Morgan Russell sketches and notes
name: label: Creator
content: Russell, Morgan, 1886-1953
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- France -- Paris
label: Topic
content: Synchromism (Art)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 2021 by William C. Agee, who received the material from Russell's step daughter, Mrs. Walter Joyce.
creator: label: Creator
content: Russell, Morgan, 1886-1953
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content: Morgan Russell sketches and notes
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection of Morgan Russell sketches and notes measures 40 items and includes preliminary sketches, drawings and notes by Morgan Russell that he used to develop the abstract art form Synchromism. The documents date from circa 1912-1920.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Morgan Russell (1886-1953) was a painter and sculptor in New York City. He studied at the Art Students League and the New York School of Art with James Earle Fraser, Andrew Dasburg and Robert Henri from 1906 to 1907, before settling in Paris in 1909 where he remained for almost forty years. After meeting Stanton Macdonald-Wright in 1911, he became interested in Synchromism and studied with Canadian color theorist Ernest Tudor-Hart. In 1913 Russell produced the first abstract Synchromies and in 1917 developed a series of Synchromies entitled EIDOS.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 40 Items
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1912-1920
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.russemor
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the collection's small size it is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed in 2022 by Ryan Evans.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection of Morgan Russell sketches and notes measures 40 items and includes preliminary sketches, drawings and notes by Morgan Russell that he used to develop the abstract art form Synchromism. The documents date from circa 1912-1920.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Related materials at the Archives of American Art include Microfilm of the Morgan Russell Papers, 1891-1977, and the Stanton Macdonald-Wright letters to Morgan Russell.