Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1880-1964 2 folders
Box 1
Biographical material consists of Louis Bouché's curriculum vitae and extended Bouché family marriage announcements, certificates, and death notices.
Materials are arranged by document type.
This series has been scanned in its entirety.
Series 2: Correspondence, 1880-2007 1.2 linear feet
Boxes 1-2
The bulk of the correspondence consists of personal letters from Bouché's family, letters to Louis and Marian, and letters to Jane Bouché Strong.
Materials are arranged alphabetically by correspondent. Undated letters are filed at the front of each folder. The series is arranged as 3 subseries.
2.1 Louis Bouché, 1920-1977
2.2 Bouché Family, 1880-1947
2.3 Jane Bouché Strong, 1937-2007
This series has been scanned in its entirety.
2.1 :Louis Bouché, 1920-1977 Description Container Bacon, Peggy, 1933 Bouché, Marian, circa 1920-1965 Duchamp, Marcel, 1960 Eilshemius, Louis M., 1940 Kraushaar Galleries, 1962-1974 National Institute of Arts and Letters, 1953 Schmidt, Katherine, 1977 2.2 :Bouché Family, 1880-1947 Description Container Bouché, Claire to Marie Bouché (mother), circa 1883-1920 Bouché, Henri L. to Claire Bouché (daughter), 1897-1907 Bouché, Henri L. to Louis Bouché (son), circa 1883-1908 Bouché, Henri L. to Marie Bouché (wife), circa 1883-1908 Bouché, Henri L. to Marie Bouché (wife), circa 1883-1908 Bouché, Henri L. to Marie Bouché (wife), 1883-1899 Bouché, Henri L. to Marie Bouché (wife), 1900-1905 Bouché, Henri L. to Marie Bouché (wife), 1906-1908 Bouché, Josephine to Claire Bouché (granddaughter), 1903-1907 Bouché, Josephine to Marie Bouché (daughter-in-law), 1914-1918 Bouché, Louis to Claire Bouché (sister), circa 1880-1910 Bouché, Louis to Marie Bouché (mother), 1938-1947 Bouché, Marie, 1909-1916, 1942 Bouché, Marie to Claire Bouché (daughter), circa 1905-1923 Bouché, Marie to Henri L. Bouché (husband), circa 1883-1908 Stone, Frederick H. DuBois, 1894-1904 Whiton, Pete to Marie Bouché, circa 1930-1940 Unsigned and Illegible Names, circa 1880-1915 2.3 :Jane Bouché Strong, 1937-2007 Description Container A-Z, Miscellaneous, 1981-1982 Archives of American Art, 1978-1988 Bacon, Belinda, 1987-2003 Bacon, Peggy, 1969-1975 Belmaison Panels, Expenses, 1984-1991 Belmaison Panels, Insurance, 1986-1991 Belmaison Panels, Taxes, 1991 Belmaison Panels, Hirschl and Adler Galleries, 1987-1991 Belmaison Panels, Newark Museum, 1991-1993 Belmaison Panels, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1980-1989 Bouché, Louis and Marian, circa 1937-1964 Bouché, Louis and Marian, 1937-1948 Bouché, Louis and Marian, 1949-1951 Bouché, Louis and Marian, 1952-1959 Bouché, Louis and Marian, 1960-1964 Brook, Alexander, 1971-1980 Brook, Alexander (Sandy), 1987-2007 Pène du Bois, William, 1940-1941 Pène du Bois, William, 1942 January-September Pène du Bois, William, 1942 October Pène du Bois, William, 1942 November Pène du Bois, William, 1942 December Pène du Bois, William, 1943 January-February Pène du Bois, William, 1943 March Pène du Bois, William, 1943 April Pène du Bois, William, 1943 May-June Pène du Bois, William, 1943 July Pène du Bois, William, 1943 August-September Pène du Bois, William, 1943 October-November Pène du Bois, William, 1943 December Pène du Bois, William, 1944 January Pène du Bois, William, 1944 February Pène du Bois, William, 1944 March-April Pène du Bois, William, 1944 May Pène du Bois, William, 1944 June Pène du Bois, William, 1944 August-October Pène du Bois, William, 1945 Miscellaneous Researchers, 1976-1993
Series 3: Writings, 1933-1995 0.9 linear feet
Boxes 2-3
Writings include the final draft of Bouché's autobiography, along with the original first draft and various drafts compiled and edited by Jane Bouché for possible publication. The autobiography covers Bouché's family and early life, education in France and the Art Students League, friendship with Alexander Brook, military service, the Penguin and Whitney Clubs, his courtship of Marian, their honeymoon and travels, his early art career at Washington Square South, his work for Wanamaker's, his work as a muralist, vignettes on Woodstock, artist friends, art projects, his Guggenheim fellowship, and thoughts on art and teaching.
