John Weichsel papers concerning the People's Art Guild
name: label: Creator
content: Weichsel, John, 1870-1946
label: Names
content: People's Art Guild
label: Names
content: Beal, Gifford, 1879-1956
label: Names
content: Bellows, George, 1882-1925
label: Names
content: Bluemner, Oscar, 1867-1938
label: Names
content: Davis, Stuart, 1892-1964
label: Names
content: Delaunay, Robert, 1885-1941
label: Names
content: Kroll, Leon, 1884-1974
label: Names
content: Macdonald-Wright, Stanton, 1890-1973
label: Names
content: Pascin, Jules, 1885-1930
label: Names
content: Sloan, John, 1871-1951
label: Names
content: Van Dine, S. S.
label: Names
content: Weichsel, John, 1938?-
label: Names
content: Zorach, Marguerite, 1887-1968
label: Names
content: Zorach, William, 1887-1966
topic: label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 1960 and 1963 by Dr. H. S. Weichsel and John Weichsel, the son and grandson of Dr. John Weichsel.  At an unknown later date, grandson John Weichsel donated his 1965 thesis on the Peoples Art Guild.
creator: label: Creator
content: Weichsel, John, 1870-1946
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content: John Weichsel papers concerning the People's Art Guild
abstract: label: Summary
content: The John Weichsel papers concerning the People's Art Guild measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1905-1965 with the bulk of the material dating from 1905-1929.  The papers consist almost entirely of the records of the People's Art Guild, founded by Weichsel, and include administrative records, correspondence, writings and notes, business and financial records, printed material, and artwork.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: John Weichsel (1870-1946) was an arts administrator and founded the artists' cooperative People's Art Guild of New York City in 1915.

John Weichsel was born in Poland and ultimately settled in New York City.  The People's Art Guild was founded by Weichsel as an artist's cooperative focused on improving and expanding knowledge of art and the art world among the general public, believing this would increase art appreciation and patronage.
function: label: Function
content: Arts organizations -- New York (State)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1905-1965, bulk 1905-1929
label: Date
content: bulk 1905-1929
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.weicjohn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketches
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 6 series.

Series 1: Administrative Records, 1915-1917 (2 folders; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1905-1922 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings and Notes, 1915-circa 1919, 1965 (4 folders; Box 1)

Series 4: Business and Financial Records, 1915-1917 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1-2)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1915-circa 1948 (0.2 linear feet; Box 2)

Series 6: Artwork, 1915-1916 (1 folder; Box 2)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Several accretions of the papers were microfilmed shortly after receipt onto reels N60-1-N60-2, 3, and 1079.  In 2013, the accretions were integrated and processed to a minimal level by Jayna Josefson with funding provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35 mm microfilm reels N60-1 to N60-2, 3, and 1079 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketches
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The John Weichsel papers concerning the People's Art Guild measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1905-1965 with the bulk of the material dating from 1905-1929.  The papers consist almost entirely of the records of the People's Art Guild, founded by Weichsel, and include administrative records, correspondence, writings and notes, business and financial records, printed material, and artwork.  

People's Art Guild records include the constitution, membership lists, and correspondence with Gifford Beal, George Bellows, Oscar Bluemner, Stuart Davis, Robert Delaunay, Leon Kroll, Standon Macdonald-Wright, Jules Pascin, John Sloan, Willard Wright and Marguerite and William Zorach, among others.  Writings about the Peoples Art Guild are by Weichsel and his grandson John Weichsel.  There are also lists of artists and works of art.  Also found are very scattered business and financial records, printed materials, and artwork in the form of sketches for exhibition announcements.