Peter Milton papers
name: label: Creator
content: Milton, Peter, 1930-
label: Names
content: Associated American Artists
label: Names
content: Franz Bader Gallery
label: Names
content: Maryland Institute, College of Art -- Faculty
label: Names
content: Print Club (Philadelphia, Pa.)
label: Names
content: Albers, Josef
label: Names
content: Finkelstein, Irving L.
label: Names
content: Hooven, Peter, 1934-
label: Names
content: McNulty, Kneeland
label: Names
content: Peterdi, Gabor
topic: label: Occupation
content: Etchers -- New Hampshire
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- New Hampshire
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New Hampshire
label: Topic
content: Prints -- Technique -- United States
label: Topic
content: Prints, American
label: Topic
content: Prints -- 20th century -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1988 and 2022 by Peter Milton.
creator: label: Creator
content: Milton, Peter, 1930-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Peter Milton (1930- ) is a printmaker and educator in New Hampshire. Milton studied with Josef Albers and Gabor Peterdi at Yale University, where he received a BFA (1954) and an MFA (1962). He also taught at the University of Bridgeport (1959-1960), Yale University (1960-1961) and the Maryland Institute College of Art (1961-1968).
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1950-2010
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.miltpete
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of printmaker and educator, Peter Milton measure 3.0 linear feet and date from circa 1950-2010. A majority of the collection contains files relating to Milton's sales of works and exhibitions. Also included are teaching files, Milton's coursework as a student, writings by Milton, biographical material, inventories, receipts and price lists of prints, and printed material documenting Milton's printmaking career.

Files relating to Milton's sales and exhibitions contain correspondence with galleries, museums, art organizations, collectors and colleagues; clippings; inventories; consignment agreements; receipts; and few photographs. Included are the Alma Pelis Gallery, Associated American Artists, C. Troup Gallery, Comsky Gallery, FAR Gallery, Fein/Art, Franz Bader Gallery, Graphics Gallery, Imprint Gallery, Kneeland McNulty (includes information on Josef Albers and Gabor Peterdi), Museo La Tertulia, Optik Gallery, Orr's Gallery, Gabor Peterdi, Pickard Art Galleries, Pratt Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Priscilla Hartley Gallery, Print Club, Talisman Prints, and Joan Weinberg among others.

Printed material includes exhibition announcements, newspaper clippings and reproductions of Milton's work.