Raymond Gloeckler papers
name: label: Creator
content: Gloeckler, Raymond
label: Names
content: Colescott, Warrington, 1921-
label: Names
content: Covey, Rosemary Feit, 1954-
label: Names
content: Geisert, Arthur
label: Names
content: Haendel, William
label: Names
content: Rynning, David
topic: label: Topic
content: Educators -- Wisconsin
label: Topic
content: Printmakers -- Wisconsin
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were donated in 2010 by Raymond Gloeckler.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gloeckler, Raymond
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content: Raymond Gloeckler papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Wisconsin printmaker and educator Raymond Gloeckler measure 1.4 linear feet and date from 1952 to 2008. Gloeckler's career is documented through biographical material, correspondence with galleries and art organizations, exhibition and commission files, printed material, and artwork.
bioghist: label: Biographical Note
content: Raymond Gloeckler (1928- ) is a printmaker and educator in Madison, Wisconsin. Gloeckler was born on December 13, 1928 in Portage, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison, receiving his B.S. in 1950 and his M.S. in 1952. After holding several teaching positions at colleges in Michigan, he returned to the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1961 as a professor and taught there until his retirement in 1993. Gloeckler established himself as a leading figure in 20th-century woodcuts and wood engraving, exhibiting his works nationally and internationally, and receiving numerous awards.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1952-2008
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.gloeraym
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Awards
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Greeting cards
label: Type
content: Notes
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 5 series:

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1959, circa 1993-1999 (Box 1; 5 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1962-2005 (Box 1; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 3: Exhibition and Commission Files, 1959-1994 (Box 1; 9 folders)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1952-2008 (Box 1-2; 0.7 linear feet)

Series 5: Artwork, circa 1980-2004 (Box 2; 3 folders)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The Raymond Gloeckler papers were processed to a minimum level by Erin Kinhart in 2011.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Awards
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Greeting cards
label: Genre/Form
content: Notes
scopecontent: label: Scope and Content Note
content: The papers of Wisconsin printmaker and educator Raymond Gloeckler measure 1.4 linear feet and date from 1952 to 2008. Gloeckler's career as an artist is documented through biographical material, correspondence with galleries and art organizations, exhibition and commission files, printed material, and artwork. 

 Biographical material includes a professional application, award certificates, and biographical documentation compiled for the book Progressive Printmakers: Wisconsin Artists and the Print Renaissance. The bulk of Gloeckler's correspondence consists of handmade holiday and greeting cards sent to him from friends and fellow printmakers including Warrington Colescott, Rosemary Feit Covey, Arthur Geisert, William Haendel, Mary Meyer, and David Rynning. Also found is scattered correspondence regarding the sale and exhibition of his work. Exhibition and commission files only document select projects and may include notes, correspondence, exhibition lists, and agreements. Printed material consists chronological files containing newspaper and magazine clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, newsletters, university publications, and brochures. Also found are three limited edition books containing prints by Gloeckler. This collection also contains two pencil drawings and four holiday prints by Gloeckler.