John Angel papers
name: label: Creator
content: Angel, John, 1881-1960
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Connecticut
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, American -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1981 by Henry S. Angel, son of John Angel.
creator: label: Creator
content: Angel, John, 1881-1960
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sculptor; Sandy Hook, Connecticut. Born in England. Studied at Royal Academy Art Schools. Executed sculpture for churches in Oxford, Yorkshire, Exeter, and Bridgewater, England and for St. John the Divine, New York City, East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. and many statues throughout the United States.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4.1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1912-1960
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.angeljoh
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical material; general correspondence; files on sculpture commissions containing correspondence, financial material, notes, blueprints, a few sketches; writings, lectures, and notes by Angel; 30 sketchbooks (28.8 x 21.9 cm. or smaller), undated, 1912-1958, and 64 sketches (26.5 x 35.5 cm. or smaller), undated, in pencil, ink, chalk, and watercolor depicting architectural elements, statues, figure studies, portraits, and landscapes, some signed; clippings; catalogs; photos of Angel, Angel at work, his studio, and works of art; a scrapbook of clippings and printed material.