Writings & Notes
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Soyer, Moses, 1899-1974
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content: Moses Soyer papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: (Box 2; 0.6 linear feet)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1930s-1968, undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.soyemose, Series 3
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement note
content: This series has been scanned in its entirety.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Writings by Soyer include two drafts of an autobiographical essay, "Three Brothers" (titled "This is Our Story" in the second draft), and typed and handwritten draft writings of Soyer's book Painting the Human Figure, which was published in 1964. Also found are several of Soyer's desk diaries and other miscellaneous writings, including poetry Soyer translated into English, drafts of speeches, brief essays on art, and various notes. Writings by others include scattered writings by Ida Soyer about daily events, an essay by David Soyer, "Studio", about his father's studio, and essays about Moses Soyer by friend and artist Philip Evergood and art critic Charlotte Willard. Also found is a handmade book by Noemi and Norberto (last names unknown), a notepad possibly belonging to Soyer, and writings in other languages including Hebrew and Russian.