Robert O. Preusser papers
name: label: Creator
content: Preusser, Robert O. (Robert Ormerod), 1919-1992
label: Names
content: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
topic: label: Occupation
content: Designers -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge
label: Topic
content: Design -- Study and teaching -- Massachusetts
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel 1829 donated 1980 by Robert O. Preusser; material on reel 1830 lent for microfilming 1980 by Preusser, material on reel 4494 was lent in 1991.
label: Provenance
content: Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.
creator: label: Creator
content: Preusser, Robert O. (Robert Ormerod), 1919-1992
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, educator, designer; Houston, Tex. and Cambridge, Mass. Preusser began his artistic career in Houston, Tex., where he taught at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston School (1947-1954) and the University of Houston (1951-1954). He moved to Massachusetts in 1954 to teach visual design at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 1974, he was appointed director of education at MIT's Advanced Center for Visual Studies. He retired in 1985.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Linear Feet ((on 3 partial microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1930-1990
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.preurobe
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 1829-1830 available for use through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel 1829: Originals returned to the lender, Robert O. Preusser, after microfilming.
label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel 4494: Originals returned to Robert Preusser.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence and sales records, writings, printed material, and photographs of art work document Preusser's artistic and teaching careers.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 1829: Clippings and printed material document Preusser's early associations with his teacher, McNeil Davidson, and critic Ralph Pearson; regional and one-man exhibitions; teaching, lectures, juries and professional activities; his teaching affiliation with MIT, student projects and exhibitions; and lectures and published articles. Also included are a biographical summary, a list of owners of Preusser's paintings, and photographs of his work.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 1830: Forty-eight photographs of art work (1939-1969) and correspondence and sales records (1951-1955) from the Downtown Gallery and Alan Gallery.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 4494: General correspondence, correspondence with art dealer Catherine Long Randolph, exhibition catalogs, announcements, statements by Preusser about his work, and course outlines relate to his career as a painter, designer and educator.