John D. Graham notebook and sketchbook
name: label: Creator
content: Graham, John, 1887-1961
label: Donor
content: Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Russia -- Kiev
label: Occupation
content: Collectors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Cubism
label: Topic
content: Surrealism
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The notebook and sketchbook were lent for microfilming 1970 by Mrs. Gertrude Stein, owner of the Gertrude Stein Gallery, 998 Madison Ave., New York City. Presumably Stein acquired the notebooks in her work as an art dealer. They were returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Graham, John, 1887-1961
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content: John D. Graham notebook and sketchbook
abstract: label: Summary
content: The John D. Graham notebook and sketchbook dates from 1846 to 1946. Graham's notebook contains journal entries on various subjects including art, religion, relationships, and his childhood. Graham used an account book previously kept by William Hawkins in the mid-1880s as his sketchbook. Over Hawkins's financial notes and records are Graham's ink drawings of animals and figures.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: John D. Graham (1886/7-1961) was a painter and art collector in New York City, New York and Mexico. Born Ivan Gratsianovitch Dombrovski in Kiev, Russia, his birthday is listed as 27 December, 1886 but after 1917 Russia adopted the Gregorian calendar changing the date to 7 January, 1887. He moved to New York in 1920, changing his name to John Dabrowsky Graham. He was a central figure among American avant-garde artists, especially from the 1920s to 940s.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1846-1946
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.grahjohd
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel N/70-077 and was returned to Gertrude Stein after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel N/70-77. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, Mrs. Gertrude Stein, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The John D. Graham notebook and sketchbook dates from 1846 to 1946. Graham's notebook contains journal entries on various subjects including art, religion, relationships, and his childhood. Graham used an account book previously kept by William Hawkins in the mid-1880s as his sketchbook. Over Hawkins's financial notes and records are Graham's ink drawings of animals and figures.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds additional papers in the John D. Graham papers, 1799-1988, bulk 1890-1961.