Kassoy, Bernard Slides and Photographs, 1942-2007
Collection Number: 6385 P

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Bernard Kassoy Slides and Photographs, 1942-2007
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
6385 P
Creator:
Kassoy, Bernard
Quanitities:
8.17 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English

Biographical / Historical

Bernard (Bernie) Kassoy (1914-2008) graduated from the City College of New York and Cooper Union Art School and worked in a wide range of media as a painter, printmaker, photographer, sculptor and cinematographer. As a young artist, Kassoy began his career in the WPA New York City Federal Art Project in 1936 and was arrested under the name "Michelangelo Buonarotti" at the first sit-down strike against the WPA by the Artists Union. He was also a US delegate to the 1983 International Association of Artists conference in Finland.
In 1939 Kassoy was hired as a New York City high school fine arts teacher where he taught until he retired in 1972. He also taught adult education classes on cinematography at the High School of Music and Art. As a member of the American Federation of Teachers Local 5, he created cartoons for their publication "The New York Teacher News," directed the Teachers Union art gallery, and made stage sets for theatrical productions.
Bernie Kassoy's 136 editorial cartoons preserved by the Kheel Center were largely created in the 1950s at a time when many US policy makers were enthralled by the search for Communist Party members and sympathizers. In pithy cartoons he portrayed the struggles of New York City students and teachers, as well as the Teachers Union's response to these hardships. He accused school, city, and state officials of turning their attention away from funding shortfalls, classroom overcrowding, outdated texts, dilapidated buildings, teacher turnover, increasing teacher workloads, and stagnant wages, to focus on the question of whether any teachers appeared to be advocating Communism. Though Kassoy repeatedly criticized these manifestations of McCarthyism, he was never blacklisted. His work can also be found in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Public Library, and Fennimore House Museum.
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Preferred Citation

Bernard Kassoy Slides and Photographs #6385 P. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
Alton S. Tobey - 90th Birthday Celebration
Box 1 Folder 2
Bernard Kassoy
Box 1 Folder 3
1995-1998
1995-1998
Box 1 Folder 4
1998-1999
1998-1999
Box 1 Folder 5
1993-1994
1993-1994
Box 1 Folder 6
1994-1995
1994-1995
Box 1 Folder 7
1995-1997
1995-1997
Box 1 Folder 8
Miscellaneous Slides
Box 2 Folder 1
1990-1991 -- The Smithy Show
1990-1991
Box 2 Folder 2
Amazon Cruise - 1994
1994
Box 2 Folder 3
Amazon Cruise - 1994
1994
Box 2 Folder 4
Color Negs - 35 mm - 1984-1986 ; 1992-1993 ; 1973, 1975
1973-1993
Box 2 Folder 5
Rollei Test at VCCA - Honey Video - Taping in studio
Scope and Contents
35 mm negs ; proofs ; misc.
Box 2 Folder 6
Misc. Negs. & proof sheets
Box 2 Folder 7
Best Pictorial - slides & negatives
Box 2 Folder 8
Sri Lanka - negs.
Box 2 Folder 9
Color negs ; Misc. ; 1994-1995 ; 1991
1991-1995
Box 2 Folder 10
WW2 photo album
Box 3 Folder 1
Europe -- 1960-1962 (1 of 6)
1960-1962
Box 3 Folder 2
Europe 1960
1960
Box 3 Folder 3
Europe 1960 (3 of 6)
1960
Box 3 Folder 4
Miscellaneous -- in park ; at Antioch
Box 3 Folder 5
Grass fire 1966 ; Moss Aiev Dancers - Portraits - Honey ; Walk in park - 1965-1966 (5 of 6)
1965-1966
Box 3 Folder 6
Miscellaneous -- Airport ; Sept. 1968 - Folk Dancing ; 1965 (6 of 6)
1965-1968
Box 3 Folder 7
Europe 1960 (1 of 3)
1960
Box 3 Folder 8
Europe 1960 (2 of 3)
1960
Box 3 Folder 9
Europe 1960 (3 of 3)
1960
Box 3 Folder 10
USSR Cruise, 1967 ; Amazon Cruise, 1994 -- edited 1998 (1 of 3)
1967-1998
Box 3 Folder 11
USSR Cruise, 1967 ; Amazon Cruise, 1994 -- edited 1998 (2 of 3)
1967-1998
Box 3 Folder 12
