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Title: Irving Marcus papers
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 2009/32
Contributing Institution:
California State University, Sacramento Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.0 Linear feet
(4 manuscript boxes, 2 flat boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1952-2009
Abstract: Contains biographical material, newspaper clippings, exhibition material, publications, scrapbooks, photgraphs and slides
pertaining to Irving Marcus, artist and chairman of the Art Department at Sacramento State during 1966-1969.
creator:
Marcus, Irving, 1929-
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
The Irving Marcus papers were gifted to the Department of Special Collections and University Archives from Irving Marus in
2011.
Related materials to Irving Marcus may be found in the following collections in this repository:
Works on paper by Irving Marcus (MSS 2010/23).
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce
from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives.
Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library,
California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the
copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 2009/32, Irving Marcus Papers, Department of Special Collections
and University Archives, University Library, California State University, Sacramento.
Christopher Rockwell.
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.
Irving Emmer Marcus is a California artist known for abstract expressionism and his art has been exhibited nationwide. He
was born May 17, 1929 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Sidney and Edith Marcus. In 1950, he received his B.A. in Art from the
University of Minnesota, followed by a B.F.A. in Art from the University of Iowa in 1952. Between 1953-1954, he was enlisted
by the U.S. Army where he was stationed in Korea. After military service, he taught art at several colleges in the United
States. By 1959, he served as faculty at Sacramento State, and was the Art Department Chair from 1966-1969. He retired in
1991.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Marcus, Irving, 1929-
Marcus, Irving, 1929-
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- California
Scrapbooks