Thomas Barrett and Leni Mancuso papers relating to William Kienbusch
name: label: Creator
content: Barrett, Thomas R., 1927-
label: Names
content: Kienbusch, William, 1914-1980
label: Names
content: Mancuso, Leni
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Maine
label: Topic
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 2002 by Thomas R. Barrett and Leni Mancuso.
creator: label: Creator
content: Barrett, Thomas R., 1927-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Thomas Barrett and Leni Mancuso papers relating to William Kienbusch
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Thomas Barrett and Leni Mancuso papers relating to William Kienbusch measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1950 to 1979 and 2002. The 113 letters and postcards from William Kienbusch to Barrett and Mancuso document their long friendship and describe in great detail Kienbusch's life as an artist in New York and Maine. Also found are 15 snapshot photographs of Keinbusch, Barrett, and Mancuso outdoors.
bioghist: label: Biographical Note
content: William Kienbusch (1914-1980) was a painter and art instructor in New York, NY, and Cranberry Island, Maine. Kienbusch enjoyed a long friendship with painters Thomas Barrett and Leni Mancuso. Mancuso studied painting with Kienbusch at the Brooklyn Museum Art School. Barrett and Mancuso spent most of the year in Maine and often went on summer painting trips to the coastal islands with Kienbusch.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1950-1979
label: Date
content: 2002
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.barrwill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Postcards
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 2 series:

Series 1: Letters from William Kienbusch, 1950-1979, 2002 (Box 1; 8 folders)

Series 2: Photographs, 1953-1958, 1966, 2002 (Box 1; 3 folders)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared in 2011 by Erin Kinhart.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Postcards
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Content Note
content: The Thomas Barrett and Leni Mancuso papers relating to William Kienbusch measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1950 to 1979 and 2002. The 113 letters and postcards from William Kienbusch to Barrett and Mancuso document their long friendship and describe in great detail Kienbusch's life as an artist in New York and Maine. Also found are 15 snapshot photographs of Keinbusch, Barrett, and Mancuso outdoors.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Material
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art are the William Kienbusch papers, 1915-2001; the Walter Maitland correspondence with and about William Kienbusch, 1969-1981; the William Kienbusch letters to Francis and Sydney Hamabe, 1958-1977; and an oral history interview with William Kienbusch conducted by Forrest Selvig, November 1-7, 1968.