Emlen Etting papers
name: label: Creator
content: Etting, Emlen, 1905-1993
label: Names
content: Lhote, André, 1885-1962
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Art -- Study and teaching -- France -- Paris
label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: World War, 1939-1945
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel D251 donated by Etting, 1966. He lent papers on reels 4158-4159 in 1988 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. A few additional items of printed material were donated by Etting (reel 4340), and transferred to NMAA/NPG Library after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Etting, Emlen, 1905-1993
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter and illustrator; Philadelphia, Pa. Died 1993. During the Second World War, Etting was an official French language announcer in London for the American Broadcast stations in Europe.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Linear Feet ((on 4 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1928-1987
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.ettiemle
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels D251, 4158-4159, and 4340 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reels 4158-4159: Originals returned to Etting after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, journal, writings, printed material, scrapbook, and two card files on paintings.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL D251: Correspondence; a war journal, July 29 through August 26, 1944, recounting the liberation of Paris; a limited edition book, 1932, GRAVEYARD BY THE SEA (LE CIMETIERE MARIN) by Paul Valéry, in French with English translation and original illustrations by Etting; clippings and critical material; exhibition catalogs and announcements; speeches, broadcasts and writings.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 4158-4159: A manuscript "A Studio in Paris" describing Etting's experiences studying with Andre Lhote in Paris, 1928-1931, and a volume of illustrations for the manuscript; ten volumes of scrapbooks containing photographs, clippings, exhibition invitations and checklists; photographs of works of art, models, exhibition installations, and of Etting's school in Philadelphia; and two card files containing data on Etting's paintings, one compiled by an intern, 1985.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 4340: Three exhibition catalogs and two postcards.