Rosalie Berkowitz papers relating to Forrest Bess (reel 3752)
name: label: Creator
content: Berkowitz, Rosalie
label: Names
content: Bess, Forrest, 1911-1977
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Collectors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women artists
label: Topic
content: Women painters
label: Topic
content: Art, Modern
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.
label: Provenance
content: Material on reel 3458 lent for microfilming 1984 by Harry Berkowitz, son of Berkowitz; material on reel 3752 donated 1985 by Rosalie Berkowitz.
creator: label: Creator
content: Berkowitz, Rosalie
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter; New York, N.Y.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet ((on 2 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1947-1981
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.berkrosa2
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 3458 & 3752 available for use only Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel 3458: Originals returned to Harry Berkowitz after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence between Forrest Bess and Rosalie Berkowitz.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 3458: 12 letters from Forrest Bess; a catalogue from a show of Berkowitz's work in 1947 held in Bess' San Antonio studio; a photograph of a cabin designed by Bess; a snapshot of his work; and a letter from Berkowitz to Bess.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 3752: Twenty-nine letters to Sidney and Rosalie Berkowitz, Bess' friends, from Bess, concerning his work and theories; a 1950 letter to Bess from Lucy Milton of Willard Gallery concerning the painting, "Black Seascape"; a 1950 letter to Betty Parsons from Bess concerning canvases for the Guggenheim; a 1953 letter to Bess from the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center concerning slides of Bess' work; an essay, "Finally, A Bit of Prophecy"; 3 slides of works of art; and a slide of a small wooden building.