Archives of American Art
Jack Stewart papers
Stewart, Jack, 1926-2005
AAA.stewjack
Archival Resource Key
9.9 Linear feet
7.31 Gigabytes
1926-2010
The Jack Stewart papers are dated 1926-2010 and measure 9.9 linear feet and 7.31 GB. A significant portion of the collection concerns Stewart's dissertation, "Subway Graffiti: An Aesthetic Study of Graffiti on the Subway" (New York University, 1989), related research, writings, and exhibitions on the subject. Biographical materials, correspondence, writings, printed and digital material, artwork, sketchbooks, and photographic materials document his career as a painter, muralist, designer, educator and administrator.
English
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Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated in 2010 by Regina Stewart, widow of Jack Stewart.
Processing Information
The collection was processed to a minimal level by Catherine S. Gaines in 2012.
The Archives of American Art has implemented minimal processing tactics, when possible, in order to increase access to more of our collections. Minimal processing included arrangement to the series and folder levels. Generally, items within folders were simply verified with folder tiles and dates, but not arranged further. The collection was rehoused in archival containers and folders. Staples and other fasteners were not removed, but materials were removed from binders or damaged bindings.
Born-digital materials were processed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2019 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collection Care and Preservation Fund.
Preferred Citation
Jack Stewart papers, 1926-2010. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Biographical Note
Jack Stewart (1926-2005) was a painter, muralist, designer, educator and administrator in New York City. After developing an interest in graffiti in the 1970s, Stewart eventually wrote a dissertation on the subject, "Subway Graffiti: An Aesthetic Study of Graffiti on the Subway" (New York University, 1989) and was recognized as an expert on mass transit art.
Jack Stewart began studying art at the High Museum School in his hometown of Atlanta when he was 10 years old. At age 14, he began a 4 year apprenticeship with painter and sculptor Steffen Thomas. After serving in World War II, he enrolled at Yale University (B.F.A. 1951) as a sculpture student, but soon switched to the painting department where he studied with Josef Albers and Willem de Kooning. After graduation, Stewart began receiving mural commissions and enrolled in classes at Columbia University School of Architecture (1951-1953). His interest in architecture was tied to understanding how to work effectively with architects on mural projects. Later, Stewart developed an interest in graffiti which he pursued through graduate study at New York University (M.A., 1975 and Ph.D., 1989).
Stewart created murals in ceramic tile, mixed media and stained glass. In addition to mosaic murals, he designed tables with mosaic tops. As an outgrowth of his mosaic work, Stewart developed a technique for laminating stained glass onto plate glass that, by eliminating the need for lead, opened new design possibilities. Mural commissions included work for Hamilton Hotel in Chicago, Versailles Hotel in Miami Beach, Public School 28 in New York City, and several ocean liners. The most unusual mural, Raw Material commissioned by Cluett Peabody and Company, was composed of shirt labels embedded in acrylic.
Beginning in 1950 Stewart participated regularly in group shows and enjoyed solo exhibitions mainly in the New York City area. He also showed in Philadelphia, Georgia, Rhode Island, Mexico and Italy, and was included in exhibitions circulated by the American Federation of Arts.
Stewart taught at the college level for nearly thirty years, including: The New School (art and architecture, 1953-1958); Pratt Institute (interior architectural design, 1955-1960); The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (painting, drawing, human anatomy, art history, 1960-1976; Art Department Chairman, 1971-1976); International Center of Mythymna, American Division, Lesbos, Greece (summer school, 1962-1965); Columbia University (M.F.A. program instructor, 1966-1976); and New York University (drawing, 1967-1975). In 1976 he was appointed Vice President and Provost of the Rhode Island School of Design.
Stewart was active in several professional organizations. He served as New York Artists Equity Association Secretary (1986-1987) and President (1987-1989); President of the National Society of Mural Painters (1996-2000); member of the advisory board of the Steffen Thomas Museum and Archives, Buckhead, GA (1997- 2000s); and President of the Fine Arts Federation of New York (2003-2004). The National Academy of Design elected Jack Stewart an Academician in 1995.
Jack Stewart and Margot Schwarzhaupt, an artist, were married in 1947; they had one son, Brandon. Painter and arts administrator, Regina Serniak, became Jack Stewart's wife in 1976.
Jack Stewart died in New York City in 2005.
Scope and Content Note
The Jack Stewart papers are dated 1926-2010 and measure 9.9 linear feet and 7.31 GB. A significant portion of the collection concerns Stewart's dissertation, "Subway Graffiti: An Aesthetic Study of Graffiti on the Subway" (New York University, 1989), related research, writings, and exhibitions on the subject. Biographical materials, correspondence, writings, printed and digital material, artwork, sketchbooks, and photographic materials document his career as a painter, muralist, designer, educator and administrator.
Biographical materials include a "Video Archive" in digital format, consisting mainly of Jack Stewart being interviewed on several occasions by Nancy Gold for her television show, "What It Takes." In addition to discussions about Stewart's career, the shows include examples of his paintings and murals along with views of him at work.
