American Abstract Artists
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Slobodkina, Esphyr, 1908-2002
label: Collection Creator
content: Bolotowsky, Ilya, 1907-1981
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content: Esphyr Slobodkina papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.9 Linear feet (Box 1-3, OV 4)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1936-1995
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.slobesph, Series 5
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Administrative materials, writings, and printed materials are arranged by document type.  Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then followed by correspondence related to book projects.  Exhibitions are arranged alphabetically by exhibition title.

The series is arranged as 5 subseries.

5.1: Administrative materials, 1949-1995

5.2: Correspondence, 1940-1995

5.3: Writings, circa 1936-1994

5.4: Exhibitions, 1939-1966

5.5: Printed Material, 1936-1992
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The series American Abstract Artists includes administrative material, correspondence, writings, selected exhibitions, and printed material.  

Administrative material includes copies of the constitution, meeting minutes, membership lists, and a treasurer's report.  Correspondence is with officers of the AAA regarding meetings, member dues, and publication projects.  Writings include three essays on the AAA and draft copies of American Abstract Artists, 1936-1966.  Exhibitions include substantial correspondence regarding the logistics of two early exhibitions, the "National Exhibition" (1940/1940-1941) and the "Traveling Exhibition of Matted Works" (1940-1941).  Printed material contains clippings; exhibition announcements, catalogs, and posters; sample organizational letterhead; and a copy of American Abstract Artists: Its Publications, Catalogs, and Membership.