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Scope and Contents Boston and New York Painters, CriticsMainly correspondence with painters and critics. Also records of dealings with two Minneapolis galleries and one in Chicago. Arranged by correspondent. Nationally-known figures include Clement Greenberg and Tom Wolfe, Philip Pearlstein, Charles de Tolnay, June Wayne, Rollo May, Elaine de Kooning, Burt Silverman, Wolf Kahn.Art Acquisitions, Inc., St. Paul. Correspondence between Bela Petheo and Shelly Ross, Christine M....

Scope and Contents Jon Hassler PortraitNote by archivist Peggy Roske describing acquisition, location of paper and digital copies.Jon Hassler, 1986 oil on canvas. National Gallery of Art logo at top. Reprinted from Book III 1976-84 (register of own work). With explanatory note. Paper was cut vertically through note and is taped together. Photocopy.Jon Hassler, 1986 oil on canvas. With letter from Bela Petheo to Peggy Roske, June 8, 2011. Explanatory note cut off, part...

Scope and Contents One-Man Shows, Announcements, Competitions, AwardsExhibitions and competitions in which Bela Petheo's art was displayed. Also some galleries which own his work."Local painter brushes middle ground," by Michael Norton, St. Cloud Times, October 23, 1987. Article about Bela Petheo's one-man show at the Engel Hall Gallery, St. John's University, until November 23. Photocopies. Copies also in ARC 11, Newspaper Clippings.Paintings and Prints by Bela Petheo....

Scope and Contents Probst Gallery Correspondence with the Kenneth Probst Gallery in Chicago, Illinois, which hosted a major exhibition of Bela Petheo's work and sold several of his paintings over the years. Letter from Ken Probst, September 17, 2008. Returning all five paintings he still has by Bela Petheo. Encloses new business card. Kenneth Probst Galleries letterhead crossed out and new business contact information handwritten by Bela Petheo.Enclosed: Returned to Bela...

Scope and Contents Klaus Berger and André Gence Primarily correspondence from Klaus Berger, with two letters from André Gence. Bela Petheo explains their significance: "Kl. Berger, Distinguished Univ Prof at the U. of Kansas. Originally a German art historian was an internationally recognized art historian who wrote 'the' basic book on Japonaise Art and its influence on Western art (Japonismus in der westlichen Malerei, 1860-1920) (English translation available) He lectured...

Scope and Contents Bela Petheo Manuscript Collection Documentation Saint John's Abbey, The Rite of Christian Burial, Bela F. Petheo. Worship aid for funeral mass. May 19, 2017.Bela F. Petheo. Funeral card. Undated, but distributed May 19, 2017."Bela Petheo, 82." Obituary, St. Cloud Times, May 15, 2017, p. 5A.Email from Richard Ice to Joint Faculty Assembly containing a short obituary of Bela Petheo, May 5, 2017.Letter from the archivist to Bela...

Scope and Contents The JosephsMaterial 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...

Scope and Contents Marcel Franciscono, Vincent Price, Museum Directors Correspondence with Marcel Franciscono, professor of Art History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Vincent Price, actor and promoter of original art; Michael Wentworth, Smith College; and John Wilmerding, National Gallery of Art. The Taylor correspondence also includes a letter from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Correspondence with Joshua C. Taylor, with whom Bela Petheo studied at the University of...