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By Ed Gerritsen, 2007
Collection Overview
Abstract
Artist. The collection documents the first thirty years of the business component of Weidenaar's artistic career. Contained are some of his early awards and honors, early work, early commissions and illustrations, and extensive correspondence on such topics as copyrights, commissions, fees, and expenses. Also contained are details on exhibitions in which he participated, 1940-1963.
Biographical Note
Reynold Henry Weidenaar was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, while his father was attending what is now Calvin Theological Seminary. He attended public and Christian schools, as well as Kendall School of Design and Davis Tech in Grand Rapids, next enrolling at the Kansas City Art Institute, where he became a largely self-taught etcher. He returned to Michigan. In 1944 he married Ilse Eerdmans, an accomplished painter; they had three children: Reynold, Carla (Collins), and Paula (Graf). He received numerous honors and awards and was elected to membership in the National Academy and eventually elevated to full academician.
As a painter, he is best known for his highly detailed "resin oils." He was for many years an instructor in life drawing and painting at the Kendall School of Design in Grand Rapids, MI, and a private instructor as well as a book illustrator. In addition to printmaking, he worked in watercolor and casein and did murals for several churches and businesses in Michigan. He also served on the faculty of Kendall School of Design.
He was a member of the National Academy of Design, the American Watercolor Society, and art associations in a number of communities on the east and west coasts including Carmel, Gloucester, and Boston. He also was an associate member of the Prairie Printmakers.
Administrative Information
Repository:
Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
Alternate Extent Statement:
5 Boxes
Acquisition Source:
James Straub, 2006
Other Note:
Acc. No. 06.60
Box and Folder Listing
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- Series 1: [General Materials]
- Box 1
- Folder 1: High school awards --- 1938-1940
- Folder 2: Selective Service correspondence --- 1941-1942
- Folder 3: Banner articles --- 1958-1962
- Folder 4: Art material trade news article by Reynold Weidenaar --- 1950
- Folder 5: Advertising illustrations --- [1937, undated]
- Folder 6: Trip invoices and copyright income --- 1943-1945
- Folder 7: Artwork done for Amway Corporation --- [1966?]
- Folder 8: Employment contracts with Kendall Art School --- 1956-1962
- Folder 9: Photographs of R. Weidenaar, his work --- 1962, 1981, undated
- Folder 10: Prizes and awards --- 1938-1975, undated
- Folder 11: Cover for The Banner --- 1935
- Folder 12: Newspaper clippings --- 1944-1949
- Folder 13: Book covers done for Zondervan Publishing --- [1935-1936], undated
- Folder 14: Correspondence re L. C. Tiffany Scholarship --- 1948-1949
- Folder 15: Correspondence re one man shows --- 1950
- Folder 16: Correspondence re John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship --- 1941-1951
- Folder 17: Correspondence from Alfred Fowler --- 1950-1954
- Folder 18: Correspondence re copyrights --- 1943-1958
- Folder 19: Correspondence --- 1940
- Folder 20: Correspondence --- 1941
- Folder 21: Correspondence --- 1942
- Folder 22: Correspondence --- 1943
- Folder 23: Correspondence --- 1944
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Correspondence --- 1945
- Folder 2: Correspondence --- 1946
- Folder 3: Correspondence --- 1947
- Folder 4: Correspondence --- 1948
- Folder 5: Correspondence --- 1949
- Folder 6: Correspondence --- 1950
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Correspondence --- 1951
- Folder 2: Correspondence --- 1952
- Folder 3: Correspondence --- 1953
- Folder 4: Correspondence --- 1954
- Folder 5: Correspondence --- 1956
- Folder 6: Correspondence --- 1957
- Folder 7: Correspondence --- 1958
- Folder 8: Correspondence --- 1959
- Folder 9: Correspondence --- 1960
- Folder 10: Correspondence --- 1961
- Folder 11: Correspondence --- 1962
- Folder 12: Correspondence --- 1963
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Exhibitions --- 1940-1941
- Folder 2: Exhibitions --- 1942-1943
- Folder 3: Exhibitions --- 1943-1944
- Folder 4: Exhibitions --- 1945
- Folder 5: Exhibitions --- 1945-1946
- Folder 6: Exhibitions --- 1946-1947
- Folder 7: Exhibitions --- 1947-1948
- Folder 8: Exhibitions --- 1948-1949
- Folder 9: Exhibitions --- 1951-1952
- Folder 10: Exhibitions --- 1951
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Exhibitions --- 1952-1953
- Folder 2: Exhibitions --- 1953-1954
- Folder 3: Exhibitions --- 1954-1955
- Folder 4: Exhibitions --- 1955-1956
- Folder 5: Exhibitions --- 1956-1957
- Folder 6: Exhibitions --- 1957-1958
- Folder 7: Exhibitions --- 1961-1962
- Folder 8: Exhibitions --- 1962-1963
- Folder 9: Booklet: The Etchings of Reynold Weidenaar, ANA --- 1950
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