Correspondence mostly documents Stewart's artistic career and work as an educator and administrator; there is some personal correspondence, as well. Of particular note are letters to Rodman Townsend who commissioned a mural about the human brain; they discuss the details of the project and its evolution, brain research, and subsequent exhibitions of related paintings. Illustrated letters and greeting cards with original artwork are from Violet Baxter, Lorrie Goulet, Wolf Kahn, Clare Romano, Anthony Toney, and Sam Weiner. Herbert Brooks Walker sent several pieces of mail art and, while in Italy, collected graffiti information for Stewart. Letters Stewart wrote to his mother span decades; the best represented periods are the years he served in the U.S. Army and studied at Yale University.
Writings and notes consist of Stewart's dissertation ("Subway Graffiti: An Aesthetic Study of Graffiti on the Subway"), miscellaneous writings and notes, and art and architecture notebooks. Dissertation documentation includes the manuscript, drafts, and related records. Among the miscellaneous writings and notes - published and unpublished - are shorter pieces, articles, student papers, and teaching notes. Of particular interest are notes/instructions for a performance piece titled "Endless Subway," "Memories of Steffan Thomas" and "My Recollection of Charles Egan." Also found are minutes of Cooper Union adjunct faculty meetings (1965-1966), and reports written when provost of the Rhode Island School of Design. Art and architecture notebooks (5 volumes) were compiled while at Yale University.
Research files on graffiti contain many sound recordings and some transcripts of interviews with graffiti writers, voluminous lists of graffiti writers' names/tags, correspondence, notes, photographs, and a wide variety of printed material. Some of the material is in digital format. Stewart began collecting these materials as his interest in graffiti developed. They were used for his dissertation and material continued to be added after the dissertation was completed.
Printed material mentioning Stewart or containing reproductions of his work includes exhibition catalogs, posters, and newsletters.
Artwork by Jack Stewart consists of drawings, paintings, and one etching; also found are designs and plans for tables, murals, and other projects. Drawings include figure studies, heads, and landscapes; most are in pencil and some in ink. The small number of paintings are oil on canvas (removed from stretchers), and gouache on paper and board. Sketchbooks (44 volumes) contain mostly pencil drawings and sketches, and a few studies for paintings and murals. Two volumes include writings about travels and events; of particular interest are "Notes on Kline's funeral May 1962," "Visit to Roman Bronze Art Foundry," and "Notes on My Development."
Photographic materials consist mainly photographs, but also include digital images and 35-mm color slides. Images of Stewart include views of him with paintings and working in his studio. Identified individuals with whom he appears are: Regina Stewart (wife), Brandon Stewart (son), Lil Stewart (mother), Ninalee Craig, Irving Sandler, and students in Urbino, Italy. Photographs of artwork document murals such as Raw Material (composed of shirt labels), and Versailles Hotel in Miami Beach; among the paintings documented are State of the Union, Icons of Western Art and Revelation XVI-16 (both with keys to individuals portrayed). Exhibition openings and installations are shown in photographs, color slides, and video recordings. Also found are photographs of the World Trade Center site taken by Stewart in December 2001.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged as 9 series:
Missing Title
- Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1926-circa 2009 (Boxes 1,11; 0.6 linear foot, ER01-ER02, 3.92 GB)
- Series 2: Correspondence, 1944-2009 (Boxes 1-2; 0.7 linear foot)
- Series 3: Writings and Notes, circa 1947-2003 (Boxes 2-5; 3.1 linear foot)
- Series 4: Research Files on Graffiti, 1972-2010 (Boxes 5-7,11; 2.8 linear foot, ER03-ER05, 3.18 GB)
- Series 5: Printed Material, circa 1945-2002 (Boxes 8, 11, OV 13; 0.7 linear foot)
- Series 6: Scrapbooks, circa 1990-2003 (Box 8; 0.2 linear foot)
- Series 7: Artwork, 1946-2000 (Boxes 8, 11, OV 12; 0.3 linear foot)
- Series 8: Sketchbooks, 1951-2004 (Boxes 8-9; 1.3 linear foot)
- Series 9: Photographic Materials, circa 1950s-2010 (Boxes 10-11; 0.4 linear foot, ER06-ER07, 0.208 GB)
Related Materials
Jack Stewart papers, 1926-2015, are located at Emory University Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library.
Drawings
Sound recordings
Paintings
Street art
Sketchbooks
Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York
Interviews
Mail art
Transcripts
Art -- Study and teaching
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
Graffiti art
Video recordings
Arts administrators -- New York (State) -- New York
Designers -- New York (State) -- New York
New York City Transit Authority
Thomas, Steffen, 1906-
Kahn, Wolf, 1927-
Townsend, Rodman
Romano, Clare
Toney, Anthony
Egan, Charles, 1911-
Weiner, Sam
Baxter, Violet
Walker, Herbert Brooks, 1927-
Goulet, Lorrie, 1925-
World Trade Center (New York, N.Y.)
