Eleanor Piacenza papers relating to Thomas Hart Benton
name: label: Creator
content: Piacenza, Eleanor, 1909-2002
label: Names
content: Benson, Rita
label: Names
content: Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975
label: Names
content: Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990
label: Names
content: O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986
label: Names
content: Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956
label: Names
content: Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946
topic: label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- Missouri
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2004 by Jules Worthington, Piacenza's first husband.
creator: label: Creator
content: Piacenza, Eleanor, 1909-2002
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Eleanor Piacenza was married to Louis Piacenza, brother of Rita Benton,Thomas Hart Benton's wife.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 12.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1915-1988
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.piacelea
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Eleanor Piacenza date from 1915-1988 and measure 12.6 linear feet. Included are biographical information, correspondence, writings, research files, interviews, and printed material compiled by Piacenza regarding the life and work of her brother-in-law, the American painter Thomas Hart Benton.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical material on Benton includes information regarding Benton's childhood and awards and honors. Correspondence includes photocopies of Benton's letters home to his family, his business correspondence (some photocopies), copies of letters to Rita Benson, copies of correspondence between Benton and friends and associates, including David McCullough, Frances Tenenbaum, Roger Medearis and Jason McCoy.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Writings are by Benton, including his reflection on the occassion of his death, and by Piacenza regarding Benton and includes a 3 1/2 in. disk with writings organized by chapter, and books regarding Missouri. Research files pertain to Benton's exhibitions and murals, and artists Lewis Mumford, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, Rita Benson, and Alfred Steiglitz, among others. Other files relate to Benton's music, including transcriptions, sheet music, and lyrics. Also included are copies of interview transcripts with Benton. Printed material incudes exhibition catalogs and programs and newspaper clippings regarding Benton, his work, and exhibitions.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Additional Eleanor Piacenza papers regarding Thomas Hart Benton can be found at the Harry S. Truman library.