Elizabeth Hertz letters from artists
name: label: Creator
content: Hertz, Grace Elizabeth, 1920-
label: Names
content: Art Students League (New York, N.Y.) -- Faculty
label: Names
content: Art Students League (New York, N.Y.) -- Students
label: Names
content: Dayton Art Institute
label: Names
content: Ipcar, Dahlov, 1917-2017
label: Names
content: Zorach, Marguerite, 1887-1968
label: Names
content: Zorach, Peggy
label: Names
content: Zorach, Tessim
label: Names
content: Zorach, William, 1887-1966
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Ohio
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Elizabeth Hertz letters from artists, 1943-2006, was donated by Leah Hertz, daughter-in-law of Elizabeth Hertz, in 2017 and 2023.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hertz, Grace Elizabeth, 1920-
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content: Elizabeth Hertz letters from artists
abstract: label: Summary
content: Elizabeth Hertz letters from artists measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1943-2006. Thirty-five letters and cards, mainly from William and Marguerite Zorach, document daily activities, visits, and reference art exhibitions and lectures. Also included are a few cards and letters from Tessim and Peggy Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, Stanton Macdonald-Wright, and one letter from the Dayton Art Institute where Zorach lectured in 1951, for which the visit was facilitated by Elizabeth Hertz.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: (Grace) Elizabeth "Beth" Hertz (1920- ) is an artist and was a student of William Zorach's at the Art Students League in New York. Hertz maintained a relationship with William and Marguerite, as well as with their children Tessim and Dahlov. Following her time as Zorach's student, Hertz visited their summer home at Robinhood Farm in Georgetown, Maine, where she assisted in daily chores while receiving critiques on her artwork. Into the 1950s, visits were more infrequent but Hertz still looked to Zorach for advice on her art career and frequently exchanged news about their families and careers.  In 1951 Elizabeth Hertz facilitated William Zorach's guest lecture at the Dayton Art Institute Commencement Dinner. 

Hertz also studied the work of Stanton Macdonald-Wright and wrote her MFA thesis  "The Continuing Role of Stanton-MacDonald Wright and Synchronism in Modern Painting, "Ohio University, 1968.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1943-2006
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hertgrac
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Series 1: Elizabeth Hertz letters from William and Marguerite Zorach, 1943-2006 (Box 1; 0.2 linear ft.)

This collection is arranged as 1 series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Ryan Evans in 2018.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Elizabeth Hertz letters from artists measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1943-2006. Thirty-five letters and cards, mainly from William and Marguerite Zorach, document daily activities, visits, and reference art exhibitions and lectures. Also included are a few cards and letters from Tessim and Peggy Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, Stanton Macdonald-Wright, and one letter from the Dayton Art Institute where Zorach lectured in 1951, for which the visit was facilitated by Elizabeth Hertz.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found at the Archives of American Art are the Zorach Family papers, 1900-1987 and the Stanton Macdonald-Wright papers, 1890-2008.