Gold, Nancy
Yale University -- Students
Biographical Materials
Series 1
Archival Resource Key
0.6 Linear feet
Boxes 1, 11
3.92 Gigabytes
ER01-ER02
1926-circa 2009
Scope and Contents
Stewart's 75th birthday celebration at The Broom Street Gallery is recorded on a videocassette (VHS) and also exists in digital format. Extensive information about family history, much of it compiled in the 1980s by Stewart's aunt and Travis Burns (nephew?) is included in "Lil: In Celebration of Lillie Ruth Hemperley Stewart's 99th Birthday, February 16, 2004" by Regina Stewart. Financial records consist of commissions and prices paid by decorators for mosaic murals, tables, and miscellaneous items. Legal documents include a birth certificate, U.S. Army honorable discharge papers; also found is certification of Stewart as an artist, allowing him to reside in his loft studio. The "Video Archive" in digital format includes several television interviews with Stewart that include many views and discussion of his work.
Arrangement
This series is alphabetized by folder title.
Addresses, Phone Numbers, Messages
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1963
1
1
Biographical Notes and Resume
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1963-circa 2009
undated
1
2
"A Birthday Celebration for Jack Stewart, The Broome Street Gallery"
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2001 January 30
1 video cassette: VHS; includes born-digital records, see ER01.
1
3
Jack Stewart Drawings: Looking into the 21st Century, a film by Harriet Spalding (2002), Digital Video Recording
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0.112 Gigabytes
One computer file
2009
ER01
Certificates
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1946-2005
1
4
Childhood Memorabilia
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1
"Babyhood Days"
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1926-1938
1
5
"Binky Smith" Comic Strip
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circa 1938
1
6
Elementary School Newspaper, Jack Stewart, Art Editor
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circa 1934-1936
1
7
High School Notebooks
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undated
1941-1943
1
8-9
High School TrackTeam
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1944
1
10
High School Yearbook Advertisement
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1943
Oversized material housed in Box 11
1
11
High School Yearbook, Alciphronian, Boys' High School, Atlanta, GA
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1944
1
12
Diplomas
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1931-1989
Oversized material housed in Box 11
1
13
Family History
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2004
1
14
Financial Records
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1955-1956
1
15
Identification and Membership Cards
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undated
1968-1999
1
16
Legal Documents
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1942-1971
1
17
Passports, Vaccination Certificates, International Driving Permits
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1962-1997
1
18
10th Annual Ocean Grove Memorial Day Art Event
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1 Videocassettes (VHS)
1991
1
19
Video Archive, Digital Video Recording
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3.81 Gigabytes
One computer file
circa 1989-2010
Videos included: Installation of an unidentified modular mosaic mural (undated); Interview of Jack Stewart, TV News, CBS News 2, New York City (circa 1990); The Nature of Clouds, lecture by Jack Stewart (26 May, 1991); Interviews with Nancy Gold on What It Takes TV program (circa 1989-1992).
ER02
Oversized Biographical Material from Box 1, Folder 6, 11, 13
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circa 1938-1989
11
Correspondence
Series 2
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0.7 Linear feet
Boxes 1-2
1944-2009
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence largely documents Stewart's professional activities; some purely personal letters are included, as well. Among the correspondents are galleries and museums, clients, publishers, universities, professional organizations, family, and friends. Correspondence post-dating Stewart's lifetime concerns donations of artwork and publication of his writings.
Arrangement note
Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent's name or institution. Among the writings and notes (Series 3) is additional correspondence concerning Stewart's dissertation, and a book proposal for "Letters to Leaders from an Artist" (1992-1999) that may include copies of letters that do not appear also in this series. Also, a fair amount of correspondence is scattered throughout the research files on graffiti (Series 4).
AARP - Atlanta History Center
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1960-2003
1
21
The Baltimore Sun - Bush, George W.
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1971-2003
1
22
Candell, Victor - Columbia Museum of Art
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1967-2004
1
23
Columbia University, 1967-1978
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1
24
Committee to Support the President - Conte, Frank M.
