David Stone Martin papers
name: label: Creator
content: Martin, David Stone
label: Names
content: Office of War Information. Washington, D.C.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators
label: Topic
content: Art and music
label: Topic
content: Magazine illustration
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Anthony Martin, son of David Stone Martin, 1994.
creator: label: Creator
content: Martin, David Stone
setName: label: See more items in
content: David Stone Martin papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of David Stone Martin measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1930 to 1992. The papers document Martin's career as an illustrator through personal correspondence with friends and family; business correspondence with various organizations; writings by Martin and others; awards, resumes, drawings and other professional activity; clippings, published artwork, a book on Martin, and other printed material; and photographs of Martin with friends and family and photographs of some of his works.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: David Stone Martin (1913-1992) was an American artist best known for his illustrations on jazz record albums. Martin was born in  Chicago in 1913, and he studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. During World War II, Martin was an art director for the United States Office of War Information. Martin produced covers for Mercury, Asch, Disc and Dial albums, and he went on to produce illustrations for magazines such as TIME. Martin died in 1992.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.9 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1930-1992
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.martdavi
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into five series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1939-1991 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Writings, 1960-1992 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Professional Activity Files, 1940-1992 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1, OV 3)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1946-1992 (0.3 linear feet; Box 2, OV 3)

Series 5: Photographic Material, 1930-1980 (0.2 linear feet; Box 2, OV 3)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2022.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of David Stone Martin measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1930 to 1992. The papers document Martin's career as an illustrator through personal correspondence with friends and family; business correspondence with various organizations; writings by Martin and others; awards, resumes, drawings and other professional activity; clippings, published artwork, a book on Martin, and other printed material; and photographs of Martin with friends and family and photographs of some of his works.

Correspondence consists of personal correspondence with family and friends, some of which include photographs. There is also business correspondence related to Martin's freelance work, and some of the letters include invoices and receipts.

Writings consist of a lecture and questions answered by Martin for the Society of Illustrators, "Illustrations, Its Many Facets" by Martin, and writings by Samuel Komoroff and Carmen Capalbo.

Professional material consists of awards, a resume and family history summary, testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Un-American Activities Special Committee, drawings, passport, and funeral service program.

Printed material consists of clippings, the book DAVID STONE MARTIN: JAZZ GRAPHICS by Manek Daver; published artwork appearing on brochures, in TIME Magazine covers, TV Guide, and on audio record jackets.

Photographic material consists of personal photographs of Martin with friends and family and photographs of some of his works.