Biographical Material
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Archipenko, Alexander, 1887-1964
setName: label: See more items in
content: Alexander Archipenko papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Linear Feet (Box 1, OV 28)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1908-1964
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.archalex, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement note
content: The series is arranged as 3 subseries.

1.1: Alexander Archipenko, 1908-1964

1.2: Angelica Archipenko, 1919-1957

1.3: Frances Archipenko Gray, 1961-1964
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Biographical materials include a wide variety of records concerning Alexander Archipenko, his first wife, Angelica Archipenko (an artist known professionally as Gela Forster), and his second wife, Frances Archipenko Gray (a.k.a. Frances Gray Archipenko). Among these records are ephemera, funeral guest registers, and real estate records including floor plans of their house in Woodstock, N.Y. and a proposed bequest to the Ukrainian Art and Literary Club.  There are also various legal documents, including residency permits issued during Archipenko's years in France, passports, and wills. Articles by and about Angelica Archipenko include an article about Bali (in German), her art and acting careers, and exhibition and drama reviews; also included is a color reproduction of her portrait by Leo Katz. A catalog of Escuela Universitaria de Bellas Artes in San Allende, Mexico, describes the sculpture course taught by Angelica Archipenko and contains photographs of students' work. There is a recorded and transcribed interview with Angelica on a sound tape reel (1/4 in.), and Angelica's reminiscences of Walter Spies and excerpts from her diaries are also included.  There are also exhibition catalogs and a will in the materials related to Frances Archipenko Gray.