Baizerman, Saul L., 1889-1957
Painter, Sculptor
This site provides access to the papers of Saul L. Baizerman in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2024 from 6 reels of microfilm, and total 4,208 images.
Funding for the digitization of the microfilm for this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Size: 3 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of New York sculptor Saul Baizerman measure 3 linear feet and date from circa 1916-1963. The collection documents Baizerman's career through biographical information, writings by Baizerman including poems, lectures, plays, and writings on art, a few exhibition records, drawings and sketches, printed material, photographs of Baizerman and his work, and a dismantled scrapbook.
Born in Russia, New York sculptor Saul Baizerman (1889-1957) was known for his technique of hammering copper by hand to create relief sculptures. His deep sympathies for the labor movement and social causes informed his focus on the urban poor and manual worker as primary subjects for his work. Read More
Joan Hay Baizerman, Saul Baizerman's second wife, loaned the papers to the Archives of American Art for microfilming in 1964. She subsequently donated the papers in 1971 with the exception of circa 300 sketches and circa 50 photographs from the original loan.
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This site provides access to the papers of Saul L. Baizerman in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2024 from 6 reels of microfilm, and total 4,208 images.
Funding for the digitization of the microfilm for this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
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