USSR Cruise, 1967 ; Amazon Cruise, 1994 - edited 1998 (3 of 3)
1967-1998
Box 3 Folder 13
England, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain 1969-1970
1969-1970
Box 3 Folder 14
England, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain 1969-1970 (2 of 4)
1969-1970
Box 3 Folder 15
England, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain 1969-1970 (3 of 4)
1969-1970
Box 3 Folder 16
England, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain 1969-1970 (4 of 4)
1969-1970
Box 3 Folder 17
Roman Bronze Works ; Swatonah Waterfront ; Misc. (1 of 3)
Box 3 Folder 18
Leningrad ; Palermo ; California - 1974 ; Yosemite - 1974 ; Misc. ; Israel ; Great Paintings (2 of 3)
1974
Box 3 Folder 19
Barbados ; City Island ; X-mas @ Lou Cohen ; 6th Floor Party ; New Years Eve ; Misc. (3 of 3)
Box 3 Folder 20
Sicily - 1976 ; Pond
1976
Box 3 Folder 21
Pond - cont. (2 of 3)
Box 3 Folder 22
Pond - cont. ; Turkey (3 of 3)
Box 3 Folder 23
Woodstock (1 of 3)
Box 3 Folder 24
Misc. - 1977-1978
1977-1978
Box 3 Folder 25
Honey's 60th Birthday Party 1978 (3 of 3)
1978
Box 4 Folder 1
Cuba - 1982 (1 of 3)
1982
Box 4 Folder 2
Cuba -- 1982 (2 of 3)
1982
Box 4 Folder 3
Cuba -- 1982 (3 of 3)
1982
Box 4 Folder 4
Milles Garden ; Miscellaneous 1967 ; Guardian Picnic, Oct. 1966
1966-1967
Box 4 Folder 5
Western Trip 1966 ; National Parks 1966
1966
Box 4 Folder 6
Merry Silver Gown 1966 ; Viet Protest ; U. of Colorado, 1966 ; Evander boat ride 1966 ; Expo 1967
1966-1967
Box 4 Folder 7
Photo negatives
Box 4 Folder 8
Elder Horkel at Alfred Univ. 5/22-6/1/1994
1994
Box 4 Folder 9
Twin kittens for Jill ; 2006 Lehman Awards at Bert Brooks Seder at Merry's [photos and negs]
2006
Box 4 Folder 10
Seder at KP 4/23/2005 ; ASCA Award at 5/11/2005
2005
Box 4 Folder 11
Birth of Felice LeMarca ; Hawaii 1998 - more
1998
Box 4 Folder 12
Panama, Poland, Upstate Misc. ; VCCA, London
Box 4 Folder 13
Misc. photos
Box 4 Folder 14
Vacation photos
Box 4 Folder 15
Good Van Cort Pond shots & Misc.
Box 4 Folder 16
Star Chopper Cruise (9/24-10/09) ; Honey's 90th Birthday --- negatives
Box 4 Folder 17
Bernie 90th Birthday Celebration ; Misc.
Box 4 Folder 18
Barbados ; St. Vincent ; Santarem ; Boca de Valeria Eco Park (duplicates)
Box 4 Folder 19
Misc. Prints & Negs 2001
2001
Box 4 Folder 20
Cruise - 3/26-4/5/1991 ; Cruise on N. Amsterdam ; Cruise to Hawaii 1998
1998
Box 4 Folder 21
Seder at Sheila's ; Van Costible - reflections, etc. at the lake
Box 4 Folder 22
Sonora Museum - 1/1992 ; Aaron Olshan Show ; Amazon Cruise - 19/1994
1994
Box 4 Folder 23
Negatives -- New Year Card - 2000 ; Honey's carving (2000-2007)
2000-2007
Box 4 Folder 24
Several "Special Occasion" cards ; March 3, 1962, Guggenheim Museum & Times Square ; portfolio of Bernie's Business Cards
1962
Box 4 Folder 25
Pilobolus (negs) ; Waterbird (contact card) ; 4/23/2005 ; Misc. greeting cards ; Honey summer 2005 (neg.) ; memories on board - Nieuw Amsterdam ; County House
Box 4 Folder 26
Honey working at Tallix (5/10/2002) ; Honey show at Pioneer -- July 2002 [index & negs]
2002
Box 4 Folder 27
Star Clipper Cruise -- 10/2004
2004
Box 4 Folder 28
Seler at Sheila's ; Joel, Peter, Honey, Honey birthday flowers
Box 4 Folder 29
Painting slides
Box 4 Folder 30
Photo stamp
Box 4 Folder 31
Print strips
Box 4 Folder 32
Personal slides of Greece & Rome (1 of 3)
Scope and Contents
listing included in this folder
Box 4 Folder 33
Personal slides of Greece & Rome (2 of 3)
Box 4 Folder 34
Personal slides of Greece & Rome (3 of 3)
Box 5 Folder 1
FSSF Reunion - Helena Montana - 8/19-22/1992 [duplicates]
1992
Box 5 Folder 2
Assorted batches of negatives, - batches have some labeling
Box 5 Folder 3
Assorted batches of negatives -- batches have some labeling
Box 5 Folder 4
Duplicate Photos
Box 5 Folder 5
Photos of a flower & a horse
Box 5 Folder 6
Panama Canal Cruise 1996
1996
Box 5 Folder 7
Bolton Labor Day Picnic ; Sheila & Sara at Tobey's birthday
Box 5 Folder 8
Photo negatives
