Howard Somers Conant papers
name: label: Creator
content: Conant, Howard
label: Names
content: New York University
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Howard Somers Conant papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by Howard Somers Conant between 1978 and 1989.
creator: label: Creator
content: Conant, Howard
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content: Howard Somers Conant papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of art educator and painter Howard Somers Conant measure 3.2 linear feet and date from 1944 to 1987. The papers document Conant's career as an art educator through correspondence with friends and colleagues; draft manuscripts, lectures, and other writings; newsletters, copies of published books, and other printed materials; and seventy-four sound recordings of interviews, lectures, and panel discussions that Conant took part in during the 1960s.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Howard Somers Conant (1921-2011) was an art educator and a painter who served as Chair of the Art Department of New York University from 1955 to 1976. He also served as head of the Department of Art at the University of Arizona. He had a noteworthy career in art education diplomacy abroad, and received the prestigious 25th Anniversary Medal for Distinguished Service to Education in Art, bestowed upon him by Lady Bird Johnson. Conant also pioneered one of the first children's television programs, "Fun to Learn about Art," on WBEN Buffalo.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1944-1987
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.conahowa
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Lectures
label: Type
content: Panel discussions
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into four series

Series 1: Correspondence, 1944-1987 (0.2 linear feet; Box1)

Series 2: Writings, 1944-1985 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Printed Material, 1953-1987 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 4: Interviews and Lectures, 1951-1968 (2.3 linear feet; Boxes 1-4)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2019.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Some of the sound recordings in this collection have been copied for research access and digital copies are available in the Archives of American Art offices.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Lectures
label: Genre/Form
content: Panel discussions
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of art educator and painter Howard Somers Conant measure 3.2 linear feet and date from 1944 to 1987. The papers document Conant's career as an art educator through correspondence with friends and colleagues; draft manuscripts, lectures, and other writings; newsletters, copies of published books, and other printed materials; and seventy-four sound recordings of interviews, lectures, and panel discussions that Conant took part in during the 1960s.