Sidney Laufman papers
name: label: Creator
content: Laufman, Sidney, 1891-
label: Names
content: Laufman, Beatrice R., -1980
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- France -- Paris
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Sidney Laufman papers were donated to the archives between 1983-1984 by Sidney Laufman.
creator: label: Creator
content: Laufman, Sidney, 1891-
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content: Sidney Laufman papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Sidney Laufman measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1916 to 1983. The papers document Laufman's career as a landscape painter through awards, biographical outlines, and interviews; correspondence with family, friends, and art organizations; notebooks, notes, and other writings; receipts, sales records, and other personal business records; clippings, exhibition announcements, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material; and photographs of Laufman and his family and photographs of artwork.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sidney Laufman (1891-1985) was a landscape painter. He studied at the Cleveland School of Art, the School of The Art Institute of Chicago, and under Robert Henri at the Art Students League of New York. After World War I, he and his wife settled in Paris where he worked for thirteen years before returning to the United States. He was active in the Federal Emergency Relief Administration in Florida and the WPA in New York. He also taught at the Art Students League in 1938.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1916-1983
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.laufsidn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into six series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1916-1980 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, ca. 1922-1983 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, 1920-1955 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 4: Personal Business Records, 1923-1975 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 5: Printed Material, 1927-1982 (0.1 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 6: Photographic Material, 1935-1966 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2020.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Sidney Laufman measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1916 to 1983. The papers document Laufman's career as a landscape painter through awards, biographical outlines, interviews, and other biographical material; correspondence with family,friends, and art organizations; notebooks, notes, and other writings; receipts, sales records, and other personal business records; clippings, exhibition announcements, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material; and photographs of Laufman and his family and photographs of artwork.

Biographical material includes awards and citiations, a biographical outline, an audio reel oral history interview with Laufman, and small oil paintings. Correspondence includes letters from Louis Bouche, Eliot Clark, Ralph Fabri, Leon Kroll, Ethel Magafan, Meyer Schapiro, and art dealers. Writings include typescripts of lectures and writings; five notebooks relating to his techniques, materials, and style, lists of works, and business notes, 1942 to 1952; a journal and a typescript of the journal kept by his wife Beatrice, ca. 1938-1955. Business records include receipts, sales records, and dealings with East End Gallery, Living American Art, and Milch Galleries. Printed material includes newpaper clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, press releases, and programs for the Third Woodstock Art Conference. Photographic material consists of personal photographs of Laufman with family and friends and photographs of Laufman's artwork.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Syracuse University also holds a portion of the Sidney Laufman papers.
label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Sidney Laufman conducted by Joseph Trovato, January 29, 1965.