Box 5 Folder 9
French River Cruise -- May 4, 1999
1999
Box 5 Folder 10
Honey - sculpture - 'Farewell' negatives ; Bernie - 3 new oil
Box 5 Folder 11
Polish Trip - Cralow Auscwhich
Box 5 Folder 12
Krakow Kobushova - Duplicates (May 1995)
1995
Box 5 Folder 13
At M & R's 3/2/1998
1998
Box 5 Folder 14
80th Birthday Party
Box 5 Folder 15
French River Cruise - 2
Box 5 Folder 16
Boulder Colorado - Oct. 1997
1997
Box 5 Folder 17
Miscellaneous photos
Box 5 Folder 18
Butternut Hill & Nadelman's - Photo negatives
Box 5 Folder 19
Contents of a 3-ring binder - Memorabilia from Bernie's time in the Military
1942-1944
Box 6 Folder 1
Praktika slides 8/1996-2/1997
1996-1997
Box 6 Folder 2
Assorted slides 1997-1999
1997-1999
Box 6 Folder 3
Assorted slides May-June 1999
1999
Box 6 Folder 4
Assorted slides July-Oct. 1999
1999
Box 6 Folder 5
Misc. prints, slides, negatives 1991, 2002
Scope and Contents
(contents of a
Box 6 Folder 6
Female nudes
Box 6 Folder 7
Photos of rural and urban landscapes
Box 6 Folder 8
Slides, prints 1993-1994
1993-1994
Scope and Contents
contents of a 3 ring binder
Box 7 Folder 1
Slides of sculptures (1 of 2)
Box 7 Folder 2
Slides of sculptures
Box 7 Folder 3
Europe 1969 (cont.) ; Bronze Casting ; Yucatan 1972 ; Caravan Show (2 of 2)
1969-1972
Box 7 Folder 4
Italy 1968 ; Snow 1970 ; Europe 1969
1968-1970
Box 7 Folder 5
Honey rejects - Clay Maquette rejects
Box 7 Folder 6
Thurber drawings
Box 7 Folder 7
Misc. slides, negs. 1998-1999
1998-1999
Box 7 Folder 8
Negs 110
Box 7 Folder 9
Assorted - misc. photos (contents of a 3-ring binder)
Box 8 Folder 1
Various slides (see listing on 1 of 3) (1 of 3)
Box 8 Folder 2
Various slides (see listing on 1 of 3) (2 of 3)
Box 8 Folder 3
Various slides (see listing on 1 of 3) (3 of 3)
Box 8 Folder 4
Various slides (see listing of 1 of 3) (1 of 3)
Box 8 Folder 5
Various slides (see listing of 1 of 3) (2 of 3)
Box 8 Folder 6
Various slides (see listing of 1 of 3) (3 of 3)
Box 8 Folder 7
Various event slides (see listing of 1 of 3) (1 of 3)
Box 8 Folder 8
Various event slides (see listing of 1 of 3) (2 of 3)
Box 8 Folder 9
Various event slides (see listing of 1 of 3) (3 of 3)
Box 8 Folder 10
Pietrasanta (1 of 2)
Box 8 Folder 11
Pietrasanta (2 of 2)
Box 9 Folder 1
Slides of pictures of artwork (contents of a 3-ring binder)
Box 9 Folder 2
Art 308 -- negatives and some photographs
Box 9 Folder 3
Negatives at WARO or AEA (contents of a 3-ring binder)
Box 9 Folder 4
Contact sheets and negatives (contents of a 3-ring binder)
Box 9 Folder 5
Negatives of photos of Bernie's etchings and woodcut prints (contents of a 3 ring binder)
Box 10 Folder 1
Photographs and slides of Bernie's artwork
Box 10 Folder 2
Miscellaneous photos on slides - listing and description included (contents of 3 ring binder)
Box 10 Folder 3
Sculpture and Works on Paper by Hortense Kassoy
Box 10 Folder 4
Unlabeled 3-ring binder contents - Vacation photos? - glass negatives, photograph negatives, and a few photographs
Box 10 Folder 5
Combination of vacation photos, artwork, etc. on slides
Box 10 Folder 6
Negatives of paintings
Box 11 Folder 1
Woodcut photograph negatives - Ross Robbins portrait, etc. (contents of a 3-ring binder)
Box 11 Folder 2
Various Art Show photograph negatives (contents of a 3-ring binder)
Box 11 Folder 3
Slides at show - Night Fires - Pastels - Water Colors - Drawings
Box 11 Folder 4
Negatives and slides of photographs of art projects --- some negatives very brittle
Box 11 Folder 5
Select watercolors & pastels
Box 12 Folder 1
Student M & A work 1960's
Box 12 Folder 2
Slides -- 1986-1988 ; Water colors & Pastels 1993-1997
1986-1997
Box 13 Folder 1
Nudity. (Restricted)
Box 13 Folder 2
Pilot 6 negatives ; Bruno Institute, Lehman College - Archive photos
Box 13 Folder 3
Self portrait of David (digital photo of the original oil painting) & copies of some negatives, and a couple contact strips
Scope and Contents
original oil painting done in Jan. 1946, digital photo taken in 2008