Joseph W. Groell papers
name: label: Creator
content: Groell, Joseph W., 1928-
label: Names
content: Brooklyn College -- Faculty
label: Names
content: New York Academy of Art
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art teachers
label: Topic
content: Figure drawing
label: Topic
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Faculty
label: Topic
content: Art -- Study and teaching
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Joseph W. Groell donated his papers to the Archives of American Art in 2011.
creator: label: Creator
content: Groell, Joseph W., 1928-
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content: Joseph W. Groell papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Joseph W. Groell papers, 1925-2007, bulk 1950-1991, measure 2.2 linear feet and primarily document his career as an art instructor. The papers include biographical material, letters, writings, subject files, printed material, artwork and photographs. Teaching files constitute the majority of the collection. Ten volumes of lecture notes, visual examples from sources including his own sketchbook, and student project instructions survive for courses Groell taught at Brooklyn College, 1970s-1990; and three volumes of notes and illustrations relate to figure drawing courses he taught at the New York Academy of Art, 1990-1991.
bioghist: label: Biographical Note
content: Joseph W. Groell (b. 1928) is known as a teacher of figure drawing and painting in the academic tradition. He has lived and worked in New York City since 1950.

A native of Pittsburgh, Groell earned a B.A. in Fine Arts from Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University) in 1950 and promptly moved to New York City. In 1952 he became one of the original members of Tanager Gallery, the earliest of the Tenth Street co-operative galleries.

Groell taught life drawing at Pratt Institute of Technology during the academic year 1960-1961. He then served on faculty of Brooklyn College art department until retiring in 1990. In the early 1990s Groell became affiliated with the New York Academy of Art, a graduate school of figurative art with a strong emphasis drawing, traditional methods and techniques.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1925-2007
label: Date
content: bulk 1950-1991
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.groejose
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Lecture notes
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Notes
label: Type
content: Illustrations
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 8 series:

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1952-1996 (Box 1; 0.1 linear ft.)

Series 2: Letters, 1925-1971 (Box 1; 1 folder)

Series 3: Writings, 1951-1955 (Box 1; 0.1 linear ft.)

Series 4: Teaching Files, 1970s-1991 (Boxes 1-2; 1.2 linear ft.)

Series 5: Subject Files, 1952-2005 (Box 2; 0.4 linear ft.)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1953-1983 (Box 2; 0.2 linear ft.)

Series 7: Artwork, circa 1925-1953 (Box 3; 0.1 linear ft.)

Series 8: Photographs, 1948-2007 (Box 3; 0.1 linear ft.)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed by Catherine S. Gaines in 2011.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Lecture notes
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Notes
label: Genre/Form
content: Illustrations
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Content Note
content: The Joseph W. Groell papers, 1925-2007, bulk 1950-2007, measure 2.2 linear feet, and primarily document his career as an art instructor. The papers include biographical material, letters, writings, subject files, printed material, artwork, and photographs. Teaching files constitute the majority of the collection. Ten volumes of lecture notes with visual examples from sources including his own sketchbook, and student project instructions survive for courses Groell taught at Brooklyn College, 1970s-1990; and three volumes of notes and illustrations relate to figure drawing courses he taught at the New York Academy of Art, 1990-1991.