Series 1 :Biographical Material , 1934-circa 1974, undated 3 Folders
Box 1
Biographical material found in this series includes educational and war service records, résumés, biographical sketches, and certificates of awards.
Series 2 :Correspondence , 1931-1985, undated 27 Folders
Boxes 1-2
The bulk of the correspondence found here consists of letters between Leon and Ida Berkowitz, written during trips in the 1950s or during Leon's World War II service from 1943 to 1945. Leon's 1940s letters contain occasional pen and ink sketches of life at Camp Lee, Virginia, fellow servicemen, and a few self-portraits. The majority of the remaining letters were written during the 1950s. Correspondents include Helmuth F. Kern (often addressed as "Du"), cofounder of the WWCA, painters John Ulbricht, Elaine de Kooning (five letters to Ida Fox during 1957 and 1958), Arthur Okamura, sculptor Scott Burton (1957-1961), describing his studies in painting with Hans Hofmann at Provincetown, and Jim V. Baker and Laura de Freitas (who often signed letters as "Me").
The correspondence is arranged chronologically.
Description Container Select Correspondence, undated Select: Correspondence, undated Correspondence, Incoming, undated Select: Correspondence, Incoming, undated Correspondence, Outgoing, undated Select: Correspondence, Outgoing, undated Correspondence, 1931-1954 Select: Correspondence, 1931-1954 Correspondence, 1955-1985 Select: Correspondence, 1955-1985 Postcards, 1950-1974, undated Select: Postcards, 1950-1974, undated
Series 3 :Teaching , 1939-1950s, 1985-1986, undated 4 Folders
box 2
Description Container Select Clippings, circa 1950s Select: Clippings, circa 1950s Correspondence, 1939-1950s, 1985-1986, undated Select: Correspondence, 1939-1950s, 1985-1986, undated Lecture Notes, undated Select: Lecture Notes, undated Student Art Tours, undated Select: Student Art Tours, undated
Series 4 :Exhibitions , 1944-1985, undated 10 Folders
Box 2, 4
Catalogs and announcements include vitae, and printed material relating to exhibtions which were donated separately in 1979. Folders are arranged alphabetically.
Description Container Select Berkowitz Resume and Catalog Select: Berkowitz Resume and Catalog Catalogs and Announcements, 1950-1978, undated Select: Catalogs and Announcements, 1950-1978, undated Clippings, 1956-1973, undated Select: Clippings, 1956-1973, undated Drafts of Corcoran Exhibition Catalog, 1968-1969 Select: Drafts of Corcoran Exhibition Catalog, 1968-1969 Gallery Receipts, 1950-1985 Select: Gallery Receipts, 1950-1985 Inventory of Paintings, circa 1976-1977 Select: Inventory of Paintings, circa 1976-1977 Other Artists, Catalogs and Announcements, 1944-1985, undated Select: Other Artists, Catalogs and Announcements, 1944-1985, undated
Series 5 :Washington Workshop Center for the Arts , 1940s-1950s 14 Folders
Box 2-3
Correspondence in this series includes general business records for the center, such as meeting minutes and financial statements.
Folders are arranged alphabetically.
Description Container Select Announcements, Brochures and Catalogs, 1940s-1950s Select: Announcements, Brochures and Catalogs, 1940s-1950s Clippings, 1940s-1950s Select: Clippings, 1940s-1950s Correspondence, 1943-1956, undated Select: Correspondence, 1943-1956, undated Draft of Radio Script, circa 1940-1950 Select: Draft of Radio Script, circa 1940-1950
Series 6 :Other Projects , 1944-1985 4 Folders
Box 3
Folders are arranged alphabetically.
Description Container Select Art Therapy Project, U.S. Army, 1944-1945 Select: Art Therapy Project, U.S. Army, 1944-1945 Jury Judging, 1983-1985 Select: Jury Judging, 1983-1985 WCFM Radio Station, 1949-1953 Select: WCFM Radio Station, 1949-1953 Washington Arts Council, 1947-1954 Select: Washington Arts Council, 1947-1954
Series 7 :Notes and Writings , 1940s-1971, undated 8 Folders
Box 3
Folders are arranged alphabetically.
Description Container Select Essay, "Art in the Extra-Curriculum,", undated Select: Essay, "Art in the Extra-Curriculum,", undated Essay, "The Job of the Art Supervisor,", undated Select: Essay, "The Job of the Art Supervisor,", undated Master's Thesis, "Factors Significant in the Success of a Creative Arts Center,", 1948 Select: Master's Thesis, "Factors Significant in the Success of a Creative Arts Center,", 1948 Notes, undated Select: Notes, undated Notes, Art and Society (course), 1942 Select: Notes, Art and Society (course), 1942 Notes, Draft of "Wind Among the Leaves,", undated Select: Notes, Draft of "Wind Among the Leaves,", undated Notes, On Paintings, 1940s, 1968-1971 Select: Notes, On Paintings, 1940s, 1968-1971 Poems, Ida Fox Berkowitz, undated Select: Poems, Ida Fox Berkowitz, undated
Series 8 :Artwork , circa 1950s, undated 5 Folders
Box 3
Artwork by Leon Berkowitz includes eleven undated sketchbooks, many of Paris; eleven loose, undated sketches and six illustrated letters (found in the correspondence for 1943-1945). In addition, the collection contains one woodcut print by Arthur Okamura titled "Angel."
Folders are arranged alphabetically.
Description Container Select Loose Sketches, undated Select: Loose Sketches, undated Reproductions of Artwork, undated Select: Reproductions of Artwork, undated Sketchbooks, undated Select: Sketchbooks, undated(11 sketchbooks) Woodblock Print, Arthur Okamura, circa 1950s Select: Woodblock Print, Arthur Okamura, circa 1950s
Series 9 :Photographs , circa 1900-1970s 5 Folders
Box 3
The photographs consist primarily of black and white travel photographs of Leon and Ida, taken during trips to Mexico, Spain, and Wales. The collection also includes scattered family photographs from the early part of the twentieth century, childhood portraits of Leon, some pictures of Leon in uniform during the 1940s, and scattered photographs of paintings.
Folders are arranged alphabetically. Within folders photographs are arranged chronologically, with negatives following positives.
Series 10 :Audio Cassette , [1974?] 1 Folder
Box 3
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