Fred Nankivel papers
name: label: Creator
content: Nankivel, Fred, 1876-1950
label: Names
content: Cooke, Claudine Nankivel
label: Names
content: Newell, Peter, 1862-1924
topic: label: Occupation
content: Cartoonists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Artists as authors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Artists' illustrated books -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Caricatures and cartoons
label: Topic
content: Illustrated books, Children's
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New England
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel 641 (except art work) donated by Claudine Nankivel Cooke, Fred Nankivel's daughter, 1973. Material on reel 1038 and art work on reel 641 lent for microfilming by Cooke, 1976.
creator: label: Creator
content: Nankivel, Fred, 1876-1950
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, illustrator; cartoonist, designer; New York, N.Y. Born in Iowa. Illustrator for Harpers, Puck, Scribners and Judge magazines and the New York Herald. He painted seascapes and landscapes of New England in the "Ashcan School" style. He developed animation for the Edison Moving Picture Company in the early 1900's. Nankivel also was a toy designer, playwright and theatre director.
function: label: Function
content: Artists' studios -- New York (State)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Linear Feet ((on 2 partial microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1899-1973
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.nankfred
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 641 (fr. 1-566) and 1038 (fr. 43-133) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Letters, photographs, printed material, art work, biographical material, writings and a scrapbook.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 641: Letters of Nankivel and his daughter, Claudine Nankivel Cooke; 12 clippings; 21 manuscripts for films written by Nankivel and 18 poems and songs by his brother, Guy Nankivel; drawings by Nankivel, Claudine Cooke, Peter Newell, Lawrence Wilbur, and Art Young; 66 original comic strips; 22 reproductions of work by Nankivel; and photographs of Nankivel in his studios, Claudine and her book illustrations, and of the Nankivel and Newell families, including Peter Newell.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 1038: A book of illustrations by Nankivel entitled "Chalk Talk"; a scrapbook containing biographical information, photographs of Nankivel, his family and paintings, scripts and lyrics for Nankivel's "Uncle Mun" movies, sketches, cartoons, watercolors, and letters.