Joaquin Torres-García papers
name: label: Creator
content: Torres-García, Joaquín, 1874-1949
label: Names
content: Doesburg, Theo van, 1883-1931
label: Names
content: Dreier, Katherine Sophie, 1877-1952
label: Names
content: Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968
label: Names
content: González, Julio, 1876-1942
label: Names
content: Miró, Joan, 1893-
label: Names
content: Mondrian, Piet, 1872-1944
label: Names
content: Summerfield, Anne, 1917-
label: Names
content: Xceron, Jean, 1890-1967
label: Names
content: Łunkiewicz-Rogoyska, Maria Ewa, 1895-1967
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Uruguay
label: Occupation
content: Authors
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Spain
label: Topic
content: Latino and Latin American artists
label: Topic
content: Constructivism (Art)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Copies of letters donated by Cecilia Torres, Torres-García's daughter-in-law in 1977. Originals owned by the Getty Research Institute, History of Art and the Humanities.
creator: label: Creator
content: Torres-García, Joaquín, 1874-1949
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content: Joaquin Torres-García papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Joaquin Torres-García measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1921 to 1974. The papers document Torres-García's career as an artist and writer through twenty-eight photocopied letters from Katherine Dreier, Marcel Duchamp, Julio Gonzalez, Joan Miro, Piet Mondrian, Jean Xceron, Theo Van Doesburg, Michel Seuphor, and Maria Ewa Łunkiewicz-Rogoyska, 1921-1943; an essay "Le Planisme de Torres-Garcia" by Van Doesburg, 1929; photographs of Torres-García's work; clippings, 1929-1971; and 7 exhibition announcements and catalogs, 1921-1974.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Joaquin Torres-García (1874-1949) was a painter and writer from Uruguay. Torres-García was born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1874, and he emigrated to Spain in 1891 where he began his artistic career. He primarily worked in Spain, but he also spent time in the United States, Uruguay, and other parts of Europe. Torres-García sought to integrate classicism and modernism in his works and he was a proponent of the Latin American Constructivist movement. He collaborated with Antoni Gaudi on the stained glass windows for the Palma Cathedral and La Sagrada Familia, and he also created frescoes for the Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya. In addition to his artwork, Torres-García published over 150 books, essays and articles in Catalan, Spanish, French and English, and delivered more than 500 lectures. He founded several art schools in Spain and Montevideo and a number of artistic groups, including the first European abstract-art group. Torres-García founded the magazine Cercle et Carré (Circle and Square) in Paris in 1929. Torres-García died on 8 August 1949.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1921-1974
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.torrjoaq
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series

Series 1: Joaquin Torres-Garcia papers, 1921-1974 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2022.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are found on 35mm microfilm reels 4706-4707 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Joaquin Torres-García measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1921 to 1974. The papers document Torres-García's career as an artist and writer through twenty-eight photocopied letters from Katherine Dreier, Marcel Duchamp, Julio Gonzalez, Joan Miro, Piet Mondrian, Jean Xceron, Theo Van Doesburg, Michel Seuphor, and Maria Ewa Łunkiewicz-Rogoyska, 1921-1943; an essay "Le Planisme de Torres-Garcia" by Van Doesburg, 1929; photographs of Torres-García's work; clippings, 1929-1971; 7 exhibition announcements and catalogs, 1921-1974.