Maurice Sievan papers
name: label: Creator
content: Sievan, Maurice
label: Names
content: Avery, Milton, 1885-1965
label: Names
content: Gross, Sidney, 1897-
label: Names
content: Lannan, J. Patrick
label: Names
content: Piper, Raymond
label: Names
content: Raemisch, Waldemere, 1888-1955
label: Names
content: Schnitzler, Max, 1903-
label: Names
content: Sievan, Lee, 1907-1990
label: Names
content: Trajan, Turku, 1887-1959
label: Names
content: Walkowitz, Abraham, 1880-1965
label: Names
content: Winter, Andrew, 1893-1958
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel D234 lent for microfilming 1965 by Sievan. Unmicrofilmed material donated 1973-1986 by Maurice and Lee Sievan.
creator: label: Creator
content: Sievan, Maurice
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter; New York, N.Y. Born 1898 in the Ukraine and emmigrated with his family to the United States in 1907. Studied at the National Academy of Design, the Art Students League, and with Andre L'hote in Paris. Exhibited in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Museum of Modern Art, the Mortimer Brandt Gallery, and many others. Died 1981.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1983
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.sievmaur
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel D234 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, biographical information, exhibition catalogs, photographs, and printed material.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: Resume and biographical notes by Sievan's widow, Lee Sievan; correspondence between Sievan and Raymond Piper concerning Sievan's thoughts on art, especially in regard to his painting "Whither O Lord"; a letter from Sievan to art critic Sam Feinstein, 1955; exhibition catalogs, 1939-1983; photocopies of reviews; 14 photographs of Sievan in his studio in Provincetown, Massachusetts and with other artists, including Milton Avery, Sydney Gross, J. Patrick Lannon, Waldemere Raemisch, Max Schnitzler, T. Trajan, and Abraham Walkowitz; and 11 photographs of Andrew Winter in his studio in Maine, 1949. Photographs were taken by Lee Sievan.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL D234: Correspondence; biographical information; lectures and other writings; photographs of Sievan and his works; and clippings.