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George Constant papers, 1912-2007, bulk 1932-1978

Contents and Arrangement

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Series 1: Biographical Material , 1923-2007

Biographical material includes artist statements written and read by Constant, two interview sound cassette recordings discussing his philosophies on art and his work, inventories of artwork owned by individuals, museums, and the George Constant Foundation, a notebook inventory of all Constant's oil paintings by rough date, personal property deeds for land owned in Shinnecock Hills and New York City, New York, and New London, Connecticut, and other personal legal documents. This series also includes a certificate of award from the Audubon Artists, Constant's curriculum vitae, three pages from a personal notebook that include a pen and ink sketch, and two passes to WPA buildings.
Description Container Select
Artist Statements, 1950-1978
1
1
Certificate of Award, Audubon Artists, 1955
1
2
Collectors, George Constant Foundation, 2007
1
3
Collectors, Individuals, 1960, undated
1
4
Collectors, Museums, 2007
1
5
Curriculum Vitae, 2007
1
6
Family Related Funeral and Will Arrangements, 1926, undated
1
7
Notebook Pages, Sketch and Note on Etchings Sold, circa 1930s
1
8
Notebook, Index to Oil Paintings, 1978
1
9
Oral History Interviews, 1978
transcripts and 3 sound cassettes
1
10
Property, New London, Connecticut, Correspondence, 1943-1944
1
11
Property, New London, Connecticut, Land Deeds, 1923-1943
1
12
Property, New York, New York, Deed, 1957
1
13
Property, Shinnecock Hills, New York, Appraisal Report, 1964
1
14
Property, Shinnecock Hills, New York, Correspondence, 1959-1978
1
15
Property, Shinnecock Hills, New York, Deeds, 1947-1965
1
16
Property, Shinnecock Hills, New York, General Information, circa 1960s
1
17
Works Project Administration Building Passes, 1939, undated
1
18
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Series 2: Correspondence , 1930-1979

Correspondence is predominantly in the form of business and personal letters, postcards, and holiday cards received from family and friends. The Condolences and Family subseries include correspondence from Constant's daughter, Georgette Preston, and extended family members and friends. The General subseries include both personal and business related correspondence. Frequent personal correspondents include Milton and Sally Avery, Lewis Balamuth, Margaret Brunning, David Burliuk, Nathaniel Burwash, Rhys Caparn, Julia Shaw Patterson Carnell, Phillip Cavanaugh, Morris Davidson, Charles Eaton, Vilko Gecan, Marchal Landgren, Roy Neuberger, Walter Pach, Nell Perret, Constantine Pougialis, Wallace Putnam and Consuelo Kanaga, Hi Simons, and Helen Slosberg. Business related correspondents include Audubon Artists, Art Institute of Chicago, Brooklyn Museum, Carnegie Institute, Dayton Art Institute, Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors, Ferargil Galleries, Guild Hall, Heckscher Museum, Lyman Allyn Museum, Metropolitan Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Spanish Refugee Appeal, and the Whitney Museum. The Holiday Cards subseries includes numerous handmade, silkscreened, and printed holiday cards to Constant and his family, with frequent senders including Sally and Milton Avery, Phillip and March Cavanaugh, Morris and Anne Davidson, Dett and Carroll French, Nell and George Perret, and Wallace Putnam and Consuelo Kanaga. The WPA subseries includes business correspondence related to Constant's work with the Project.
The Correspondence series is arranged into 5 subseries:
  • Subseries 2.1: Condolences, 1978
  • Subseries 2.2: Family, 1956-1979
  • Subseries 2.3: General, 1937-2000
  • Subseries 2.4: Holiday Cards, 1954-1978
  • Subseries 2.5: WPA, 1934-1968

2.1: Condolences, 1978

Description Container
Correspondence, A-E, 1978
1
19
Correspondence, F-N, 1978
1
20
Correspondence, O-Z, 1978
1
21
Memorial Guest Book, 1978
1
22

2.2: Family, 1956-1979

Description Container
Konstant, Bette, Pam, Paul, and Joan, 1975-1979, 1970-1972
1
23
Layne, Maria, and Melina, 1976
1
24
McCarthy, Helen, Dick, and Nikki, 1971, 1976-1977
1
25
Millio, Barbara, George, and Christopher, 1972-1973
1
26
Preston, Georgette, 1978, 1976, 1973-1974, 1965-1966, 1969, 1960, 1963, 1956-1958
1
27

