Vincent Glinsky papers
name: label: Creator
content: Glinsky, Vincent, 1895-1975
label: Names
content: Architectural League of New York
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project (N.Y.)
label: Names
content: National Academy of Design (U.S.)
label: Names
content: National Sculpture Society (U.S.)
label: Names
content: Levi, Julian E. (Julian Edwin), 1900-1982
topic: label: Topic
content: Sculpture, American -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reels 74 and 3959 donated by Vincent Glinsky, 1966 and 1972. Material on reel 3961 donated by Cleo Hartwig, wife of Vincent Glinsky, 1981.
creator: label: Creator
content: Glinsky, Vincent, 1895-1975
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sculptor, etcher, lithographer, painter, teacher; New York, N.Y. Born in Russia. Member of the National Sculpture Society, and the American Artist Congress. Served as an artist for the WPA-FAP in New York City. Exhibited at the National Academy of Design, Architectural League, Museum of Modern Art, Salon des Tuileries, Paris, and the Brooklyn Museum. Was a teacher at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, N.Y.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Linear Feet ((on 3 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1927-1982
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.glinvinc
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 74, 3959, and 3961 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical material; correspondence; printed material; financial papers; sketches; and photographs.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 74: Correspondence, mostly letters received, 1946-1963 relating to Glinsky's artwork, including a letter from Julian Levi. Additional material includes minutes from committee mmetings of the Architectural League of New York, exhibition catalogs, and clippings.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 3959: Biographical material, 1943-1945, including a resume and Navy Department papers; correspondence, 1929-1975; notes and writings, 1940-1971; financial material, 1939-1967, includes cost estimates for the National Academy of Design and National Sculpture Society Joint Exhibition, 1950; sketches of Glinsky's studio and "Shop Drawing Method of Installation"; printed material consists of clippings, 1931-1972, and exhibition catalogs, 1929-1972; photographs of Glinsky at work and of 2 works of art, undated and 1938-1969.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 3961: Correspondence, 1930-1980, includes letters with the U.S. Treasury Department concerning the U.S. Naval Expeditionary medal; 6 sketches; printed material, 1933-1975; photographs, 1938-1939, of Glinsky, his artwork, military personnel, and of the Union City, Pennsylvania post office dedication ceremony.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Vincent Glinsky papers also at Syracuse University.