Correspondence
Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Pomerantz, Louis
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- Louis Pomerantz papers
- Sponsor
- Funding for the processing of this collection is provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
- Extent
- 3.6 Linear feet (Boxes 1-4)
- Date
- 1940s-1988
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.pomeloui, Series 2
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Louis Pomerantz papers, 1937-1988, bulk 1950s-1988. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Arrangement
- Records are arranged alphabetically by folder title, primarily by name but occasionally by subject such as "Early Career Correspondence." 5 folders of unsorted correspondence from the 1970s can be found filed under "U."
- Collection Rights
- The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
- Scope and Contents
- Primarily professional in nature, Pomerantz's correspondence is with friends and colleagues, museums and other art and educational institutions, and companies and corporations involved in the development of conservation tools and equipment. Three folders of early career correspondence, primarily from the 1950s when Pomerantz was studying on the GI Bill, document Pomerantz's applications for jobs, apprenticeships, and work/study positions. They include correspondence with George Stout of the Worcester Art Museum, and Veterans Administration records. The series includes six folders of correspondence with influential conservation scientist, Robert L. Feller, regarding technical issues and picture varnishes; seven folders of correspondence with forensic document examiner Linton Godown; three folders of correspondence with microscopy expert Walter C. McCrone; and correspondence with other art conservators including Anton J. Konrad, Russell J. Quandt, Bernard Rabin, Suzanne Sack, Nathan Stolow, Jean Volkmer, and Phoebe Dent Weil. Also found is correspondence with companies including Eastman Kodak regarding radiography techniques; museums and other art institutions including the National Gallery of Canada, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Rijksmuseum, and Rosary College Graduate School of Fine Arts which operated a conservation program in Florence, Italy; and scattered correspondence with artists such as Janice Lefton de Luigi. Correspondence with the Smithsonian's SITES and participating institutions documents the 1980s Know What You See touring exhibition. Correspondence relating to Pomerantz's work for the Art Institute of Chicago can be found in Series 5: Project/Client Files. The series contains 2 sound recordings of television broadcasts on 2 sound cassettes.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington D.C. research center. Use of audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503511471982-1503511472003-4
- Metadata Usage
- CC0