William Hunt Diederich papers
name: label: Creator
content: Diederich, William Hunt, 1884-1953
label: Names
content: Ferargil Galleries
label: Names
content: Grand Central Art Galleries
label: Names
content: Milch Gallery
label: Names
content: Diederich, William Hunt, 1884-1953
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors
label: Topic
content: Iron sculpture
label: Topic
content: Decorative arts
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel 3590 donated 1984 by Diana Diederich Blake, Hunt Diederich's daughter from his second marriage. She lent material on reels 3339 and 3364-65 in 1985. The 1920 Kingore exhibition catalog on reel 3339 was subsequently donated by William H. Diederich, Hunt Diederich's son, in 1985.
creator: label: Creator
content: Diederich, William Hunt, 1884-1953
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sculptor. Grandson of William Morris Hunt and grandnephew of Richard Morris Hunt. Most productive in the 1920s and 1930s. In addition to bronzes, he designed decorative wrought iron works.
function: label: Function
content: Artists' studios -- France -- Paris
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1,260 Items ((on 4 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1900-1976
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.diedwill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 3339, 3464-3465, and 3590 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reels 3339 (except 1920 exh.cat) and 3464-3465: Originals returned to the lender after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, writings, sketches, photographs and printed materials.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 3590: Naturalization records; French visa; business card; an award from the Architectural League of New York, 1927; unpublished writings; correspondence with the Ferargil Galleries, Milch Gallery, the Philadelphia Art Alliance, and other galleries, 1930-1954; 2 photographs of Hunt Diederich and his work; and clippings from American, French and German newspapers and magazines, concerning Hunt Diederich's family, work, and his expulsion from the National Institute of Arts and Letters for distributing anti-Semitic propaganda.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 3339: ca. 150 photographs, ca. 1905-1952, of Hunt Diederich, his family, his studio in Paris, and his sculpture and iron work; "Catalogue of the First American Exhibition of Sculpture by Hunt Diederich, with Introduction by Christian Brinton, Held at the Kingore Galleries, ... New York,... 1920"; and other printed material.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REELS 3464-3465: ca. 850 undated pencil, ink and charcoal sketches and studies for wrought iron gates, sign posts, chandeliers, weather vanes, stair rails, lamps, and fire screens.