Calvin Albert papers
name: label: Creator
content: Albert, Calvin, 1918-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- New York (State) -- Brooklyn
label: Topic
content: Sculpture -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Sculpture -- Technique
label: Topic
content: Art -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1971 by Calvin Albert.
creator: label: Creator
content: Albert, Calvin, 1918-
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content: Calvin Albert papers
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Calvin Albert (1918-2007) was a sculptor, painter, and educator. From 1949 to 1985 he taught at and led the graduate sculpture program at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel (8 volumes on 1 microfilm reel)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1933-1964
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.albecalv
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 70 (fr. 474-828) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The microfilm of the Calvin Albert papers contains documentation concerning Albert's study of developments in sculpture and sculpture training, including writings by Albert and articles by others regarding new materials and techniques, Albert's own experiments with casting, work being done in art schools, and areas of possible development in sculpture. Also included are photographs of studies and sculptures by Albert and a scrapbook containing printed material on Albert.