Collection Information
Size: 6 Linear feet
Summary: The Edward Melcarth papers measure 6.0 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to 2003. The papers document his career as a painter through resumes, address books, estate papers, and other biographical material; correspondence with family, colleagues, and art institutions; manuscripts, essays, lectures, and other writings; speeches, writing excerpts, and other sound recordings; clippings, exhibition announcements, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material; paint sketches, sketches, sketchbooks, and other artwork; and photographs and slides of Melcarth, his family, artwork, friends, and models for pieces.
Biographical/Historical Note
Edward Melcarth (1914-1973) was a painter in New York, New York, primarily known for his portraits of working-class men. Melcarth was born Edward Epstein in Louisville, Kentucky in 1914, and he moved to New York City during his youth. He studied in London, Paris, and at Harvard. He taught at Parsons School of Design, Columbia University, University of Washington (Seattle), University of Louisville and the Educational Alliance Art School. Melcarth died in 1973.
Provenance
The Edward Melcarth papers were donated in mulitple installments between 1971 and 2007: in 1971 by Edward Melcarth; in 1977 and 1978 by a friend, Robert Morgan; in 2000 by a friend, Albert La Tucha; and in 2007 by Richard Taddei, Melcarth's former student.
Language Note
Some of the printed material is in French, Spanish, and Italian.
Funding Note
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
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