A. Mark Datz Papers

An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University

Finding aid created by: ASE
Date: Apr 1993

Revision history:
5 Jun 2005	EAD file created (MRR)

Biographical History

American Jewish painter, etcher. Born in Russia 1889, emigrated to the United States in 1903.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

Spanning 1916 through 1969, the A. Mark Datz Papers comprises biographical material, correspondence, artwork, memorabilia, and writings of the American painter and etcher (1889-1969). A Russian Jew by birth, Abraham Mark Datz emigrated to the United States in 1903. The collection provides insight into his Jewish heritage as well as his personal life and artistic career.

Arranged chronologically, the Correspondence (Box 1) is limited to a few incoming letters, predominantly from the 1960s. Correspondents include art-related institutions (American Federation of Arts, Birmingham Museum of Art, Evansville Museum of Arts and Science), photographer Hans Namuth, and writer Richard C. Rothschild.

Artwork (Boxes 1, 7-11) encompasses copper and zinc plates, negatives and photographs of Datz's paintings, and a reproduction of "Martha Pollak" incorporated into a Carnegie Recital Hall announcement. Despite occasional gaps in Datz's numbering system and the presence of a few unnumbered etchings, Copper and zinc plates are arranged numerically. There is a total of 80 etchings on 77 plates, 3 of which bear images on both sides. An alphabetical index of etching titles follows the box list. Photographs, primarily undated, are organized alphabetically by titles supplied by Datz, and followed by a number which are untitled.

Memorabilia (Box 1) includes one photograph of Datz, printed material, and a typescript review by Richard C. Rothschild. Printed material contains newspaper clippings (1916-1941), exhibition catalogs and announcements of group (1928-1963) and one-man shows (1926-1946), in addition to several art periodical reviews (1936-1952).

Writings (Boxes 2-6) consists of twelve journals (1943-1969) which, with few exceptions, Datz updated daily.

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

Datz, A. Mark (Abraham Mark), 1889- Archives
Datz, A. Mark (Abraham Mark), 1889- Diaries

Subjects

Art, American, 20th century
Artists, American, Diaries
Artists, Jewish, United States
Etchers, United States
Etching Technique Specimens
Jews, American
Painters, United States
Painting, American
Painting, Modern, 20th century, United States
Russian Americans

Genres and Forms

Clippings
Correspondence
Exhibition catalogs
Journals
Negatives
Photographs
Reviews

Occupations

Artists
Etchers
Painters

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

A. Mark Datz Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library

Table of Contents

Correspondence

Artwork

Memorabilia

Writings

Alphabetical Index of Etchings

Selected Index to Correspondence

Inventory