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1974-1990
1
25
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
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1961-1976
1
26
The Corning Museum of Glass - Frankenthaler, Helen
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1961-1998
undated
1
27
Gallery and Studio - Gwinnett Council for the Arts
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1963-2004
1
28
Heery and Heery Architects - Inoue, Izumi
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undated
1959-2006
1
29
International Institute of Language and the Arts
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undated
1964-1973
1
30
Jessica Dee Communications, Inc. - Lowrance, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
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undated
1959-2000
1
31
Magnus, Dieter - Museum of the City of New York
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undated
1962-2000
1
32
National Academy of Design - National Endowment for the Arts
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1989-2002
1
33
National Society of Mural Painters - New York Transit Museum
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1961-2008
1
34
New York University
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undated
1967-1989
1
35
Nuell, Lon - Philadelphia Museum of Art
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undated
1957-2001
1
36
Powers, Steve - Pyneburg, Henk
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1959-2008
undated
1
37
The Queens Museum - Sullivan, Rich
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undated
1959-2009
1
38
Stewart, Mrs. Jack T. (mother)
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1944-2002
1
39-42
Stewart, Regina (wife) - Toney, Anthony
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undated
1975-2001
1
43
Townsend, Rodman
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1984-2003
2
1
Travers, David B. V. - Vickrey, Bob and Marje
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undated
1946-2004
2
2
Walker, Herbert Brooks
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1963-2002
undated
2
3-4
Watson, Frank E. - Watson-Guptil Publications
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1962-1968
2
5
Weiner, Sam
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1984-2004
undated
2
6-7
Weiss, Sonya - Zappala, Rosalie
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1946-2003
2
8
Unidentified
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1961-1999
undated
2
9
Writings and Notes
Series 3
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3.1 Linear feet
Boxes 2-5
circa 1947-2003
Arrangement
The dissertation manscript and various drafts are followed by related files, arranged alphabetically. Miscellaneous writings are arranged in rough chronological order. Additional writings are found in a few sketchbooks (Series 8).
Scope and Contents
All writings are by Jack Stewart. There are drafts, related correspondence, notes and photocredits, as well as the completed manuscript of his dissertation, "Subway Graffiti: An Aesthetic Study of Graffiti on the Subway System of New York City, 1970-1978" (New York University, 1989). Miscellaneous writings and notes, published and unpublished, include shorter pieces, articles, student papers, and teaching notes. Of particular interest are notes/instructions for a performance piece titled "Endless Subway," "Memories of Steffan Thomas" and "My Recollections of Charles Egan." Also found are minutes of Cooper Union adjunct faculty meetings, and reports written when Stewart was Provost of the Rhode Island School of Design. Art and architectuure notebooks were compiled while Stewart was a student at Yale.
Dissertation
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circa 1970s-circa 1989
2
Manuscript, "An Aesthetic Study of Graffiti on the Subway System of New York City, 1970-1978,"
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1980s
2
10-11
"Subway Graffiti: An Aesthetic Study of Graffiti on the Subway System of New York City, 1970-1978," University Microfilms International
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circa 1989
2
12
Drafts
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1980s
2
13-17
Abstract
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1988
3
1
Appendices
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1980s
3
2
Bibliography
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1980s
3
3
Correspondence, New York University and UMI Dissertation Abstracts
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1975-1988
3
4
Correspondence, Research
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1982-1987
3
5-6
Notes
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1970s-1980s
3
7-8
Photo Credits
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1980s
3
9-10
Photographs
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circa 1970s-1980s
3
11
Proposal
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1980s
3
12
Miscellaneous Writings and Notes
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1960s-2003
Miscellaneous Writings and Notes including Mass Transit Art Film Proposal, Artist's Statements and "Conceptual Development of My Art,"
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undated
3
13
Writings and Notes about Indian Temples
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undated
3
14
"Certain Relationships between the Mosaics of Ravenna and Venice,"
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undated
3
15
"Certain Symbolic Aspects of the Kailasantha Temple at Ellora, India
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undated
3
16
"Circumambulating the Kailasantha Temple at Ellora, India" and "The Importance of Glass through the Centuries,"
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undated
3
17
Miscellaneous Writings and Notes including "Endless Subway," Travel Diary and Trip Expenses
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1960s
3
18
Minutes of Cooper Union Adjunct Faculty Meetings
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1965-1966
3
19
Writings and Notes on Drawing, Color, and Travel Itinerary
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1970-1974
3
20
Student Notes, N.Y.U.
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1974-1975
3
21
Teaching Notes; Student Paper
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1975
3
22
"The Paterson Lyric Opera Theatre: A History," Volumes 1-3
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circa 1975
3
23-25
"Concepts of Intelligence: A Study of the Structure of Intellect Model," circa 1975
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3
26
Notes on History of Mosaics; Student Paper
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1976
4
1
Reports of Provost to Board of Trustees, Rhode Island School of Design
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1976-1977
4
2
"Son of the Six Thousand Year Old Rakshasa,"
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circa 1977
4
3
"Graphics Techniques: Intaglio;" Remarks on Colossal Sculpture
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1977-1978
4
4
Miscellaneous Writings and Notes including Articles on Films about Artists, Drawing, and "Mass Transit Art,"
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1980-1989
4
5
Miscellaneous Writing and Notes including Proposal for "Murals in the Making," "Memories of Steffan Thomas," autobiographical notes, and sound cassette of "Arts Breaking," Feb. 4, 1993 WBAI Radio Program
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1990-1993
Includes 1 sound cassette
4
6
"Letters to Leaders from an Artist" (1992-1999)
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circa 1999
4
7
Miscellaneous Writings including Lecture Text, List of Paintings for 2000 Blue Hill Exhibition, and "My Recollection of Charles Egan,"
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2000-2003
4
8
Portfolio, "Selected Artworks of Jack Stewart, Ph.D., NA,"
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2003
4
9
Art and Architecture Notebooks
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circa 1947-1948
Art 10, (Prehistory - 16th century)
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circa 1947-1948
4
10
Art 10, (16th century - 19th century)
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circa 1947-1948
4
11
Architecture 10a (Overview; Egyptian - Moorish)
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circa 1947-1948
4
12
Architecture 10b, part 1 (Fall of Rome - Gothic)
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circa 1947-1948
4
13
Architecture 10b, part 2 (Renaissance - 20th century)
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circa 1947-1948
5
1
Research Files on Graffiti
Series 4
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2.8 Linear feet
Boxes 5-7,11
3.18 Gigabytes
ER03-ER05
1972-2010
Scope and Contents note
A high percentage of the items are dated circa 1975-1988, the years when Stewart was a graudate student at New York University. Items continued to be added after his dissertation was completed. Material added after 2004 largely concerns posthumously published writings. On occasion, these files have been referred to and possibly cited as Jack Stewart's "Mass Transit Art Graffiti collection."
