Jan Matulka papers
name: label: Creator
content: Matulka, Jan, 1890-1972
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated by Jan Matulka in 1966.
creator: label: Creator
content: Matulka, Jan, 1890-1972
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content: Jan Matulka papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of New York painter Jan Matulka measure 0.01 linear feet and date from circa 1920. The collection is comprised of three photographs of Matulka, including one studio portrait by M. Vu Kovic, and one double-exposed portrait.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Czech-born painter, printmaker, and educator Jan Matulka (1890-1972) was one of the pioneers of American modernist painting during the 1920s and 1930s.

Matulka emigrated to the United States from Bohemia in 1907 and studied at the National Academy of Design from 1911-1916. He subsequently taught at the Art Students League and passed on his understanding of avant garde developments in progressive painting to a generation of important artists including Francis Criss, Dorothy Dehner, Burgoyne Diller, I. Rice Pereira, and David Smith.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.01 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1920
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.matujan
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel D251 after receipt. The bulk of the collection was then transferred to the Smithsonian American Art Museum's vertical files. The remaining three photographs were digitized in 2004 as part of the Photos of Artists 1 collection. The papers were processed and a finding aid prepared by Stephanie Ashley in 2023, and the collection was digitized in 2023.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection was digitized in 2023 and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of New York painter Jan Matulka measure 0.01 linear feet and date from circa 1920. The collection is comprised of three photographs of Matulka, including one studio portrait by M. Vu Kovic, and one double-exposed portrait.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material that was part of Matulka's donation including clippings, exhibition notices, and miscellany. This material was microfilmed on Reel D251 and was transferred to the Smithsonian American Art Museum for the museum's vertical files and is not described in the collection container inventory.