Michael Ponce de Leon papers
name: label: Creator
content: Ponce de Leon, Michael, b. 1922
label: Names
content: Canaday, John, 1907-1985
label: Names
content: Davis, Elmer Holmes, 1890-1958
label: Names
content: Quirarte, Jacinto, 1931-2012
topic: label: Occupation
content: Cartoonists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Prints -- Technique -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: War in art
label: Topic
content: Latino and Latin American artists
label: Topic
content: World War, 1939-1945
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reels N69-127 & N70-14 lent for microfilming 1969 and unmicrofilmed material donated 1977-1979 by Michael Ponce de Leon.
creator: label: Creator
content: Ponce de Leon, Michael, b. 1922
setName: label: See more items in
content: Michael Ponce de Leon papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Michael Ponce de Leon measure 0.3 linear feet and date from 1952 to 1979. The papers document his career as an artist through two letters, one being a congratulatory letter from David Goddard upon receiving a Guggenheim award, 1967; photos and slides of Ponce de Leon's work, a slide of him in a workshop, and photos showing his metal collage intaglio printing technique; exhibition catalogs and announcements, reprints, clippings, miscellaneous notes, three cartoon drawings, and an intaglio, "There's a Time."
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Michael Ponce de Leon (1922-2006) was a an artist, printmaker, and cartoonist based in New York, N.Y. Ponce de Leon was born in Miami, but he grew up and attended school in Mexico City. He served in the United States military during World War II, and he settled in New York after the war where he studied at the Art Students League of New York, the National Academy of Design, and the School of the Brooklyn Museum. Between 1953 and 1980 Ponce de Leon taught at various colleges and universities including the Art Students League, Columbia University, Cooper Union, Hunter College, New York University, Pratt Institute, the Pratt Graphic Art Center, and Vassar College. Ponce de Leon died in Mexico in 2006.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1952-1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.poncmich
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series.

Series 1: Michael Ponce de Leon papers 1952-1979 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1, OV 2)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2022.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available 35mm microfilm reels N69-127 & N70-14 available for use at the Archives of American Art Washington DC Research Center. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reels N69-127 & N70-14: Originals returned to Michael Ponce de Leon after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Michael Ponce de Leon measure 0.3 linear feet and date from 1952 to 1979. The papers document his career as an artist through two letters, one being a congratulatory letter from David Goddard upon receiving a Guggenheim award, 1967; photos and slides of Ponce de Leon's work, a slide of him in a workshop, and photos showing his metal collage intaglio printing technique; exhibition catalogs and announcements, reprints, clippings, miscellaneous notes, three cartoon drawings, and an intaglio, "There's a Time."