Alexander Z. Kruse papers, 1888-1972
Kruse, Alexander Z. (Zerdini), 1888-1972
Painter, Educator, Art critic
Overview
Collection Information
Size: 1,000 items (on 3 microfilm reels).
Summary: Biographical data; correspondence; diaries; notebooks which include an entry of a conversation with William Merritt Chase on his painting methods; sketchbooks, color studies, and layouts for publications; photos of Kruse and of his art; lecture typescripts; published and unpublished writings; price lists for works of art, and priced exhibition catalogs; a list of buyers of Kruse's paintings; address books; mailing lists; a scrapbook of "Art to Heart Talks" clippings from the ART DIGEST; invention/patent files for a stapler, and printed matter.
Biographical/Historical Note
Art critic, painter and educator; New York City.
Provenance
The papers were collected by Richard R. Love, director of the gallery which lent them to the Archives of American Art.
How to Use This Collection
Alternative Forms Available
Microfilm rolls 1459-1461 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Restrictions on Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
How to Cite This Collection
Alexander Z. Kruse papers, 1888-1972. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
