Fernando Puma papers
name: label: Creator
content: Puma, Fernando, 1915-
label: Names
content: Cheney, Sheldon, 1886-
label: Names
content: Grosz, George, 1893-1959
label: Names
content: Huxley, Julian, 1887-1975
label: Names
content: Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946
label: Names
content: Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- History -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Hispanic American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The lender, Mrs. Ruth Friedman, is Puma's mother.
creator: label: Creator
content: Puma, Fernando, 1915-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter; New York, N.Y. Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico of Spanish and Indian ancestry. Moved to New York where he developed a personal theory of art called texturism which gave substance to both color and surface form through building up of colors.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 185 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1932-1970
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.pumafern2
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 31 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to lender, Ruth Friedman, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Letters from Puma to his mother and family; letters from William Carlos Williams, Alfred Stieglitz, Julian Huxley, George Grosz, and others; letters from Sheldon Cheney to Puma's mother following Puma's death regarding exhibitions of his work and sales of his work. Also included are numerous articles on Puma, one by Cheney and by Williams; photographs of his work; clippings; and catalogs.