Quirt, Walter, 1902-1968
Painter
Size: 3.1 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of painter and teacher Walter Quirt measure 3.1 linear feet and date from 1928-1976. Included are writings, correspondence, photographs, project files, interviews, drawings and printed material.
Walter Quirt (1902-1968) was a painter and teacher in Minneapolis, Minn. Quirt taught at the University of Minnesota, 1945-1968
Material lent for microfilming in 1976 by Eleanor Quirt, widow of Walter Quirt, and donated with additional papers in 2023 by Jon Quirt, Quirt's son.
English .
Portions of the collection including ca. 600 letters from Romare Bearden, Stuart Davis, Eduard Franz, Abraham Rattner, Evelyn Scholl, William Steig, Robert Coates, Duncan Phillips and others; ca. 300 photographs of family, friends, and works of art; a sketchbook; notes and theoretical writings on art; catalogs; biographical information; clippings and other printed material are available on 35mm microfilm reels 570-572, at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
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Walter Quirt papers, 1928-1976. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
