Joseph Kaplan papers, 1923-1976
Kaplan, Joseph,
b. 1900
d. 1980
Painter, Designer
New York, N.Y.; Provincetown, Mass.
Collection size: 4.2 linear ft.
Collection Summary: Biographical data; awards and medals; letters, postcards and greeting cards, some illustrated, from Milton Avery, Adolph Gottlieb, Chaim Gross, Aya Ishigaki (wife of Eitaro Ishigaki), Louis Lozowick, Raphael Soyer, Sol Wilson and others; letters to his wife, Virginia Kaplan, 1957-1960; copies and drafts of letters sent; notebook containing a travel itinerary; financial records; price lists for his works of art; 3 drawings and commercial art work; 2 copper and zinc etching plates and a linoleum block; 2 scrapbooks, 1923-1955, containing letters, clippings and photos; exhibition catalogs and announcements; newspaper and magazine clippings; miscellaneous printed material; and photos, slides and negatives of family, friends, works of art and artists' political demonstrations during the 1930s.
Biographical/Historical Note: Painter and designer; Provincetown, Mass. and New York, N.Y.
Gift of Marilyn Kearney, Chicago, Illinois and Provincetown, Massachusetts, September 3, 1981.
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