Robert J. Forsyth research material on John B. Flannagan
name: label: Creator
content: Forsyth, Robert J.
label: Names
content: United States. Works Progress Administration
label: Names
content: Flannagan, John Bernard, 1895?-1942
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors
label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- Minnesota
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- United States
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1991 by Forsyth.
creator: label: Creator
content: Forsyth, Robert J.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art historian; Eden Prairie, Minn. Flannagan was an American sculptor and engraver, 1895?-1942.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1931-1987
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.forsrobe
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Research material on sculptor John Bernard Flannagan gathered in preparation for Forsyth's Ph.D dissertation on Flannagan (Univ. of Minnesota, 1965) and for an incomplete catalog raisonne. Included are photocopies of letters from Flannagan to the Works Progress Administration regarding his dismissal, 1933-1934; Forsyth's correspondence with Flannagan's acquaintances, collectors, art historians, and dealers, 1955-1987; an incomplete typescript of the catalogue raisonne, and other writings on Flannagan by Forsyth; notes and notebooks; research files including interviews, notes and printed material; exhibition catalogs and clippings, 1931-1976; and 1.0 linear ft. of photographs and negatives of Flannagan's art work.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Correspondence of Robert J. Forsyth, 1960-1961, is also located at University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library.