Series 1 : Biographical Material , 1930-1988
0.8 Linear feet
Box 1, 6, 8
Biographical material consists of scattered items documenting the careers of Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin. Material about Marion Sanford includes copyright documents for two sculptures, a certificate of membership in the Allied Artists of America, Inc., and a Who's Who biography, as well as an index card file of her sculptures, providing title, date, physical details, awards, and exhibition dates. There is one file of Sanford's correspondence that discusses the sale of her artwork, commissions, and awards received for her works, as well as the handling of Cornelia Chapin's estate.
Material about Cornelia Chapin includes certificates for her membership in the National Aeronautic Association of USA and the Allied Artists of America, Inc., a resume, and obituary. Also found is her written description of the sculpting process for her work "Sandstone Frog," as well as writings by others, including two articles by Dorothy Herzog, and an essay by Chapin's teacher, Mateo Hernandez, putting her work in the context of the history of sculpture. One file of Chapin's correspondence includes letters regarding her participation in Artists for Victory and the National Academy of Design, and discusses her commissioned bear cub sculpture for the National Zoo.
This series also consists of a sound recording and motion picture films of Cornelia Chapin. Included is a lacquer sound disc of an interview with Chapin by Mrs. Putnam for WCFM Radio, Washington, DC, on December 9, 1952. The interview, entitled "Introducing the New Bear Cub," discusses the dedication of Chapin's sculpture, Bear Cub , at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. There are also nine film reels containing home movies of Cornelia Chapin. One movie contains intertitles and is introduced as "Hilltop Happenings: Harpursville Summer 1932", showing Cornelia with unidentified friends or family doing daily chores as well as working on a sculpture of a female figure in her studio. Some of the movies were filmed between 1934 and 1936 while she was working in Paris, and show several scenes of her and her teacher Mateo Hernandez at their studio demonstrating their direct carving method. There is also a large amount of footage of Chapin and Hernandez with friends at the zoo in Paris, and Chapin sketching horses at a racing event.
Items are arranged chronologically within each folder.
This series has been scanned in its entirety. The sound recording and film have been digitized for research access.
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Biographical Material on Marion Sanford, 1937-circa 1940s
Select: Biographical Material on Marion Sanford, 1937-circa 1940s
Marion Sanford Correspondence, 1939-1988
Select: Marion Sanford Correspondence, 1939-1988
Card File of Works by Marion Sanford, circa 1935-1949
Select: Card File of Works by Marion Sanford, circa 1935-1949
Biographical Material on Cornelia Chapin, 1930-1972
Select: Biographical Material on Cornelia Chapin, 1930-1972
Cornelia Chapin Correspondence, 1938-1952
Select: Cornelia Chapin Correspondence, 1938-1952
Cornelia Chapin, Written Description of Sculpting Process, 1937
Select: Cornelia Chapin, Written Description of Sculpting Process, 1937
Writings about Cornelia Chapin, 1939-1940s
Select: Writings about Cornelia Chapin, 1939-1940s
Interview of Cornelia Chapin, "Introducing the New Bear Cub", 1952
Select: Interview of Cornelia Chapin, "Introducing the New Bear Cub", 1952 1 Sound cassetteDuplicate1 sound discs (lacquer)Original
Home Movies of Cornelia Chapin
Select: Home Movies of Cornelia Chapin
"Hilltop Happenings, Harpersville, Summer 1932", 1932
Select: "Hilltop Happenings, Harpersville, Summer 1932", 1932 1 Film reelInternegative16 mm1 Film reelAnswer print16 mm Scope and Contents Projection print in can labeled FC 9, internegative in can labeled FC 18.
Home Movies of Studio and Zoo, France, 1934-1936
Select: Home Movies of Studio and Zoo, France, 1934-1936 6 Film reelsInternegative16 mm6 Film reelsAnswer prints16 mm Scope and Contents Projection prints in cans labeled FC 10-15, internegatives in cans labeled FC 19-24.
Horse Show, 1936
Select: Horse Show, 1936 2 Film reelsInternegatives16 mm2 Film reelsAnswer prints16 mm Scope and Contents Projection prints in cans labeled FC 16-17, internegatives in cans labeled FC 25-26.
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