Edward Fisk papers
name: label: Creator
content: Fisk, Edward, 1886-1944
label: Names
content: Davis, Stuart, 1892-1964
label: Names
content: Demuth, Charles, 1883-1935
label: Names
content: O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953
label: Names
content: Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946
label: Names
content: Taggard, Genevieve, 1894-1948
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters
label: Occupation
content: Poets
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers
label: Topic
content: Art, American
label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- 20th century -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming in 1991 by Milton Fisk and Allie Hendricks, Fisk's children.
creator: label: Creator
content: Fisk, Edward, 1886-1944
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, printmaker. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Fisk studied at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design. He studied with Robert Henri, and in Paris with Othon Friege and Pierre Laprade. He also studied in Italy and spent 1933-1934 studying and painting in England. In 1930 he married Lucy Young. He taught at the University of Kentucky from 1926-1944.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear feet ((on a partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1887-1990
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.fiskedwa
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 4476 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lenders, Milton Fisk and Allie Henricks, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical material, letters, a subject file on Genevieve Taggard, notes and writings, printed material, and photographs.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Two biographical accounts and a membership card for the American Artists' Congress; fourteen letters (1929-1990) include 3 from Stuart Davis (1938-1942), one from Charles Demuth (1929), and letters to family members including descriptions of his sister-in-law's meeting with Gertrude Stein and an account of Eugene O'Neill's house being damaged in a storm. A file, 1928-1938, on Genevieve Taggard contains 4 poems and 4 letters by Taggard, 1 letter from Fisk, and an announcement concerning the publication of Taggard's poems.
label: Scope and Contents
content: A notebook contains lyrical essays about Taggard and art, a 5 p. account of a day's activities, and notes on art history and design. Other notes and writings include two 17 p. short stories, a 1 p. account of prehistoric monuments in Cornwall illustrated with a map, and notes on line drawing and composition. Printed material consists of clippings (1912-1987) and exhibition announcements and catalogs (1922-1985). Photographs show Fisk with family members (1887-1942) and works of art.