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
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away from funding shortfalls, classroom overcrowding, outdated texts, dilapidated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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Bernard Kassoy Slides and Photographs #6385 P. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation
and Archives, Cornell University Library.
CONTAINER LIST
Container
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Description
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Date
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Alton S. Tobey - 90th Birthday Celebration
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Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Bernard Kassoy
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Box 1 | Folder 3 |
1995-1998
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1995-1998 |
Box 1 | Folder 4 |
1998-1999
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1998-1999 |
Box 1 | Folder 5 |
1993-1994
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1993-1994 |
Box 1 | Folder 6 |
1994-1995
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1994-1995 |
Box 1 | Folder 7 |
1995-1997
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1995-1997 |
Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Miscellaneous Slides
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Box 2 | Folder 1 |
1990-1991 -- The Smithy Show
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1990-1991 |
Box 2 | Folder 2 |
Amazon Cruise - 1994
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1994 |
Box 2 | Folder 3 |
Amazon Cruise - 1994
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1994 |
Box 2 | Folder 4 |
Color Negs - 35 mm - 1984-1986 ; 1992-1993 ; 1973, 1975
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1973-1993 |
Box 2 | Folder 5 |
Rollei Test at VCCA - Honey Video - Taping in studio
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Scope and Contents
35 mm negs ; proofs ; misc.
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Box 2 | Folder 6 |
Misc. Negs. & proof sheets
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Box 2 | Folder 7 |
Best Pictorial - slides & negatives
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Box 2 | Folder 8 |
Sri Lanka - negs.
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Box 2 | Folder 9 |
Color negs ; Misc. ; 1994-1995 ; 1991
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1991-1995 |
Box 2 | Folder 10 |
WW2 photo album
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Box 3 | Folder 1 |
Europe -- 1960-1962 (1 of 6)
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1960-1962 |
Box 3 | Folder 2 |
Europe 1960
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1960 |
Box 3 | Folder 3 |
Europe 1960 (3 of 6)
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1960 |
Box 3 | Folder 4 |
Miscellaneous -- in park ; at Antioch
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Box 3 | Folder 5 |
Grass fire 1966 ; Moss Aiev Dancers - Portraits - Honey ; Walk in park - 1965-1966
(5 of 6)
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1965-1966 |
Box 3 | Folder 6 |
Miscellaneous -- Airport ; Sept. 1968 - Folk Dancing ; 1965 (6 of 6)
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1965-1968 |
Box 3 | Folder 7 |
Europe 1960 (1 of 3)
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1960 |
Box 3 | Folder 8 |
Europe 1960 (2 of 3)
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1960 |
Box 3 | Folder 9 |
Europe 1960 (3 of 3)
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1960 |
Box 3 | Folder 10 |
USSR Cruise, 1967 ; Amazon Cruise, 1994 -- edited 1998 (1 of 3)
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1967-1998 |
Box 3 | Folder 11 |
USSR Cruise, 1967 ; Amazon Cruise, 1994 -- edited 1998 (2 of 3)
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1967-1998 |
Box 3 | Folder 12 |
USSR Cruise, 1967 ; Amazon Cruise, 1994 - edited 1998 (3 of 3)
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1967-1998 |
Box 3 | Folder 13 |
England, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain 1969-1970
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1969-1970 |
Box 3 | Folder 14 |
England, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain 1969-1970 (2 of 4)
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1969-1970 |
Box 3 | Folder 15 |
England, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain 1969-1970 (3 of 4)
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1969-1970 |
Box 3 | Folder 16 |
England, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain 1969-1970 (4 of 4)
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1969-1970 |
Box 3 | Folder 17 |
Roman Bronze Works ; Swatonah Waterfront ; Misc. (1 of 3)
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Box 3 | Folder 18 |
Leningrad ; Palermo ; California - 1974 ; Yosemite - 1974 ; Misc. ; Israel ; Great
Paintings (2 of 3)
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1974 |
Box 3 | Folder 19 |
Barbados ; City Island ; X-mas @ Lou Cohen ; 6th Floor Party ; New Years Eve ; Misc.
