David Fredenthal papers
name: label: Creator
content: Fredenthal, David, 1914-1958
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Illustrated periodicals
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reels 877-878, lent, and reels 2005-2006, and 2030 donated by Ruth Ann Fredenthal, Fredenthal's daughter. Material on reel D22 donated by Mrs. Irwin Meyer, whose relation to Fredenthal is unknown, and material on reel 2804 donated by Fortune magazine.
creator: label: Creator
content: Fredenthal, David, 1914-1958
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, illustrator; Detroit, Mich. and New York, N.Y.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.8 Linear Feet ((on 7 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1931-1960
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.freddavi
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels D22, 877-878, 2005-2006, 2030, and 2804 availble at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reels 877-878: Originals returned to lender, Ruth Ann Fredenthal, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, writings, sketches, photographs, biographical material, business papers, and printed materials.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL D22: 3 letters, 8 sketches and 2 poems by Fredenthal; a clipping; and 6 photographs of Fredenthal and his work. Two of the letters are to Sarah Medow, the other is a typed letter of congratulations to Fredenthal.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 877-878: Personal documents; 2 books illustrated by Fredenthal, OF MEN AND BATTLE and SURPRISE, 1944; and 2 scrapbooks containing clippings, photographs of Fredenthal and his work, his illustrations for the book, TOBACCO ROAD, 2 poems, exhibition catalogs, magazine articles with his illustrations in LIFE and VOGUE, and letters of commendation from several army officials including Douglas MacArthur.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 2005-2006: Correspondence with Edward Chavez, Charles Culver, Lamar Dodd, Olin Dows, Edith Halpert, John Hersey, Lawrence Kupferman, Edward B. Rowan, Zoltan Sepeshy, and Forbes Watson; papers relating to his Federal Art Project work, his years as a war correspondent, reactions to attacks on modern art as "Communist," and artists' rights' writings; business papers; financial records and correspondence; printed material; biographical material; and reproductions.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 2030: Photographs of Fredenthal, his work, and friends and family.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 2804: Two original color sketches prepared by Fredenthal for Fortune magazine.