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Joseph W. Groell papers

Archives of American Art

Volume 1: "Anatomy,"
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Object Details

sova.aaa.groejose
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw970b24b2f-1c33-48c4-b9ae-e6fc16a3a3bf
Creator
Groell, Joseph W., 1928-
Names
Brooklyn College -- Faculty
New York Academy of Art
Occupation
Art teachers
Topic
Figure drawing
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Faculty
Art -- Study and teaching
Provenance
Joseph W. Groell donated his papers to the Archives of American Art in 2011.
Creator
Groell, Joseph W., 1928-
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Summary
The Joseph W. Groell papers, 1925-2007, bulk 1950-1991, measure 2.2 linear feet and primarily document his career as an art instructor. The papers include biographical material, letters, writings, subject files, printed material, artwork and photographs. Teaching files constitute the majority of the collection. Ten volumes of lecture notes, visual examples from sources including his own sketchbook, and student project instructions survive for courses Groell taught at Brooklyn College, 1970s-1990; and three volumes of notes and illustrations relate to figure drawing courses he taught at the New York Academy of Art, 1990-1991.
Biographical Note
Joseph W. Groell (b. 1928) is known as a teacher of figure drawing and painting in the academic tradition. He has lived and worked in New York City since 1950. A native of Pittsburgh, Groell earned a B.A. in Fine Arts from Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University) in 1950 and promptly moved to New York City. In 1952 he became one of the original members of Tanager Gallery, the earliest of the Tenth Street co-operative galleries. Groell taught life drawing at Pratt Institute of Technology during the academic year 1960-1961. He then served on faculty of Brooklyn College art department until retiring in 1990. In the early 1990s Groell became affiliated with the New York Academy of Art, a graduate school of figurative art with a strong emphasis drawing, traditional methods and techniques.
Extent
2.2 Linear feet
Date
1925-2007
bulk 1950-1991
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.groejose
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Lecture notes
Photographs
Notes
Illustrations
Sketchbooks
Citation
Joseph W. Groell papers, 1925-2007, bulk 1950-1991. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged as 8 series: Series 1: Biographical Material, 1952-1996 (Box 1; 0.1 linear ft.) Series 2: Letters, 1925-1971 (Box 1; 1 folder) Series 3: Writings, 1951-1955 (Box 1; 0.1 linear ft.) Series 4: Teaching Files, 1970s-1991 (Boxes 1-2; 1.2 linear ft.) Series 5: Subject Files, 1952-2005 (Box 2; 0.4 linear ft.) Series 6: Printed Material, 1953-1983 (Box 2; 0.2 linear ft.) Series 7: Artwork, circa 1925-1953 (Box 3; 0.1 linear ft.) Series 8: Photographs, 1948-2007 (Box 3; 0.1 linear ft.)
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Catherine S. Gaines in 2011.
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.
Genre/Form
Lecture notes
Photographs
Notes
Illustrations
Sketchbooks
Scope and Content Note
The Joseph W. Groell papers, 1925-2007, bulk 1950-2007, measure 2.2 linear feet, and primarily document his career as an art instructor. The papers include biographical material, letters, writings, subject files, printed material, artwork, and photographs. Teaching files constitute the majority of the collection. Ten volumes of lecture notes with visual examples from sources including his own sketchbook, and student project instructions survive for courses Groell taught at Brooklyn College, 1970s-1990; and three volumes of notes and illustrations relate to figure drawing courses he taught at the New York Academy of Art, 1990-1991.
Restrictions
Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
AAA.groejose
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw970b24b2f-1c33-48c4-b9ae-e6fc16a3a3bf
AAA.groejose
AAA
Record ID
ebl-1562711563579-1562711563585-0

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Included:

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  • Tanager Gallery

  • Sketchbook of Albert Swinden

  • Photographs

  • Letters

  • Notes and Lists

  • Poems

  • "Stable Annuals - Marika Herskovic,"

  • Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements

  • Drawings and Sketches

  • Letters

  • "Biological Evolution: Thought and Art,"

  • Greene, Balcomb and Gertrude (Peter)

  • Biographical notes; Application for Museum of Modern Art annual artist's pass; Driver's licenses

  • Drawings by Mary (or possibly Marj [Groell]?) and M. Sheridan

  • Gianfagna, Paul

  • Exhibitions, Miscellaneous (2 folders)

  • Artwork

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