There are also 8 journals kept by Marian Bouché detailing her and her husband's travels in the United States and abroad from 1933 to 1963. The journal covering trips to Europe, North Stamford, and Haiti includes a handwritten draft of poems Marian and Peggy Bacon wrote for each other in response to the birth of Marian's child. Other writings include reminiscenes of Louis Bouché written by Peter Blume, Alexander Brook, Robert Coates, and Cyril Wright; and a poem to Louis Bouché by Peggy Bacon.
Materials are arranged by author and material type. Drafts of Bouché's autobiography are ordered by chapter and include edits by Jane Bouché Strong.
This series has been scanned in its entirety.
Description Container Autobiography By Louis Bouché, Final Draft, Chapters 1-8, circa 1950-1969 Autobiography By Louis Bouché, Final Draft, Chapters 9-16, circa 1950-1969 Autobiography By Louis Bouché, Edit by Jane Bouché Strong, Chapters 1-8, circa 1980-1995 Autobiography By Louis Bouché, Edit by Jane Bouché Strong, Chapters 9-16, circa 1980-1995 Autobiography By Louis Bouché, Edit by Jane Bouché Strong, Vignettes, circa 1980-1995 Autobiography By Louis Bouché, Edit by Fran, circa 1980-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Chapters 1, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Chapters 2, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Chapters 3, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Chapters 4, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Chapters 5, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Chapters 6, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Chapters 7, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Chapters 8, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Chapters 9, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Chapters 10, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Chapters 11, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Chapters 12, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Chapters 13, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Chapters 14, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Chapters 15, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Chapters 16, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Vignettes #1, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Vignettes #2, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Vignettes #3, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Vignettes #4, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Vignette, Thoughts on Art, circa 1950-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Vignettes by Marian Bouché, circa 1980-1995 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Drafts and Edits, Vignettes, Not Used, circa 1950-1969 Autobiography by Louis Bouché, Notes, circa 1950-1965 Travel Diary of Marian Bouché, Europe, North Stamford, Haiti, 1933, 1935-1936 Travel Diary of Marian Bouché, Europe, Cincinnati, 1938, 1948 Travel Diary of Marian Bouché, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Boston, 1941, 1950, 1956 Travel Diary of Marian Bouché, Montreal, Des Moines, 1951-1952 Travel Diary of Marian Bouché, Italy, 1960 Travel Diary of Marian Bouché, Savannah, Sarasota, 1962 Travel Diary of Marian Bouché, S.S. Constitution, England, 1963, 1973 Memoirs of Louis Bouché by Peter Blume, Alexander Brook, Robert Coates, and Cyril Wright, circa 1969-1975 Poem by Peggy Bacon, "To Saint Louis", circa 1950-1965
Series 4: Personal Business Records, 1930-1974 4 folders
Box 3
Personal business records consist of two ledger books, lists of artwork, and receipts documenting the inventory, dimension, and sales of artwork.
Materials are arranged by document type.
This series has been scanned in its entirety.
Series 5: Printed Material, 1900-1997 0.5 linear feet
Boxes 3, 6
Printed material consists of three coffeetable art books from Bouché's personal library; clippings, exhibition announcements, catalogs, and periodicals related to Bouché's work; and exhibition catalogs from Wanamaker's Gallery, which Bouché managed.