(3 of 3)
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Box 3 | Folder 20 |
Sicily - 1976 ; Pond
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1976 |
Box 3 | Folder 21 |
Pond - cont. (2 of 3)
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Box 3 | Folder 22 |
Pond - cont. ; Turkey (3 of 3)
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Box 3 | Folder 23 |
Woodstock (1 of 3)
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Box 3 | Folder 24 |
Misc. - 1977-1978
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1977-1978 |
Box 3 | Folder 25 |
Honey's 60th Birthday Party 1978 (3 of 3)
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1978 |
Box 4 | Folder 1 |
Cuba - 1982 (1 of 3)
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1982 |
Box 4 | Folder 2 |
Cuba -- 1982 (2 of 3)
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1982 |
Box 4 | Folder 3 |
Cuba -- 1982 (3 of 3)
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1982 |
Box 4 | Folder 4 |
Milles Garden ; Miscellaneous 1967 ; Guardian Picnic, Oct. 1966
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1966-1967 |
Box 4 | Folder 5 |
Western Trip 1966 ; National Parks 1966
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1966 |
Box 4 | Folder 6 |
Merry Silver Gown 1966 ; Viet Protest ; U. of Colorado, 1966 ; Evander boat ride 1966
; Expo 1967
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1966-1967 |
Box 4 | Folder 7 |
Photo negatives
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Box 4 | Folder 8 |
Elder Horkel at Alfred Univ. 5/22-6/1/1994
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1994 |
Box 4 | Folder 9 |
Twin kittens for Jill ; 2006 Lehman Awards at Bert Brooks Seder at Merry's [photos
and negs]
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2006 |
Box 4 | Folder 10 |
Seder at KP 4/23/2005 ; ASCA Award at 5/11/2005
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2005 |
Box 4 | Folder 11 |
Birth of Felice LeMarca ; Hawaii 1998 - more
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1998 |
Box 4 | Folder 12 |
Panama, Poland, Upstate Misc. ; VCCA, London
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Box 4 | Folder 13 |
Misc. photos
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Box 4 | Folder 14 |
Vacation photos
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Box 4 | Folder 15 |
Good Van Cort Pond shots & Misc.
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Box 4 | Folder 16 |
Star Chopper Cruise (9/24-10/09) ; Honey's 90th Birthday --- negatives
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Box 4 | Folder 17 |
Bernie 90th Birthday Celebration ; Misc.
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Box 4 | Folder 18 |
Barbados ; St. Vincent ; Santarem ; Boca de Valeria Eco Park (duplicates)
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Box 4 | Folder 19 |
Misc. Prints & Negs 2001
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2001 |
Box 4 | Folder 20 |
Cruise - 3/26-4/5/1991 ; Cruise on N. Amsterdam ; Cruise to Hawaii 1998
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1998 |
Box 4 | Folder 21 |
Seder at Sheila's ; Van Costible - reflections, etc. at the lake
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Box 4 | Folder 22 |
Sonora Museum - 1/1992 ; Aaron Olshan Show ; Amazon Cruise - 19/1994
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1994 |
Box 4 | Folder 23 |
Negatives -- New Year Card - 2000 ; Honey's carving (2000-2007)
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2000-2007 |
Box 4 | Folder 24 |
Several "Special Occasion" cards ; March 3, 1962, Guggenheim Museum & Times Square
; portfolio of Bernie's Business Cards
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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
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Box 4 | Folder 26 |
Honey working at Tallix (5/10/2002) ; Honey show at Pioneer -- July 2002 [index &
negs]
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2002 |
Box 4 | Folder 27 |
Star Clipper Cruise -- 10/2004
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2004 |
Box 4 | Folder 28 |
Seler at Sheila's ; Joel, Peter, Honey, Honey birthday flowers
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Box 4 | Folder 29 |
Painting slides
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Box 4 | Folder 30 |
Photo stamp
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Box 4 | Folder 31 |
Print strips
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Box 4 | Folder 32 |
Personal slides of Greece & Rome (1 of 3)
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Scope and Contents
listing included in this folder
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Box 4 | Folder 33 |
Personal slides of Greece & Rome (2 of 3)
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Box 4 | Folder 34 |
Personal slides of Greece & Rome (3 of 3)
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Box 5 | Folder 1 |
FSSF Reunion - Helena Montana - 8/19-22/1992 [duplicates]
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1992 |
Box 5 | Folder 2 |
Assorted batches of negatives, - batches have some labeling
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Box 5 | Folder 3 |
Assorted batches of negatives -- batches have some labeling
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Box 5 | Folder 4 |
Duplicate Photos
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Box 5 | Folder 5 |
Photos of a flower & a horse
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Box 5 | Folder 6 |
Panama Canal Cruise 1996
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1996 |
Box 5 | Folder 7 |
Bolton Labor Day Picnic ; Sheila & Sara at Tobey's birthday
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Box 5 | Folder 8 |
Photo negatives
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Box 5 | Folder 9 |
French River Cruise -- May 4, 1999
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1999 |
Box 5 | Folder 10 |
Honey - sculpture - 'Farewell' negatives ; Bernie - 3 new oil
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Box 5 | Folder 11 |
Polish Trip - Cralow Auscwhich
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Box 5 | Folder 12 |
Krakow Kobushova - Duplicates (May 1995)
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1995 |
Box 5 | Folder 13 |
At M & R's 3/2/1998
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1998 |
Box 5 | Folder 14 |
80th Birthday Party
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Box 5 | Folder 15 |
French River Cruise - 2
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Box 5 | Folder 16 |
Boulder Colorado - Oct. 1997
