Collection Information

Size: 5.2 linear feet

Summary: The papers of abstract painter and art instructor Vaclav Vytlacil date from 1885-1990 and measure 5.2 linear feet. Found within the papers are scattered biographical materials, correspondence, scattered business and financial records, and notes and writings including lecture notes. The papers also contain audio recordings of interviews of Vytlacil and his associates, artwork by Vytlacil and others, four scrapbooks, printed material including clippings and exhibition catalogs, and photographs of Vytlacil, his colleagues, and his artwork.

Biographical/Historical Note

Vaclav Vytlacil (1892-1984) was an abstract painter and art instructor who worked primarily in the New York city area. Born in New York, N.Y. Studied under Hans Hofmann in Munich. Taught at the Art Students League and the Florence Cane Schol of Art, N.Y. He was also one of the co-founders of the American Abstract Artists group.

Provenance

The Vaclav Vytlacil papers were donated in several installments from 1989 to 1993 by Vaclav Vytlacil's daughter, Anne Vytlacil.

Related Materials

Materials loaned to the Archives for microfilming on reel D295 include correspondence, lecture notes, general notes, clippings, notebooks concerning paintings, photographs of paintings, photographs titled "Vineyard Boats," and 2 of Mrs. Vytlacil's Paris journals. Loaned material is not described in the container list of this finding aid.

Also found in the Archives of American Art are oral history interviews with Vaclav Vytlacil, March 2, 1966 and January 10, 1974, and 19 items microfilmed on reel 2016 relating to a 1975 Montclair Art Museum exhibition organized by Worden Day.

Location of Originals

• Reel D295: Originals returned to the lender, Vaclav Vytlacil, after microfilming.