Otis Oldfield papers
name: label: Creator
content: Oldfield, Otis, 1890-1969
label: Names
content: Chittenden, Alice Brown, 1859 or 60-1944
label: Names
content: Cuneo, Rinaldo, 1877-1939
label: Names
content: Dixon, Maynard, 1875-1946
label: Names
content: Gee, Yun, 1906-
label: Names
content: Groninger, Homer
label: Names
content: Labaudt, Lucien, 1880-1943
label: Names
content: Oldfield, Helen, 1902-1981
label: Names
content: Roche, Marcel
label: Names
content: Ryan, Beatrice Judd
label: Names
content: Stackpole, Ralph, 1885-1973
label: Names
content: Taylor, Mildred
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- California -- San Francisco
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- San Francisco
label: Topic
content: Art -- Study and teaching -- California -- San Francisco
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material lent for microfilming 1975 by Helen Oldfield, widow of Oldfield.
creator: label: Creator
content: Oldfield, Otis, 1890-1969
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, teacher; San Francisco, California. Oldfield went to Paris in 1909 where he studied briefly at the Academie Julian. He remained in France until 1924, serving in the French army during World War I, and after the war was exhibiting at the Salon des Independents and the Salon d' Automne. He taught at the California School of Fine Arts, 1925-1942, and became known for his talents as a bookbinder as well as painter. He taught at the California College of Arts and Crafts, 1945-1951 and privately until his death.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 62 Items ((on 2 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1910-1975
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.oldfotip
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 1023 & 1027 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to Helen Oldfield after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Business correspondence; manuscript material; 2 financial log books kept by Oldfield and his widow, 1927-1974; 3 photo albums, one with photos of Oldfield, Ralph Stackpole and Homer Groninger, and 2 albums of works, 1924-1948; loose photos of works, of Oldfield, Yun Gee, Ralph Stackpole, Rinaldo Cuneo, Helen Oldfield, Marcel Roche and others, 1921-1957; 3 scrapbooks, 1910-1940, including catalogs and announcements, manuscript and printed material, clippings, and correspondence with Beatrice Judd Ryan, Mildred Taylor, Alice Chittenden, Lucien Labaudt and Maynard Dixon; clippings; and miscellany.