Constantin Alajalov Papers

An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University

Finding aid created by: KM
Date: Mar 1997

Revision history:
7 Nov 2005	EAD file created (MRR)

Biographical History

Illustrator, painter. Born in Rostov, Russia, Alajalov emigrated to the United States in 1923, and became a citizen in 1928.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Constantin Alajalov Papers comprises incoming correspondence and printed material of the Russian-born portrait painter, illustrator and cartoonist.

Spanning 1940-1960, the Incoming Correspondence is almost exclusively about Alajalov's covers for The New Yorker and The Saturday Evening Post.

Printed material consists of artwork and memorabilia, and includes Alajalov's New Yorker covers (1929-1960) and articles about him from American Artist and The Saturday Evening Post.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on this material.

Use Restrictions: Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Subject Headings

Persons

Alajalov, Constantin, 1900-1987, Archives

Associated Titles

The New Yorker

Subjects

Art, American
Art, American, 20th century
Artists, United States
Illustrators, United States
Painters, United States
Russian Americans

Genres and Forms

Correspondence
Drawings

Occupations

Artists
Illustrators
Painters

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Constantin Alajalov Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library

Acquisition Information

Gift of Constantin Alajolov, 1964.

Table of Contents

Incoming correspondence

Printed material

Selected index to correspondence

Inventory