Elias Newman papers
name: label: Creator
content: Newman, Elias, 1903-
label: Names
content: Artists Equity Association
topic: label: Topic
content: Jewish artists
label: Topic
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
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content: Educators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Jewish art
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content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 1977 and 1981 by Elias Newman.
creator: label: Creator
content: Newman, Elias, 1903-
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content: Elias Newman papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of New York painter, writer, and educator Elias Newman measure 1.1 linear feet and date from 1922 to 1981. Newman's participation in exhibitions and various art related organizations, notably Artists Equity Association, is documented through biographical material, correspondence, notes, writings, organizational records, printed material, and photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical Note
content: Elias Newman (1903-1999) was a painter, writer, lecturer, and teacher in New York, N.Y. Born in Stashow, Poland in 1903, Newman arrived in the United States in 1913, and became a naturalized citizen in 1928. He studied at the National Academy of Design from 1919-1920, and at the Educational Alliance Art School from 1920-1925. He also studied at the Academie Chaumiere in Paris. After 1925, Newman participated in many exhibitions, acted as art director of the Palestine Pavilion at the New York World's Fair in 1939, organized the Palestine Artists and Sculptors Association, and was director of the National Society of Painters in Casein in 1963 and 1967-1971. From 1970-1975, Newman served as president of the Artists Equity Association, the organization which played the most significant role in his career.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1922-1981
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.newmelia
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Notes
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 6 series:

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1935-1975 (Box 1; 1 folder)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1927-1980 (Box 1; 8 folders)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1939-1976 (Box 1; 4 folders)

Series 4: Artists Equity Association Records, circa 1950-1979 (Box 1; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1922-1981 (Box 1, OV 2; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 6: Photographs, 1923-1975 (Box 1; 9 folders)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was fully processed by Jean Fitzgerald in 1993. In 1994 the collection was microfilmed with funding provided by the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation. A finding aid was prepared by Erin Kinhart in 2011.
altformavail: label: Alternative Forms Available
content: The collection is available on 35 mm microfilm reels 4860-4861 at 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: Photographs
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content: Notes
scopecontent: label: Scope and Content Note
content: The papers of New York painter, writer, and educator Elias Newman measure 1.1 linear feet and date from 1922 to 1981. Newman's participation in exhibitions and various art related organizations, notably Artists Equity Association, is documented through biographical material, correspondence, notes, writings, organizational records, printed material, and photographs.