2.3: General, 1937-2000

Description Container
Addison Gallery of American Art, 1961, 1955, 1953, 1944
1
28
Allied Publications, Inc., undated, 1963-1964
1
29
American Federation of Arts, 1970, 1954-1957, 1946-1947
1
30
Archives of American Art, 1977-1978, 1969-1971
1
31
Argonaut, 1969, 1971-1972, 1967
1
32
Art Institute of Chicago, 1943-1947, 1957, 1961, 1970
1
33
Art Students League of New York, 1948, 1957, 1967
1
34
Audubon Artists, Inc., 1946, 1955, 1957, 1961-1962, 1966, 1968
1
35
A, Miscellaneous, 1946-1977
1
36
Balamuth, Lewis, 1969-1970, 1952, 1973-1974
1
37
Bellevue Gallery, 1974, 1976-1978
1
38
Bocour Artists Colors, 1964, 1971, 1969
1
39
Breuning, Margaret, 1960-1961
1
40
Brooklyn Museum, 1976, 1946-1947, 1960, 1956, 1968, 1965, 1974, 1970-1971
1
41
Burliuk, David, 1956-1957, 1959, 1949-1950
1
42
Burwash, Nathaniel and Ida, 1966-1967, 191-1972
1
43
Butler Institute of American Art, 1960, 1964, 1968
1
44
B, Miscellaneous, 1955-1978
1
45
Caparn, Rhys, 1957, 1967, 1971, 1976-1977
1
46
Carnegie Institute, 1963-1964, 1944-1949, 1952
1
47
Carnell, Julia Shaw Patterson, 1930-1939
1
48
C, Miscellaneous, 1941-1965
1
49
Dayton Art Institute, 1939-1944, 1960-1961, 1947
1
50
Dolphin Enterprises (Howland, Jane), 1973, 1971, 1978, 1976
1
51
D, Miscellaneous, 1949-1975
1
52
Eaton, Charles and Isabel, 1970-1971
1
53
E, Miscellaneous, 1939-1990
1
54
Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors, 1965, 1951, 1945, 1969-1977, 1967
1
55
Ferargil Galleries, 1943-1952
1
56
Ford Foundation, 1958-1960
1
57
F, Miscellaneous, 1966-1973
1
58
Gecan, Vilko and Auka, 1957, 1947, 1937
1
59
George Baer Gallery, 1949-1950
1
60
Grace Borgenicht Gallery, 1965, 1960, 1951-1956
1
61
Greek, Miscellaneous, 1969, 1961-1965, 1951-1953, 1949, 1972-1978
1
62
Guild Hall, 1978, 1965-1972, 1975-1976, 1960, 1963, 1952, 1957, 1949
1
63
G, Miscellaneous, 1944-1977
1
64
Heckscher Museum, 2000, 1977, 1985, 1971-1972, 1975
1
65
H, Miscellaneous, 1946-1976
1
66
Isaac Delgado Museum of Art, 1954, 1950, 1960
1
67
I, Miscellaneous, 1948-1978
1
68
Jewish Community Center, 1946
1
69
June 1 Gallery of Fine Art, 1972
1
70
J-K, Miscellaneous, 1942-1978
1
71
Landgren, Marchal E., undated, 1965
1
72
Long Island Arts Center, 1964
1
73
Louis, Marion, 1976, 1973, 1970
1
74
Lyman Allyn Museum, 1942
1
75
L, Miscellaneous, 1951-1978
1
76
McClellan, Grace and Grant, 1968, 1974-1975
1
77
Melzer Gallery, 1954, 1956-1959
1
78
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975, 1950, 1952, 1960, 1972, 1947
1
79
Michigan State University, 1971, undated
1
80
Museum of Modern Art, 1950, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1942-1944
1
81
M, Miscellaneous, 1946-1978
1
82
Neuberger, Roy R., undated, 1950
1
83
New School for Social Research, 1948, 1967-1968, 1957
1
84
New York WPA Artists Inc., 1976-1978
1
85
N-O, Miscellaneous, 1948-1977
2
1
Pach, Walter, 1947-1957, 1942-1945
2
2
Parrish Art Museum, 1956, 1948, 1971-1972, 1963-1964
2
3
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1956, 1948, 1967, 1960-1961, 1963
2
4
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1960-1961, undated
2
5
Pougialis, Constantine, 1966-1968
2
6
Protestant, 1948
2
7
Putnam, Wallace and Kanaga, Consuelo, 1977-1978, 1969-1970
2
8
P, Miscellaneous, 1943-1971
2
9
Renning, Rita and Philip, 1967, 1969-1971
2
10
R, Miscellaneous, 1932-1976
2
11
Sachs, Hugo L., 1965-1966, 1968, 1960-1962, 1974-1975, 1972
2
12
Sights, Sylvia Simons, undated, 1968
2
13
Simons, Hi, 1943
2
14
Slosberg, Helen S., 1977, 1971, 1960, 1966, 1962
2
15
Solon Society, 1968-1970
2
16
Southampton College Long Island University, 1964, 1967-1971
2
17
Spanish Refugee Appeal (Parker, Dorothy), 1947-1948
2
18
Springs Improvement Society, 1973, 1968-1971, 1978
2
19
S-T, Miscellaneous, 1941-1978
2
20
Ulsher, Sallie, 1974-1975
2
21
University of Kentucky, 1977
2
22
U-V, Miscellaneous, 1947-1975
2
23
Walden School, 1962, 1970, 1950-1952, 1954, 1956
2
24
Walker Art Center, 1946, 1949, 1960, 1977
2
25
Whitney Museum of Art, 1973, 1942, 1966, 1952, 1968
2
26
Wichita State University, 1974
2
27
W-Y, Miscellaneous, 1948-1978
2
28
Zinty, Celestine, 1958-1960, 1962, 1953, 1976, 1964, 1968-1970
2
29

