Daniel Koerner papers
name: label: Creator
content: Koerner, Daniel, 1909-1977
label: Names
content: Artists League of America
label: Names
content: Artists' Conference of the Americas (1939 : New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Artists' Union (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project
label: Names
content: Federal Arts Bill
label: Names
content: International Artists Organization
label: Names
content: United American Artists
label: Names
content: United States. Work Projects Administration
label: Names
content: Barr, Norman, 1908-
label: Names
content: Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971
label: Names
content: Koerner, Daniel, 1909-1977
label: Names
content: Merrill, Lewis
label: Names
content: Watson, Morris, d. 1972
topic: label: Occupation
content: Cartoonists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Caricatures and cartoons
label: Topic
content: Art and state
label: Topic
content: Trade unions and the arts -- United States
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reels N70-40 & 1337 donated 1970-1975 by Daniel Koerner. Unmicrofilmed material donated 1978 by Natalie Nolan and Dr. Cassandra L. Smith, long time friends of Koerner.
creator: label: Creator
content: Koerner, Daniel, 1909-1977
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Cartoonist, painter; New York, N.Y. Also known as Danotto.
function: label: Function
content: Arts organizations
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.6 Linear Feet ((partially microfilmed on 2 reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1902-1972
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.koerdani
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence; material relating to government support for the arts and to artists' unions and international organizations; cartoons and illustrations; writings; notes; legal documents; clippings; and printed material.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL N70-40: Correspondence, 1939-ca. 1948, mostly about alleged government suppression of the arts. Included are 5 letters from Rockwell Kent and 2 from Morris Watson. In addition, there are printed items such as newsletters and bulletins.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 1337: Letters, notes, minutes, address lists, speeches, manuscripts, and printed matter regarding dismissals of WPA-FAP artists, the Woodrum relief bill, support for the Federal Arts Bill (1937-1938), Artists' Union, United American Artists, Artists League of America (and in particular its disaffiliation from the United Office and Professional Workers of America), Artists' Conference of the Americas (1939), and the International Artists Organization (1946-1948). Correspondents include Norman Barr, Lewis Merrill, and Rockwell Kent.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: Original cartoons and illustrations; correspondence; legal documents; writings; notes; clippings; and miscellany.