Collection Information
Size: 2.7 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of painter Albert Kresch measure 2.7 linear feet and date from circa 1940 to circa 2000, with the bulk from the 1970s to 2010. The collection documents Kresch's work as an artist and teacher through biographical material, personal and professional correspondence, writings and notes, sketchbooks and loose drawings, professional records, photographs, and printed material. Correspondence reflects Kresch's friendships with artists Nell Blaine, Leland Bell, Wolf Kahn, Robert de Niro, Sr., Ned O'Gorman, and Stanley Lewis, and other artists associated with the Bowery Gallery, as well as with writer Mitchell Goodman and poet Denise Levertov. Writings include handwritten notes for lectures and teaching as well as unpublished writings on art and pedagogy. The collection also includes transcripts of two interviews with the artist.