Alvin Ross papers
name: label: Creator
content: Ross, Alvin, 1920-1975
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Artists as teachers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Realism
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reels 1280-1284 lent for microfilming by Lenore Ross, Alvin's sister, 1977. Unmicrofilmed material was donated by Alvin and Lenore Ross, 1975-1980.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ross, Alvin, 1920-1975
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, printmaker, teacher, lecturer; New York, N.Y. and Provincetown, Massachusetts Born Vineland, New Jersey. Faculty member, Department of Art, Pratt Institute; lecturer, history of art and architecture, New School of Social Research and New York School of Interior Design. Painted in oil in the realistic style.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet (ca. 1065 items (partially microfilmed on 4 reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1940-1975
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.rossalvi
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 1280-1284 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reels 1280-1284: Originals returned to the lender, Lenore Ross, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, printed material, photographs, a diary, financial papers, and writings.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence, mainly from Ross to his parents; a travel diary; photographs and slides of Ross at work and of his art work; a list of exhibitions; and exhibition catalogs and announcements.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 1280-1284: Letters concerning Ross' teaching at Pratt and the New School, gallery correspondence, and invitations to lecture or write; recommendations, fellowships and awards; pocket diaries, 1948-1974, listing dinners and appointments; files on exhibitions and courses Ross taught; writings, notes and speeches; catalogs; and financial papers.