Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Schnier, Jacques, 1898-1988. |
| Title: | Jacques Schnier Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | Undated |
| Quantity: | 1 folder |
| Abstract: | Manuscripts, published material, correspondence of the Romanian-born sculptor and muralist. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Jacques Schnier (1898-1988) was a modernist sculptor, mural painter and teacher.
Born in Romania, Schnier was brought to the United States in 1903 by his parents. He graduated from Stanford in 1920 with a degree in engineering but shortly thereafter turned his interest to city planning. The art courses he was required to take as part of his architecture studies led him from city planning to a successful career as a sculptor and muralist, and over the course of his productive life he won numerous awards for his own work as well as for public commissions, including statues and bas-reliefs for the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939-1940. He was also interested in mental health and psychoanalysis, publishing numerous articles in professional journals on the subject. He was on the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley for thirty years (1936-1966) and was instrumental in establishing both undergraduate and graduate degree programs in sculpture.
The Jacques Schnier Papers consist of manuscripts, published material, and correspondence of the Romanian-born sculptor and muralist.
The collection is unprocessed and remains in original order.
The collection is unprocessed and accessible by special permission only.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Special Collections Research Center has the papers of many sculptors and painters; please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Jacques Schnier Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Gift of Jacques Schnier, 1968.
Created by: MRC
Date: 21 Sep 2009
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