J. Stewart Johnson papers relating to Anne Ryan, 1970-1983

Collection Information

Size: 0.2 Linear feet

Summary: The J. Stewart Johnson papers concerning Anne Ryan measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1970-1983. Included are letters and postcards to J. Stewart Johnson from Elizabeth McFadden, Anne Ryan's daughter, about her mother's work, and copies of letters from McFadden to curators and museum directors conserning Anne Ryan exhibitions and gifts to museums; a typescript of Anne Ryan's journal, 1938, 1941-1942; typescripts of poems by Ryan; draft documents concerning the Anne Ryan Collection Trust, 1971; a list of owners of collages by Ryan; and printed material including small exhibition catalogs, announcements, newspaper clippings, and other writings about Ryan.

Biographical/Historical Note

J. Stewart Johnson (1925-2006) was curator of design at the Museum of Modern Art and subsequently a consultant for design and architecture in the Department of Modern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art until his retirement in 2004. Johnson was also a Trustee of the Anne Ryan Collection.

Provenance

Donated in 2021 by William McNaught, a friend of J. Stewart Johnson's.

Language Note

English .