The Josephs, 1975-1981

The Josephs

Material related to Dr. Arthur C. Josephs and his wife Adrienne. Dr. Josephs was head of the Zalk-Josephs Company. He and his wife were active in Duluth civic activities. Bela Petheo calls them "my principal patrons for my Duluth show, local industrialists and self-made cultural attachés."

Correspondence with Adrienne Josephs, April 11, 1981-October 29, 1981.

Letter to Aranka (Adrienne) Josephs, March 31, 1981. Informing her of some disappointing news from the University of Minnesota, Duluth. Current activities.

Enclosed: Letter from James H. Brutger, March 26, 1981. Art department funding was cut at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. No money for proposed course or lectures.

Correspondence with Adrienne Josephs, November 29, 1980-February 15, 1981.

Letter to Aranka and Arthur Josephs, November 23, 1979. Belated thanks for hospitality, thanks also for note and photo. Recommended that a diplomat at the Finnish Consulate meet Adrienne when in Duluth.

Letter from Adrienne Josephs, November 19, 1979. She met Gretchen Quie, Governor Al Quie's wife. Contacts in Minneapolis. Note by Bela Petheo on back of envelope.

Enclosed: news clipping. Photo dated November 8, 1979. Shows George Beck, station manager of WDSE (Channel 8), Gretchen Quie, Adrienne Josephs. Card from Mrs. Arthur C. Josephs, postmarked October 19, 1979. Invitation to an exhibition preview, watercolors by Cheng-Khee Chee, in Duluth.

Duluth, 1975, Fall with Nancy Johnson, Sr. Curator (Tweed Mus., Duluth). Color photograph, 3 1/2 x 4 7/8 inches. Shows Bela Petheo signing an exhibition poster for his Duluth show. "Duluth: A Painterly Essay," by Bela Petheo. Exhibition catalog. Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota, Duluth, September 21, 1975-October 19, 1975.

"Duluth: A Painterly Essay." Invitation to exhibition opening. Engel Hall Art Gallery, St. John's University, January 5, 1975. Note by Bela Petheo: "This is the work of the Josephs."

Letter from Mrs. Arthur C. Josephs. Undated. "Monday." Her recent illness.

Card from Adrienne Josephs to Bela and Kathy Petheo. Undated, probably in November or December. She doesn't ever send Christmas cards, but it is her best wishes for a happy holiday season, written on a thank-you card.

Card from Adrienne Josephs to the Petheos. Undated. The Josephs enjoyed visiting with the Petheos. Art and Adrienne like both paintings, but Bela forgot to sign the one that Art particularly admires.