Joseph Stapleton papers
name: label: Creator
content: Stapleton, Joseph, 1921-1994
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1999 by Bonnie Re, the painter's companion. Twelve feet of gallery announcements and exhibition brochures collected by Stapleton since the mid-1950s were transferred to the National Museum of American Art, January 2000.
creator: label: Creator
content: Stapleton, Joseph, 1921-1994
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Joseph Stapleton served in World War II as a Japanese interpreter for the Navy and worked in intelligence on the staff of General MacArthur in allied-occupied Japan. He studied at the Art Students League with Will Barnet, Morris Kantor, and Carl Holty and taught at Pratt (1970-85) and at the League (1973-94). He was represented by the Egan and later by the Ingber galleries.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1942-1998
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.stapjose
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter and teacher Joseph Stapleton include personal and professional correspondence, gallery announcements and catalogs, photographs, clippings, and business records documenting Stapleton's career. Gallery announcements and catalogs include the Allan Gallery, Carlebach Gallery, Kleemann Galleries, Perls Gallery, Staempfi Gallery and the World House Galleries.