Published posthumously, Graffiti Kings: New York Mass Transit Art in the 1970s by Jack Stewart was based on his dissertation. Of particular note are the interviews (on 30 sound cassettes, 3 sound tape reels, and in digital format), transcripts, lengthy lists of graffiti writers' names/"tags," and Profile of a Common Offender compiled by the New York City Police Department. Interviews consist mainly of graffiti writers looking at slides and identifying graffiti and their writers. Also found in an interview with an official of the New York City Transit Authority. Many of the recordings have transcripts. Some of the transcripts identify slides that were being viewed during the conversation. Other transcripts do not appear to have recordings associated with them in the collection. Some transcripts are handwritten, some are typewritten, and others are simply notes from conversations. Where transcripts have been identified as directly documenting recordings in the collection it is noted in the folder listing.
Also among the research files on graffiti is a copy of the first known instance of graffiti appearing in advertising - a Volvo ad showing the car parked in front of a graffiti covered wall.
Arrangement note
Some files are grouped by subject or record type. Paper records are arranged alphabetically. Transcripts and interview recordings are arranged chronologically.
Advertisement, First Graffiti
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1973
5
2
Auction, Guernsey's "Graffiti Art,"
Archival Resource Key
2000
5
3-4
Book, Graffiti Kings: New York Mass Transit Art in the 1970s by Jack Stewart
Archival Resource Key
2008-2010
Includes born-digital records, see ER03.
5
5-6
Digital Photographs and Document
Archival Resource Key
0.635 Gigabytes
166 computer files
2010-2011
ER03
Book, Mass Transit Art by Jack 7/Jack Stewart
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undated
1974-2004
5
7
Business Cards
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
8
Chronology
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circa 1984
5
9
Clippings (1970s-2000s)
Archival Resource Key
undated
1970s-2000s
5
10-17
Coloring Book
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1977-1984
5
18
C-Prints List
Archival Resource Key
undated
2000
5
19
Exhibitions, Graffiti
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6
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
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1999-2000
6
1
Christo del Bramante
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1997
6
2
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain
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2009
6
3
Groninger Museum
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1991-1993
6
4-5
Various, undated
Archival Resource Key
1970s-2000s
6
6-7
Experience Music Project
Archival Resource Key
2000
6
8
Films, Graffiti - Speedy by Julien Daniel
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1979-1981
6
10
Kings of Broadway, a film by Chris Pape (1998), Digital Video Recording
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1.57 Gigabytes
One computer file
2010
ER04
Films about Graffiti - Style Wars
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circa 1984
6
11
Fotofolio, Inc.
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2001-2004
6
12
Historical Background, Pre-historic-1970 (undated, 1940s-1980)
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undated
6
13-15
Interview Transcripts
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1973-1985
undated
6
16-19
Interviews with Graffiti Writers
Archival Resource Key
6
"Graffiti Tapes"
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2 Sound tape reels
undated
6
20
"Meeting in studio with Tracy, Chi-Chi"
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1 Sound cassette
label reads "First side transfer from reel 2"
undated
6
21
"Martinez Graffiti"
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2 Sound cassettes
1 and 2 of 3; 3 not found; has transcript
1973 December 20
6
22
"Lonnie (Phase 2), T-168, C.A.T., USE1"
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1 Sound cassette
has transcript
circa 1974
6
22
"Jack in Studio with Graffiti Artists", a film (1974-circa 1986), Digital Video Recording
Archival Resource Key
0.971 Gigabytes
One computer file
2010
ER05
"Lonnie"
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1 Sound cassette
1972
6
24
"Tracy, Chi-Chi, Cliff, Zest, Clyde, Pel in Studio"
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1 Sound cassette
has transcript
1974 April 19
6
24
"Chi-Chi and Tracy in my studio"
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1 Sound cassette
1 Sound tape reel
1974 July 1
6
25
"Tracy and Chi-Chi"
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1 Sound cassette
label reads "Transfer from large reel???"
