Leo Katz papers
name: label: Creator
content: Katz, Leo, 1887-1982
topic: label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel N69-110 donated 1969 by Katz. Material on reel 2081 lent for microfilming 1980 by Allan Armstrong for AAA's Texas Project. Material on reel 3090 donated 1979 by Ruth Guernsey.
creator: label: Creator
content: Katz, Leo, 1887-1982
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, writer; Bronx, N.Y. b. 1887, in Austria; d. 1982
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet ((on 3 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1924-1972
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.katzleo
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels N69-110, and 3090 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 2081 available through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel 2081: Originals returned to lender, Allan Armstrong, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Writings, biographical material, photographs, and printed material.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL N69-110: An autobiography to 1918, in which Katz writes of his childhood in a Jewish community in Austro-Hungary, his education there, cultural life in Vienna, studies in Munich, effects of art masterpieces on him, a visit to London, the prominent persons he knew, service in the Austro-Hungarian army, his art, and other topics. Also included are a resume; retrospective catalog with prices; clippings; photographs of his paintings; and an essay by Katz, "Atelier 17," on boredom; interpretations of his own work and of others'.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 2081: Two published articles by Katz; four photographs of him and seven photographs of his works of art; a seven page career resume; a brochure on his 1933 mural "Give Us This Day Our Daily Light," and clippings.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 3090: A pamphlet, "Give Us This Day Our Daily Light," about Katz's now destroyed 1933 mural in the Johns-Manville Building, Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago.