Jack Stewart papers

Author/Creator:

Stewart, Jack, 1926-2005

Publication/Creation:

1926-2015

Format:

Archival Material or Manuscripts

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Jack Stewart papers

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

graffiti art
photographs
Charcoal drawnings
Arcylic paintings (visual works)
Photographs
Photograph

Subjects:

Graffiti
Graffiti artists
Subways--New York (State)--New York--Graffiti
Landscape painting, American--20th century
Drawing
Photography--New York (State)--New York
Photographers--New York (State)--New York--20th century
Artists--United States--20th century
graffiti art
graffiti artists
drawing (image-making)
New York (N.Y.)

Description/Summary

Finding Aid:

Finding aid available electronically

Summary:

The collection consists of the papers of Jack Stewart from 1926-2015 and primarily contains photographs and slides of graffiti, drawings, and paintings. The majority of the drawings and paintings are portraits, nudes, and landscapes. Drawings are done in pencil or charcoal and paintings with acrylics or watercolors. There are also some graffiti objects, including a rock, a mailbox, and a model subway car. Personal papers in the collection include correspondence, personal photographs, and printed material. There are also photographs and slides of artwork. There are also some graffiti objects, including a rock, a mailbox, and a model subway car. Stewart was lefthanded and often wrote backwards, which he referred to as mirror writing; this can be seen on a number of the items in the collection.

Language:

English

Language Note:

Materials entirely in English.

Physical Type/Description:

113.91 linear feet (24 boxes; 27 oversized papers folders (OP); 2 extra-oversized papers folders (XOP); and 588.9 MB born digital material (11 files))

Restrictions on Access:

Special restrictions apply: Collection stored off-site. Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance for access to this collection.
Special restrictions apply: Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance for access to unprocessed born digital materials in this collection. Collection restrictions, copyright limitations, or technical complications may hinder the Rose Library's ability to provide access to unprocessed born digital materials.
Special restrictions apply: All items marked as restricted are restricted pending conservation treatment. Researchers must contact the Rose Library at least two weeks in advance to request access to any items listed as restricted. Technical complications may hinder the Rose Library's ability to provide access to this material.

Use and Reproduction:

Special restrictions apply: The use of personal cameras is prohibited for prints and slides of graffiti.

Organization and Arrangement:

Arranged by record type.
Arranged and described at the collection level by Meaghan O'Riordan, October 2018. Original titles of artwork supplied by Stewart are retained and are represented with quotation marks.

Biographical/Historical Note:

Jack Stewart (1926-2005) was an American artist and photographer born in Atlanta, Georgia. He began private art lessons at the age of seven and took classes at the High Museum of Art (Atlanta) starting at the age of nine. At the age of 14, he was an apprentice to sculptor and painter Steffen Thomas. He graduated from Atlanta Boys High in 1944. During World War II he served under the former Third United States Army under General George as a combat infantryman and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He earned a Bachelor's of Fine Arts at Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) in 1951, where he studied with Josef Albers and Willem de Kooning. From 1951-1953, he studied architecture at Columbia University (New York, New York).

Ownership and Custodial History:

Regina Stewart is the widow of Jack Stewart. Stewart packed the materials at her home in New York and shipped them to the Rose Library.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936788120202486

OCLC Number:

1057268542

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