The Zorach Family papers, 1900-1987
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Collection Information
Size: 4.4 Linear feet
Summary: The Zorach Family papers measure 4.4 linear feet and consist of materials relating to the lives and careers of sculptor and painter William Zorach, his wife painter and weaver Marguerite, and their children, painter and multi-media artist Dahlov Ipcar and collector and art dealer Tessim Zorach. The bulk of the papers consists of letters to Tessim regarding his parent's artwork. Additional materials include scattered letters to William Zorach; writings and notes by William, Marguerite, and Tessim; a sketchbook and drawings by William; prints by Marguerite; Marguerite's scrapbook; printed materials; and photographs of the Zorach family and of William Zorach in his studio and at work.
Biographical/Historical Note
William Zorach (1887-1966) was a modernist painter and sculptor working primarily in New York city, along with his wife Marguerite (1887-1968) who worked as a fauvist painter, printmaker, and textile artist. Their children were painter Dahlov Ipcar (1917-) and art collector Tessim Zorach (1915-1995.)
Related Materials
The Archives of American Art holds the Dahlov Ipcar papers, 1906-1997. Also found is one oral history interview with William Zorach conducted by by John D. Morse on April 2, 1959 and an oral history interview with Dahlov Ipcar conducted by Robert F. Brown on November 13, 1979.
The bulk of William Zorach's papers are held by the Library of Congress. The Archives of American Art also holds material lent for microfilming on reels NY59-1-NY59-4 and NY59-19. Loaned materials were returned to the lender and are now held by the Library of Congress, Manuscript Division. This material is not described in the collection container inventory or finding aid.
Location of Originals
- The originals of the materials loaned for microfilming are most likely part of William Zorach's papers at the Library of Congress.
Also in the Archives
Tags
- Zorach family
- Zorach, Tessim
- Ipcar, Dahlov
- Cunningham, Imogen
- Adams, Ansel
- Zorach, Marguerite
- Zorach, William
- Partridge, Roi
- Newman, Arnold
- Brooklyn Museum
- Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)
- Art -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State) -- New York
- Art, American
- Artist couples
- Women painters -- New York (State) -- New York
- Artists' studios -- Photographs
- Works of art
- Interviews
- Prints
- Articles
- Sketchbooks
- Photographs
- Drawings
- Scrapbooks
- Notes
- Writings
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