Correspondent:
Kruse, Anna W.—to Benedict and Bettijune Kruse regarding Alexander Z. Kruse's interview in the Sunday News, newspaper clippings attached
The Alexander Z. Kruse papers contain documents relating to Kruse's career as an artist, art critic, and author. The time frame covered is 1890 to 1975 with the bulk of the material originating from the 1930s to 1960s. The material is arranged by functional series and includes: literary manuscripts and notebooks; correspondence; photographic materials--photographs and slides; ephemera--clippings, catalogs, and biographical material; and books. The majority of the collection is in its original format with a few being photocopies. The photographic materials are in good condition. However, much of the ephemera (especially the newspaper clippings) is extremely fragile. Most of the clippings are from Kruse's columns with the Brooklyn Eagle and the New York Post.
Correspondents:
Findlay, David B. (David Findlay Galleries, New York, N.Y.)-- regarding receipt of paintings by Kruse, Photostat of list of paintings and prices
Kruse, Alexander Z. to David Brenner—sample of program "TV Art Studio/Hopalong Hobby Artist, (sample script attached to letter)
Kruse, Alexander Z. to Florida Southern College/Spivey, Ludd M., Walker Art Center/Bieter, Mary Ann, Addison Gallery of American Art/Hayes, Bartlett H., 1904-, and British Museum)—regarding acknowledgments of paintings he donated
Ford, Nancy L. (Florida Southern College)—about Kruse's letter to Ludd M. Spivey
Snelgrove, Dudley (British Museum)
Watson, Thomas J., 1914-—letter to Anna Kruse
Correspondents:
Kruse, Anna W. to Benedict and Bettijune Kruse (5 letters)
Zigrosser, Carl, 1891-
Skala, Lilia
Boswell, Peyton
Burnshaw, Stanley, 1906-—letter to Alexander Z. Kruse regarding the details of the publication of Two New Yorkers [1937?]
Sweeney, James Johnson, 1900-—(2 letters) [1938?] letter: praise for Kruse's painting style, [1970?] letter: thanks for "The Musical Clown;" hopes to see Anna and Alex before they leave for California
Crowninshield, Frank to Harold Wallace Ross, 1892-1951 regarding Kruse
Hentoff, Nat
Rascoe, Burton, 1892-1957 to Albert Hubbell of Newsweek regarding Kruse's Two New Yorkers [1938?]
Grand Central Art Galleries
Chief Letaiyo (W. Moore)
Chotzinoff, Blair (child of Samuel Chotzinoff)—children are enjoying Kruse's books, has donated originals to Boston University where father's papers are located [1970?]
Phillips, Elana and Tad Singer
Wolverton, Ann
Ament, R.S. to Bomjaily(?) about Kruse
Belkin, Aby wife of Samuel Belkin
Correspondents:
Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973 (3 letters)
Robinson, Jane
Genauer, Emily, 1910-
Weyhe, Erhard
Weisbord, Sam, 1911- (2 letters)
Geldzahler, Henry
Downes, Virginia Myers
Canham, Erwin D.
Robbins, Jane Marla
Estorick, Eric (4 letters)
Burrell Collection (Burrell Galleries)
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968—Senator Kennedy thanking Kruse for the lithograph
Moscon, Arthur
Curtis, Bruce Cohn (2 letters)
Correspondents:
Art Institute of Chicago
Macdonald, Regina
Keany, Katherine
Haas, Irvin
Cahill, Holger, 1887-1960—Thank you notes for Two New Yorkers and for reviewing of his work
Jewell, Edward Alden, 1888-1947
Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt, 1875-1942
Keiffer, W. Brown—Thank you note for reviewing of his work
Frankfurter, Alfred M.
Ripley, Edward L.
Palamountain, Joseph C.
Caesar, Doris, 1893-1971
Wilson, Ellis, 1899-1977—Regarding Kruse's sponsorship of his Guggenheim fellowship application
Archer, Edmund Minor, 1904-—Thank you for Two New Yorkers
Morrow, B. F.—Thank you note for reviewing his work
Smith, Marinobel
Preston, W. G., Jr.—Thank you note for Two New Yorkers
Biddle, George, 1885-—Review of Two New Yorkers on the back of his letter
Myers, Bernard Samuel, 1908-—Thank you note for reviewing his exhibit
Lebewska, Lawrence (?)—Thank you note for reviewing his work.
