Wayne Nowack papers
name: label: Creator
content: Nowack, Wayne, 1923-2004
label: Names
content: Stone, Allan
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State)
label: Topic
content: Art -- Philosophy
label: Topic
content: Authors -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Wayne Nowack papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by  Wayne Nowack in 1996.
creator: label: Creator
content: Nowack, Wayne, 1923-2004
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content: Wayne Nowack papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and writer Wayne Nowack measure 4.0 linear feet and date from 1881-1996. The collection includes biographical material, personal and professional correspondence, printed material, writings, and photographs of art work and slides.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Wayne Nowack (1923-2004) was a writer and painter in Spencer, New York. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa and graduated from the State University of Iowa in 1947, which later awarded him his master's degree (1948) and M.F.A (1950). Before teaching art for eight years at Union College in New York, he worked as an art therapist. He also taught at Windham College in Vermont and at Skidmore College in New York for brief periods. Nowack's drawings and box constructions were handled by the Allan Stone Gallery in New York.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1881-1996
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.nowawayn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Diaries
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged in five series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1881-1989 (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet) 		

Series 2: Correspondence, 1947-1996 (Boxes 1-3; 1.7 linear feet) 

Series 3: Printed Material, 1932-1974 (Box 3; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 4: Writings, 1939-1988 (Box 3; 0.6 linear feet) 	

Series 5: Photographic Material, 1903-1996 (Box 3-4; 1.1 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed in 1996 by Arleen Pancza-Graham. A finding aid was created by Caroline Donadio in 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Diaries
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and writer Wayne Nowack measure 4.0 linear feet and date from 1881-1996. The collection includes biographical material, personal and professional correspondence, printed material, writings, and photographs of art work and slides.

Biographical material includes genealogical items related to Nowack and his family as well as a list of public and private collections in which his work appeared. 

Correspondence includes personal correspondence with his family, professional correspondence with Allan Stone, his dealer of 20 years, and general correspondence with others. 

Printed material is comprised of exhibition catalogs and clippings of reviews of Nowack exhibitions. 

Writings includes diaries, journals, journals, essays, and miscellaneous manuscripts that reflect Nowack's ideas on art, philosophy and the cultural climate of the time. Also found are Nowack's master's thesis from 1948 and various grant applications. 

Photographic material includes an album of photographs from Nowack's grandparents, photographs of art work, and 750 slides of work.