William Suhr letters
name: label: Creator
content: Suhr, William, 1896-1984
label: Names
content: Feininger, Lyonel, 1871-1956
label: Names
content: Valentiner, Wilhelm Reinhold, 1880-1958
topic: label: Occupation
content: Conservators
label: Occupation
content: Educators
label: Occupation
content: Painters
label: Topic
content: Art -- Conservation and restoration
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Provenance unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: Suhr, William, 1896-1984
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Conservator, educator, painter.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1927-1959
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.suhrwill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 2804, 3465 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 3465: Correspondence with Wilhelm Reinhold Valentiner, mainly regarding the restoration and conservation of art works; a letter from Eduard Plietzsch; a letter from the North Carolina Museum of Art regarding an exhibition honoring Valentiner; and a 230-p. transcript of 11 lectures for Suhr's class "The Technique of the Old Masters and Problems of Restoration and Preservation." Suhr writes about the history of painting techniques and materials, restoration principles and techniques, preservation and forgeries.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 2804: A photocopy of an illustrated letter, March 27, 1937 from Lyonel Feininger.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: A photocopy of a letter, Oct. 9, 1944 from Lyonel Feininger.