Douglas MacAgy papers
name: label: Creator
content: MacAgy, Douglas, 1913-
label: Names
content: Lipman, Jean, 1909-1998
label: Names
content: Murphy, Gerald, 1888-1964
label: Names
content: Russell, Morgan, 1886-1953
topic: label: Occupation
content: Arts administrators
label: Occupation
content: Art historians
label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- 20th century
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1973 by Elizabeth MacAgy, widow of Douglas MacAgy.
creator: label: Creator
content: MacAgy, Douglas, 1913-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art historian, administrator, museum director. Died 1973. MacAgy was chosen to revitalize the 70 year old California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco, after WWII, then he was a special consultant to the director of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, as director of research for an art dealer in New York, as director of the Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts, and he was Director of National Exhibitions at the National Endowment for the Arts, 1968-1972.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 16.2 Linear Feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1916-1973
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.macadoug
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 2423 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence; biographical information; family memorabilia; scrapbook; subject files; photographs; writings; business and financial records; and printed material.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 2423: Material regarding MacAgy's research on Gerald Murphy and Morgan Russell included as correspondence with Gerald Murphy and Jean Lipman about an article on Murphy for ART IN AMERICA, notes for and drafts of the article; and a typescript of it, GERALD MURPHY (16 pages) with 4 photos of Murphy's work. Materials regarding Russell includes: a letter to MacAgy from Henri Dorra, February 25, 1960, about documents relating to Russell; a handwritten statement by Russell about his work, 1916 (3 pages) [an edited version appears in the catalog, THE FORUM EXHIBITION OF MODERN AMERICAN PAINTERS, Anderson Galleries, 1916]; a pencil sketch with notes by Russell, ca. 1938; a photocopy of a statement by Russell about his work, 1947 (4 pages); 2 biographical essays on Russell; and a printed brochure, MORGAN RUSSELL SOME AUTHORITATIVE OPINIONS, undated.
label: Scope and Contents
content: UNMICROFILMED: Correspondence; photographs and slides; biographical information; family memorabilia; Elizabeth Tillett's scrapbook; subject files; writings and notes; business and financial records; and printed material.