Art Rosenbaum papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Art Rosenbaum papers
Creator: Rosenbaum, Art
Inclusive Dates: 1950-2022
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 Linear Feet Two document boxes and two oversized folders.
Collection Number: ms4608
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Art Rosenbaum (1938-2022) was a painter, muralist, and illustrator, as well as a collector and performer of traditional American folk music. Born in Ogdensburg, New York, he earned his AB in Art History and his MFA in Painting at Columbia University. He began teaching at the University of Georgia's Lamar Dodd School of Art in 1976, and continued to paint professionally throughout his career as an educator. Rosebaum's paintings are part of collections at the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Columbus (GA) Museum, the Georgia Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian National Museum of American Art. In addition to his artistic endeavors, Rosenbaum also collected and performed traditional American folk music. His documentary recordings were released as a boxed set titled Art of Field Recording Vol. I: Fifty Years of American Traditional Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum, for which he won a Grammy in 2008. He was married to Margo Rosenbaum, a professional photographer.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of art, photographs, correspondence, posters, and media related to Art Rosenbaum's expertise in art and music. Of particular interest are the posters for the North Georgia Folk Festival, many of which feature Rosenbaum's artwork and list him as a performer. Other interesting materials include those related to Mary Lomax, a folk musician from Cleveland, Georgia, who wrote and performed traditional songs and ballads.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Art Rosenbaum papers, ms4608, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Margo Rosenbaum photograph collection, ms3785, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library; Art Rosenbaum Collection and Georgia Folklore Collection, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Biographical materials

 

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Childhood "About Me" booklet

 

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Family History: Edith "Ducky" Rosenbaum

 

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Art, 2000-2019

 

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Banjo Instruction, 2009-2016

 

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Bonnie Loggins, 2006, 2018

 

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Field Recordings notes and information

 

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Field Recordings notes and information (notebook)

 

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Iron Mountain Baby, 2015

 

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John Henry and His People by John Garst (foreword by Art Rosenbaum), 2016

 

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John Henry and His People: correspondence, photographs, and notes, 2006-2020

 

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Mary Lomax, 2006-2007

 

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McIntosh County Shouters, 2017-2020

 

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Music Walk of Fame

 

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Whytes Project (Scottish Folksongs)

 

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Writing, 1954

 

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Correspondence, 1975-2022

 

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Photographs

 

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Flyers, postcards, and programs for events, 1992-2019

 

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"Darn Good Old Time Fiddlers" zine and other ephemera

 

2	10-11	Printed materials
		The Art of the Mountain Banjo by Art Rosenbaum, 1975; JEMF Quarterly, John Edwards Memorial Foundation, Volume XIV - No. 52, Winter 1978; Albany Museum of Art Members Magazine, Summer 2018; IN, A Magazine About Prisons, Fall 1973; Iowa Folk Festival paper, 1976; Forec Exposure store catalog, 2007; Artifacts, Lyndon House Arts Center Newsletter, Fall2006/Winter 2007; The Devil's Box, Volume 15 - Number 1, March 1981; the Devil's Box, Volume 14 - Number 2, June 1980; JEMF Quarterly, John Edwards Memorial Foundation, Volume XIV - No. 51, Autumn 1978; Songs of the Pioneers, by Albert E. Brumley, 1970

 

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Posters, 2008-2019

 

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Tennessee Banjo Institute oversized photograph, 1992 November 5-7