Special Projects
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Rattner, Abraham
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content: Abraham Rattner and Esther Gentle papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: (boxes 5-6, ovs 33-35; 1.5 linear ft.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1940-1987
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.rattabra, Series 4
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Special projects are on reels 5264-5266.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: These files concentrate on artistic projects that Rattner paid a considerable amount of attention to. The documents are arranged according to project and are in chronological order. They contain correspondence, designs, writings, and notes. Stained-glass is further divided by specific project. Rattner was very involved in the production of Allen Leepa's book entitled Abraham Rattner. Rattner wrote explanations for most illustrations in the book, providing insight for the researcher.

The series contains a group of files relating to Rattner's trip across the United States with Henry Miller. These include notebooks and notes, writings by Rattner and Miller, correspondence, material relating to exhibitions resulting from the trip, and text for a Rattner/Miller portfolio.

The file on Allen Leepa's book on Rattner includes notes, lists, drafts of chapters with Rattner's annotations, Rattner's quotes for illustrations, photocopies of illustrations, proofs (incomplete), correspondence, book review.