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Correspondent: Kruse, Anna W.—to Benedict and Bettijune Kruse regarding Alexander Z. Kruse's interview in the Sunday News, newspaper clippings attached
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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.
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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
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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
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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)
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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.
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