John Groth papers
name: label: Creator
content: Groth, John, 1908-1988
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: War in art
label: Topic
content: Art -- Study and teaching -- Photographs
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel D287 lent for microfilming 1966 by Groth. Unmicrofilmed materials donated 1988 by Patricia Dowling, a relative of Groth. Addition donated by Anita MacGregor, wife of Greg MacGregor who was given the sketches by Groth.
creator: label: Creator
content: Groth, John, 1908-1988
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art instructor, painter, book illustrator, war correspondent; New York, NY; d. 1988.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.4 Linear Feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
label: Extent
content: 15 Items (ADDITION)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1930-1986
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.grotjohn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel D287 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel D287: Originals returned to the lender, John Groth, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical material, artwork, photographs, printed material and letters.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL D287: Biographical information; correspondence, primarily professional; clippings; book and art reviews; legal and personal documents; exhibition catalogs; photographs of Groth and his work; 8 small sketchbooks and a portfolio of sketches covering his artistic activities during World War II; and 10 sketchbooks and a portfolio of drawings on the Korean War.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: Groth's birth certificate; art, education and military awards, 1948-1980; a few sketches, 5 sketchbooks, 2 watercolor paintings and many ink sketches; photographs of Groth's illustration class, works of art, Korea and Vietnam; and printed material, including newspapers, clippings, magazines, book covers and catalogs, 1930-1982.
label: Scope and Contents
content: ADDITION: Fifteen pen and ink and water color sketches by John Groth, ca. 1951.