Bernard Kassoy Slides and Photographs
Collection Number: 6385 P
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
Bernard Kassoy Slides and Photographs, 1942-2007
Collection Number:
6385 P
Creator:
Kassoy, Bernard
Quantity:
8.2 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Photographs, 35mm slides.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
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overcrowding, outdated texts, dilapidated buildings, teacher turnover, increasing teacher workloads, and stagnant wages,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.
Access Restrictions:
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Restrictions on Use:
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
Cite As:
Bernard Kassoy Slides and Photographs #6385 P. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University
Library.
Container
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Description
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Date
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Box 1 | Folder 1 | ||
Box 1 | Folder 2 | ||
Box 1 | Folder 3 | 1995-1998 | |
Box 1 | Folder 4 | 1998-1999 | |
Box 1 | Folder 5 | 1993-1994 | |
Box 1 | Folder 6 | 1994-1995 | |
Box 1 | Folder 7 | 1995-1997 | |
Box 1 | Folder 8 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 1 | 1990-1991 | |
Box 2 | Folder 2 | 1994 | |
Box 2 | Folder 3 | 1994 | |
Box 2 | Folder 4 | 1973-1993 | |
Box 2 | Folder 5 | ||
35 mm negs ; proofs ; misc.
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Box 2 | Folder 6 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 7 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 8 | ||
Box 2 | Folder 9 | 1991-1995 | |
Box 2 | Folder 10 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 1 | 1960-1962 | |
Box 3 | Folder 2 | 1960 | |
Box 3 | Folder 3 | 1960 | |
Box 3 | Folder 4 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 5 | 1965-1966 | |
Box 3 | Folder 6 | 1965-1968 | |
Box 3 | Folder 7 | 1960 | |
Box 3 | Folder 8 | 1960 | |
Box 3 | Folder 9 | 1960 | |
Box 3 | Folder 10 | 1967-1998 | |
Box 3 | Folder 11 | 1967-1998 | |
Box 3 | Folder 12 | 1967-1998 | |
Box 3 | Folder 13 | 1969-1970 | |
Box 3 | Folder 14 | 1969-1970 | |
Box 3 | Folder 15 | 1969-1970 | |
Box 3 | Folder 16 | 1969-1970 | |
Box 3 | Folder 17 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 18 | 1974 | |
Box 3 | Folder 19 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 20 | 1976 | |
Box 3 | Folder 21 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 22 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 23 | ||
Box 3 | Folder 24 | 1977-1978 | |
Box 3 | Folder 25 | 1978 | |
Box 4 | Folder 1 | 1982 | |
Box 4 | Folder 2 | 1982 | |
Box 4 | Folder 3 | 1982 | |
Box 4 | Folder 4 | 1966-1967 | |
Box 4 | Folder 5 | 1966 | |
Box 4 | Folder 6 | 1966-1967 | |
Box 4 | Folder 7 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 8 | 1994 | |
Box 4 | Folder 9 | 2006 | |
Box 4 | Folder 10 | 2005 | |
Box 4 | Folder 11 | 1998 | |
Box 4 | Folder 12 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 13 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 14 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 15 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 16 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 17 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 18 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 19 | 2001 | |
Box 4 | Folder 20 | 1998 | |
Box 4 | Folder 21 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 22 | 1994 | |
Box 4 | Folder 23 | 2000-2007 | |
Box 4 | Folder 24 | 1962 | |
Box 4 | Folder 25 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 26 | 2002 | |
Box 4 | Folder 27 | 2004 | |
Box 4 | Folder 28 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 29 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 30 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 31 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 32 | ||
listing included in this folder
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Box 4 | Folder 33 | ||
Box 4 | Folder 34 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 1 | 1992 | |
Box 5 | Folder 2 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 3 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 4 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 5 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 6 | 1996 | |
Box 5 | Folder 7 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 8 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 9 | 1999 | |
Box 5 | Folder 10 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 11 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 12 | 1995 | |
Box 5 | Folder 13 | 1998 | |
Box 5 | Folder 14 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 15 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 16 | 1997 | |
Box 5 | Folder 17 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 18 | ||
Box 5 | Folder 19 | 1942-1944 | |
Box 6 | Folder 1 | 1996-1997 | |
Box 6 | Folder 2 | 1997-1999 | |
Box 6 | Folder 3 | 1999 | |
Box 6 | Folder 4 | 1999 | |
Box 6 | Folder 5 | ||
(contents of a
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Box 6 | Folder 6 | ||
Box 6 | Folder 7 | ||
Box 6 | Folder 8 | 1993-1994 | |
contents of a 3 ring binder
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Box 7 | Folder 1 | ||
Box 7 | Folder 2 | ||
Box 7 | Folder 3 | 1969-1972 | |
Box 7 | Folder 4 | 1968-1970 | |
Box 7 | Folder 5 | ||
Box 7 | Folder 6 | ||
Box 7 | Folder 7 | 1998-1999 | |
Box 7 | Folder 8 | ||
Box 7 | Folder 9 | ||
Box 8 | Folder 1 | ||
Box 8 | Folder 2 | ||
Box 8 | Folder 3 | ||
Box 8 | Folder 4 | ||
Box 8 | Folder 5 | ||
Box 8 | Folder 6 | ||
Box 8 | Folder 7 | ||
Box 8 | Folder 8 | ||
Box 8 | Folder 9 | ||
Box 8 | Folder 10 | ||
Box 8 | Folder 11 | ||
Box 9 | Folder 1 | ||
Box 9 | Folder 2 | ||
Box 9 | Folder 3 | ||
Box 9 | Folder 4 | ||
Box 9 | Folder 5 | ||
Box 10 | Folder 1 | ||
Box 10 | Folder 2 | ||
Box 10 | Folder 3 | ||
Box 10 | Folder 4 | ||
Box 10 | Folder 5 | ||
Box 10 | Folder 6 | ||
Box 11 | Folder 1 | ||
Box 11 | Folder 2 | ||
Box 11 | Folder 3 | ||
Box 11 | Folder 4 | ||
Box 11 | Folder 5 | ||
Box 12 | Folder 1 | ||
Box 12 | Folder 2 | 1986-1997 | |
Box 13 | Folder 1 | ||
Box 13 | Folder 2 | ||
Box 13 | Folder 3 | ||
original oil painting done in Jan. 1946, digital photo taken in 2008
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