Francis de Erdely papers
name: label: Creator
content: De Erdely, Francis, 1904-1959
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Hungary
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California
label: Occupation
content: Printmakers -- California
label: Occupation
content: Educators -- California
label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- California
label: Topic
content: Expatriate painters -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Figurative art
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1989 by Patricia Weaver, who inherited the papers from Louise Hartman Ronay, the mother of de Erdeley's widow, Edith. The English translation of the typescript autobiography was donated by the Huntington Library.
creator: label: Creator
content: De Erdely, Francis, 1904-1959
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content: Francis de Erdely papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Francis de Erdely measure 3.4 linear feet and date from 1925-1968. The papers document de Erdely's career through biographical material, writings, photographic material and scrapbooks.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Francis de Erdely (1904-1959) was a Hungrarian American painter, printmaker and professor who worked in Los Angeles, California. Born in Hungary, de Erdley grew up during the first World War which influenced his early artwork, often depicting the horrors of war in his paintings and sketches. De Erdely first studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Budapest (1919–1924) before traveling to Europe to study at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in San Feranado in Madrid and the Sorbonne in Paris, and in the Louvre. In 1939 de Erdely immigrated to the United States, settling in Los Angeles in 1940. He was dean of the Pasadena Art Museum School from 1944 through 1946, and joined the faculty of the University of Southern California as Professor of Fine Arts in 1945, where he taught until his death.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1925-1968
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.deerfran
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as four series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1940-1958 (0.5 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 2: Writings, 1940 (0.3 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 3: Photographical Material, circa 1940-1958 (0.2 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 4: Scrapbooks, 1925-1968 (2.4 Linear feet: Box 2-9)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sabine Lipten in 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Francis de Erdely measure 3.4 linear feet and date from 1925-1968. The papers document de Erdely's career through biographical material, writings, photographic material and scrapbooks. Biographical material contains medals and ribbons De Erderly won throughout his career, including a judge's pin for the California State Fair. Also found is an address book that shows de Erdely's various artistic connections and friendships. The writing series contains an autobiographical manuscript in Hungarian, as well as an English typescript translation, which covers de Erdely's early years (ages 15 to 19) as an art student in Budapest at the National Academy of Arts from 1919 to 1924. Scrapbooks make up a majority of the collection and document de Erdely's life spanning from 1925 to 1968 through newspaper clippings and art jury news, exhibition reviews, photographs and correspondence with museums.