Theo Hios papers
name: label: Creator
content: Hios, Theo, 1908-
label: Names
content: Bier, Elmira
label: Names
content: Canaday, John, 1907-1985
label: Names
content: Jackson, Martha Kellogg, 1907-1969
label: Names
content: Osver, Arthur, 1912-2006
label: Names
content: Porter, Fairfield
label: Names
content: Weston, Harold, 1894-1972
topic: label: Occupation
content: Graphic artists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Painting, American
label: Topic
content: Graphic arts -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Art, Greek
label: Topic
content: Art, Byzantine
label: Topic
content: War photography
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reels 92, 96, 1094 and 1116 lent for microfilming 1971-1976 by Theo Hios. Unmicrofilmed material donated by Hios, 1981-1995.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hios, Theo, 1908-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, graphic artist; New York, N.Y. Died Jan. 10, 1999. Combat photagrapher during WWII.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.2 Linear Feet ((partially microfilmed on 4 reels))
label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet (Addition (D.C.))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1938-1994
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hiostheo
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 92, 96, 1094 and 1116 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reels 92, 96, 1094 & 1116: Originals returned to Theo Hios after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence; writings and lectures; press releases; photographs; sketchbook; exhibition annoucements, invitations and catalogs; and printed material.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 92: Material relating to Hios' Marine Corps service as a combat photographer, 1943-1947, including correspondence, a citation and lists of watercolors done and exhibited by Hios showing war scenes; correspondence, 1957-1963, concerning a U.S. government grant to study Byzantine art, exhibitions and loans; draft of speech to the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors, February 1968, on the new aesthetic; miscellaneous journal notes, 1953-1961 on Greek art, the purpose of art, etc,; photographs of Hios, his family and his work; clippings and exhibition announcements. Also included is a sketchbook, ca. 1957, with landscape and flower studies as well as notes from Hios' reading on Byzantine art, on rhythmic forms in art, and comments on his own paintings.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 96: Sketches, notes, and photos.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 1094 & 1116 (photos): Correspondence, mostly about exhibitions and his work, including letters from Elmira Bier, Harold Weston, Fairfield Porter, Martha Jackson, John Canaday, Arthur Osver and others; clippings and magazine articles; writings and lectures by Hios; press releases and writings about Hios; exhibition announcements, invitations, and catalogs, and printed material; and 23 photographs of Hios, his paintings, and exhibitions.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: A letter; exhibition announcements; 22 photos of Hios and his family, 69 photos of his work and its installation; and copies of letters, articles and press releases.
label: Scope and Contents
content: ADDITION: A resume; awards from Parrish Art Museum, 1971, Grumbacher Award, 1979, Audubon Artists, 1979 and 1983, and letter awarding a grant from the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, 1981; correspondence, 1939-1994, including letters from museums and university art galleries, letters from author Lawrence Campbell, and a card from photographer Hans Namuth; a sketchbook, 1947-1958; 9 loose drawings; photographs of Hios, friends, and his paintings; printed material including THEO HIOS, 52 YEARS OF PAINTING, by Lawrence Campbell, 1987, clippings documenting Hios's career, 1948-1991, exhibition announcements and catalogs, 1944-1993, press releases, reviews, and transcript of a 1981 television film about Hios.