Sid Gotcliffe papers
name: label: Creator
content: Gotcliffe, Sid, 1899-1969
label: Names
content: Artists' Union (New York, N.Y.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Self-taught artists -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The papers were loaned to the Archives of American Art for microfilming by Lionel Gotcliffe, the son of Sid Gotcliffe, and returned after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gotcliffe, Sid, 1899-1969
setName: label: See more items in
content: Sid Gotcliffe papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter and printmaker Sid Gotfliffe date from 1935 to 1969. Found are letters, photographs of Gotcliffe, events, and of works of art, and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sid Gotcliffe (1899-1969) was a painter and printmaker in New York City, New York. Born in England, Gotcliffe was largely self-taught and painted in a primitive style. He was involved in the Artists Union and worked for the WPA.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1935-1969
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.gotcsid
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
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 Reels 1271 and was returned to Lionel Gotcliffe 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 Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel 1271. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to lender, Lionel Gotcliffe, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and printmaker Sid Gotfliffe date from 1935 to 1969. Found are letters, photographs of Gotcliffe, events, and of works of art, and printed material.