J. Stewart Johnson papers relating to Anne Ryan
name: label: Creator
content: Johnson, J. Stewart
label: Names
content: McFadden, Elizabeth
label: Names
content: Ryan, Anne, 1889-1954
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art museum curators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 2021 by William McNaught, a friend of J. Stewart Johnson's.
creator: label: Creator
content: Johnson, J. Stewart
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: J. Stewart Johnson (1925-2006) was curator of design at the Museum of Modern Art and subsequently a consultant for design and architecture in the Department of Modern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art until his retirement in 2004. Johnson was also a Trustee of the Anne Ryan Collection.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1970-1983
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.johnjstew
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The J. Stewart Johnson papers concerning Anne Ryan measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1970-1983. Included are letters and postcards to J. Stewart Johnson from Elizabeth McFadden, Anne Ryan's daughter, about her mother's work, and copies of letters from McFadden to curators and museum directors conserning Anne Ryan exhibitions and gifts to museums; a typescript of Anne Ryan's journal, 1938, 1941-1942; typescripts of poems by Ryan; draft documents concerning the Anne Ryan Collection Trust, 1971; a list of owners of collages by Ryan; and printed material including small exhibition catalogs, announcements, newspaper clippings, and other writings about Ryan.