Herb Kruckman papers
name: label: Creator
content: Kruckman, Herb, 1904-
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers of Herb Kruckman were donated by Herb Kruckman in 1976 and 1979, and by his son, Russell Kruckman, in 1991.
creator: label: Creator
content: Kruckman, Herb, 1904-
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content: Herb Kruckman papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Herb Kruckman papers measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1928-1990. The collection consists of letters, notes and writings, sketchbooks and drawings, printed material, and photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Herb Kruckman (1904-1998) was a cartoonist, author, and illustrator living in New York, N.Y. He studied at the Art Students League, contributed comics to the New York Evening Graphic, New Masses, and Art Front during the 1930s, and exhibited works at ACA Galleries.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1928-1990
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.krucherb
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed in 1991 by Jean Fitzgerald. A finding aid was created by Caroline Donadio in 2018.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Herb Kruckman papers measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1928-1990. The collection consists of letters, notes and writings, sketchbooks and drawings, printed material and photographs.

There are seventeen letters in total, two of which are from the American literary critic and biographer, Van Wyck Brooks. Notes and writings include a list of gifts to the Butler Institute including "Backyard" by Kruckman and a one page biographical sketch. There are also three sketchbooks and thirty two cartoons for New Masses and other New Deal era publications. Printed material consists of clippings, reproductions of art works, primarily from 1936 book, Hol' Up Yo Head, exhibition announcements, catalogs, a press release and miscellaneous brochures. Photographs are of artwork.