2.4: Holiday Cards, 1954-1978

Description Container
Avery, Milton and Sally, circa 1950-1960s
2
30
B, Miscellaneous, circa 1950-1960s
2
31
Cavanaugh, Phillip and March, 1960, 1954-1955, 1957
2
32
Constant, George, circa 1960-1970s
2
33
C, Miscellaneous, undated, 1963-1965
2
34
Davidson, Morris and Anne, circa 1960s
2
35
D, Miscellaneous, circa 1950-1960s
2
36
Elstein, Ben, 1959, 1957, 1963, 1961
2
37
E, Miscellaneous, circa 1950-1960s
2
38
French, Dett and Carroll, 1965-1966, 1960-1961
2
39
F-G, Miscellaneous, circa 1950-1970s
2
40
Greek, Miscellaneous, circa 1950-1970s
2
41
H-J, Miscellaneous, circa 1950-1970s
2
42
K-M, Miscellaneous, circa 1950-1960s
2
43
N-O, Miscellaneous, circa 1950-1960s
2
44
Perret, Nell and George, 1964-1967
2
45
Preston, Georgette and David, circa 1960-1970s
2
46
Putnam, Wallace and Kanaga, Consuelo, circa 1950-1970s
2
47
P-R, Miscellaneous, circa 1950s-1960s
2
48
S, Miscellaneous, circa 1950s-1960s
2
49
T-V, Miscellaneous, circa 1950s
2
50
W, Miscellaneous, circa 1950s-1970s
2
51
Z, Miscellaneous, circa 1950s-1960s
2
52

2.5: WPA, 1934-1968

Description Container
Department of State, 1949
2
53
Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration, 1940-1942
2
54
La Guardia, Fiorello, 1942
2
55
O'Connor, Francis V., 1965, undated
2
56
Treasury Department, 1934
2
57
War Department, 1944, undated
2
58
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Series 3: Printed Material , 1927-2005