The series also includes a party invitation designed by Jules Pascin and materials from Walt Kuhn's Penguin Club, including exhibition announcements, party invitations, catalogs, a poster designed by Alfred Frueh, and a Club announcement for a stag dinner in honor of Horace Brodzky.
Materials are arranged chronologically by material type.
This series has been partially scanned. Books, journals, and exhibition catalogs have had their covers, title pages, and relevant pages scanned.
Description Container Books, Exposition Universelle, Paris 1900
; L'Aeronautique 1783-1922
; Le Panorama, Exposition Universalle
, circa 1900-1922 Clippings, circa 1930-1969 Clippings, Other Artists, circa 1960-1981 Clippings, Reproductions of Artwork, circa 1940-1965 Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1938-1968 Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1970-1989 Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, 1990-1997 Exhibition Announcements, Catalogs, and Party Invitations, Penguin Club, 1917-1919 Exhibition Announcements, Catalogs, Wannamaker Gallery, circa 1920-1930 Invitations, circa 1920 Journals, Art, 1954-1976 Journals, Poetry, 1934-1935 Portfolio of Work: Louis Bouché, Allen Saalburg, and Everett Henry
, 1936Report, Tenant-Owned Apartment Association, Inc., 1974 Oversized Books, Exposition Universelle, Paris 1900
; L'Aeronautique 1783-1922
; Le Panorama, Exposition Universalle
scanned with Box 3, Folder 10, circa 1900-1922 Oversized Clippings scanned with Box 3, Folder 11, circa 1930-1969 Oversized Exhibition Announcements and Catalogs, Penguin Club scanned with Box 3, Folder 17, 1917-1919 Oversized Portfolio of Work: Louis Bouché, Allen Saalburg, and Everett Henry
scanned with Box 3, Folder 22, 1936
Series 6: Scrapbooks, 1880-1969 0.8 linear feet
Boxes 3, 7-8
Two scrapbooks include clippings, photographs, and printed material related to Bouché's career. One scrapbook documents the history of the extended Bouché family, including Ernest, Henri, and Claire, compiled by Marie Bouché. It includes clippings, photographs, catalogs, written memoirs, geneology charts, and drawings by Jane Bouché and Claire's son Peter. The final scrapbook consists of reproductions of works of art by Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard, Toulouse-Lautrec, Edgar Degas, and Chaim Soutine.
Scrapbooks created by Louis Bouché and his immediate family are followed by scrapbooks created by extended family members.
This series has been scanned in its entirety.
Description Container Scrapbook I, Louis Bouché, 1915-1945 Scrapbook II, Louis Bouché, 1945-1969 Bouché Family, circa 1880-1955 French Artists, circa 1930-1965 Oversized Scrapbook, Scrapbook I, Louis Bouché scanned with Box 3, Folder 24, 1915-1945 Oversized Scrapbook, Scrapbook II, Louis Bouché scanned with Box 3, Folder 25, 1945-1969 Oversized Scrapbook, French Artists, scanned with Box 3, Folder 27, circa 1930-1965
Series 7: Photographic Materials, 1890-1994 2.3 linear feet
Boxes 3-5, 9-10
Photographic materials include ten photograph albums. Three are of Louis, Marian, and Jane, three are of Jane and her family, and four are of Louis' parents and sister's family. There are also loose prints and negatives of Bouché, his family and friends, and copyprints of works of art, including works of art that were destroyed. Included in the loose prints of Bouché are photographs taken by Carl Van Vechten, Hal Phyfe, Herbert Gehr, and Drix Duryea.
Photograph albums created by Louis Bouché and his immediate family are followed by albums created by extended family members.
This series has been scanned in its entirety.
