The papers also document the period after his military service during which he created large-scale murals and innovative sculptures that reproduce sections of cliffsides to scale.

The papers include biographical information related to Bromberg's service, correspondence, interviews, printed material and portrait sketches of high-level political figures involved in the resolution of the war. Also included is material related to Bromberg's technical knowledge and skills Bromberg developed in producing murals and sculptures.