William C. Grauer papers
name: label: Creator
content: Grauer, William C.
label: Names
content: Old White Art Colony
label: Names
content: Vanderhoof, Gretchen
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- West Virginia
label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- West Virginia
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Ohio -- Cleveland
label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- Ohio
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2012 by Gretchen Grauer Vanderhoof, William C. Grauer's daughter and in 2020 by Vanderhoof and Melanie McGauran, Grauer's granddaughter.
creator: label: Creator
content: Grauer, William C.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: William C. Grauer (1895-1985) was a painter, muralist, and teacher in Cleveland, Ohio and White Sulphur Springs, W.V. Grauer co-founded and taught at the Old White Art Colony in White Sulphur Springs, W.V. from 1934-1940.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1922-2001
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.grauwill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter, muralist and teacher, William C. Grauer, measure 1.1 linear feet and date from 1922-2001. Included is biographical material, photographs and slides, artwork, printed material and correspondence. Biographical material includes a brief biographical note, written and delivered by Grauer's daughter, Gretchen Vanderhoof, on the occasion of the 1993 Cleveland Artists Foundation benefit and awards, resumes, and interview transcripts with Grauer conducted by family members. Photographs and slides are of Grauer, his family and friends, his studio, and his paintings and murals. Artwork consists of several small ink and watercolor sketches of urban scenes, animals, and the human figures by Grauer. Printed material includes clippings, brochures, and exhibition announcement and invitiation related to Grauer's career as a muralist and his work at Old White Art Colony. Also included is scattered correspondence.