Walkowitz, Abraham, 1880-1965
Painter, Etcher, Printmaker
This site provides access to the papers of Abraham Walkowitz in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2015, and total 3,336 images.
Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation of American Art
Size: 2.9 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of painter Abraham Walkowitz date from 1904-1969, and measure 2.9 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical material; letters from artists, friends, and art collectors; business records; four interview transcripts; notes and writings; exhibition announcements, cataloges, and other printed material; and photographs of Walkowitz, friends, colleagues, and artworks.
Abraham Walkowitz (1878-1965) was a painter in Brooklyn, New York. Walkowitz was born in Tumen in Siberian Russia, the son of Jacob and Rita Schulman Walkowitz. Following the death of his father, a lay rabbi and cantor, in the late 1880s, Walkowitz immigrated to the United States with his mother and siblings and settled in the Lower East Side of New York City. Read More
Portions of the papers were donated in 1959 by Abraham Walkowitz; in 1966 by Dr. Rosa E. Prigosen, the artist's niece; in 1981 through a transfer of material from the National Museum of American Art/National Portrait Gallery Library; and in 1996 by Howard and Lila Schulman.
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This site provides access to the papers of Abraham Walkowitz in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2015, and total 3,336 images.
Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation of American Art
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