The Work of Ismar David at the Cary - RIT Libraries - Rochester ...

The Work of
a t the Cary C ol l e cti o n
Description of the Archive
The Ism ar David arc h ive cont a i ns co rre sp on d en ce , per son a l
paper s , p h otogr ap hs , wri ti n gs , art w o rk , and pub l i c ati ons that
d ocu m ent the life and career of the gr aphic artist and arc h itectural
designer. The collection spans the dates of 1939н1995,
with the bu lk of the material cov ering the ye ars 1952н1990.Th e
co ll ecti on came to the Cary Graphic A rts Co ll ecti on from his
partn er He l en Brandsh a ft , t h rough a series of d ep o sits ov er a
two-year period beginning in 1997.
Books that came to the Cary Graphic A rts Co ll ecti on with the
David arc h ive were rem ov ed and are hou s ed separ ate ly; t h ey
i n c lude copies of books to which Ism ar David contributed
du ring his career, m a ny of his re feren ce boo k s , and vo lu m e s
t h at David co ll ected for pleasu re . The bib l i ogr ap hy at the end of
the finding aid lists books in the arc h ive with Ism ar Davi d
contributi ons , and it sh ould be consu lted in con ju n cti on wi t h
ot h er vi sual materials in the arc h ive to gain a more co mp l e te
sense of the artist’s work.
Series I. Pa pe rs, ( Boxes 1н12), be gi ns with Corre s p ond e nce,
which cont a i ns mixed per sonal and profe s si onal co rre sp ond
en ce . Per sonal co rre sp on d en ce includes letters and cards to
and from per sonal fri en d s , co ll e a gu e s , and student s . O f t h e s e
the most ex tensive files are those for Ro llo & A l i ce Silv er,
Be atri ce Ward e , Lili Cassel & Erich Wron ker,and Je a nyee Won g.
P rofe s si onal co rre sp on d en ce includes letters to and fro m
p ub l i sh er s ,art directo r s ,aut h o r s ,co rp o r ate client s ,p ub l i c ati ons ,
a s soc i ati ons ,i ns ti t uti ons , and ot h er profe s si onal acq u a i nt a n ce s .
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