Philip Bard papers
name: label: Creator
content: Bard, Philip, 1912-1966
label: Names
content: Kruckman, Herb, 1904-1998
topic: label: Occupation
content: Printmakers
label: Occupation
content: Authors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1969 by Mrs. Aza Bard McKenzie, widow of Bard.
creator: label: Creator
content: Bard, Philip, 1912-1966
setName: label: See more items in
content: Philip Bard papers
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Philip Bard (1912-1966) was a printmaker and author.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Microfilm reels (150 items on 2 microfilm reels)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1950-1966
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.bardphil
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels N70-8 and N70-9 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals were returned to lender after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The microfilmed Philip Bard papers contain materials reflecting Bard's work as a writer and artist; his political attitudes and activity, and his career following a heart operation in 1951. The papers contain poems; drafts and synopses of stories; essays dealing with the role of the social artist in capitalism; clippings and drafts concerning Bard's play, Ninth Month Midnight; letters from Herbert Kruckman, reminiscing about their Art Union and organizing activities; business correspondence, some dealing with Bard's financial situation after 1951; sketchbooks; clippings; and catalogs.