1974
6
26
"Tracy, Chi-Chi, Cliff, Zest, Clyde in Studio"
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1 Sound cassette
1974
6
26
"Wanted Clubhouse, Woodyrest Ave."
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1 Sound cassette
has transcript
Tape label reads "transferred from large reel"
1974 May 11
6
26
"T-168 with Bill Clark, winter of 1974"
Archival Resource Key
1 Sound cassette
has transcript
1974
6
26
Interviews with Graffiti Writers
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7
"Tracy and Chi-Chi"
Archival Resource Key
1 Sound cassette
has transcript
1976 April 17
7
1
"EHP and Letters Riso"
Archival Resource Key
1 Sound cassette
1976 September 29
7
1
"Interview with Edward Silverfarb, Director, Public Information, NYC Transit Authority"
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1 Sound cassette
has transcript
1978 July 10
7
1
"Graffiti; JS, X Vandils..., Gary, Hispanic Savage Ones Brooklyn"
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1 Sound cassette
1980-1989
7
1
"Caine, Johnny, Wasp"
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1 Sound cassette
1981 November 4
7
2
"T-168, Billy 167, Wasp I, Daze in Studio, parts I and II"
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2 Sound cassettes
1981 November 15
7
2
"1Z, Lee, Pink, Craine, Haze"
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1 Sound cassette
1981 November 16
7
2
"Graffiti Group, Pink, Vinny, T-168, Daze"
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1 Sound cassette
1981-12-02
7
2
"Meeting with Chris who writes Freedom, Coco 144, Stan"
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1 Sound cassette
has transcript
1982 October 12
7
3
"Meeting with Chris (Freedom)"
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1 Sound cassette
1982 November 2
7
3
"Wasp, Daze, Pink," and Tue (also writes Mitch)
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1 Sound cassette
has transcript
1982 November 8
7
3
"Tracy and Billy review book"
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2 Sound cassettes
has transcript
1983 February 15
7
4
"T-168, Wasp, Mitch"
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1 Sound cassette
1983 September 5
7
4
"Taki '83"
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1 Sound cassette
has transcript
1983 September 9
7
4
"BLADE, Dolores (wife), and SEEN"
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2 Sound cassettes
has transcript
1983 December 5
7
5
"Blade"
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1 Sound cassette
1984 March 3
7
5
"Bama (Amrl) and Wicked Gary (WG)"
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1 Sound cassette
has transcript
1984 November 14
7
5
"Bama and Michael"
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1 Sound cassette
has transcript
1985 January 11
7
6
"Tracy and Chi-Chi"
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1 Sound cassette
has transcript
1985 January 15
7
6
Lectures
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1979-2000
7
7
Maps, New York City Subway
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circa 1979
7
8
Museum of the City of New York Graffiti Collection
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undated
7
9
Names/Tags of Graffiti Writers, "Tracy 6 - Hell" and Names on Lavatory Door at Stewart's Studio
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undated
7
10
Names/Tags of Graffiti Writers, Lists
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1985 March 10-April 19
7
11-20
New York City Police Department, "Profile of a Common Offender,"
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circa 1976
7
21
New York City Transit Authority
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undated
1960s-1980s
7
22
Periodicals, undated, 1990s-2000s
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1990s-2000s
7
23-24
Signatures of Graffiti Writers (photocopy)
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undated
1970s-2000s
Oversized material housed in Box 11
7
25
Slide Lists
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undated
7
26
Slides Loaned
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1981-2001
7
27
Oversized Signatures of Graffiti Writers from Box 7 Folder 25
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circa 1972-1975
11
Printed Material
Series 5
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0.7 Linear feet
Boxes 8, 11, OV 13
circa 1945-2002
Scope and Contents note
The miscellaneous items are the catalog of a silent auction and lecture announcements. Posters are for events sponsored by Cooper Union's Art Department and exhibitions. The Ocean Grove Memorial Day Weekend Art Event was an annual affair organized by Stewart for more than a decade.
Arrangement note
Additional printed material is included among biographical materials (Series 1), writings and notes (Series 3), research files on graffiti (Series 4), and scrapbooks (Series 6).
