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Start Over "Art" Collection Meyer Schapiro papers, 1919-2006

Sub-Subseries: III.2.1: Columbia University, 1929-1977

1928, when he became a "Lecturer" in the Fine Arts department, where art history courses were taught in
the same department as those focused on the practice of fine arts. An independent art history

Schapiro's role as a faculty member at Columbia University went uninterrupted from 1928 until 1978, a full 50 years of academic service. Schapiro began his formal teaching at Columbia beginning in 1928, when he became a "Lecturer" in the Fine Arts department, where art history courses were taught in the same department as those focused on the practice of fine arts. An independent art history department would not be established until 1961.Four years later, in 1965, Schapiro was appointed University Professor, the second such honor bestowed to a faculty member at Columbia at the time. In 1973, Schapiro become University Professor Emeritus at Columbia and would continue to teach until 1978.

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  2. Meyer Schapiro papers, 1919-2006
  3. Series III: Professional Papers, 1929-1990
  4. Subseries: III.2: Courses, 1929-1977

Philosophy and worldview in painting -- Lecture I and Lecture II-- Wolfson College (University of Oxford) -- Annotated typescript and broadside, 1968 May 27, 1968 May Box 205, Folder 8

Worldview in Painting--Art and Society: Selected Papers, Vol. 5. New York: George Braziller, 1999. Sound

(Potions of this lecture were used as primary source material for the posthumous publicationWorldview in Painting--Art and Society: Selected Papers, Vol. 5.New York: George Braziller, 1999. Sound recordings of this lecture can be found in Series VII, Subseries VII.2)

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  2. Meyer Schapiro papers, 1919-2006
  3. Series III: Professional Papers, 1929-1990
  4. Subseries: III.3: Lectures, 1930s-1980s
  5. Sub-Subseries: III.3.4, 1960s

Subseries: I.7: School Records, 1919-1929

Moissac"). Schapiro was one of the three first recipients to be awarded a masters degree in fine arts at
Columbia University and his doctoral dissertation was the first in fine arts and archeology at the

Material in subseries I.7 includes Schapiro's earliest records in the collection, a 1919 student newsletter he edited for the Latin club at Boys High school Brooklyn. The bulk of this subseries, however, is focused on Schapiro's college days at Columbia University. This includes his student notes of college courses, notes and typescripts for his 1926 master's thesis ("The sculptures of Moissac"), and, finally, material focused on his doctoral dissertation which was completed in 1929 ("The Romanesque sculpture of Moissac"). Schapiro was one of the three first recipients to be awarded a masters degree in fine arts at Columbia University and his doctoral dissertation was the first in fine arts and archeology at the university. For further materials relating to Schapiro's doctoral dissertation, also consult Series V: Research files, Subseries: V.5 under the subject term Saint-Pierre (Abbey : Moissac, Tarn-et-Garonne, France).

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  3. Series I: Personal papers, 1919-2001

Subseries: V.2: Articles and clippings, 1930s-1980s

office in Schermerhorn Hall at the Department of Art History and Archeology at Columbia University, where

The articles and clippings amassed in this subseries were collected by Schapiro at his faculty office in Schermerhorn Hall at the Department of Art History and Archeology at Columbia University, where they resided prior to being transferred to the Rare Book & Manuscript Library in 2009 and 2010.

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  2. Meyer Schapiro papers, 1919-2006
  3. Series V: Research files, 1930s-1990s

Subseries: IV.2: Articles, 1929-1994

Schapiro began publishing articles focused on art and architecture as early as 1929, the year he
completed his doctoral dissertation. By 1931, the journal Art Bulletin published parts of his dissertation

Schapiro began publishing articles focused on art and architecture as early as 1929, the year he completed his doctoral dissertation. By 1931, the journal Art Bulletin published parts of his dissertation "The Romanesque Sculpture of Moissac." Since those early years, Schapiro continually published articles in newspapers, journals, and other serials throughout his life. This subseries contains only those articles that have been published, for unpublished works, consult Subseries: IV.3: Essays, Subseries: IV.4: Manuscripts, and Subseries: IV.8: Translations and Poetry in this series. For publications, consult Subseries: IV.5: Publications.

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  3. Series IV: Writings

Subseries: VII.2: Audiocassettes and Audiotapes, 1952-1982

Prior to being housed at Columbia University, the Metropolitan Museum of Art held custody of these
of Art in the 1980s and the archival material housed in Series III: Professional papers, Subseries
condition reports the Metropolitan Museum of Art created in the 1980s. Unless otherwise noted, all sound

Known for his vivid and lively lectures, these sound recordings document Schapiro's lectures that were delivered from 1952 to 1982. These recordings also demonstrate Schapiro's extemporaneous style and pedagogical method and add an aural dimension to the archival documents relating to Schapiro's lectures in Series III of this collection.

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  3. Series VII: Sound and video recordings, 1952-1990s

"Pablo Picasso's Guernica "

, this manuscript was to be published by the Museum of Modern Art, New York as "Guernica: studies

(From a book jacket design in file 5 of Box 248 in this series and correspondence in file 9 Box 248, this manuscript was to be published by the Museum of Modern Art, New York as "Guernica: studies, postscripts" possibly in the 1970s or 1980s. Schapiro wrote consistently on Picasso's Guernica, and material found in these files is culled from the 1940s through the 1990s. Files are organized by a pagination scheme devised by Lillian Milgram Schapiro in the 1990s through the 2000s relying on Schapiro's original annotations on the typescripts. Her notes and lists relating to the reconstruction of the manuscript can be found in file 5 of Box 248)

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  3. Series IV: Writings
  4. Subseries: IV.4: Manuscripts, 1930s-2002

Subseries: IV.5: Publications, 1928-2009

While the bulk of the material dates after 1950, the earliest record in this subseries is Art in

Subseries IV.5 contains material relating to all of Schapiro's work that were published either in his lifetime or posthumously. This includes material from all of his "Selected Writings" series published by George Braziller, Inc. a s well as books that were published posthumously and edited and compiled by Lillian Milgram Schapiro.

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  3. Series IV: Writings

Subseries: V.6: Reproductions, 1930s-1990s

works of art and architecture Schapiro consulted while writing, researching, and conducting university

Reproductions in this subseries are photographs obtained by Schapiro from libraries, museums, and visual resource centers for research purposes. The reproductions provide a visual documentation to the works of art and architecture Schapiro consulted while writing, researching, and conducting university courses.

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  3. Series V: Research files, 1930s-1990s

"The serpent with a woman's head in the temptation of Eve: researches on the invention of an image" --

(This manuscript is dedicated to the art historian Otto Pächt on his 70th birthday. Schapiro began

(This manuscript is dedicated to the art historian Otto Pächt on his 70th birthday. Schapiro began this manuscript in the 1970s and continued to revise and expand it through the 1980s. In the original typescript, Schapiro annotated an alternate subtitle as the following: "on invention and tradition in the illustration of a canonical religious text." In a subsequent, corrected typescript, found in file 1, Box 254 Schapiro would then again alter the subtitle as "an essay on iconographic invention." The latter typescript does not carry a dedication to Pächt either. The original title is used as it contains variations of all three titles)

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  3. Series IV: Writings
  4. Subseries: IV.4: Manuscripts, 1930s-2002

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