Mathias Joseph Alten papers
name: label: Creator
content: Alten, M. (Mathias), 1871-1938
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids
label: Topic
content: Scrapbooks
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The scrapbook was lent for microfilming 1980 by Diane Boozer and Gloria Gregory via art historian J. Gray Sweeney. The exhibition catalog was also lent by J. Gray Sweeney of the Art History Department at Grand Valley State College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The material was returned to Sweeny after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Alten, M. (Mathias), 1871-1938
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content: Mathias Joseph Alten papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of painter Mathias Joseph Alten date from 1920 to 1979. Found is a mixed-media scrapbook containing clippings, reproductions of works of art, and exhibition announcements and catalogs. Also found is catalog for the exhibition, M. Alten (1979) at the Bergsma Gallery of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Mathias Joseph Alten (1871-1938) was a German-born impressionist painter in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Best known for his land- and seascapes, Alten also painted portraits, florals, and still-lifes and is often referred to as the "dean of Michigan painters."
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1920-1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.altemath
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel 1821 and was returned to J. Gray Sweeney after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel 1821. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of painter Mathias Joseph Alten date from 1920 to 1979. Found is a mixed-media scrapbook containing clippings, reproductions of works of art, and exhibition announcements and catalogs. Also found is catalog for the exhibition, M. Alten (1979) at the Bergsma Gallery of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Grand Valley State University Special Collections and University Archives holds the Mathias J. Alten papers, 1893-2008.