Book of House Plans illustrated by Stewart
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circa 1945
8
1
Clippings (undated, 1930s-2000s)
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undated
8
2
Clippings
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1950s-2000s
Oversized Clippings housed in Box 11
8
3-8
Exhibition Advertisements
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1964-1990
8
9
Exhibition Announcements and Invitations
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undated
1950s-2000s
8
10
Exhibition Catalogs
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1960s-2005
8
11-18
Miscellaneous Items
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undated
1980s-2002
8
19
Newsletters
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1980s-2005
8
20
Ocean Grove Memorial Day Event
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1980s-1990s
undated
8
21
Posters
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1971-1973
undated
8
22
Scope and Contents
Oversized Posters from Box 8, Folder 22 housed in OV 12
Press Releases
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1950s-2000s
8
23
Reproductions of Artwork by Stewart - Design and Plans
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undated 1953-1979
8
24
Scope and Contents
Oversized Reproductions of Artwork by Stewart - Designs and Plans housed in Box 11 and OV 13
Reproductions of Artwork by Stewart - Drawings, Miscellaneous Subjects
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undated
(1970s-2000)
8
25
Reproductions of Artwork by Stewart - School Catalogs and Advertisements
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1950s-1970s
undated
8
26
Oversized Printed Material, Clippings from Box 8, Folder 4
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1953-1968
11
Oversized Printed Material, Posters from Box 8, Folder 22
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1974
OV 12
Oversized Printed Material, Reproductions of Artwork by Stewart from Box 8, Folder 24
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1962-1978
OV 13
Scrapbooks
Series 6
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0.2 Linear feet
Box 8
circa 1990-2003
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of two scrapbooks, both containing mixed materials. "Anatomy of a Commissioned Work" includes articles and notes about brain function, a price list for 1990 exhibition of Anodyne: The Brain Painting at The Broome Street Galley, and excerpts from Stewart's correspondence with Rodman Townsend that were included in the exhibition.
"Anatomy of a Commissioned Work: Anodyne: The Brain Painting,"
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circa 1990-2003
8
27
"Jack Stewart Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings," The Broome Street Galley
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1992
8
28
Artwork
Series 7
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0.3 Linear feet
Boxes 8, 11, OV 12
1946-2000
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of designs and plans, drawings, paintings, and an etching by Jack Stewart.
Designs and Plans - Murals
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undated
1954-1990s
8
29
Designs and Plans - Student Work, Columbia University
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circa 1951-circa 1953
Oversized Artwork - Student Work housed in Box 11
8
30
Designs and Plans - Tables and Mosaic Table Tops
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1953-1958
undated
Oversized Designs and Plans - Tables and Mosaic Table Tops housed in Box 11, OV 12
8
31
Designs and Plans - Terre Haute Plan and Unidentified Projects
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undated
1979
8
32
Drawings
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1946-2000
undated
8
33
Etching
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1951
8
34
Paintings
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1953-2003
undated
8
35
Oversized Designs and Plans - Student Work from Box 8 Folder 30
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circa 1951-circa 1953
11
Oversized Designs, Plans and Drawings - Tables and Mosaic Table Tops from Box 8, Folder 31
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11
Oversized Designs, Plans and Drawings - Tables and Mosaic Table Tops from Box 8 Folder 31
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1953-1958
OV 12
Sketchbooks
Series 8
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1.3 Linear feet
Boxes 8-9
1951-2004
Scope and Contents
Sketchbooks (44 volumes) contain drawings and sketches in pencil and ink. Among the subjects are: travel sketches from Hong Kong, China, and Greece; heads and a portrait of Stewart's mother; 10th Annual Ocean Grove Memorial Day Art Event; and many studies of sheep made for the Cluett Mural commission. Two volumes include writings. Of particular interest are notes on Franz Kline's funeral, May 1962.
Arrangement
Although numbered in several overlapping sequences, the sketchbooks are arranged chronologically. Additional sketches of Guilin, China are found among the artwork (Series 7).
Volume 1: "M-29"
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undated
8
36
Volume 2: "Sketches and 1 Poem ('Shells and Stones') 1951"
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1951
8
37
Volume 3: "Sketches 1957 J.S. L-2"
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1957
8
38
Volume 4: "Notes on Kline's funeral May 1962, Visit to Roman Bronze Art Foundry, Sketches of Polo Ponies at 92nd Street Armory Polo Games 1960. M-2"
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1960-1962
8
39
Volune 5: "1962 M-3" with Sketches of Greece and Items in the Archaeological Museum Istanbul
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1962
8
40
Volume 6: "Sketches 1963 J.S. L-3"
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1963
8
41
Volume 7: Travel Sketches
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1967
8
42
Volume 8: "Guilin, China 1987 L-5"
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1987
9
1
Volume 9: "1987 Sketches. Hong Kong and Guilin, China Sept. 1987 M-G J.S. [illegible] #20 was done on the train to Albany looking out the widow at the Hudson River. Dwgs. 21-24 were done in Ocean Grove J.S."
