Burgoyne Diller papers
name: label: Creator
content: Diller, Burgoyne, 1906-1965
topic: label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- 20th century -- United States
label: Topic
content: Neoplasticism
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content: Painting, Abstract
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content: Works of art
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content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Burgoyne Diller papers were donated by the Grace Diller estate via William C. LaCrone, executor, in 1992. Some of the papers were donated by the Diller estate via art historian Kenneth W. Prescott, in 4 installments dating 1983-2000. An unprocessed addition of 0.4 linear feet received in 2010 was donated by Emma-Stina Prescott.
creator: label: Creator
content: Diller, Burgoyne, 1906-1965
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content: Burgoyne Diller papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Burgoyne Diller papers measure 1.5 linear feet and date from 1924-1987. The collection documents the abstract painter's career and includes two letters, a notebook, four annotated sketchbooks, art work, and clippings. The collection primarily consists of art work, including hundreds of drawings that document the development of Burgoyne Diller's unique artistic style. An unprocessed addition measuring 0.4 linear feet consists of sketches and studies by Diller.
bioghist: label: Biographical Note
content: Born in New York City in 1906, Burgoyne Diller was brought up in Michigan and attended Michigan State College. He returned to New York in 1926 and studied at the Art Students League from 1928 to 1932, with Hans Hofmann. Diller made his first geometrical paintings in the 1930s, which were influenced by the rigid formulas of Piet Mondrian's "pure plastic art." Diller's work evolved into an abstract mode of configurations of lines, angles, and primary colors. Diller was one of the original members of the American Abstract Artists.

Between 1935 and 1941, Diller worked for the New York City Federal Arts Program, Mural Division, Works Progress Administration, eventually becoming Director. During that time, he provided commissions for many of the most advanced artists of the day, including Arshile Gorky and Stuart Davis. In 1945, he became associate professor of art at Brooklyn College. Burgoyne Diller died in 1965.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1924-1987
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.dillburg
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Sketches
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as five series. Series 1 and 4 are arranged chronologically. Series 2 consists of a single dismantled notebook which maintains the creator's original arrangement. Series 3 has been arranged in a numerically consecutive order introduced by the donor, Kenneth W. Prescott. There are gaps in art work's numerical sequences.

Series 1: Letters, 1940 (Box 1; 1 folder)

Series 2: Notebook, 1932-1933 (Box 1; 6 folders)

Series 3: Art work, 1924-1964, undated (Box 1-3; OVS 4-9; 33 folders)

Series 4: Clippings, 1926-1968, undated (Box 2; 10 folders)

Series 5: Unprocessed Addition to the Burgoyne Diller Papers, 1930-1987 (Box 10, OV 11; 0.4 linear ft.)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed by Jean Fitzgerald in October 2002. An addition of 0.4 linear feet donated in 2010 remains unprocessed.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketches
scopecontent: label: Scope and Content Note
content: The Burgoyne Diller papers measure 1.5 linear feet and date from 1924-1987. The collection documents the abstract painter's career and includes two letters, a notebook, four annotated sketchbooks, art work, and clippings. The collection primarily consists of art work, including hundreds of drawings that document the development of Burgoyne Diller's unique artistic style. An additional 0.4 linear feet of sketches and studies by Diller were accessioned in 2010 and remains unprocessed.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Material
content: Burgoyne Diller collection of printed material, 1932-1961.