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Harry Sternberg papers, 1927-2000

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Series 3: Writings , circa 1940s-2000
(Box 1, 4; 0.2 linear feet)

Writings by Sternberg include draft typescripts and manuscripts for a book on etching, a draft of a lecture "Art as Skilled Activity", a guide on buying art written with Verna Small for the Artists Equity Association, and other miscellaneous drafts of essays, talks, and autobiographical writings. Writings by others include a homemade newsletter written by artist Arthur Secunda, a statement written and signed by artist and political activist David Alfaro Siqueiros, and a thesis about Sternberg's work. Among the miscellaneous writings about Sternberg is an article by gallery owner Harry Salpeter. The author of a talk entitled "The Lost Island" is unidentified, but may have been written by Sternberg.
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Harry Sternberg, Draft Article about Poster as Art Medium, circa 1940s
(Oversized item housed in Box 4)
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Harry Sternberg, Drafts of Book on Etching, circa 1949
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30
Harry Sternberg, "Art As Skilled Activity", 1952
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31
Harry Sternberg & Verna Small, "Art That Belongs to You", 1953
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32
Harry Sternberg, Miscellaneous Writings & Notes, circa 1940s-1970s
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33
Arthur Secunda, "The L. A. Bugle", 2000
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34
David Alfaro Siqueiros, "To All Those Who Struggled for My Liberty, With My Most Profound Acknowledgement", 1964
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35
Anne Suydam, Masters Thesis, "Social Consciousness in American Graphic Art and Its Reflection in the Prints of Harry Sternberg, 1929-1940", 1969
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36
Various Authors, Miscellaneous Writings about Harry Sternberg, 1945, 1950, circa 1950s
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37
Unknown Author, "The Lost Island - A Travelogue", circa 1990s
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38
Draft Exhibition Catalog, "The Prints of Harry Sternberg", 1994
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39
Draft Exhibition Checklist, California Centre for the Arts Exhibition, 2000
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40
Harry Sternberg, Draft Article about Poster as Art Medium, circa 1940s
(From Box 1, F29)
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