Collection Information
Size: 7.1 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of landscape painter and art instructor William Kienbusch measure 7.1 linear feet and date from 1915 to 2006, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1936 to 1980. The collection documents Kienbusch's life as an artist in New York City and Cranberry Island, Maine. Files include biographical material; correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues; writings and notes; scattered printed material; photographs; and artwork, including 17 sketchbooks. There is a 2.1 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2024 that includes printed material; correspondence; photographs, slides and negatives of Kienbusch, family, friends, events and works of art; an interview on two cassettes; a VHS tape; and a guest book. Materials date from circa 1943-2006.
Biographical/Historical Note
William Kienbusch (1914-1980) was a painter and art instructor in New York, NY, and Cranberry Island, Maine.
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Provenance
William Kienbusch lent materials for microfilming in 1970. Other papers were donated by his sisters, Millicent Kelly and Juliana Little, and his friend Stanley Clifford as co-executives of the Kienbusch estate from 1985-1991. Stanley Clifford donated additional materials in 2008 and 2010.Clifford's sons, Leslie and Stuart Clifford donated additional material in 2024.
Related Materials
Also found in the Archives of American Art is the Walter Maitland correspondence with and about William Kienbusch, 1969-1981; the William Kienbusch letters to Francis and Sydney Hamabe, 1958-1977; the Thomas Barrett and Leni Mancuso papers relating to William Kienbusch, 1950-1980; and an oral history interview with William Kienbusch conducted by Forrest Selvig, November 1-7, 1968. The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reel N70-22) including a scrapbook of clippings, exhibition catalogs, photographs of Kienbusch, letters, writings, and two journals describing his travels in Europe and Asia. Lent materials were returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.
Language Note
English .
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