Description Container Album, Louis, Marian, and Jane Bouché, circa 1915-1925 Album, Louis, Marian, and Jane Bouché, circa 1920-1965 Album, Louis, Marian, and Jane Bouché, circa 1940-1965 Album, Jane Bouché and William Pène du Bois, circa 1945-1955 Album, Jane Bouché and William Pène du Bois, circa 1945-1965 Album, Jane Bouché Strong, circa 1900-1994 Album, Bouché Family, circa 1890-1920 Album, Bouché Family, circa 1890-1930 Album, Bouché Family, circa 1890-1930 Album, Claire Bouché Whiton and Family, circa 1906-1911 Album, Loose Photographs, circa 1908-1965 Photographs of Louis Bouché, 1897-1956 Photographs of Louis and Marian Bouché, circa 1930-1950 Negatives of Louis and Marian Bouché, European Vacation, circa 1950-1960 Photographs of Louis and Jane Bouché, circa 1930-1950 Photographs of Louis Bouché with Friends, circa 1910-1950 Photographs of Louis Bouché with New York World's Fair Project Model, 1939 Photographs of Louis Bouché with Murals, circa 1930-1950 Photographs of Marian Bouché, circa 1920-1950 Photographs of Jane Bouché, circa 1920-1940 Photographs of Friends, Brook, Alexander, circa 1960 Photographs of Friends, Jones, Edward, circa 1930 Photographs of the Bouché Family, circa 1880-1920 Photographs of Bouché Family Home in NYC, circa 1880-1910 Photographs of the Whiton Family, 1900-1937 Photographs of Whiton Family Home in Wilton, CT, circa 1940-1955 Photographs of Artwork, Exhibitions, 1990 Photographs of Artwork, Louis Bouché, circa 1940-1960 Photographs of Artwork, Destroyed, circa 1940-1960 Photographs of Artwork, Murals, circa 1940-1960 Photographs of Artwork, Murals, circa 1940-1960 Photographs of Artwork, Men, circa 1940-1960 Photographs of Artwork, Men and Women, circa 1940-1960 Photographs of Artwork, Women, circa 1940-1960 Photographs of Artwork, Women, Nudes, circa 1940-1960 Photographs of Artwork, Landscapes, circa 1940-1960 Photographs of Artwork, Outdoor Scenes, circa 1940-1960 Photographs of Artwork, Outdoor Scenes, circa 1940-1960 Photographs of Artwork, Outdoor Scenes, circa 1940-1960 Photographs of Artwork, Indoor Scenes, circa 1940-1960 Photographs of Artwork, Still Life, circa 1940-1960 Oversized Album, Louis, Marian, and Jane Bouché scanned with Box 4, Folders 28, 30, circa 1915-1965 Oversized Album, Jane Bouché Strong scanned with Box 4, Folder 2, circa 1900-1994 Oversized Photographs of Louis Bouché scanned with Box 4, Folder 8, circa 1920-1950 Oversized Photographs of Louis and Jane Bouché scanned with Box 4, Folder 11, circa 1930 Oversized Photographs of Louis Bouché with Murals scanned with Box 4, Folder 14, circa 1930-1950
Series 8: Artwork, 1870-1965 10 folders
Boxes 5, 10
Artwork consists of sketches and drawings by Louis; a childhood collection of drawings by Jane; watercolors, etchings and monographs by Henri; and a pencil sketchbook of landscape scenes by Ernest Bouché. Additional sketches by Peggy Bacon, Alexander Brook, Jo Davidson, and Reginald Marsh are also included.
Materials are arranged by artist.
This series has been scanned in its entirety.
Description Container Bacon, Peggy, Sketches, circa 1930-1950 Bouché, Ernest Louis, Sketchbook, 1890-1898 Bouché, Henri L., Monograms for Tiffany, circa 1880-1908 Bouché, Henri L., Watercolors and Sketches, circa 1870-1908 Bouché, Jane, Sketches, circa 1936 Bouché, Louis, Sketches and Watercolor, circa 1900-1942 Brook, Alexander, Sketch, circa 1930 Davidson, Jo, Sketch, circa 1940 Marsh, Reginald, Sketch, circa 1930-1950 Unknown, Drawings and Sketches, circa 1910-1965 Oversized Sketches by Peggy Bacon scanned with Box 5, Folder 10, circa 1930-1950 Oversized Sketch by Alexander Brook scanned with Box 5, Folder 16, circa 1930
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