Ernest Fiene papers
name: label: Creator
content: Fiene, Ernest, 1894-
label: Creator
content: National Academy of Design (U.S.)
label: Names
content: American Society of Painters, Sculptors and Gravers
label: Names
content: Fiene, Paul
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters
label: Topic
content: Painting, American
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reels 2353-2355 lent by Maria Fiene, daughter of Ernest Fiene. Unfilmed material (0.8 ft.) donated by Syracuse University, 1984, and an additional 0.8 ft. donated by Maria Fiene, 1994.
creator: label: Creator
content: Fiene, Ernest, 1894-
label: Creator
content: National Academy of Design (U.S.)
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, lithographer, etcher, illustrator and teacher. Died 1965.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.4 Linear Feet ((partially microfilmed on 3 reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1926-1965
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.fienerne
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 2353-2355 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reels 2353-2355: Originals returned to the lender, Maria Fiene, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, notes, photographs and printed materials concern Fiene's painting, publications and other art-related activities.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 2353-2355: Correspondence (1926-1957) concerns art-related activities and the American Society of Painters, Sculptors and Engravers (1935-1936). A subject file on the Tupperware Art Fund contains applications (1953-1955) and photographs of Fiene painting. Printed material includes clippings (1930-1960) and exhibition catalogs for Paul Fiene (1933), Ernest Fiene (1926-1959) and the American Artists Council (1936). Three scrapbooks (1923-1961) contain clippings, exhibition catalogs and photographs of Fiene and his artworks. Other materials include a resume, an autobiographical account, a 1938 lecture, "Toward New Horizons", delivered at the Art Students League, and Alex Domonkos' (1954) notes on lectures by various artists, including Fiene's discussion of landscape painting.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence (1957-1964) concerns art-related activities. Photographs show Fiene, working on the mural in the High School for Fashion Industries, and works of art, including murals for the Interior Department and the council room of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. Other materials include a manuscript, a typescript and illustrations for Fiene's book COMPLETE GUIDE TO OIL PAINTING (1963-1964), clippings (1940-1964), exhibition catalogs (1964), 2 galley proofs and minutes (1957-1958) from 2 meetings at the National Academy of Design.
label: Scope and Contents
content: ADDITION: Letters from friends, including other artists, 1932-1965; passport and membership cards; financial records, consisting of banking records, invoices and receipts, insurance policies, and records of investments; and a few printed items and photographs.