Printed material includes seven books and nine booklets on American and Greek art, including a limited print edition of George Constant by George Constant, clippings and articles reviewing Constant's work, exhibition announcements, over 150 catalogs of Constant's shows, a videocassette from the 1998 single man show, Exploration of the Universe, three periodical articles profiling his work, and dance and theater related programs that Constant consulted on, a majority of which were choreographed by Alwin Nikolais.
Description Container Select
Bibliography of Articles on George Constant, 1927-1961, 1961
2
59
Book, George Constant by George Constant, 1961
2
60
Book, American Art Museum by Walter Pach, 1948
2
61
Book, Queer Thing, Painnting by Walter Pach, 1938
2
62
Book, Twentieth Century Highlights of American Painting by United States Information Agency, 1958
2
63
Books, Greek, Miscellaneous, 1967-1968, 1948
3
1
Booklets, 1947, 1927, 1950
3
2
Booklets, 1976-1977, 1968-1971
3
3
Clippings, 1927-2004
6 Folders
3
4-9
Exhibition Announcements, circa 1920s-2000s
4 Folders
3
10-13
Exhibition Catalogs, 1927, 1939, 1930, 1935
3 Folders
3
14-16
Exhibition Catalogs, 1940-1944
5 Folders
3
17-21
Exhibition Catalogs, 1945-1949
5 Folders
3
22-26
Exhibition Catalogs, 1950-1951
3
27
Exhibition Catalogs, 1952-1958, 1960-1962
5 Folders
4
1-5
Exhibition Catalogs, 1963-1968
5 Folders
4
6-10
Exhibition Catalogs, undated, 1969-1976
5 Folders
4
11-15
Exhibition Catalogs, 2005, 1998, 1987, 1983
catalogs and 1 videocassette
4
16
Miscellaneous Printed Material, circa 1940-1950s
4
17
Periodicals, 1999, 1977, 1954
4
18
Programs and Announcements, Dance and Theater Related, 1955-1965
4
19
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Series 4: Photographic Material , 1912-1978

Photographs include black and white prints of Constant and his family and friends in St. Louis, Missouri, Dayton, Ohio, and in and around his studio in Shinnecock Hills, New York. The collection also includes three photo stills from his 1965 exhibition at the Parrish Art Museum and a comprehensive set of black and white prints, a handful of color prints, and several color slide sheets of Constant's dry point etchings, oil paintings, watercolors, and other artwork dating from the 1920s to 1978.
Description Container Select
Photographs of George Constant with Family and Friends, 1912-1969
4
20
Photographs of Exhibition, Parrish Art Museum, 1965
4
21
Photographs of Drypoint Etchings, Block Forms, circa 1960-1970s
4
22
Photographs of Drypoint Etchings, Children, circa 1930-1940s
4
23
Photographs of Drypoint Etchings, Landscapes and Still Lifes, circa 1930-1940s
4
24
Photographs of Drypoint Etchings, Portraits, circa 1920-1930s
4
25
Photographs of Lithographs, undated, 1935
4
26
Photographs of Oil Paintings, #1-32 Numbered by Artist, 1932-1974
4
27
Photographs of Oil Paintings, #33-64 Numbered by Artist, 1948-1977
5
1
Photographs of Oil Paintings, Animals, Still Life, Landscapes, 1922-1957
5
2
Photographs of Oil Paintings, Abstract Block Forms, 1956-1975
5
3
Photographs of Oil Paintings, Abstract Human Forms, 1930-1937
5
4
Photographs of Oil Paintings, Abstract Lines, Colors, and Blocks, 1950-1974
5
5
Photographs of Oil Paintings, Block Figures, Couples, 1948-1970
5
6
Photographs of Oil Paintings, Block Figures, Groups, 1948-1963
5
7
Photographs of Oil Paintings, Block Figures, in Space, 1958-1968
5
8
Photographs of Oil Paintings, Block Figures, Vertical, 1947-1958
5
9
Photographs of Oil Paintings, Children, 1937-1942
5
10
Photographs of Oil Paintings, Portraits, Trios, circa 1920s
5
11
Photographs of Oil Paintings, Women, 1923-1946
5
12
Photographs of Pen and Ink Drawings, 1955-1956
6
1
Photographs of Sculpture and Fabric Art, circa 1910-1920s
6
2
Photographs of Watercolors, Abstracts and Block Forms, circa 1940-1960s
6
3
Photographs of Watercolors, Animals and Flowers, circa 1930-1940s
6
4
Photographs of Watercolors, Female Nudes, circa 1920-1960s
6
5
Photographs of Watercolors, Female Nudes Seated, circa 1930-1950s
6
6
Photographs of Watercolors, Figures Seated, circa 1940s
6
7
Photographs of Watercolors, Landscapes, circa 1940s
6
8
Photographs of Watercolors, Portraits, circa 1930-1950s
6
9
Slides of Oils, Watercolors, Pen/Ink, Pencil, and Drypoints, circa 1930-1978
6
10

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