Lewis Iselin papers
name: label: Creator
content: Iselin, Lewis, 1913-1990
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Maine
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 1979 by Lewis Iselin and in 2024 by Sarah Iselin, Lewis Iselin's daughter.
creator: label: Creator
content: Iselin, Lewis, 1913-1990
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Lewis Iselin (1913-1990) was a sculptor in Camden, Maine.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5.7 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1930-2005
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.isellewi
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of sculptor Lewis Iselin measure 5.7 linear feet and date from circa 1930-2005. Included is biographical information; photographs (some on CD) and negatives of works of art, photographs of Lewis Iselin and others; personal and business correspondence; financial statements of the Chaloner Prize Foundation and other personal business records including price lists and appraisals; administrative files including treasurer's reports, minutes of meetings, and membership lists of the Municipal Art Society, New York; exhibition and accession files; files on sculpture commissions including the MacArthur Memorial, the Suresnes Memorial and statues of Nathaneal Greene, John Wanamaker, Marshall Field, and others; printed material including exhibition catalogs, announcements and newspaper clippings; personal notebooks with writings by Iselin; and a guest book.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds a 1969 April 10 oral history interview with Lewis Iselin conducted by Paul Cummings and a 1981 September 30 oral history interview with Iselin conducted by Robert F. Brown.