Aaron Kurzen papers
name: label: Creator
content: Kurzen, Aaron, 1920-
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 2019 by Aaron Kurzen and Robert Echter, authorized representative for Aaron Kurzen.
creator: label: Creator
content: Kurzen, Aaron, 1920-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Aaron Kurzen (1920-2021) was a painter, sculptor and teacher in Stony Creek, Conn.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1941-2017
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.kurzaaro
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter Aaron Kurzen measure 2.2 linear feet and date from 1941-2017 and document Kurzen's life in the Army during World War II and after as an art teacher at the Dalton School in New York. Included are biographical material, personal and professional correspondence with family, friends, artists, colleagues and students; 50 ink sketches mounted on board by Kurzen, mostly of fellow soldiers in downtime activities during World War II; images of Kurzen's works of art on CD; and research material on holography, an interest of Kurzen's that he incorporated into his surealist sculpture. Also included are records related to the toy company Fun and Fulfillment Machines co-founded by Kurzen.