Louis Schanker papers
name: label: Creator
content: Schanker, Louis, 1903-1981
topic: label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Mural painting and decoration, American -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on microfilm reel N68-16 lent for microfilming by Louis Schanker in 1968. Original material donated in 1984 and 2020 by Lou Siegel, Louis Schanker's nephew.
creator: label: Creator
content: Schanker, Louis, 1903-1981
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content: Louis Schanker papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Louis Schanker Papers measure 2.6 linear feet and date from around 1920-2020. Included are biographical material, correspondence, scrapbooks, printed material, photographic material, and artwork.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Louis Schanker (1903-1981) was a printmaker, painter, and muralist in Stamford, Connecticut. Prior to becoming an artist, Schanker ran away from home to join the circus, travelling around the country around the 1920s. In 1931-1932, Schanker took art classes at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. Between 1934 and 1939, Schanker completed 11 mural panels for the Neponsit Beach Hospital on Long Island, and murals for radio station WNYC and the Science and Health Building at the New York World's Fair. Schanker later taught at the New School and Bard College. Schanker was also a part of an artist protest group called The Ten, which opposed Americanscene painting at the Whitney Museum of Art.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1920-2020
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.schaloui
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The Louis Schanker papers are arranged into six series:

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1939-2020 .1 Linear feet (Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1933-2020 .3 Linear feet (Box 1)

Series 3: Scrapbooks, circa 1939-2020 .4 Linear feet (Box 1)

Series 4: Printed Material, circa 1930-2020 1.1 Linear feet (Box 1; Oversize 4)

Series 5: Photographic Material, circa 1920-1979 .5 Linear feet (Boxes 2-3; Oversize 5)

Series 6: Artwork, circa 1950-1981 .3 Linear feet (Box 3; Oversize 6-7)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Clio Lang in 2024.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Material lent for microfilming is available on 35mm microfilm reel N68-16 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Louis Schanker Papers measure 2.6 linear feet and date from around 1920-2020. Included are brief biographies, exhibition and member lists, financial records, certificates, personal and professional correspondence, 2 scrapbooks on Schanker's exhibition history removed from their original three-ring binders, printed material, including exhibitions announcements, catalogs, newspaper clippings, magazines, art journals, bulletins, and press releases; photographs of Schanker, his friends, colleagues and family, works of art and exhibition installations; works of art including loose sketches and 2 sketchbooks; and miscellany relating to Schanker's teaching and painting careers. This collection also includes photocopies of materials, likely done by the donor, Lou Siegal, Shanker's nephew.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reel N68-16) including correspondence (1934-1968), exhibition catalogs (1936-1966), clippings (1936-1966), and a scrapbook (1928-1944). Loaned materials were returned to the donor and are not described in the collection container inventory.