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1987
9
2
Volume 10: "Book M-5 1st studies for Cluett mural. Sketch of O.G. [Ocean Grove] fishing pier. Dark sketches of trees. Sketch of Dover Cliffs"
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circa 1988
9
3
Volume11: "M-3 All Sheep J.S. 13 drawings of sheep at NYC Central Park Children's Zoo. Studies for Cluett Peaabody mural"
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1988-1989
9
4
Volume 12: "Sheep Drawings '89 L-6 5 sheep heads"
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1989
9
5
Volume 13: "10th Annual Ocean Grove Memorial Day Art Event L-14"
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circa 1990
9
6
Volume 14: "[illegible] sketch. Sketches for paintings using concave mirrors. Potala Palace. Notes on my development. 1991 M-10"
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1991
9
7
Volume 15: "6-92 Brain Circus studies of mammals at Nat. Hist. Mus. - 5 old men under Big Tree M-11"
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1992
9
8
Volume 16: "M-19 '92-'97"
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1992-1997
9
8-9
Volume 17: "L-9 Circus [illegible] Aug. 1993"
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1993
9
9-10
Volume 18: "1994 M-13 contains MH #147 unfinished"
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1994
9
11
Volume 19: "L-10 1994-1995"
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1994-1995
9
12
Volume 20: "O.G. [Ocean Grove] and aerial views on trip to Atl. Book #0, 1994-1995"
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1994-1995
9
13
Volume 21: "1995 Brooklyn Bot. Gardens. Marina in horse show. M-14"
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1995
9
14
Volume 22: "M-27"
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1995-1996
9
15
Volume 23: "#2 1996"
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1996
9
16
Volume 24: "1996 M-16"
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1996
9
17
Volume 25: "Heads, O.G. [Ocean Grove], Lauren, 1996 Aug., 16 heads, Book #1"
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1996
9
18
Volume 26: "1996; Subway Station, Surf at O.G. [Ocean Grove], Heads; 1997: Heads [illegible] Clouds in Atlanta, Book #3"
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1996-1997
9
19
Volume 27: "96 3 heads"
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2001
1996
9
20
Volume 28: "Portrait of Mother, M-18 1996-1997"
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1996-1997
9
21
Volume 29: "#5 '96 6 heads"
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1996-2000
9
22
Volume: 30 "1/27/97 McMurtry, Ossana at 97th St. Y; Atlanta 2/16/97, Ma's back of head, wink-incomplete Jan. and Feb.1997 #8"
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9
23
Volume 31: "M-17 7-13-97 1:30 p.m. NY-Cincinnati, Cin-Atlanta arr. 5:30 p.m."
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1997
9
24
Volume 32: "ATL 10/17 to 10/27/97, NYC: Met Opera, Barber Seville, Pushka and Remmy #6"
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1997
9
25
Volume 33: "2 heads, #9"
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1997-1998
9
26
Volume 34: "Basto 7/18/97, Belmont 5/16/98, Studies for BMT Proposal 5/00, M-20"
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1997-2000
9
27
Volume 35: "April-May 1998, #10"
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1998-2000
9
28
Volume 36: "98 and 2K, Book #17"
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1998-2000
9
29
Volume 37: "#12"
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1999
9
30
Volume 38: "10 heads, #13"
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1999-2000
9
31
Volume 39: "#14"
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2000
9
32
Volume 40: "#15"
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2000
9
33
Volume 41: "#16"
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2000
9
34
Volume 42: "#17"
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2000
9
35
Volume 43: "Book #21"
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2002-2003
9
36
Volume 44:"Book #22"
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2003-2004
9
37
Photographic Materials
Series 9
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0.4 Linear feet
Boxes 10-11
0.208 Gigabytes
ER06-ER07
circa 1950s-2010
Scope and Contents note
Photographs, digital images, and 35-mm color slides are of Stewart and other individuals, his artwork, and miscellaneous subjects. The exhibition openings and installations documented are: Grippi-Waddell Gallery (1964); Blue Hill Cultural Center, Pearl River, NY (1986); and "Anodyne: The Brain Painting" at The Broome Street Gallery (1990) and New York Hall of Science (2003); and a retrospective exhibition at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.
Arrangement note
Additional photographic materials are included among biographical materials (Series 1), writings and notes (Series 3), research files on graffiti (Series 4), and scrapbooks (Series 6).
At 9th Annual Memorial Day Art Event, Ocean Grove, NJ
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1989
10
1
Jack Stewart at Work and with his Paintings and Murals
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undated
circa 1950s-1990s
Oversized material housed in Box 11
10
2
Jack Stewart in Urbino, Italy
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1973
10
3
Jack Stewart with Others
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1970s-1990s
undated
10
4
Artwork by Stewart - Mosaic Tables
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circa 1950s
10
5
Artwork by Stewart - Murals
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undated
1950s-1990s
10
6
Artwork by Stewart - Paintings
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undated
1950s-2010
Includes born-digital records, see ER06.
10
7
Digital Photographs
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0.167 Gigabytes
19 computer files
2009-2010
ER06
Exhibition Openings and Installations
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1960s-2010
undated
Includes 4 videocassettes (VHS) and born-digital records, see ER07.
10
8-10
Exhibition at Ogden Museum of Southern Art (2010), Digital Document
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0.04 Gigabytes
One computer file
2010
ER07
Miscellaneous Subjects - Architect's Rendering of a Hotel; Tree
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circa 1960s; 1981
10
11
Miscellaneous Subjects - World Trade Center Devastation
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2001
10
12