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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 . page 14
The Work of at the Cary Collection Description of the Archive (cont’d) Many letters pertain to project arrangements or production. The artwork and samples for the commissioned projects is arranged in Series III. Professional ephemera is filed here as well. Correspondence is arranged in alphabetical order, then chronologically within the folders. Personal Papers & Memorabilia contains assorted records and memorabilia of Ismar David’s life, and ephemera related to association memberships and awards, typography, and calligraphy, among other subjects. David’s immigration papers are filed in this section, as is a rendering of David’s initials by Herman Zapf (1974). It is unknown why David owned the two Type Directors Club Annual Award medallions (1975) bearing the name of Edward Ronthaler, who was associated with Houghton Mifflin Company. Likewise no explanation exists for David’s ownership of the Kaiser-Frazer automobile nameplate, identified using a photograph in the catalog for Israel Exposition for State of Israel Bonds (1952), for which David designed displays. Personal Papers & Memorabilia is filed alphabetically by subject. Writings & Teaching Materials is divided into two sections— Workshops and Miscellaneous—and includes David’s handwritten and typewritten notes for workshops and lectures about alphabets and letterforms, as well as writing about his work and artistic style. Writings also includes a book review of Ben Shahn (ca. 1972). A set of lecture slides is filed here, as are large sheets of kraft paper covered with Hebrew and Roman lettering which David is known to have used in workshops and lectures. All handwritten and typed writings which were included in the archive are attributed to Ismar David, unless another author is page 15
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