Burgoyne Diller collection of printed material
name: label: Creator
content: Diller, Burgoyne, 1906-1965
topic: label: Topic
content: Painting, Abstract -- United States
label: Topic
content: Neoplasticism
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 1982 by Morris Dorsky, chairman of the Brooklyn College Art Department. Diller taught at Brooklyn College from 1946-1963. Presumably the materials were compiled either by Diller, or by someone in the Art Department.
creator: label: Creator
content: Diller, Burgoyne, 1906-1965
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content: Burgoyne Diller collection of printed material
abstract: label: Summary
content: Burgoyne Diller's collection of printed material measures 0.2 linear feet and dates from 1932 to 1961. The collection primarily documents Diller's career through printed material consisting of clippings and exhibition announcements and catalogs. There is also one letter from the James Gallery dated 1959.
bioghist: label: Biographical Note
content: Born in New York City in 1906, Burgoyne Diller was brought up in Michigan. He returned to New York in 1926 and studied at the Art Students League from 1928 to 1932. With Hans Hofmann, Diller made his first geometrical paintings in the 1930s, embracing the rigid formulas of Piet Mondrian's "pure plastic art," which included the use of horizontal and vertical lines as well as primary colors. Diller became director of the Mural Division of the New York City Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project in 1935, and remained in government service until 1941. In 1945, he became associate professor of art at Brooklyn College. Burgoyne Diller died in 1965.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1932-1961
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.dillburg2
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 2 series:

Series 1: Letters, 1959 (Box 1; 1 folder)

Series 2: Printed Material, 1932-1961 (Box 1; 11 folders)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed by Jean Fitzgerald in October 2002.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Content Note
content: The collection measures 0.2 linear feet, dates from 1932-1961, and includes one letter, clippings, and exhibition announcements and catalogs that concern the development of Burgoyne Diller's unique artistic style.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Material
content: Burgoyne Diller papers, 1924-1968.