WIlliam Clutz papers
name: label: Creator
content: Clutz, William
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Art -- Study and teaching
label: Topic
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated to the Archives of American Art between 1980-2016 by William Clutz.
creator: label: Creator
content: Clutz, William
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content: WIlliam Clutz papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of New York painter William Clutz measure 3.1 linear feet and date from 1930-2016. The collection consists of biographical material, correspondence, personal business records, printed material, photographic material, artworks, and twelve sketchbooks which illuminate the career and artistic development of Clutz, a painter known for depictions of figures in urban settings. The photographic material is particularly robust and includes hundreds of photographs, slides, transparencies, and digital images of Clutz, family, friends, his painting, as well as documentation of exhibition installations. Artwork and sketchbooks in pencil, pastel, and charcoal provide a glimpse into the preliminary stages of his work process.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: William Clutz (1933- ) is a painter and art instructor who lived in New York City from 1955-1996 and now resides in Rhinebeck, New York. He was born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and later studied at the Mercersburg Academy and University of Iowa before moving to New York City. Clutz's paintings, pastels, and charcoal drawings often depict figures in urban landscapes, with light playing a key role in composition and mood. He has exhibited with a number of galleries over the past several decades including the Bertha Schaefer Gallery, Brooke Alexander Gallery, Alonzo Gallery, Tatistcheff Gallery, the Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, and others. In addition to his career as a professional artist, Clutz taught painting and drawing at Parsons the New School for Design from 1970-1992.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.1 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 11 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1930-2016
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.clutwill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as seven series

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1930-2015 (4 folders; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1946-2015 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Personal Business Records, 1967-2015 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 4: Printed Material, 149-2012 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1, OV 5)

Series 5: Photographic Material, circa 1940-2016 (1.2 linear feet; Box 1-2, OV 6; 11 gigabytes; ER01-ER03)

Series 6: Artwork, circa 1960-2000 (2 folders; Box 2, OV 7)

Series 7: Sketchbooks, circa 1955-1990 (0.9 linear feet; Box 2-4)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Hilary Price in 2017.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of New York painter William Clutz measure 3.1 linear feet and date from 1930-2016. The collection consists of biographical material, correspondence, personal business records, printed material, photographic material, artworks, and twelve sketchbooks which illuminate the career and artistic development of Clutz, a painter known for depictions of figures in urban settings. The photographic material is particularly robust and includes hundreds of photographs, slides, transparencies, and digital images of Clutz, family, friends, his painting, as well as documentation of exhibition installations. Artwork and sketchbooks in pencil, pastel, and charcoal provide a glimpse into the preliminary stages of his work process.