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1997 |
Box 5 | Folder 17 |
Miscellaneous photos
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Box 5 | Folder 18 |
Butternut Hill & Nadelman's - Photo negatives
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Box 5 | Folder 19 |
Contents of a 3-ring binder - Memorabilia from Bernie's time in the Military
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1942-1944 |
Box 6 | Folder 1 |
Praktika slides 8/1996-2/1997
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1996-1997 |
Box 6 | Folder 2 |
Assorted slides 1997-1999
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1997-1999 |
Box 6 | Folder 3 |
Assorted slides May-June 1999
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1999 |
Box 6 | Folder 4 |
Assorted slides July-Oct. 1999
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1999 |
Box 6 | Folder 5 |
Misc. prints, slides, negatives 1991, 2002
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Scope and Contents
(contents of a
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Box 6 | Folder 6 |
Female nudes
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Box 6 | Folder 7 |
Photos of rural and urban landscapes
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Box 6 | Folder 8 |
Slides, prints 1993-1994
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1993-1994 |
Scope and Contents
contents of a 3 ring binder
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Box 7 | Folder 1 |
Slides of sculptures (1 of 2)
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Box 7 | Folder 2 |
Slides of sculptures
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Box 7 | Folder 3 |
Europe 1969 (cont.) ; Bronze Casting ; Yucatan 1972 ; Caravan Show (2 of 2)
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1969-1972 |
Box 7 | Folder 4 |
Italy 1968 ; Snow 1970 ; Europe 1969
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1968-1970 |
Box 7 | Folder 5 |
Honey rejects - Clay Maquette rejects
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Box 7 | Folder 6 |
Thurber drawings
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Box 7 | Folder 7 |
Misc. slides, negs. 1998-1999
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1998-1999 |
Box 7 | Folder 8 |
Negs 110
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Box 7 | Folder 9 |
Assorted - misc. photos (contents of a 3-ring binder)
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Box 8 | Folder 1 |
Various slides (see listing on 1 of 3) (1 of 3)
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Box 8 | Folder 2 |
Various slides (see listing on 1 of 3) (2 of 3)
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Box 8 | Folder 3 |
Various slides (see listing on 1 of 3) (3 of 3)
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Box 8 | Folder 4 |
Various slides (see listing of 1 of 3) (1 of 3)
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Box 8 | Folder 5 |
Various slides (see listing of 1 of 3) (2 of 3)
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Box 8 | Folder 6 |
Various slides (see listing of 1 of 3) (3 of 3)
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Box 8 | Folder 7 |
Various event slides (see listing of 1 of 3) (1 of 3)
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Box 8 | Folder 8 |
Various event slides (see listing of 1 of 3) (2 of 3)
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Box 8 | Folder 9 |
Various event slides (see listing of 1 of 3) (3 of 3)
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Box 8 | Folder 10 |
Pietrasanta (1 of 2)
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Box 8 | Folder 11 |
Pietrasanta (2 of 2)
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Box 9 | Folder 1 |
Slides of pictures of artwork (contents of a 3-ring binder)
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Box 9 | Folder 2 |
Art 308 -- negatives and some photographs
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Box 9 | Folder 3 |
Negatives at WARO or AEA (contents of a 3-ring binder)
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Box 9 | Folder 4 |
Contact sheets and negatives (contents of a 3-ring binder)
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Box 9 | Folder 5 |
Negatives of photos of Bernie's etchings and woodcut prints (contents of a 3 ring
binder)
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Box 10 | Folder 1 |
Photographs and slides of Bernie's artwork
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Box 10 | Folder 2 |
Miscellaneous photos on slides - listing and description included (contents of 3 ring
binder)
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Box 10 | Folder 3 |
Sculpture and Works on Paper by Hortense Kassoy
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Box 10 | Folder 4 |
Unlabeled 3-ring binder contents - Vacation photos? - glass negatives, photograph
negatives, and a few photographs
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Box 10 | Folder 5 |
Combination of vacation photos, artwork, etc. on slides
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Box 10 | Folder 6 |
Negatives of paintings
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Box 11 | Folder 1 |
Woodcut photograph negatives - Ross Robbins portrait, etc. (contents of a 3-ring binder)
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Box 11 | Folder 2 |
Various Art Show photograph negatives (contents of a 3-ring binder)
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Box 11 | Folder 3 |
Slides at show - Night Fires - Pastels - Water Colors - Drawings
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Box 11 | Folder 4 |
Negatives and slides of photographs of art projects --- some negatives very brittle
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Box 11 | Folder 5 |
Select watercolors & pastels
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Box 12 | Folder 1 |
Student M & A work 1960's
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Box 12 | Folder 2 |
Slides -- 1986-1988 ; Water colors & Pastels 1993-1997
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1986-1997 |
Box 13 | Folder 1 |
Nudity. (Restricted)
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Box 13 | Folder 2 |
Pilot 6 negatives ; Bruno Institute, Lehman College - Archive photos
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Box 13 | Folder 3 |
Self portrait of David (digital photo of the original oil painting) & copies of some
negatives, and a couple contact strips
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Scope and Contents
original oil painting done in Jan. 1946, digital photo taken in 2008
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