Belisario Contreras papers
name: label: Creator
content: Contreras, Belisario R., 1916-
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project
label: Names
content: Agee, William C.
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content: Biddle, George, 1885-1973
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content: Bruce, Margaret T.
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content: Dows, Olin, 1904-1981
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content: Ealand, Maria
label: Names
content: Gernand, John, 1913-1990
label: Names
content: Jacobowitz, Arlene
label: Names
content: Jewett, Masha Zakheim, 1931-
label: Names
content: Kainen, Jacob
label: Names
content: Kallen, Horace Meyer, 1882-1974
label: Names
content: Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971
label: Names
content: La More, Chet Harmon, 1908-1980
label: Names
content: Miller, Dorothy Canning, 1904-2003
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content: Phelps, Merwin C.
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content: Rein, Selma
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content: Scott, David W., 1916-
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content: Weston, Harold, 1894-1972
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content: Zakheim, Bernard Baruch, 1898-1985
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque
label: Topic
content: Latino and Latin American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1985 by Belisario Contreras.
creator: label: Creator
content: Contreras, Belisario R., 1916-
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content: Belisario Contreras papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of art historian Belisario Contreras measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1943 to 1984. The papers document his research on New Deal Art Projects, including correspondence and copies of correspondence with William C. Agee, George Biddle (including 16 photographs of murals in Mexico City and Washington, D.C. and a clipping), Mrs. Edward Bruce, Olin Dows, Maria Ealand, Arlene Jacobowitz, Masha Zakheim Jewett (including an exhibition catalog and clippings on Bernard Baruch Zakheim), Horace Kallen, Rockwell Kent, Chet LaMore, Merwin C. Phelps, David W. Scott, Harold Weston, and others. Also found are National Endowment for the Humanities grant proposals "NDA Projects in Pennsylvania," 1975, and "Images of the Heartland," 1980, and notes from Contreras' interviews with Maria Ealand, John Gernand, Jacob Kainen, Dorothy Miller, and Selma Rein.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Belisario Contreras was an Argentinian born art historian who lived and worked in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 1983 he published the book "Tradition and Innovation in New Deal Art."
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1943-1984
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.contbeli
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2022.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reel 3591 and 41 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of art historian Belisario Contreras measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1943 to 1984. The papers contain his research on New Deal Art Projects, including correspondence and copies of correspondence with William C. Agee, George Biddle (including 16 photographs of murals in Mexico City and Washington, D.C. and a clipping), Mrs. Edward Bruce, Olin Dows, Maria Ealand, Arlene Jacobowitz, Masha Zakheim Jewett (including an exhibition catalog and clippings on Bernard Baruch Zakheim), Horace Kallen, Rockwell Kent, Chet LaMore, Merwin C. Phelps, David W. Scott, Harold Weston, and others; National Endowment for the Humanities grant proposals "NDA Projects in Pennsylvania," 1975, and "Images of the Heartland," 1980, and notes from Contreras' interviews with Maria Ealand, John Gernand, Jacob Kainen, Dorothy Miller, and Selma Rein.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Papers of Belisario R. Contreras, 1860-1976, are also located at The University of New Mexico's Center for Southwest Research.